Academic advising and program change forms

The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences assigns academic advisors to all undergraduate students according to their program of study. Use the tool below to find your advisor and useful information specific to your program.

Program type *

Which type of program do you need advising for?

Degree *

Certificate *

Major *

Minor *

Major SHN *

Year *

Advising topic *

What do you need help with?

Advising topic *

Using Minerva to register

You can find detailed information about Minerva on the Courses and Programs website, including how to register for courses, when to register, how waitlists work, and troubleshooting.

Using the Visual Schedule Builder

You can use McGill's Visual Schedule Builder to view your possible class schedules in an easy-to-read weekly schedule format. Note that this tool pulls information from Minerva, which is the ultimate reference for course information. When in doubt, go to Minerva. More information on creating a schedule.

For new students

Explore the steps to prepare for course registration and find out when to register on the McGill Accepted website
Watch a video explaining how to plan your first-year courses

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Using Minerva to register

You can find detailed information about Minerva on the Courses and Programs website, including how to register for courses, when to register, how waitlists work, and troubleshooting.

Using the Visual Schedule Builder

You can use McGill's Visual Schedule Builder to view your possible class schedules in an easy-to-read weekly schedule format. Note that this tool pulls information from Minerva, which is the ultimate reference for course information. When in doubt, go to Minerva. More information on creating a schedule.

For new students

Explore the steps to prepare for course registration and find out when to register on the McGill Accepted website
Watch a video explaining how to plan your first-year courses

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Using Minerva to register

You can find detailed information about Minerva on the Courses and Programs website, including how to register for courses, when to register, how waitlists work, and troubleshooting.

Using the Visual Schedule Builder

You can use McGill's Visual Schedule Builder to view your possible class schedules in an easy-to-read weekly schedule format. Note that this tool pulls information from Minerva, which is the ultimate reference for course information. When in doubt, go to Minerva. More information on creating a schedule.

For new students

Explore the steps to prepare for course registration and find out when to register on the McGill Accepted website
Watch a video explaining how to plan your first-year courses

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Using Minerva to register

You can find detailed information about Minerva on the Courses and Programs website, including how to register for courses, when to register, how waitlists work, and troubleshooting.

Using the Visual Schedule Builder

You can use McGill's Visual Schedule Builder to view your possible class schedules in an easy-to-read weekly schedule format. Note that this tool pulls information from Minerva, which is the ultimate reference for course information. When in doubt, go to Minerva. More information on creating a schedule.

For new students

Explore the steps to prepare for course registration and find out when to register on the McGill Accepted website
Watch a video explaining how to plan your first-year courses

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Using Minerva to register

You can find detailed information about Minerva on the Courses and Programs website, including how to register for courses, when to register, how waitlists work, and troubleshooting.

Using the Visual Schedule Builder

You can use McGill's Visual Schedule Builder to view your possible class schedules in an easy-to-read weekly schedule format. Note that this tool pulls information from Minerva, which is the ultimate reference for course information. When in doubt, go to Minerva. More information on creating a schedule.

For new students

Explore the steps to prepare for course registration and find out when to register on the McGill Accepted website
Watch a video explaining how to plan your first-year courses

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Program structure and rules

To obtain a B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) degree, you must complete 120 credits. You must complete a minimum of 60 credits at McGill (applicable to students transferring from other institutions or going on an exchange), and two-thirds of the credits required when you began your B.Sc. (Ag. Env. Sc.) must be taken on the Macdonald Campus. You require at least 12 credits at or above the 400-level.

Students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) must fulfill the requirements of at least one major and one specialization. All majors and specializations consist of a combination of complementary courses, which you choose from a set list, and required courses. The credits from these two components add up to 60–66 credits. The remaining credits will come from foundation year courses (which you may have already received credit for at the time of admission, if you are entering from the Quebec CEGEP system) and 24–30 credits of electives.

You have almost limitless possibilities for your electives: you can take more courses from the lists given for your program, courses from the lists of related programs, or you can explore other interests entirely.

You cannot receive credit for a course which is considered equivalent to a course you already took (e.g., a course taken on the Downtown Campus and its equivalent offered on the Macdonald Campus). Check the list of Downtown-to-Mac course equivalencies.

Required and complementary credits required for the Agricultural Economics major and its recommended specializations

Program component	Required credits	Complementary credits	Total credits
Major: Agricultural Economics	36	6	42
Specialization: Agribusiness	12	12	24
Specialization: Environmental Economics	12	12	24
Specialization: Professional Agrology for Agribusiness*	12	12	24

*Confers direct eligibility to the admission exam of Ordre des agronomes du Québec, and cannot be taken alone; students majoring in Agricultural Economics who wish to complete the Professional Agrology specialization must also take Agribusiness.

How do I find my program requirements?

Program requirements change over time. The requirements that apply to you are those that were in effect at the time when your started your major and specialization(s), respectively. For example, you can be in the 2020-2021 version of your major, and the 2021-2022 version of your specialization. To see when you started a given program component, check your unofficial transcript on Minerva.

Program requirements are found in the eCalendar, with the exception of the list of complementary courses for the Agricultural Economics major. Select from the eCalendar versions in the sidebar to find the requirements for the appropriate year. Agricultural Economics students can find the list of complementary courses for their major by selecting "course planning" as the advising topic above.

Make sure you search the correct version of the eCalendar (see the years at the top of the page) for the program component (major or specialization) of interest. Search the name of the major or specialization. Make sure you are looking at the correct entry by checking the total number of credits (see table above). Take care to avoid confusing minors with specializations. Specializations are listed under the degree type (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.), without "specialization" listed in the title.

If you click on individual courses in the eCalendar's program requirements, you can view pre-requisites and other restrictions. You can also search the eCalendar for courses.

What if there are courses listed in both my major and specialization?

A maximum of 6 credits can overlap between two program components (e.g., between your major and a specialization) if they appear on the lists for both. This means that you can use some credits in more than one place, but any credit counts only once toward the total number of credits needed to graduate. All specializations must have at least 18 unique credits. Overlap frees up more space for electives. There is one exception: all credits used in the Professional Agrology specialization must be unique, i.e., they count only toward that specialization and cannot be used elsewhere.

Minimum grade policy

You must get a C or better in your pre-requisite, required, and complementary courses for them to count toward your degree requirements or as a pre-requisite. If you get a lower grade in such a course, you must re-take the course in order for it to count.

If you get a D grade in a complementary course, you can either take the course again or chose another from the list. Courses with a grade of D which are not re-taken count as electives.

If you retake a course, the original grade will continue to affect your GPA. If you retake a course, please note you can only receive credit for it once. You must be especially mindful of this if you retake the course under a different code (e.g., get a D in FDSC 230 and get C or better in CHEM 212, these two being equivalent courses). Minerva will give credit for both courses until someone manually alters the student’s record.

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Program structure and rules

To obtain a B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) degree, you must complete 120 credits. You must complete a minimum of 60 credits at McGill (applicable to students transferring from other institutions or going on an exchange), and two-thirds of the credits required when you began your B.Sc. (Ag. Env. Sc.) must be taken on the Macdonald Campus. You require at least 12 credits at or above the 400-level.

Students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) must fulfill the requirements of at least one major and one specialization. All majors and specializations consist of a combination of complementary courses, which you choose from a set list, and required courses. The credits from these two components add up to 60–66 credits. The remaining credits will come from foundation year courses (which you may have already received credit for at the time of admission, if you are entering from the Quebec CEGEP system) and 24–30 credits of electives.

You have almost limitless possibilities for your electives: you can take more courses from the lists given for your program, courses from the lists of related programs, or you can explore other interests entirely.

You cannot receive credit for a course which is considered equivalent to a course you already took (e.g., a course taken on the Downtown Campus and its equivalent offered on the Macdonald Campus). Check the list of Downtown-to-Mac course equivalencies.

Required and complementary credits required for the Agro-Environmental Sciences major and its recommended specializations

Program component	Required credits	Complementary credits	Total credits
Major: Agro-Environmental Sciences	36	6	42
Specialization: Animal Production	24	0	24
Specialization: Ecological Agriculture	12	12	24
Specialization: Plant Production	18	6	24
Specialization: Professional Agrology*	15	9	24

*Confers direct eligibility to the admission exam of Ordre des agronomes du Québec, and must be taken with a second specialization selected from those shown in this table.

How do I find my program requirements?

Program requirements change over time. The requirements that apply to you are those that were in effect at the time when your started your major and specialization(s), respectively. For example, you can be in the 2020-2021 version of your major, and the 2021-2022 version of your specialization. To see when you started a given program component, check your unofficial transcript on Minerva.

