Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bioinformatics Option is available to Honours B.Sc. students within the Faculty of Science.

Program Requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied:

• Required BIOL courses (2.0 units) from:
  • BIOL 266
  • BIOL 365
  • BIOL 465
  • BIOL 469
• Required CS courses (1.0 unit) from:
  • CS 115 or CS 135
  • CS 116 or CS 136
• One of (0.5 unit) selected from:
  • MATH 114
  • MATH 127
  • MATH 137
  • PHYS 111
• One of (0.5 unit) selected from:
  • STAT 202
  • STAT 221
  • STAT 231
• Total: 4.0 units Note: BIOL 308 or BIOL 309 is recommended.

Additional Information

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.