In the second year of study, a student must declare a major area of study. Below you will find the options available to you in the various Degree programs. The most recent version of Section 7 of the Academic Calendar lists the admission and advancement requirements for the various program options in the Faculty of Science.
Bachelor of Science
Please review the Faculty of Science Regulations in Chapter 7 and the Departmental or Program options in Chapter 9 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form.
For students admitted to the BSc for September 2025 or later; optional for all other students.
BSc Major with a Science Minor
BSc Major with Business Administration
BSc Honours with a Science Minor
BSc Honours with an Arts Minor
For students admitted to the BSc prior to September 2025.
BSc Major with a Science Minor
BSc Advanced Major (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)
BSc Advanced Major with a Science Minor (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)
BSc Advanced Major with an Arts Minor (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)
BSc Advanced Major with Business Administration (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)
BSc Joint Advanced Major (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)
BSc Honours with a Science Minor
BSc Honours with an Arts Minor
BSc with Aquatic Resources
In the second year of study, students must declare their major area of study. Below you will find the options available to you in the various program options in Aquatic Resources. The most recent version of Section 7 of the Academic Calendar lists the admission and advancement requirements for the various program options in the Faculty of Science.
BSc Major with Aquatic Resources and Mathematics
Please select the appropriate program (Major, Advanced Major, etc.) within your degree and then fill in the shaded regions. You may complete the fillable pdf online and submit it electronically, or you may fill out the form by hand. All Declaration forms are to be submitted to the Chair of the Department or the Coordinator of the Program.
- Note 1 Of SCIENCE A, B, and C, one must be mathematics/statistics, and six credits from this department must be calculus. In the BSc Major or Advanced Major in Science with Business, either science A or B must be mathematics/statistics, and must include six credits of calculus.
- Note 2 With permission of the major department(s), courses from other science departments may be used to satisfy major, advanced major, or honours requirements: up to 6 credits for the major; up to 12 credits for the advanced major, joint advanced major, advanced major with business, or joint honours; up to 18 credits for the honours.
- Note 3 Students may use up to 30 credits of courses from professional programs (business administration, engineering, human kinetics, human nutrition, nursing).
- Note 4 SCIENCE A, B, and C must each be different disciplines.
- Note 5 For the BSc Major in (SCIENCE A) and Major in Aquatic Resources, at least 18 credits of Science A must be designated as AR courses. A total of 12 credits of AR courses must be taken from at least two participating departments other than SCIENCE A. See Academic Calendar for details.
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
BSc Human Nutrition
BSc Human Nutrition Prior to 2024-2025
(only available to students who began their HNU program prior to Fall 2024)
The following 15 options are available to all Human Nutrition students.
| With No Minor | With Science Minor | With Arts Minor |
| No Concentration | No Concentration with Science Minor | No Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Dietetics Concentration | Dietetics Concentration with Science Minor | Dietetics Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Food Entrepreneurship Concentration | Food Entrepreneurship Concentration with Science Minor | Food Entrepreneurship Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Food and Society Concentration | Food and Society Concentration with Science Minor | Food and Society Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Health Sciences Concentration | Health Sciences Concentration with Science Minor | Health Sciences Concentration with Arts Minor |
BSc Human Nutrition with Advanced Major
Advanced Major Prior to 2024-2025
(only available to students who began their HNU program prior to Fall 2024)
The following 15 options are available to all Human Nutrition students.
| Advanced Major with No Minor | Advanced Major with Science Minor | Advanced Major with Arts Minor |
| No Concentration | No Concentration with Science Minor | No Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Dietetics Concentration | Dietetics Concentration with Science Minor | Dietetics Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Food Entrepreneurship Concentration | Food Entrepreneurship Concentration with Science Minor | Food Entrepreneurship Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Food and Society Concentration | Food and Society Concentration with Science Minor | Food and Society Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Health Sciences Concentration | Health Sciences Concentration with Science Minor | Health Sciences Concentration with Arts Minor |
BSc Human Nutrition with Honours
Honours Prior to 2024-2025
(only available to students who began their HNU program prior to Fall 2024)
The following 15 options are available to all Human Nutrition students.
| Honours with No Minor | Honours with Science Minor | Honours with Arts Minor |
| No Concentration | No Concentration with Science Minor | No Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Dietetics Concentration | Dietetics Concentration with Science Minor | Dietetics Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Food Entrepreneurship Concentration | Food Entrepreneurship Concentration with Science Minor | Food Entrepreneurship Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Food and Society Concentration | Food and Society Concentration with Science Minor | Food and Society Concentration with Arts Minor |
| Health Sciences Concentration | Health Sciences Concentration with Science Minor | Health Sciences Concentration with Arts Minor |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Please review the Faculty of Science Regulations in Chapter 7 and the Nursing Program options in Chapter 9.29 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form.
Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics
Please review the Faculty of Science Regulations in Chapter 7 and the Human Kinetics Program options in Section 9.23 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form.
Major Declaration Forms
Honours Declaration Forms
5 Year Dual Program Declaration Forms
Students admitted to the HKIN program prior to 2019 can contact Academic Advising (@email) for declaration form options.
Bachelor of Arts in Human Kinetics
Please review the Faculty of Arts Regulations in Chapter 4 and the Human Kinetics Program options in Section 9.23 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form.
Major Declaration Forms
BA Human Kinetics Major Pre Education
BA Human Kinetics Major Kinesiology
BA Human Kinetics Major Kinesiology, Minor in Sports Management (students must apply to pursue this minor option)
Honours Declaration Forms
BA Human Kinetics Honours Pre Education
BA Human Kinetics Honours Kinesiology
BA Human Kinetics Honours Kinesiology, Minor in Sports Management (students must apply to pursue this minor option)
5 Year Dual Program Declaration Forms
Students admitted to the HKIN program prior to 2019 can contact Academic Advising (@email) for declaration form options.
Bachelor of Arts and Science
Health:
See the Dean of Arts Web page to access the forms.
Climate and Environment:
See the Dean of Arts Web page to access the forms.
Certificate
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