Program requirements are found in the eCalendar, with the exception of the list of complementary courses for the Professional Agrology specialization. Select from the eCalendar versions in the sidebar to find the requirements for the appropriate year. Agro-Environmental Sciences students specializing in Professional Agrology can find the list of complementary courses for their major by selecting "course planning" as the advising topic above.

Make sure you search the correct version of the eCalendar (see the years at the top of the page) for the program component (major or specialization) of interest. Search the name of the major or specialization. Make sure you are looking at the correct entry by checking the total number of credits (see table above). Take care to avoid confusing minors with specializations. Specializations are listed under the degree type (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.), without "specialization" listed in the title.

If you click on individual courses in the eCalendar's program requirements, you can view pre-requisites and other restrictions. You can also search the eCalendar for courses.

What if there are courses listed in both my major and specialization?

A maximum of 6 credits can overlap between two program components (e.g., between your major and a specialization) if they appear on the lists for both. This means that you can use some credits in more than one place, but any credit counts only once toward the total number of credits needed to graduate. All specializations must have at least 18 unique credits. Overlap frees up more space for electives. There is one exception: all credits used in the Professional Agrology specialization must be unique, i.e., they count only toward that specialization and cannot be used elsewhere.

Minimum grade policy

You must get a C or better in your pre-requisite, required, and complementary courses for them to count toward your degree requirements or as a pre-requisite. If you get a lower grade in such a course, you must re-take the course in order for it to count.

If you get a D grade in a complementary course, you can either take the course again or chose another from the list. Courses with a grade of D which are not re-taken count as electives.

If you retake a course, the original grade will continue to affect your GPA. If you retake a course, please note you can only receive credit for it once. You must be especially mindful of this if you retake the course under a different code (e.g., get a D in FDSC 230 and get C or better in CHEM 212, these two being equivalent courses). Minerva will give credit for both courses until someone manually alters the student’s record.

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Program structure and rules

To obtain a B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) degree, you must complete 120 credits. You must complete a minimum of 60 credits at McGill (applicable to students transferring from other institutions or going on an exchange), and two-thirds of the credits required when you began your B.Sc. (Ag. Env. Sc.) must be taken on the Macdonald Campus. You require at least 12 credits at or above the 400-level.

Students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) must fulfill the requirements of at least one major and one specialization. All majors and specializations consist of a combination of complementary courses, which you choose from a set list, and required courses. The credits from these two components add up to 60–66 credits. The remaining credits will come from foundation year courses (which you may have already received credit for at the time of admission, if you are entering from the Quebec CEGEP system) and 24–30 credits of electives.

You have almost limitless possibilities for your electives: you can take more courses from the lists given for your program, courses from the lists of related programs, or you can explore other interests entirely.

You cannot receive credit for a course which is considered equivalent to a course you already took (e.g., a course taken on the Downtown Campus and its equivalent offered on the Macdonald Campus). Check the list of Downtown-to-Mac course equivalencies.

Required and complementary credits required for the Environmental Biology major and its recommended specializations

Program component	Required credits	Complementary credits	Total credits
Major: Environmental Biology	36	6	42
Specialization: Applied Ecology	12	12	24
Specialization: Plant Ecology	9	15	24
Specialization: Wildlife Biology	16	8	24

How do I find my program requirements?

Program requirements change over time. The requirements that apply to you are those that were in effect at the time when your started your major and specialization(s), respectively. For example, you can be in the 2020-2021 version of your major, and the 2021-2022 version of your specialization. To see when you started a given program component, check your unofficial transcript on Minerva.

Program requirements are found in the eCalendar. Select from the eCalendar versions in the sidebar to find the requirements for the appropriate year.

Make sure you search the correct version of the eCalendar (see the years at the top of the page) for the program component (major or specialization) of interest. Search the name of the major or specialization. Make sure you are looking at the correct entry by checking the total number of credits (see table above). Take care to avoid confusing minors with specializations. Specializations are listed under the degree type (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.), without "specialization" listed in the title.

If you click on individual courses in the eCalendar's program requirements, you can view pre-requisites and other restrictions. You can also search the eCalendar for courses.

What if there are courses listed in both my major and specialization?

A maximum of 6 credits can overlap between two program components (e.g., between your major and a specialization) if they appear on the lists for both. This means that you can use some credits in more than one place, but any credit counts only once toward the total number of credits needed to graduate. All specializations must have at least 18 unique credits. Overlap frees up more space for electives.

Minimum grade policy

You must get a C or better in your pre-requisite, required, and complementary courses for them to count toward your degree requirements or as a pre-requisite. If you get a lower grade in such a course, you must re-take the course in order for it to count.

If you get a D grade in a complementary course, you can either take the course again or chose another from the list. Courses with a grade of D which are not re-taken count as electives.

If you retake a course, the original grade will continue to affect your GPA. If you retake a course, please note you can only receive credit for it once. You must be especially mindful of this if you retake the course under a different code (e.g., get a D in FDSC 230 and get C or better in CHEM 212, these two being equivalent courses). Minerva will give credit for both courses until someone manually alters the student’s record.

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Program structure and rules

To obtain a B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) degree, you must complete 120 credits. You must complete a minimum of 60 credits at McGill (applicable to students transferring from other institutions or going on an exchange), and two-thirds of the credits required when you began your B.Sc. (Ag. Env. Sc.) must be taken on the Macdonald Campus. You require at least 12 credits at or above the 400-level.

Students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) must fulfill the requirements of at least one major and one specialization. All majors and specializations consist of a combination of complementary courses, which you choose from a set list, and required courses. The credits from these two components add up to 60–66 credits. The remaining credits will come from foundation year courses (which you may have already received credit for at the time of admission, if you are entering from the Quebec CEGEP system) and 24–30 credits of electives.

You have almost limitless possibilities for your electives: you can take more courses from the lists given for your program, courses from the lists of related programs, or you can explore other interests entirely.

You cannot receive credit for a course which is considered equivalent to a course you already took (e.g., a course taken on the Downtown Campus and its equivalent offered on the Macdonald Campus). Check the list of Downtown-to-Mac course equivalencies.

Required and complementary credits required for the Environmental Biology major and its recommended specialization

Program component	Required credits	Complementary credits	Total credits
Major: Global Food Security	33	9	42
Specialization: International Agriculture	12	12	24

How do I find my program requirements?

Program requirements change over time. The requirements that apply to you are those that were in effect at the time when your started your major and specialization(s), respectively. For example, you can be in the 2020-2021 version of your major, and the 2021-2022 version of your specialization. To see when you started a given program component, check your unofficial transcript on Minerva.

Program requirements are found in the eCalendar. Select from the eCalendar versions in the sidebar to find the requirements for the appropriate year.

Make sure you search the correct version of the eCalendar (see the years at the top of the page) for the program component (major or specialization) of interest. Search the name of the major or specialization. Make sure you are looking at the correct entry by checking the total number of credits (see table above). Take care to avoid confusing minors with specializations. Specializations are listed under the degree type (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.), without "specialization" listed in the title.

If you click on individual courses in the eCalendar's program requirements, you can view pre-requisites and other restrictions. You can also search the eCalendar for courses.

What if there are courses listed in both my major and specialization?

A maximum of 6 credits can overlap between two program components (e.g., between your major and a specialization) if they appear on the lists for both. This means that you can use some credits in more than one place, but any credit counts only once toward the total number of credits needed to graduate. All specializations must have at least 18 unique credits. Overlap frees up more space for electives.

Minimum grade policy

You must get a C or better in your pre-requisite, required, and complementary courses for them to count toward your degree requirements or as a pre-requisite. If you get a lower grade in such a course, you must re-take the course in order for it to count.

If you get a D grade in a complementary course, you can either take the course again or chose another from the list. Courses with a grade of D which are not re-taken count as electives.

If you retake a course, the original grade will continue to affect your GPA. If you retake a course, please note you can only receive credit for it once. You must be especially mindful of this if you retake the course under a different code (e.g., get a D in FDSC 230 and get C or better in CHEM 212, these two being equivalent courses). Minerva will give credit for both courses until someone manually alters the student’s record.

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Program structure and rules

To obtain a B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.) degree, you must complete 120 credits. You must complete a minimum of 60 credits at McGill (applicable to students transferring from other institutions or going on an exchange), and two-thirds of the credits required when you began your B.Sc. (Ag. Env. Sc.) must be taken on the Macdonald Campus. You require at least 12 credits at or above the 400-level.

