Undergraduate FAQs

If you are in years 1 & 2, contact: Mrs. Gregus, Mrs. Perry or Mrs. Sexsmith in WSC Room 191, at (519) 661-3040 .
If you are in years 3 & 4 contact: Undergraduate Program Chair: Tom Stavraky, tom.stavraky@schulich.uwo.ca, 661-2111 ext. 83474, DSB 2010

Special Permission is given by the instructor of the course you need permission from.

Generally around the First of August all restrictions and priorities are lifted.

All Physiology and Pharmacology courses - add/drop time, first come first serve basis.

Counsellors are available for different Faculties/Programs. For students in Physiology or Pharmacology Modules in years 1 & 2, contact: Mrs. Gregus, Mrs. Perry or Mrs. Sexsmith in WSC Room 191, at (519) 661-3040 .
In years 3 & 4 contact: Undergraduate Program Chair: Tom Stavraky, tom.stavraky@schulich.uwo.ca, 661-2111 ext. 83474, DSB 2010.

Make an appointment with Mrs. Gregus, Mrs. Perry or Mrs. Sexsmith in WSC Room 191, at (519) 661-3040

You will need to contact the Department that offers the course - ask at the Departmental office. As much information as possible should be supplied - course outline, textbook used, hours of instruction, etc.

Yes. Each year students can apply to register in a module for which they have the required courses this usually happens at "Intent to Register".

The instructor will consider giving special permission if proof of registration is supplied.

You can take any of the courses listed in the Physiology or Pharmacology Honors Specialization module, that you will not be using to fulfil the requirements of the module. Thus, "extra" courses must be taken. Note that only half the overlap can be made up using Physiology or Pharmacology courses; the other half must be made up with courses from the other discipline.

In order to take a full load of courses, you should register for Physiology 3130y and 4.5 other courses. Your workload in one term will be heavier than in the other term, as shown by this example in which 5.0 courses are taken but the load in first term is heavier than in second term:

1st Term
Pharm 3560a
Physiology 3120
Anat and Cell Bio 319
Psychology 153
Physiology 3130y
Physiology 3140a

2nd Term
Pharm 3550b
Physiology 3120 (continued)
Anat and Cell Bio 319 (continued)
Psychology 153 (continued)
Physiology 3130y (continued)

Registration in Physiology 3130y and/or Pharmacology 3580y is not considered a heavy load by the registration system and doesn't require special permission.

Labs are 3 hours long every week.

Links to Course Constraints for this course and all other courses offered by the Basic Medical Sciences are found under Courses on the BMSc homepage. The Physiology constraints charts will indicate which modules are granted priority access to Physiology 3130y. Note there is a minimum average requirement to remain in this course.
If you satisfy the prerequisites for Physiology 3130y and meet the priority based on the module(s) in which you are registered, you will be able to register for Physiology 3130y, while space is available. You will need a term average of at least 70% on all courses taken the prior year to remain in the course. If your average last year was less than 70%, you will likely be deleted from Physiology 3130y and notified by email.
If you satisfy both the prerequisites and the priority for Physiology 3130y, but the course is full by the time you try to register for it, try every few days to register online, as students will be deleted periodically from it throughout the summer.

Priority will be given to those students with a minimum 2nd year average. Once the restriction is lifted and, if there is still room, you can then register for the course with special permission. There will be no waiting list kept.

Only under special circumstances will students be allowed to register for 400 level courses without the correct prerequisites. The decision will rest solely with the course manager and will depend upon marks in the physiology courses that have been completed - decisions will mostly take place during the Add/Drop periods in September and January.

You don't have to worry about selecting a supervisor until the first full week of classes. At this time, all the 4980 students and potential supervisors will gather together to be introduced and you will hear about their area of research. Following these introduction, you will then have the opportunity to speak on-on-one with the supervisors about any questions you may have.

Pharmacology and Toxicology 357 no longer exists.

We have introduced a new lab course, Pharmacology 358Y (check the online calendar or look for updates on the BMSc website). This is a full year lab course worth half a credit. This course, along with Pharm 3550b and 3560a, is required for the Honours Specialization in Pharm and Phys/Pharm and is a prerequisite for 400 level Pharm courses.

Registration in Pharm 3580y will require a term average of at least 75% on the prior year (i.e. an average of at least 75% on all course taken in the previous Fall/Winter academic session).

As of September 2007, registration in all 400-level Pharmacology courses will require completion of one or both of Pharm 3550a/b and 3560a/b, as well as Pharm 3580y.

No. The new module requirements only apply to students entering into their third year.

Priority will be given to those students with an average of 75%. Once the restriction is lifted and, if there is still room, you may register for the course with special permission. No wait list will be kept.

If you have taken Physiology 3130y, you can get special permission to continue in the Major. However, if you don't have any lab experience in either Pharm 357 or Physiology 3130y, you can take the new Pharm lab course, 3580y, concurrently in your 4th year.