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Bachelor of Science

Sample enrolment

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 28 November 2023. View details of the changes below.

Requirements:

(a) Degree Core: 12 credit points of units of study as set out in Table A Degree Core; and 12 credit points of 1000-level units of study as set out in Table A (excluding units present in Table A Degree Core); units used to meet the Degree Core requirement can also be used to meet the requirements for major(s) or minor(s); and

(b) A major (48 credit points of units of study) or program defined in Section 7 below and listed in Table A; and

(c) A minor (36 credit points of units of study) or second major (48 credit points of units of study) as defined in Section 7 below and listed in Table A or Table S.

(d) For students not enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O.

(e) For students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D.

(f) Students previously but no longer enrolled in the Dalyell Stream;(i) who have completed at least 6 credit points of Dalyell units of study are not required to complete any units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O.

(g) where appropriate, Elective Units from Table A, Table S, Table O or for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, Table D; and

(h) For students enrolled in a stream, complete the requirements for the stream as specified in Table A or Table D.

General pathway

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 and credit points	Unit of study 2 and credit points	Unit of study 3 and credit points	Unit of study 4 and credit points	Unit of study 5 and credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Science Table A Major 1XXX	Table A or S Major/Minor 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Elective – 1000-level Science 1XXX
	1	6	6	3	3	6	24
	2	Science Table A Major 1XXX	Table A or S Major/Minor 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Table A Degree Core 1XXX	Elective – 1000-level Science 1XXX
	2	6	6	3	3	6	24
Year 2	1	Science Table A Major 2XXX	Table A or S Major/Minor 2XXX	OLE	Elective 1XXX/2XXX
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Science Table A Major 2XXX	Table A or S Major/Minor 2XXX	Elective 1XXX/2XXX	Elective 1XXX/2XXX
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 3	1	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Table A or S Major/Minor 3XXX	Table A or S Major/Elective 1XXX/2XXX/3XXX
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Science Table A Major 3XXX	Table A or S Major/Minor 3XXX	Table A or S Major/Elective 1XXX/2XXX/3XXX
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Total credit points:							144

Example pathway: Chemistry major and Biology major

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 and credit points	Unit of study 2 and credit points	Unit of study 3 and credit points	Unit of study 4 and credit points	Unit of study 5 and credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Chemistry Major CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A*	Biology Major BIOL1006 Life and Evolution*	Table A Degree Core MATH1021 Calculus of One Variable	Table A Degree Core MATH1002 Linear Algebra	Elective GEOS1001 Earth, Environment and Society
	1	6	6	3	3	6	24
	2	Chemistry Major CHEM1112 Chemistry 1B*	Biology Major BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems*	Table A Degree Core MATH1023 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling	Table A Degree Core MATH1005 Statistical Thinking with Data	OLE units OLET1605 Communication in STEM AND OLET1616 The Science of Health and Wellbeing AND OLET1644 How we make decisions
	2	6	6	3	3	6	24
Year 2	1	Chemistry Major CHEM2521 Molecular Stability and Reactivity	Biology Major BIOL2030 Botany	OLE units OLET1652 How to Estimate Anything AND OLET1622 Numbers and Numerics AND OLET2602 Psychology of Crime	Elective HPSC1000 Bioethics
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Chemistry Major CHEM2523 Chemistry of Biological Molecules	Biology Major BIOL2022 Biology Experimental Design and Analysis	Biology Major BIOL2024 Ecology and Conservation	Elective PSYC1002 Psychology 1002
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Year 3	1	Chemistry Major CHEM3120 Environmental and Analytical Chemistry	Chemistry Major SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project	Biology Major BIOL3005 Evolutionary Biology	Elective CHEM2522 Sustainable Chemical Manufacture
	1	6	6	6	6		24
	2	Chemistry Major CHEM3121 Chemical Biology	Chemistry Major CHEM3122 Chemical Biology	Biology Major BIOL3007 Ecology	Biology Major BIOL3888 Biology Interdisciplinary Project
	2	6	6	6	6		24
Total credit points:							144
*Unit counts towards the degree core requirements of 12 credit points of 1000-level Science elective units of study.

Post-publication amendments

Date	Original publication	Post-publication amendment
28/11/2023	Requirements published as: 144 cp total 12 cp of Table A degree core (students may count the units from their majors or minors to fulfill this requirement) 12 cp of 1000-level science elective units of study (excluding units listed in Table A degree core, however students may count the units from their majors and minors to fulfill this requirement) a major (48 cp) or program from Science Table A a minor (36 cp) or second major (48 cp) from Table A or Table S 12 cp of Open Learning Environment units from Table O or for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, 6 cp of Open Learning Environment units and 12 cp of Dalyell units as specified in Table D Electives from Table A, Table S, Table O or Table D where appropriate	Requirements amended to: (a) Degree Core: 12 credit points of units of study as set out in Table A Degree Core; and 12 credit points of 1000-level units of study as set out in Table A (excluding units present in Table A Degree Core); units used to meet the Degree Core requirement can also be used to meet the requirements for major(s) or minor(s); and (b) A major (48 credit points of units of study) or program defined in Section 7 below and listed in Table A; and (c) A minor (36 credit points of units of study) or second major (48 credit points of units of study) as defined in Section 7 below and listed in Table A or Table S. (d) For students not enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O. (e) For students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D. (f) Students previously but no longer enrolled in the Dalyell Stream;(i) who have completed at least 6 credit points of Dalyell units of study are not required to complete any units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O. (g) where appropriate, Elective Units from Table A, Table S, Table O or for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, Table D; and (h) For students enrolled in a stream, complete the requirements for the stream as specified in Table A or Table D.