Students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) must fulfill the requirements of at least one major and one specialization. All majors and specializations consist of a combination of complementary courses, which you choose from a set list, and required courses. The credits from these two components add up to 60–66 credits. The remaining credits will come from foundation year courses (which you may have already received credit for at the time of admission, if you are entering from the Quebec CEGEP system) and 24–30 credits of electives.

You have almost limitless possibilities for your electives: you can take more courses from the lists given for your program, courses from the lists of related programs, or you can explore other interests entirely.

You cannot receive credit for a course which is considered equivalent to a course you already took (e.g., a course taken on the Downtown Campus and its equivalent offered on the Macdonald Campus). Check the list of Downtown-to-Mac course equivalencies.

Required and complementary credits required for the Life Sciences major and its recommended specialization

Program component	Required credits	Complementary credits	Total credits
Major: Life Sciences	33	9	42
Specialization: Animal Biology	15	9	24
Specialization: Animal Health and Disease	18	6	24
Specialization: Multidisciplinary Life Sciences	0	24	24
Specialization: Microbiology and Molecular Biotechnology	18	6	24
Specialization: Plant Biology	9	15	24

How do I find my program requirements?

Program requirements change over time. The requirements that apply to you are those that were in effect at the time when your started your major and specialization(s), respectively. For example, you can be in the 2020-2021 version of your major, and the 2021-2022 version of your specialization. To see when you started a given program component, check your unofficial transcript on Minerva.

Program requirements are found in the eCalendar. Select from the eCalendar versions in the sidebar to find the requirements for the appropriate year.

Make sure you search the correct version of the eCalendar (see the years at the top of the page) for the program component (major or specialization) of interest. Search the name of the major or specialization. Make sure you are looking at the correct entry by checking the total number of credits (see table above). Take care to avoid confusing minors with specializations. Specializations are listed under the degree type (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.), without "specialization" listed in the title.

If you click on individual courses in the eCalendar's program requirements, you can view pre-requisites and other restrictions. You can also search the eCalendar for courses.

What if there are courses listed in both my major and specialization?

A maximum of 6 credits can overlap between two program components (e.g., between your major and a specialization) if they appear on the lists for both. This means that you can use some credits in more than one place, but any credit counts only once toward the total number of credits needed to graduate. All specializations must have at least 18 unique credits. Overlap frees up more space for electives.

Minimum grade policy

You must get a C or better in your pre-requisite, required, and complementary courses for them to count toward your degree requirements or as a pre-requisite. If you get a lower grade in such a course, you must re-take the course in order for it to count.

If you get a D grade in a complementary course, you can either take the course again or chose another from the list. Courses with a grade of D which are not re-taken count as electives.

If you retake a course, the original grade will continue to affect your GPA. If you retake a course, please note you can only receive credit for it once. You must be especially mindful of this if you retake the course under a different code (e.g., get a D in FDSC 230 and get C or better in CHEM 212, these two being equivalent courses). Minerva will give credit for both courses until someone manually alters the student’s record.

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

The first step to planning your courses is to ensure you understand your program requirements. The requirements for each major and specialization can be found in the McGill Course Catalogue (except for the complementary course list for the Agricultural Economics major, which can be found below).

Make sure you reference the version of the Course Catalogue from the year that you enrolled in the program component of interest. For more information, select "Program requirements" from the advising topic menu above.

Complementary courses for the Agricultural Economics major

Choose one of the following statistics courses:

Course	Campus
AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1.	Mac
ECON 227. Economic Statistics.	Downtown
Both ECON 257D1. Economic Statistics - Honours. and ECON 257D2. Economic Statistics - Honours.	Downtown
GEOG 202. Statistics and Spatial Analysis.	Downtown
MGCR 271. Business Statistics.	Downtown
MGCR 273. Introductory Management Statistics.	Downtown
PSYC 204. Introduction to Psychological Statistics.	Downtown
SOCI 350. Statistics in Social Research.	Downtown

Choose one of the following written/oral communication courses:

Course	Campus
AEHM 205. Science Literacy.	Mac
AEHM 330. Academic and Scientific Writing.	Mac
NUTR 322. Applied Sciences Communication.	Mac
CEEN 211. Intermediate English 1: Reading and Writing.	Downtown
CEEN 222. Intermediate English 2: Listening and Speaking.	Downtown
CEEN 331. Intermediate English 3: Reading and Writing.	Downtown
CEEN 402. English Communication and Cultural Patterns.	Downtown
CEEN 411. Advanced English 1: Reading and Writing .	Downtown
WCOM 235. ESL: Academic English 2. (formerly CESL 300)	Downtown
WCOM 245. ESL: Essay and Critical Thinking. (formerly CESL 400)	Downtown
WCOM 255. ESL: Research Essay and Rhetoric. (formerly CESL 500)	Downtown
WCOM 202. Communication in Management 1. (formerly CCOM 205)	Downtown

Courses offered in alternate years

Course	requirement	offered
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets.	Required for the Agricultural Economics major	Odd-numbered fall semesters
AGEC 425. Applied Econometrics.	Required for the Agricultural Economics major	Even-numbered fall semesters
AGEC 450. Agribusiness Management.	Required for the Agribusiness specialization	Even-numbered winter semesters

Suggested course progressions

The recommendations below are designed to ensure students taking a full course load (15 credits per semester) are able to complete their program in 3 years (not including Foundation Year courses) and avoid scheduling difficulties and pre-requisite issues. Note that conflict-free options for complementary and elective courses are included in the suggestions below, but you may choose others as scheduling permits.

Most students take five 3-credit courses per term (15 credits total), but some choose to take four courses (12 credits total). If you take less than five courses per term it may be possible for you to "catch up" with summer courses, or you can take an extra semester or year. You are considered a full-time student if you register for at least 12 credits in a given term. Note that to be eligible for in-course scholarships from our Faculty, you must complete 27 graded credits in the school year.

The tables below are valid for the 2025-2026 school year. These tables represent blocks of courses that are conflict-free with each other.

Important notes

The vast majority of courses in your program are offered once a year, and there is always only one scheduling option for the lecture. Thus the value of following the recommendations below, to avoid scheduling conflicts which will delay your graduation.
Do not use these tables as lists of program requirements! Program requirements must be accessed from the Course Catalogue (pay attention to the version of the program you are in, and make sure you look at the correct information on the Course Catalogue). For example, if an instructor who teaches a required course goes on sabbatic and the course is not offered in a given year, it will not appear in the tables, but it's still required. Similarly, alternate year courses (some of which are required in some programs) will not appear in the tables, in the years when they are not offered.
These blocks of courses are conflict-free by design, and exist to ensure it's possible for a "typical" student to complete the program in 3 years. You are free to take different complementary or elective courses than the ones listed below, scheduling permitting. Whether courses from different blocks are conflict-free with each other is up to chance. It's not because courses from different blocks were conflict-free with each other one year, that they will also be in any other year.
If the courses listed in a given term are insufficient in number, fill up your schedule with other complementary courses of your choice, or electives.

Legend for course types

(rM): required in the Major; (rS): required in the Specialization; (rPA): required in Professional Agrology; (cM): complementary in the Major; (cS): complementary in the Specialization; (cPA): complementary in Profesional Agrology; (e) elective.

Suggested course progression for Agricultural Economics students taking the Agribusiness and Professional Agrology specializations

Fall 2025 for students in U1	Winter 2026 for students in U1
AEBI 210. Organisms 1. (rS) †	AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (cM)
NRSC 221. Environment and Health. (e)	AGEC 201. Principles of Macroeconomics. (rM)
AGEC 200. Principles of Microeconomics. (rM)	AGEC 231. Economic Systems of Agriculture. (rM)
ANSC 250. Introduction to Livestock Management (rS)	AGEC 320. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (rM)
ENVB 210. The Biophysical Environment. (rM)	MGCR 211. Introduction to Financial Accounting. (rM) *

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

*This course is taught downtown. Note that it is required only for students who enter the Major starting in Fall 2021. Other students, find your program requirements in the relevant edition of the Course Catalogue.

