Curriculum
A student accepted to the Med-P year听will be required to register for a full year in the Faculty of Science. In that year, the student must take courses totalling 30 credits. Following the successful completion of this year, determined by a Student Promotions Committee, students will proceed into the first year of the four-year MDCM program. Students must obtain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 with all individual grades "B" or higher for required courses and passing grades for all complementary courses to be promoted into the first year of the MDCM Program.
Note: Students failing to meet these requirements will be able to transfer into a B.Sc. and may reapply to the MDCM Program following completion of the undergraduate degree. Please note that a grade of B in all courses would lead to a GPA of 3.0 and that a grade of B in required courses and grades below B in complementary courses would lead to a GPA below 3.0.
Note: For Med-P (Outaouais) students, courses follow the academic regulations and grading schemes of their respective university. As required by the Quebec inter-university transfer system, the Promotions committee uses the official letter grades for UQO courses to assess students' successful completion of the Med-P year.听
A - OBLIGATORY SCIENCE COURSES (Montreal Campus) (18 credits)
You are required to register in and achieve a minimum grade of B in the following:
BIOL 200. Molecular Biology.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
BIOL 200
Molecular Biology.
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent
- Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204
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BIOL 201. Cell Biology and Metabolism.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
BIOL 201
Cell Biology and Metabolism.
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212
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PHGY 209. Mammalian Physiology 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
PHGY 209
Mammalian Physiology 1.
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or PHGY 201 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.
- Fall
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
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PHGY 210. Mammalian Physiology 2.
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PHGY 210
Mammalian Physiology 2.
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.
- Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
- Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209
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BIOL 202. Basic Genetics.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302.
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MATH 203. Principles of Statistics 1.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
MATH 203
Principles of Statistics 1.
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Examples of statistical data and the use of graphical means to summarize the data. Basic distributions arising in the natural and behavioural sciences. The logical meaning of a test of significance and a confidence interval. Tests of significance and confidence intervals in the one and two sample setting (means, variances and proportions).
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Students should consult for information regarding transfer credits for this course.
- No calculus prerequisites
- Restriction: This course is intended for students in all disciplines. For extensive course restrictions covering statistics courses see Section 3.6.1 of the Arts and of the Science sections of the calendar regarding course overlaps.
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Students should consult for information regarding transfer credits for this course.
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A - OBLIGATORY SCIENCE COURSES-(Outaouais Campus; offered in partnership with UQO) (18 credits)
Courses offered by 黑料社听
These five required courses (three in Biology and two in Physiology) are offered in Outaouais by francophone professors of the Faculty of Science of 黑料社.
Fall (6 credits):
BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits)
PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits)
Winter (9 credits):
BIOL 201 Cellular Biology & Metabolism (3 credits)
BIOL 202 Genetics (3 credits)
PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits)
Courses offered by UQO
The听 mathematics course (equivalent to 黑料社 MATH 203 Principles of Statistics) is obligatory. The students will take this course with other UQO students, or they may听be part of a single group that will be composed solely of the students of the Med-P (Outaouais) year. Students must also choose among four complementary/elective courses available in the departments and faculties of UQO.
Fall (9 credits):
听(3 credits)
2 electives (6 credits)
Winter (6 credits):
2 electives (6 credits)
B - COMPLEMENTARY - ARTS (6 credits): MONTREAL and OUTAOUAIS
Montreal: You are required to register in 6 credits of courses offered in the Faculty of Arts. Any credits surpassing 6 credits will be counted as elective credits. Arts courses need to be at the 200-level or higher.
Outaouais:听The听6听credits of courses听can be selected from a broad range听of听UQO鈥檚 course offerings. A detailed course list will be provided for admitted students.
C - ELECTIVE (6 credits): MONTREAL and OUTAOUAIS
Montreal: You may choose from any available course in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Arts. Of these, only a maximum of 3 credits can be at the 100-level. You have the option to choose the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading system for a maximum of 3 credits of electives only.
Outaouais:听The 6听credits of courses听can be selected from a list of听UQO鈥檚 course offerings, as above.听 The Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option is not offered by UQO.