Applying To Year 4 BMSc

Planning on going into year 4? Read this information:

Common Course Policy - Comprehensive Information

See our Common Course Policy Document for all you need to know about Common Course Policy. 

Review the maximum capacity and past minimum admission averages for the Honours Specialization modules:

Familiarize yourself with the maximum capacity and the minimum averages that students have required for the past few years to secure a spot in each Honours Specialization module.

How are students admitted to modules once they're admitted to Year 4 BMSc?

  • admission to Double Majors and Specialization modules is not limited
  • admission to each Honours Specialization module in Year 4 BMSc is limited - each of these modules has a maximum capacity
  • admission to a particular Honours Specialization module is not assured for any student who is admitted to Year 4 BMSc
  • the students with the top Weighted Averages will be admitted to each Honours Specialization module
  • being registered in a particular Honours Specialization module in Year 3 does NOT give you preference over other students for Year 4.

What is the minimum average required for admission to the various Honours Specialization modules?

A minimum Weighted Average of 75% is the absolutely lowest average required to be admitted to an Honours Specialization module.

  • there isn't a pre-determined minimum average required to be admitted to any of the Honours Specialization modules
  • the maximum capacity of each module is the only thing that is pre-determined
  • the minimum Weighted Average required to be admitted to a particular Honours Specialization module in any given year will be higher than 75% if more students ask for the module than there are spaces available in the module
  • if more students ask for the module than there are spaces available, the student with the highest average on the 2000-level Admission Requirements is admitted first and the other spaces are filled with descending averages until the module reaches its maximum capacity
  • the average on the 2000-level Admission Requirements of the last student admitted to each Honours Specialization module represents the minimum average required for admission to that module for that year
  • review the maximum capacity and minimum averages required to secure a spot in each Honours Specialization module for the past few years.

What would make a good Second Choice?

A good Second Choice might be an Honours Specialization module or Double Majors.

  • if your Second Choice is an Honours Specialization module, make sure you are going to have all the 2000- and 3000-level courses listed in the Weighted Average Chart for that Honours Specialization module
    • it is very unlikely that special permission would be recommended to the BMSUE Office (for approval before sending to the Academic advising Office) to register in Year 4 of an Honours Specialization module without having completed all the courses in the Weighted Average Chart.
  • you can complete a BMSc (Honours) degree with Double Majors!
    • when completing Double Majors, BMSc students almost always have "common courses" in their Majors. See the Common Course Policy for dealing with common courses.