Summer between U1 and U2: AGRI 310. Internship in Agriculture/Environment. (complementary in Agribusiness)

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets. (rM) - next offered in Fall 2027	AEBI 212. Evolution and Phylogeny. (cPA)
AGEC 332. Farm Management and Finance. (rS)	[course link AEMA 204] (e)
AGEC 333. Resource Economics. (rM)	AGEC 201. Principles of Macroeconomics. (rM)
LSCI 204. Genetics. (cPA)	AGEC 450. Agribusiness Management. (rS) - next offered in Winter 2028
PLNT 200. Introduction to Crop Science (cS)	LSCI 230. Introductory Microbiology. (cPA)

Summer between U2 and U3: AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets. (rM) - next offered in Fall 2027	AGEC 430. Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy. (rM)
AGEC 491. Research and Methodology. (rM)	AGEC 442. Economics of International Agricultural Development. (rM)
AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)	AGEC 450. Agribusiness Management. (rS) - next offered in Winter 2028
AGRI 490. Agri-Food Industry Project. (rPA)	AGRI 330. Agricultural Legislation. (rPA)
ANSC 458. Advanced Livestock Management (cPA)	AGRI 430. Professional Practice in Agrology. (rPA)
PLNT 302. Forage Crops and Pastures. (cS)

Suggested course progression for Agricultural Economics students taking the Environmental Economics specialization

Fall 2025 for students in U1	Winter 2026 for students in U1
AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (cM)	AGEC 201. Principles of Macroeconomics. (rM)
AGEC 200. Principles of Microeconomics. (rM)	AGEC 231. Economic Systems of Agriculture. (rM)
ENVB 210. The Biophysical Environment. (rM)	AGEC 320. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (rM)
ENVR 203. Knowledge, Ethics and Environment. (cS)	ENVB 305. Population and Community Ecology. (rS)
	MGCR 211. Introduction to Financial Accounting. (rM)*

*This course is taught downtown. Note that it is required only for students who enter the Major starting in Fall 2021. Other students, find your program requirements in the relevant edition of the Course Catalogue.

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets. (rM)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
AGEC 332. Farm Management and Finance. (rM)
AGEC 333. Resource Economics. (rM)

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (e)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets. (rM) - next offered in Fall 2027	AGEC 430. Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy. (rM)
AGEC 491. Research and Methodology. (rM)	AGEC 442. Economics of International Agricultural Development. (rM)
NRSC 221. Environment and Health. (e)	ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (rS)
	ENVB 506. Quantitative Methods: Ecology. (rS)

Still have questions?

If you need help planning your courses or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major. If you are missing Foundation Year-level courses, please reach out to Julie to discuss the best strategy to include these in your schedule.

The first step to planning your courses is to ensure you understand your program requirements. The requirements for each major and specialization can be found in the McGill Course Catalogue (except for the complementary course list for the Professional Agrology specialization, which can be found below). Make sure you reference the version of the Course Catalogue from the year that you enrolled in the program component of interest. For more information, select "Program requirements" from the advising topic menu above.

Complementary courses in Professional Agrology

Here is the current list of courses which students majoring in Agro-Environmental Sciences can take to satisfy the complementary course requirement for Professional Agrology. Courses counted as complementary credit in the Professional Agrology specialization cannot be used toward any other program component.

Course code	term
AEBI 421. Tropical Horticultural Ecology.	S
AEBI 425. Tropical Energy and Food.	S
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets.	odd F
AGEC 332. Farm Management and Finance.	F
AGEC 333. Resource Economics.	F
AGEC 425. Applied Econometrics.	even F
AGEC 430. Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy.	W
AGEC 442. Economics of International Agricultural Development.	W
AGEC 450. Agribusiness Management.	even W
AGRI 310. Internship in Agriculture/Environment.	S
AGRI 325. Sustainable Agriculture Field Course	S
AGRI 340. Principles of Ecological Agriculture.	W
AGRI 411. Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture.	W
AGRI 435. Soil and Water Quality Management.	not currently offered
AGRI 550. Sustained Tropical Agriculture.	W
ANSC 301. Principles of Animal Breeding.	W
ANSC 312. Animal Health and Disease.	W
ANSC 324. Developmental Biology and Reproduction.	W
ANSC 433. Animal Nutrition and Metabolism.	W
ANSC 458. Advanced Livestock Management	F
ANSC 555. The Use and Welfare of Animals.	W
ANSC 560. Biology of Lactation.	F
BREE 216. Bioresource Engineering Materials.	F
BREE 217. Hydrology and Water Resources.	W
BREE 314. Agri-Food Buildings.	W
BREE 322. Organic Waste Management.	F
BREE 327. Bio-Environmental Engineering.	F
BREE 329. Precision Agriculture.	W
BREE 451. Undergraduate Seminar 1 - Oral Presentation.-BREE 453. Undergraduate Seminar 3 - Scientific Writing. and BREE 485. Senior Undergraduate Seminar.
BREE 490. Engineering Design 2.	F, W
BREE 495. Engineering Design 3.	F, W
BREE 518. Ecological Engineering.	W
BREE 531. Post-Harvest Drying.
BREE 532. Post-Harvest Storage.
ENTO 352. Biocontrol of Pest Insects.	W
ENVB 529. GIS for Natural Resource Management.	F
ENVB 530. Advanced GIS for Natural Resource Management.	W
FDSC 200. Introduction to Food Science.	F
FDSC 251. Food Chemistry 1.	W
FDSC 300. Principles of Food Analysis 1.	F
FDSC 305. Food Chemistry 2.	F
FDSC 310. Post Harvest Fruit and Vegetable Technology.	F
FDSC 315. Separation Techniques in Food Analysis 1.	W
FDSC 319. Food Commodities.	W
FDSC 330. Food Processing.	W
FDSC 334. Analysis of Food Toxins and Toxicants.	W
FDSC 400. Food Packaging.	W
FDSC 405. Food Product Development.	F
FDSC 442. Food Microbiology.	F
FDSC 515. Enzymology.	W
FDSC 516. Flavour Chemistry.	W
FDSC 525. Food Quality Assurance.	W
FDSC 540. Sensory Evaluation of Foods.
NUTR 343. Financial Management and Accounting.	W
NUTR 512. Herbs, Foods and Phytochemicals.	F
PLNT 200. Introduction to Crop Science	F
PLNT 302. Forage Crops and Pastures.	F
PLNT 305. Plant Pathology.	F
PLNT 307. Agroecology of Vegetables and Fruits.	F
PLNT 310. Plant Propagation.	W
PLNT 312. Urban Horticulture.	odd W
PLNT 322. Greenhouse Management.	even W
PLNT 430. Pesticides in Agriculture.	W
PLNT 434. Weed Biology and Control.	W
PLNT 435. Plant Breeding.	W
SOIL 326. Soils in a Changing Environment.	not currently offered
SOIL 331. Environmental Soil Physics.	not currently offered
SOIL 510. Environmental Soil Chemistry.	not currently offered
SOIL 535. Soil Ecology.	W

Courses offered in alternate years

Course	requirement	offered
PLNT 312. Urban Horticulture.	Complementary in Ecological Agriculture, Plant Production, and Professional Agrology	Odd-numbered winter semesters
PLNT 322. Greenhouse Management.	Complementary in Plant Production and Professional Agrology	Even-numbered winter semesters
AGEC 330. Agriculture and Food Markets.	Complementary in Professional Agrology	Odd-numbered fall semesters

Suggested course progressions

The recommendations below are designed to ensure students taking a full course load (15 credits per semester) are able to complete their program in 3 years (not including Foundation Year courses) and avoid scheduling difficulties and pre-requisite issues. Note that conflict-free options for complementary and elective courses are included in the suggestions below, but you may choose others as scheduling permits.

Most students take five 3-credit courses per term (15 credits total), but some choose to take four courses (12 credits total). If you take less than five courses per term it may be possible for you to "catch up" with summer courses, or you can take an extra semester or year. You are considered a full-time student if you register for at least 12 credits in a given term. Note that to be eligible for in-course scholarships from our Faculty, you must complete 27 graded credits in the school year.

The tables below are valid for the 2025-2026 school year. These tables represent blocks of courses that are conflict-free with each other.

Important notes

The vast majority of courses in your program are offered once a year, and there is always only one scheduling option for the lecture. Thus the value of following the recommendations below, to avoid scheduling conflicts which will delay your graduation.
Do not use these tables as lists of program requirements! Program requirements must be accessed from the Course Catalogue (pay attention to the version of the program you are in, and make sure you look at the correct information on the Course Catalogue). For example, if an instructor who teaches a required course goes on sabbatic and the course is not offered in a given year, it will not appear in the tables, but it's still required. Similarly, alternate year courses (some of which are required in some programs) will not appear in the tables, in the years when they are not offered.
These blocks of courses are conflict-free by design, and exist to ensure it's possible for a "typical" student to complete the program in 3 years. You are free to take different complementary or elective courses than the ones listed below, scheduling permitting. Whether courses from different blocks are conflict-free with each other is up to chance. It's not because courses from different blocks were conflict-free with each other one year, that they will also be in any other year.
If the courses listed in a given term are insufficient in number, fill up your schedule with other complementary courses of your choice, or electives.

