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HONOURS PROGRAM

(73 credits)

Students enter the Honours program in U2, which is the second year of a three-year degree (students from CEGEP)  or the third year of a four-year degree (students entering directly from high school).  Enrolment in Honours in Anatomy & Cell Biology requires a minimum CGPA of 3.2 after all U1 courses have been completed and is restricted to a limited number of students, who are chosen based on academic performance and assessment of their level of motivation in their studies. The program provides selected students with a thorough knowledge of anatomy and cell biology, as well as related biomedical sciences.  

The full program description can be found in the eCalendar:

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Anatomy and Cell Biology

Be sure to review this information carefully!  It is your responsibility to ensure that you're meeting the requirements for your program.

The program plan below is recommended and will allow you to complete the Honours program in three years. It may be possible to change the order in which you complete some of your requirements, in consultation with the ACB program advisor.

You can use the ACB Honours Program form to keep track of your progress during your degree. Bring or email a copy of your updated form when you go for program advising.

*Current ACB Liberal or Major student interested in changing to the Honours program? Make an appointment with the Undergraduate Program Advisor to discuss this program option!

Students who have decided to complete the ACB honours program: complete the PDF icon ACB Honours Program Application and submit it to: undergradadvisor.acb [at] mcgill.ca.

U1 Required Courses

ANAT 212 Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 261 Intro to Dynamic Histology 4 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 262 Intro Molecular &Cell Biol 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

BIOL 200 Molecular Biology 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

BIOL 202 Basic Genetics 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

CHEM 212 Intro Organic Chemistry 1 4 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

* Students who have an exemption from CHEM 212 from CEGEP will replace these credits with electives

U2 Required Courses

ANAT 214 Systemic Human Anatomy 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory 4 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

CHEM 222 Intro Organic Chemistry 2 4 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

MIMM 214 Intro Immun: Elem of Immunity 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

One introductory statistics class:

MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

OR

PSYC 204 Intro to Psychological Stats 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

OR

BIOL 373 Biometry 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


 

*MIMM 214, CHEM 222 and statistics can also be completed in U3

**Statistics and CHEM 222 can also be completed during the Summer semester

*** Students who have an exemption from statistics/CHEM 222 from CEGEP or other advanced standing will replace these credits with electives

U3 Required Course

ANAT 432 Honours Research Project 9 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

* Can also be completed in the Summer semester prior to U3

Complementary Courses

At least 6 credits of Complementary Courses (from either the AAC or BOC lists) must be at the 400-level or above. 

18 credits of Advanced Anatomy Courses (AACs)

Selected from:

ANAT 314 Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 321 Circuitry of the Human Brain 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 322 Neuroendocrinology 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 323 Clinical Neuroanatomy 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 365 Cellular Trafficking 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 381 Experimental Embryology 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 416 Dev., Disease and Regeneration 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 458 Membranes & Cellular Signaling 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 514 Adv Human Anatomy Laboratory 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 541 Cell & Mol Biology of Aging 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 542 TEM of Biological Samples 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ANAT 565 Diseases-Membrane Trafficking 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

NEUR 310 Cellular Neurobiology 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

* Only one of ANAT 321 and ANAT 323 may be taken


3 credits of Biologically Oriented Courses (BOCs)

Selected from the approved BOC list in the program description:

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Anatomy and Cell Biology

 

 
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