General Science

Program Overview & Highlights

General 3-Year Program
BSc

General Science is ideal for students who want to explore more than one area or are undecided about what subjects to study. You’ll focus on two core science areas – biology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, earth and environmental science, mathematics, physics, or economics – and still get the chance to pursue other areas, as well. Many students who start in this program transfer to a more specialized four-year honours program.

We also offer opportunities to study abroad, from the volcanoes of Iceland to the jungles of Costa Rica, service learning for credit, internships in all of our programs and co-op in many. Our science degrees combine the right balance of classroom instruction and hands-on learning in the lab and in the field.

Experiential Learning

Our world-class faculty are active in research and internationally recognized

Peer Mentoring

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Our faculty to student ratio is the best in Ontario!

Over $2 Million

in scholarships given annually¹

¹ to Faculty of Science students

Over 70%

of science students will participate in undergraduate research

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Required Courses: Advanced Functions/MHF4U and two of Chemistry/SCH4U, Biology/SBI4U, Physics/SCH4U, English
Strongly Recommended: Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U
Min. Average: 70% (70% average of all attempted science and math courses)
Mean Average: 84%

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Academic Calendars

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Career Tracks

Health Sciences
Health Technologies
Education (with additional studies)
Quality Control
Government or Industrial Researcher

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

Important Notes

Students using this program guide should also attend Head Start or make an appointment with an academic advisor in their program area during the first two weeks of the Fall 2025 semester.
Science academic advising and course selection questions can also be obtained by contacting us at the email address scienceundergrad@uwindsor.ca.
Open Choice means any course that fulfils the degree requirements. Many students choose to select a Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) course in the first year.

Required Course Notes

Two sets of two courses from two different Departments or Schools (* Course with lab)

BIOL 1101* and BIOL 1111*
CHEM 1100* and CHEM 1110*
COMP 1400* and COMP 1410*
ECON 1100 and ECON 1110
ESCI 1100* and ESCI 1111
MATH 1720¹ or MATH 1760¹, and MATH 1730
PHYS 1400* and PHYS 1410*

One set of two courses from a third Department or School (* Course with lab)

BIOL 1101* and BIOL 1111*
CHEM 1100* and CHEM 1110*
COMP 2067 and COMP 2087
COMP 1400* and COMP 1410*
ECON 1100 and ECON 1110
ESCI 1100* and ESCI 1111
MATH 1760 or MATH 17201, and MATH 1730
MATH 1760 or MATH 17201, and STAT 2910
PHYS 1300* and PHYS 1310*
PHYS 1400* and PHYS 1410*

Two Additional Courses

Open choice
Open choice

Various other Science or Arts and Social Science courses count toward a degree. Seek program advising for more information. Email scienceundergrad@uwindsor.ca for an appointment or electronic advice.

¹ Students who “have” credit for MCV4U Calculus and Vectors should register in MATH 1720 and MATH 1250; those who “do not” have this credit should register in MATH 1760 and MATH 1260.

In person advising regarding the General Science program or course selection is available at the Faculty of Science office. All students are encouraged to seek advising regularly, especially before the registration periods. Email scienceundergrad@uwindsor.ca for an appointment or to ask your question(s) electronically. Some advising can be done remotely.

Required Courses

COMP 1400: Introduction to Algorithms and Programming I

MATH 1720: Differential Calculus

This course will cover trigonometric functions and identities, inverse trigonometric functions, limits and continuity, derivatives and applications, mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives and an introduction to definite integrals. This course is for students who have taken both Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Students who do not have credit for MCV4U should take MATH-1760. (Prerequisites: Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or MATH-1780.) (Antirequisite: MATH-1760.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)

MATH 1760: Functions and Differential Calculus

This course will cover a review of functions, trigonometric functions and identities, transcendental functions, inverse trigonometric functions, introduction to limits, continuity, derivatives and applications, mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives and an introduction to definite integrals. This course is for students who have taken Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U), but have not taken Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Students who have credit for MCV4U should take MATH-1720. The course is equivalent to MATH-1720 for all prerequisite purposes. (Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12Advanced Functions (MHF4U).) (Antirequisite: MATH-1720.) (4 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)

PHYS 1400: Introductory Physics I

PHYS 1300: Introductory Physics for Life Sciences I

BIOL 1101: Cell Biology

ECON 1100: Introduction to Economics I

ESCI 1100: Environmental Systems – An Introduction to Environmental Science

COMP 2067: Programming for Beginners

CHEM 1100: General Chemistry I

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