Legend for course types

(rM): required in the Major; (rS): required in the Specialization; (rPA): required in Professional Agrology; (cM): complementary in the Major; (cS): complementary in the Specialization; (cPA): complementary in Professional Agrology; (e) elective

Fall 2025 for students in U1	Winter 2026 for students in U1
AEBI 210. Organisms 1. (rM) †	AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (rM)
AGEC 200. Principles of Microeconomics. (rM)	AGEC 231. Economic Systems of Agriculture. (rM)
AGRI 215. Agro-Ecosystems Field Course. (rM)	FDSC 230. Organic Chemistry. (e)* if not already done, OR AGRI 340. Principles of Ecological Agriculture. (cPA)
ANSC 250. Introduction to Livestock Management (rM)	LSCI 211. Biochemistry 1. (rM)*
ENVB 210. The Biophysical Environment. (rM)	LSCI 230. Introductory Microbiology. (rM) †

*To register for LSCI 211 students must also be registered for FDSC 230 Organic Chemistry, in the same or a previous term unless an equivalent Organic Chemistry course was completed prior to coming to McGill. If you already completed a full term of Organic Chemistry, you do NOT need to take FDSC 230. If this is the case and Minerva prevents you from registering for LSCI 211 due to a “pre-requisite/test score error”, please contact Julie Major directly.

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

Summer between U1 and U2: AGRI 310. Internship in Agriculture/Environment. (cPA and complementary in Eco Ag)

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Animal Production, and Professional Agrology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
AGEC 332. Farm Management and Finance. (cPA)	ANSC 234. Biochemistry 2. (rS)
ANSC 323. Mammalian Physiology. (rS) †	ANSC 301. Principles of Animal Breeding. (rS)
LSCI 204. Genetics. (rM) †	ANSC 312. Animal Health and Disease. (rS)
PLNT 200. Introduction to Crop Science (cM, cPA)	BREE 329. Precision Agriculture. (cPA)
SOIL 315. Soil Nutrient Management. (rM)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	AGRI 330. Agricultural Legislation. (rPA)
AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)	AGRI 411. Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture. (cPA)
AGRI 490. Agri-Food Industry Project. (rPA)	AGRI 430. Professional Practice in Agrology. (rPA)
ANSC 420. Animal Biotechnology. (e)	ANSC 433. Animal Nutrition and Metabolism. (rS)
ANSC 458. Advanced Livestock Management (rS, cM)	ANSC 555. The Use and Welfare of Animals. (cPA)
ANSC 560. Biology of Lactation. (cPA)	PLNT 430. Pesticides in Agriculture. (rPA)
PLNT 302. Forage Crops and Pastures. (cM, cPA)

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Ecological Agriculture, and Professional Agrology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
BREE 327. Bio-Environmental Engineering. (cS, cPA)	AGEC 430. Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy. (rS)
LSCI 204. Genetics. (rM) †	AGRI 340. Principles of Ecological Agriculture. (rS)
PLNT 200. Introduction to Crop Science (cM, cPA)	AGRI 411. Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture. (cS, cPA)
PLNT 307. Agroecology of Vegetables and Fruits. (cS, cPA)	BREE 329. Precision Agriculture. (cPA)
SOIL 315. Soil Nutrient Management. (rM)	PLNT 434. Weed Biology and Control. (cS, cPA)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a Major Restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
AGEC 332. Farm Management and Finance. (cPA)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)	AGRI 330. Agricultural Legislation. (rPA)
AGRI 490. Agri-Food Industry Project. (rPA)	AGRI 430. Professional Practice in Agrology. (rPA)
ANSC 458. Advanced Livestock Management (cM)	AGRI 490. Agri-Food Industry Project. (rPA)
PLNT 302. Forage Crops and Pastures. (cS, cPA)	PLNT 430. Pesticides in Agriculture. (rPA)
PLNT 307. Agroecology of Vegetables and Fruits. (cS, cPA)
SOIL 535. Soil Ecology. (rS)

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Plant Production, and Professional Agrology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
AGEC 332. Farm Management and Finance. (cPA)	BREE 329. Precision Agriculture. (cPA)
LSCI 204. Genetics. (rM) †	PLNT 310. Plant Propagation. (rS)
PLNT 200. Introduction to Crop Science (rS, cM)	PLNT 322. Greenhouse Management. (cS, cPA) - next offered in Winter 2028
PLNT 307. Agroecology of Vegetables and Fruits. (cS, cPA)	PLNT 353. Plant Structure and Function. (rS)
SOIL 315. Soil Nutrient Management. (rM)	PLNT 434. Weed Biology and Control. (rS)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a Major Restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	AGRI 330. Agricultural Legislation. (rPA)
AGRI 410. Agrology Internship. (rPA)	AGRI 430. Professional Practice in Agrology. (rPA)
AGRI 490. Agri-Food Industry Project. (rPA)	PLNT 430. Pesticides in Agriculture. (rPA)
ANSC 458. Advanced Livestock Management (cM, cPA)	PLNT 435. Plant Breeding. (rS)
PLNT 302. Forage Crops and Pastures. (cM, cS)
PLNT 305. Plant Pathology. (rS)
SOIL 535. Soil Ecology. (cS, cPA)

Still have questions?

If you need help planning your courses or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major. If you are missing Foundation Year-level courses, please reach out to Julie to discuss the best strategy to include these in your schedule.

The first step to planning your courses is to ensure you understand your program requirements. The requirements for each major and specialization can be found in the McGill Course Catalogue (except for the complementary course list for the Professional Agrology specialization, which can be found below). Make sure you reference the version of the Course Catalogue from the year that you enrolled in the program component of interest. For more information, select "Program requirements" from the advising topic menu above.

Courses offered in alternate years

Course	requirement	offered
BIOL 427. Herpetology. (downtown)	Complementary in Wildlife Biology	Even-numbered fall semesters
WILD 475. Desert Ecology.	Complementary in Wildlife Biology	Odd-numbered summer semesters
MICR 450. Environmental Microbiology.	Complementary in Applied Ecology	Odd-numbered winter semesters

Suggested course progressions

The recommendations below are designed to ensure students taking a full course load (15 credits per semester) are able to complete their program in 3 years (not including Foundation Year courses) and avoid scheduling difficulties and pre-requisite issues. Note that conflict-free options for complementary and elective courses are included in the suggestions below, but you may choose others as scheduling permits.

Most students take five 3-credit courses per term (15 credits total), but some choose to take four courses (12 credits total). If you take less than five courses per term it may be possible for you to "catch up" with summer courses, or you can take an extra semester or year. You are considered a full-time student if you register for at least 12 credits in a given term. Note that to be eligible for in-course scholarships from our Faculty, you must complete 27 graded credits in the school year.

The tables below are valid for the 2024-2025 school year. These tables represent blocks of courses that are conflict-free with each other.

Important notes

The vast majority of courses in your program are offered once a year, and there is always only one scheduling option for the lecture. Thus the value of following the recommendations below, to avoid scheduling conflicts which will delay your graduation.
Do not use these tables as lists of program requirements! Program requirements must be accessed from the Course Catalogue (pay attention to the version of the program you are in, and make sure you look at the correct information on the Course Catalogue). For example, if an instructor who teaches a required course goes on sabbatic and the course is not offered in a given year, it will not appear in the tables, but it's still required. Similarly, alternate year courses (some of which are required in some programs) will not appear in the tables, in the years when they are not offered.
These blocks of courses are conflict-free by design, and exist to ensure it's possible for a "typical" student to complete the program in 3 years. You are free to take different complementary or elective courses than the ones listed below, scheduling permitting. Whether courses from different blocks are conflict-free with each other is up to chance. It's not because courses from different blocks were conflict-free with each other one year, that they will also be in any other year.
If the courses listed in a given term are insufficient in number, fill up your schedule with other complementary courses of your choice, or electives.

Legend for course types

(rM): required in the major; (rS): required in the specialization; (cM): complementary in the major; (cS): complementary in the specialization; (e): elective

Fall 2025 for students in U1	Winter 2026 for students in U1
AEBI 210. Organisms 1. (rM) †	AEBI 211. Organisms 2. (rM)
ENVB 210. The Biophysical Environment. (rM)	AEBI 212. Evolution and Phylogeny. (rM)
ENVB 222. St. Lawrence Ecosystems. (rM)	[course link AEMA 310]** (rM)
FDSC 230. Organic Chemistry. (e) if not already done* OR ENTO 330. Insect Biology. (cM)	ENVB 305. Population and Community Ecology. (rM)
LSCI 204. Genetics. (rM) †	LSCI 211. Biochemistry 1.* (rM)

*To register for LSCI 211 students must also be registered for FDSC 230 Organic Chemistry, in the same or a previous term unless an equivalent Organic Chemistry course was completed prior to coming to McGill. If you already completed a full term of Organic Chemistry, you do NOT need to take FDSC 230 and could replace it by ENVB 330 Insect Biology in your first term. If this is the case and Minerva prevents you from registering for LSCI 211 due to a “pre-requisite/test score error,” please contact Julie Major directly.

