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Specialist Program in Immunology

Sidney Smith Hall

(13.5 full courses or their equivalents)

The Immunology Specialist Program is a Limited program. We accept applications via Acorn during the first program request period only.

Only students with an average of 70% or higher in all of the required first-year courses and a minimum of 75% in each of these courses will be considered for entrance into the specialist program.

Enrolment is limited and selection is based on performance in the following first-year required courses:

  • BIO120H1 and BIO130H1
  • CHM135H1 and CHM136H1, or CHM151Y1Y
  • MAT135H1 and MAT136H1; or MAT137Y1Y

First Year: 

  • BIO120H1
  • BIO130H1
  • CHM135H1 and CHM136H1, or CHM151Y1 
  • MAT135H1 and MAT136H1, or MAT1371Y1
  • PHY131H1* and PHY132H1*, or PHY151H1* and PHY152H1*

Second Year:

  • BCH242Y1
  • BIO230H1
  • BIO260H1 or HMB265H1
  • IMM250H1
  • STA288H1
  • One course from the following list:
    • BIO220H1 / CHM220H1 / CHM247H1 / CHM249H1 / TRN225Y1

Third Year: 

Students considering graduate school are encouraged to add the additional non-compulsory IMM385Y1.

  • BCH377H1
  • IMM341H1
  • IMM351H1
  • IMM360H1
  • MGY311Y1
  • MGY377H1 / MGY378H1

Fourth Year:

  1. IMM435H1**
  2. Two courses (1.0 FCEs) from the following list: IMM428H1 / IMM429H1 / IMM430H1 / IMM431H1 / IMM432H1 / IMM433H1 / MIJ485H1
  3. IMM450Y1 or one full course equivalent at the 400-series in ANA, BCH, IMM, LMP, MGY, CSB.

* These courses may be taken in the first year or subsequent years and are not required for entrance into the specialist program. 
** This course is capped at 40 students. Priority will be given to Immunology Specialist students, followed by Immunology Major students.