Program Requirements

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

• BIO120H1 and BIO130H1
• ( CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1
• ( PHY131H1 and PHY132H1)/( PHY151H1 and PHY152H1)

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade lower than 60%, or a grade average lower than 70% will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum final grade or minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

 

NOTE: Some of the courses listed below may have prerequisites. 

 

Completion Requirements:

(13.0 credits, including 1.0 credit from 400-level courses)

NOTE: Some of the courses listed below may have prerequisites.

First Year:

  1. BIO120H1, BIO130H1
  2. ( CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1
  3. ( PHY131H1 and PHY132H1)/ ( PHY151H1 and PHY152H1)

Second Year:

  1. BCH210H1
  2. BIO230H1
  3. CHM220H1/​ CHM222H1, CHM223H1, ( CHM249H1 strongly recommended/ CHM247H1)
  4. PCL201H1
  5. PHC230H1

Third Year:

  1. CHM217H1
  2. PHC300H1, PHC301H1, PHC320H1, PHC330H1, PHC340Y1

Fourth Year:

  1. PHC489Y1/​ CHM499Y1
  2. 2.0 credits from: CHM317H1, CHM342H1, CHM347H1, CHM379H1, CHM410H1, CHM414H1, CHM417H1, CHM427H1, CHM440H1, JPM300H1, JPM400Y1, PCL362H1, PCL386H1, PHC331H1, PHC401H1, PHC420H1, PHC421H1, PHC430H1, PHC431H1, PHC432H1, PHC435H1, PHC460H1, PHC462H1, PHC470H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1

Note that not all of the 400-level PHC courses are offered every academic year.

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

12 or 16-Month Internship Program to Qualified Students

Arts & Science Internship Program

Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that space is more limited for Year 3 entry and students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Specialist in the Summer after Year 2.

 

This page was updated on July 5, 2023.  Please consult the Arts & Science Academic Calender for the most up-to-date program requirements.