**Although AEMA 310 appears in the recommendation for U2 as well as U1 in 25-26, students who are in U1 MUST take AEMA 310 in W26. The course will NOT be conflict-free by design in U2, in 26-27.

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

Environmental Biology and Applied Ecology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
ENTO 330. Insect Biology. (cM)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
NRSC 221. Environment and Health. (e)	AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (rM)
WILD 302. Fish Ecology. (cM, cS)	LSCI 230. Introductory Microbiology. (rM) †
WILD 307. Natural History of Vertebrates. (cM, cS)	WILD 350. Mammalogy. (cS)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (cM)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ENVB 410. Ecosystem Ecology. (rM)	ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (rS, cM)
ENVB 529. GIS for Natural Resource Management. (rS)	ENVB 530. Advanced GIS for Natural Resource Management. (cS)
WILD 302. Fish Ecology. (cM, cS)	MICR 331. Microbial Ecology. (cM, cS)

Environmental Biology and Plant Biology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
ENTO 330. Insect Biology. (cM)	AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (rM)
NRSC 221. Environment and Health. (e)	LSCI 230. Introductory Microbiology. † (rM)
PLNT 305. Plant Pathology. (cS)	PLNT 310. Plant Propagation. (cS)
PLNT 358. Flowering Plant Diversity. (rS, cM)	PLNT 353. Plant Structure and Function. (rS)
	PLNT 316. Plant Specialized Metabolism. (cS)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: PLNT 460. Plant Ecology. (cS)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ENVB 410. Ecosystem Ecology. (rM)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
ENVB 529. GIS for Natural Resource Management. (e)	ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (cM)
PLNT 305. Plant Pathology. (cS)	PLNT 316. Plant Specialized Metabolism. (cS)
	PLNT 426. Plant Ecophysiology. (rS)

Environmental Biology and Wildlife Biology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
PLNT 358. Flowering Plant Diversity. (cM, cS)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
WILD 302. Fish Ecology. (cM, cS)*	AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (rM)
WILD 307. Natural History of Vertebrates. (rS)	ENVB 305. Population and Community Ecology. (rM) (if not already done)
	LSCI 230. Introductory Microbiology. † (rM)
	WILD 350. Mammalogy. (rS)

*Note that if you plan on doing Honours in U3 and on taking WILD 302, you should take WILD 302 in U2 fall, to allow space for Honours in your U3.

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a major restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (cM)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ENVB 410. Ecosystem Ecology. (rM)	ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (cM, cS)
ENVB 529. GIS for Natural Resource Management. (rS)	PARA 424. Fundamental Parasitology. (cS)
WILD 302. Fish Ecology. (cM, cS)	WILD 421. Wildlife Conservation. (cS)
WILD 401. Fisheries and Wildlife Management. (rS)
WILD 420. Ornithology. (rS)

Still have questions?

If you need help planning your courses or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major. If you are missing Foundation Year-level courses, please reach out to Julie to discuss the best strategy to include these in your schedule.

The first step to planning your courses is to ensure you understand your program requirements. The requirements for each major and specialization can be found in the McGill Course Catalogue. Make sure you reference the version of the Course Catalogue from the year that you enrolled in the program component of interest. For more information, select "Program requirements" from the advising topic menu above.

Courses offered in alternate years

Note the following courses are offered only in alternate years:

Course	requirement	offered
NRSC 221. Environment and Health.	Complementary in Global Food Security	Mac campus: odd-numbered fall semesters Downtown campus: odd-numbered winter semesters
AGRI 493. International Project Management.	Required in Global Food Security	Odd-numbered winter semesters

Course

requirement

offered

NRSC 221. Environment and Health.

Complementary in Global Food Security

Mac campus: odd-numbered fall semesters

Downtown campus: odd-numbered winter semesters

AGRI 493. International Project Management.

Required in Global Food Security

Odd-numbered winter semesters

Suggested course progressions

The recommendations below are designed to ensure students taking a full course load (15 credits per semester) are able to complete their program in 3 years (not including Foundation Year courses) and avoid scheduling difficulties and pre-requisite issues. Note that conflict-free options for complementary and elective courses are included in the suggestions below, but you may choose others as scheduling permits.

Most students take five 3-credit courses per term (15 credits total), but some choose to take four courses (12 credits total). If you take less than five courses per term it may be possible for you to "catch up" with summer courses, or you can take an extra semester or year. You are considered a full-time student if you register for at least 12 credits in a given term. Note that to be eligible for in-course scholarships from our Faculty, you must complete 27 graded credits in the school year.

The tables below are valid for the 2025-2026 school year. These tables represent blocks of courses that are conflict-free with each other.

Important notes

The vast majority of courses in your program are offered once a year, and there is always only one scheduling option for the lecture. Thus the value of following the recommendations below, to avoid scheduling conflicts which will delay your graduation.
Do not use these tables as lists of program requirements! Program requirements must be accessed from the Course Catalogue (pay attention to the version of the program you are in, and make sure you look at the correct information on the Course Catalogue). For example, if an instructor who teaches a required course goes on sabbatic and the course is not offered in a given year, it will not appear in the tables, but it's still required. Similarly, alternate year courses (some of which are required in some programs) will not appear in the tables, in the years when they are not offered.
These blocks of courses are conflict-free by design, and exist to ensure it's possible for a "typical" student to complete the program in 3 years. You are free to take different complementary or elective courses than the ones listed below, scheduling permitting. Whether courses from different blocks are conflict-free with each other is up to chance. It's not because courses from different blocks were conflict-free with each other one year, that they will also be in any other year.
If the courses listed in a given term are insufficient in number, fill up your schedule with other complementary courses of your choice, or electives.

Legend for course types

(rM): required in the Major; (rIA): required in International Ag.; (cM): complementary in the Major; complementary in International. Ag.; (e): elective

Fall 2025 for students in U1	Winter 2026 for students in U1
AEBI 210. Organisms 1. (rM) †	AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (rM)
AGEC 200. Principles of Microeconomics. (rM)	AGRI 340. Principles of Ecological Agriculture. (cM)
AGRI 215. Agro-Ecosystems Field Course. (cM)	BREE 217. Hydrology and Water Resources. (cM)
ANSC 250. Introduction to Livestock Management (rM)
ENVB 210. The Biophysical Environment. (rM)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a Major Restriction error.

Summer between U1 and U2: AGRI 310. Internship in Agriculture/Environment.

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
AGEC 333. Resource Economics. (cIA)	AGEC 442. Economics of International Agricultural Development. (rM, rIA)
NUTR 207. Nutrition and Health. (rM)	AGRI 411. Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture. (rIA, cM)
NUTR 341. Global Food Security. (rM)	ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (cIA)
PLNT 200. Introduction to Crop Science (cM, cIA)

Summer between U2 and U3: AGRI 499 Agricultural Development Internship (cM, cIA)

Still have questions?

If you need help planning your courses or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major. If you are missing Foundation Year-level courses, please reach out to Julie to discuss the best strategy to include these in your schedule.

The first step to planning your courses is to ensure you understand your program requirements. The requirements for each major and specialization can be found in the McGill Course Catalogue. Make sure you reference the version of the Course Catalogue from the year that you enrolled in the program component of interest. For more information, select "Program requirements" from the advising topic menu above.

Courses offered in alternate years

Note the following courses are offered only in alternate years:

Course	requirement	offered
MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity.	Required in Animal Health & Disease Required in Microbiology & Molecular Biotechnology	Odd-numbered fall semesters
MICR 338. Bacterial Molecular Genetics.	Required in Microbiology & Molecular Biotechnology	Even-numbered fall semesters
MICR 450. Environmental Microbiology.	Required in Microbiology & Molecular Biotechnology	Odd-numbered winter semesters

Course

requirement

offered

MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity.

Required in Animal Health & Disease

Required in Microbiology & Molecular Biotechnology

Odd-numbered fall semesters

MICR 338. Bacterial Molecular Genetics.

Required in Microbiology & Molecular Biotechnology

Even-numbered fall semesters

MICR 450. Environmental Microbiology.

