Curriculum
A student accepted to the five-year program will be required to register for a full year in the Faculty of Science. In that year, the student must take courses totaling 30 credits. Following the successful completion of this year, determined by a Student Promotions Committee, students will proceed into the first year of the four-year program. Students must obtain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 with all individual grades "B" or higher for required courses and passing grades for all complementary courses to be promoted into the first year of the MDCM Program.
Note: Students failing to meet these requirements will be able to transfer into a B.Sc. and may reapply to the MDCM Program following completion of the undergraduate degree. Please note that a grade of B in all courses would lead to a GPA of 3.0 and that a grade of B in required courses and grades below B in complementary courses would lead to a GPA below 3.0.
A - OBLIGATORY SCIENCE COURSES-Montreal (18 credits)
You are required to register in and achieve a minimum grade of B in the following:
BIOL 200. Molecular Biology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description
The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent
- Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204
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BIOL 201. Cell Biology and Metabolism.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description
This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212
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PHGY 209. Mammalian Physiology 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description
Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.
- Fall
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
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PHGY 210. Mammalian Physiology 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description
Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
- Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209
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BIOL 202. Basic Genetics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description
Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302.
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- For students who completed 201-SN1-RE (Probability and Statistics), one 200-level course offered by the Faculty of Science.
- For students who did not complete 201-SN-RE (Probability and Statstics), MATH 203 is the required course.
A - OBLIGATORY SCIENCE COURSES-Outaouais (18 credits)
You are required to register in and achieve a minimum grade of B in the following:
Courses offered by McGill University
BIOL 200. Molecular Biology.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Fall 2026 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent
- Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204
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BIOL 201. Cell Biology and Metabolism.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Winter 2027 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212
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PHGY 209. Mammalian Physiology 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Fall 2026 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.
- Fall
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
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PHGY 210. Mammalian Physiology 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Winter 2027 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
- Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209
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BIOL 202. Basic Genetics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Winter 2027 in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302.
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Outaouais students must register in the specific Outaouais course sections of these five obligatory courses. These McGill Faculty of Science courses are offered onsite in the classrooms of UQO in Gatineau by francophone professors of the Faculty of Science of McGill University.
Fall (6 credits):
BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits)
PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits)
Winter (9 credits):
BIOL 201 Cellular Biology & Metabolism (3 credits)
BIOL 202 Genetics (3 credits)
PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits)
Courses offered by UQO: 
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Required course (3 credits):
- For students who completed 201-SN1-RE (Probability and Statistics), Choose one of the Science courses marked with a * from the spreadsheet of course options.
- For students who did not complete 201-SN-RE (Probability and Statstics), MQT1183 Probabilité et statistiques is required
- This course can be taken in either semester.