Required in Microbiology & Molecular Biotechnology

Odd-numbered winter semesters

Suggested course progressions

The recommendations below are designed to ensure students taking a full course load (15 credits per semester) are able to complete their program in 3 years (not including Foundation Year courses) and avoid scheduling difficulties and pre-requisite issues. Note that conflict-free options for complementary and elective courses are included in the suggestions below, but you may choose others as scheduling permits.

Most students take five 3-credit courses per term (15 credits total), but some choose to take four courses (12 credits total). If you take less than five courses per term it may be possible for you to "catch up" with summer courses, or you can take an extra semester or year. You are considered a full-time student if you register for at least 12 credits in a given term. Note that to be eligible for in-course scholarships from our Faculty, you must complete 27 graded credits in the school year.

The tables below are valid for the 2025-2026 school year. These tables represent blocks of courses that are conflict-free with each other.

Important notes

The vast majority of courses in your program are offered once a year, and there is always only one scheduling option for the lecture. Thus the value of following the recommendations below, to avoid scheduling conflicts which will delay your graduation.
Do not use these tables as lists of program requirements! Program requirements must be accessed from the Course Catalogue (pay attention to the version of the program you are in, and make sure you look at the correct information on the Course Catalogue). For example, if an instructor who teaches a required course goes on sabbatic and the course is not offered in a given year, it will not appear in the tables, but it's still required. Similarly, alternate year courses (some of which are required in some programs) will not appear in the tables, in the years when they are not offered.
These blocks of courses are conflict-free by design, and exist to ensure it's possible for a "typical" student to complete the program in 3 years. You are free to take different complementary or elective courses than the ones listed below, scheduling permitting. Whether courses from different blocks are conflict-free with each other is up to chance. It's not because courses from different blocks were conflict-free with each other one year, that they will also be in any other year.
If the courses listed in a given term are insufficient in number, fill up your schedule with other complementary courses of your choice, or electives.

Legend for course types

(rM): required in the Major; (rS): required in the Specialization; (cM): complementary in the Major; (cS): complementary in the Specialization; (e): elective

Fall 2025 for students in U1	Winter 2026 for students in U1
AEBI 210. Organisms 1. (rM) †	AEBI 211. Organisms 2. (rM)
AGEC 200. Principles of Microeconomics. (e) OR FDSC 230. Organic Chemistry. (e) if not already done*	AEBI 212. Evolution and Phylogeny.(rM)
AEMA 310. Statistical Methods 1. (rM)	LSCI 202. Molecular Cell Biology. (rM)
LSCI 204. Genetics. (rM) †	LSCI 230. Introductory Microbiology. (rM)†
LSCI 211. Biochemistry 1. (rM)

*To register for LSCI 211 students must also be registered for FDSC 230 Organic Chemistry, in the same or a previous term unless an equivalent Organic Chemistry course was completed prior to coming to McGill. If you already completed a full term of Organic Chemistry, you do NOT need to take FDSC 230 and should replace it by AEHM 205 Science Literacy in your first term. If this is the case and Minerva prevents you from registering for LSCI 211 due to a “pre-requisite/test score error”, please contact me directly.

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a Major Restriction error.

Life Sciences and Animal Biology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
ANSC 250. Introduction to Livestock Management (cM)	ANSC 234. Biochemistry 2. (cM, cS)
ANSC 323. Mammalian Physiology. (rS, cM) †	ANSC 251. Comparative Anatomy. (cS)
ANSC 420. Animal Biotechnology. (rS, cM)	ANSC 312. Animal Health and Disease. (rS, cM)
MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity. (cM) - next offered in F27	ANSC 324. Developmental Biology and Reproduction. (rS, cM)
PARA 438. Immunology. (rM, rS)	ANSC 424. Metabolic Endocrinology. (cS)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a Major Restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (cM)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ANSC 303. Farm Animal Internship (e)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
ANSC 326. Fundamentals of Population Genetics. (cM, cS)	ANSC 303. Farm Animal Internship (e)
ANSC 420. Animal Biotechnology. (rS, cM)	ANSC 350. Food-Borne Pathogens. (e)
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	ANSC 400. Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses. (rM, cS)
ANSC 560. Biology of Lactation. (cS)	ANSC 555. The Use and Welfare of Animals. (cS)
MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity. (rS) - next offered in F27	PARA 424. Fundamental Parasitology. (cM)

Life Sciences and Animal Health and Disease

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
ANSC 250. Introduction to Livestock Management (cM)	ANSC 251. Comparative Anatomy. (cS)
ANSC 323. Mammalian Physiology. (rS, cM) †	ANSC 303. Farm Animal Internship (cS)
ANSC 420. Animal Biotechnology. (cM)	ANSC 312. Animal Health and Disease. (rS, cM)
MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity. (rS) - next offered in F27	ANSC 324. Developmental Biology and Reproduction. (cM, cS)
PARA 438. Immunology. (rM)	ANSC 424. Metabolic Endocrinology. (rS)

†Note that some or all of the labs in this course are restricted by program. You must choose a lab section that is open to students in your program, or that is not restricted, as visible in the course's detailed schedule on Minerva (Registration Menu, Step 2). If you choose a section that is not open to you, you will get a Major Restriction error.

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (cM)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ANSC 303. Farm Animal Internship (cS)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
ANSC 326. Fundamentals of Population Genetics. (cM)	ANSC 303. Farm Animal Internship (cS)
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	ANSC 350. Food-Borne Pathogens. (rS)
ANSC 560. Biology of Lactation. (e)	ANSC 400. Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses. (rM)
MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity. (rS) - next offered in F27	ANSC 555. The Use and Welfare of Animals. (cS)
	PARA 424. Fundamental Parasitology. (rS, cM)

Life Sciences and Multidisciplinary

Since all credits in this Specialization are complementary, there is no specific suggestion except:

Summer between U2 and U3: [course link FAES] (cM)

Life Sciences and Microbiology and Molecular Biotechnology

Fall 2025 for students in U2 and U3	Winter 2026 for students in U2 and U3
ANSC 420. Animal Biotechnology. (cM, cS)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	ANSC 400. Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses. (rM)
FDSC 442. Food Microbiology. (cS)*	BTEC 306. Experiments in Biotechnology. (rS, cM)
MICR 341. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity. (rS) - next offered in F27	MICR 331. Microbial Ecology. (rS, cM)
PARA 438. Immunology. (rM)	PARA 424. Fundamental Parasitology. (rS, cM)

*When registration opens, spots in this course are reserved for students in the Food Science program. Life Sciences students who want to take this course usually get spots, but you need to contact the instructor towards the end of the summer to ask how to get a spot.

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (cM)

Life Sciences and Plant Biology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	AEMA 204. Data Analytics for Biosystems (e)
BTEC 501. Bioinformatics. (e)	BTEC 306. Experiments in Biotechnology. (cM)
PARA 438. Immunology. (rM)	PLNT 310. Plant Propagation. (cS)
PLNT 305. Plant Pathology. (cS)	PLNT 316. Plant Specialized Metabolism. (cS)
PLNT 358. Flowering Plant Diversity. (rS)	PLNT 353. Plant Structure and Function. (rS, cM)

Summer between U2 and U3: PLNT 460. Plant Ecology. (cS)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ANSC 514. Coding for Production Data (e)	ANSC 400. Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses. (rM)
BTEC 501. Bioinformatics. (e)	PLNT 316. Plant Specialized Metabolism. (cS)
PARA 438. Immunology. (rM)	PLNT 426. Plant Ecophysiology. (rS, cM)
PLNT 305. Plant Pathology. (cS)	PLNT 435. Plant Breeding. (cS)
PLNT 358. Flowering Plant Diversity. (rS)

Life Sciences and Wildlife Biology

Fall 2025 for students in U2	Winter 2026 for students in U2
NRSC 221. Environment and Health. (e)	ENVB 305. Population and Community Ecology. (e)
PARA 438. Immunology. (rM)	MICR 331. Microbial Ecology. (cM)
PLNT 358. Flowering Plant Diversity. (cS)	WILD 350. Mammalogy. (rS)
WILD 302. Fish Ecology. (cS)
WILD 307. Natural History of Vertebrates. (rS)

Summer between U2 and U3: FAES 300. Internship 2. (cM)

Fall 2025 for students in U3	Winter 2026 for students in U3
ENVB 529. GIS for Natural Resource Management. (rS)	ANSC 400. Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses. (rM)
WILD 401. Fisheries and Wildlife Management. (rS)	ENVB 437. Assessing Environmental Impact. (cS)
WILD 420. Ornithology. (rS)	ENVB 506. Quantitative Methods: Ecology. (cS)
	PARA 424. Fundamental Parasitology. (cM, cS)
	WILD 421. Wildlife Conservation. (cS)

Still have questions?

If you need help planning your courses or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major. If you are missing Foundation Year-level courses, please reach out to Julie to discuss the best strategy to include these in your schedule.

Taking an honours program is a great opportunity to gain undergraduate research experience, and graduating with honours is broadly recognized as prestigious. Honours requirements must be completed in addition to your major and specialization requirements. Essentially, honours work replaces elective credit in your degree. Credits toward honours requirements cannot also count as required or complementary credits toward your major, specialization, or minor.

To be eligible for honours, you must have a minimum cGPA of 3.30 at the end of the Winter term of your U2. Participating in honours also entails finding a faculty member who agrees to supervise you for the research component. In order to graduate with honours, you must obtain a grade of B or better in all courses that make up your honours component, and your cGPA at the time of graduation must be 3.30 or above. If you do not meet these criteria, your honours courses will be considered electives only.

If you qualify for honours in June after you have completed U2, your advisor will get in touch with you regarding the steps you must complete to enter the program. It is a good idea to start discussing potential projects with potential supervisors during your U2 winter term.

Honours plans

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology, and Global Food Security students have the choice of two different honours plans. Both plans add up to 12 credits.

Plan A

For students majoring in Agro-Environmental Sciences, Plan A (12 credits) involves completing the following research courses in two different terms:

AGRI 401. Honours Research Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Preparation of a literature review, progress report, and delivery of a proposal seminar, as well as initiating the research project.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

Restriction: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Agro-Environmental Sciences program.

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AGRI 402. Honours Research Project 2.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Winter 2026
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Description

Completion of the honours research project, including a progress report, a final project report, and a project presentation.

Prerequisites: AGRI 401 and permission of the instructor

Restriction: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Agro-Environmental Sciences program.

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Plan B

For students majoring in Agro-Environmental Sciences, Plan B (12 credits) involves completing:

AGRI 405. Honours Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Preparation of a literature review, progress report and delivery of a proposal seminar, as well as initiating the research project.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

Restriction: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Agro-Environmental Sciences program.

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AGRI 406. Honours Project 2.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Winter 2026
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Description

Completion of the honours project, including a progress peport, a final project report, and a project presentation.

Prerequisites: AGRI 405 and permission of the instructor

Restriction: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Agro-Environmental Sciences program.

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6 credits of courses at the 400-level or higher which are directly relevant to the work you do in your research project. These courses cannot be used toward any other component of your program (e.g. major, specialization).

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Taking an honours program is a great opportunity to gain undergraduate research experience, and graduating with honours is broadly recognized as prestigious. Honours requirements must be completed in addition to your major and specialization requirements. Essentially, honours work replaces elective credit in your degree. Credits toward honours requirements cannot also count as required or complementary credits toward your major, specialization, or minor.

To be eligible for honours, you must have a minimum cGPA of 3.30 at the end of the Winter term of your U2. Participating in honours also entails finding a faculty member who agrees to supervise you for the research component. In order to graduate with honours, you must obtain a grade of B or better in all courses that make up your honours component, and your cGPA at the time of graduation must be 3.30 or above. If you do not meet these criteria, your honours courses will be considered electives only.

If you qualify for honours in June after you have completed U2, your advisor will get in touch with you regarding the steps you must complete to enter the program. It is a good idea to start discussing potential projects with potential supervisors during your U2 winter term.

Honours plans

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology, and Global Food Security students have the choice of two different honours plans. Both plans add up to 12 credits.

Plan A

For students majoring in Environmental Biology, Plan A (12 credits) involves completing the following research courses in two different terms:

ENVB 401. Honours Research Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
View offerings for Fall 2025 in Visual Schedule Builder.

Description

Preparation of a literature review, progress report, and delivery of a proposal seminar, as well as initiating the research project.

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor

Restrictions: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Environmental Biology program.

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ENVB 402. Honours Research Project 2.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description

Completion of the honours research project, including a progress report, a final project report, and a project presentation.

Prerequisites: ENVB 401 and permission of the instructor

Restrictions: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Environmental Biology program.

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Plan B

For students majoring in Environmental Biology, Plan B (12 credits) involves completing:

ENVB 405. Honours Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Preparation of a literature review, progress report and delivery of a proposal seminar, as well as initiating the research project.

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor

Restrictions: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Environmental Biology program.

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ENVB 406. Honours Project 2
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description

Completion of the honours project, including a progress report, a final project report, and a project presentation.

Prerequisites: ENVB 405 and permission of the instructor

Restrictions: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Environmental Biology program.

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6 credits of courses at the 400-level or higher which are directly relevant to the work you do in your research project. These courses cannot be used toward any other component of your program (e.g. major, specialization).

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Taking an honours program is a great opportunity to gain undergraduate research experience, and graduating with honours is broadly recognized as prestigious. Honours requirements must be completed in addition to your major and specialization requirements. Essentially, honours work replaces elective credit in your degree. Credits toward honours requirements cannot also count as required or complementary credits toward your major, specialization, or minor.

To be eligible for honours, you must have a minimum cGPA of 3.30 at the end of the Winter term of your U2. Participating in honours also entails finding a faculty member who agrees to supervise you for the research component. In order to graduate with honours, you must obtain a grade of B or better in all courses that make up your honours component, and your cGPA at the time of graduation must be 3.30 or above. If you do not meet these criteria, your honours courses will be considered electives only.

If you qualify for honours in June after you have completed U2, your advisor will get in touch with you regarding the steps you must complete to enter the program. It is a good idea to start discussing potential projects with potential supervisors during your U2 winter term.

Honours plans

Agro-Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology, and Global Food Security students have the choice of two different honours plans. Both plans add up to 12 credits.

Plan A

For students majoring in Global Food Security, Plan A (12 credits) involves completing the following research courses in two different terms:

FAES 401. Honours Research Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description

Students will prepare a Literature Review, Progress Report and deliver a Proposal Seminar as well as begin work on the research project. Completion of the project will take place in FAES 402, Honours Research Project 2.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.

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FAES 402. Honours Research Project 2.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description

Honours Research Project 2 is the completion of the project begun in FAES 401 and requires a Progress Report, a Final Project Report and a Project Presentation.

Prerequisites: FAES 401 and permission of instructor

Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.

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Plan B

For students majoring in Global Food Security, Plan B (12 credits) involves completing:

FAES 405. Honours Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description

Students will prepare a Literature Review, Progress Report and deliver a Proposal Seminar as well as begin work on the research project. Completion of the project will take place in FAES 406, Honours Project 2.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.

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FAES 406. Honours Project 2.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description

Honours Project 2 is the completion of the project begun in FAES 405 and requires a Progress Report, a Final Project Report and a Project Presentation.

Prerequisites: FAES 405 and permission of instructor

Restrictions: This course is intended for senior undergraduate students (U3) in the final year of their Honours program.

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6 credits of courses at the 400-level or higher which are directly relevant to the work you do in your research project. These courses cannot be used toward any other component of your program (e.g. major, specialization).

Still have questions?

If you need additional help or have any questions, please julie.major [at] mcgill.ca (email) or book an appointment with your academic advisor, Julie Major.

Taking an honours program is a great opportunity to gain undergraduate research experience, and graduating with honours is broadly recognized as prestigious. Honours requirements must be completed in addition to your major and specialization requirements. Essentially, honours work replaces elective credit in your degree. Credits toward honours requirements cannot also count as required or complementary credits toward your major, specialization, or minor.

To be eligible for honours, you must have a minimum cGPA of 3.30 at the end of the Winter term of your U2. Participating in honours also entails finding a faculty member who agrees to supervise you for the research component. In order to graduate with honours, you must obtain a grade of B or better in all courses that make up your honours component, and your cGPA at the time of graduation must be 3.30 or above. If you do not meet these criteria, your honours courses will be considered electives only.

If you qualify for honours in June after you have completed U2, your advisor will get in touch with you regarding the steps you must complete to enter the program. It is a good idea to start discussing potential projects with potential supervisors during your U2 winter term.

Honours plan

For students majoring in Life Sciences, honours will involve completing the following research courses in two different terms:

LSCI 401. Honours Research Project 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Preparation of an honours research proposal, progress report, and delivery of a proposal seminar, as well as initiating the research project.

Restriction: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Life Sciences (Biological and Agricultural) program.

Prerequisites: AEHM 205 and permission of the instructor

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LSCI 402. Honours Research Project 2.
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Credits: 6
Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms Offered: Winter 2026
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Completion of the honours research project, including a progress report, a final project report, and a project presentation.

Prerequisites: LSCI 401 and permission of the instructor

Restrictions: Only open to students in the B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.); Honours in Life Sciences (Biological and Agricultural) program.

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