Department
Research Opportunity Program – Prerequisites and Exclusions
Courses
Offered
ANT299Y
ANT399Y
Prerequisites Required
Exclusions
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
Permission of Instructor
N/A
N/A
Biology
BIO299Y
BIO399Y
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
Min of 9.5 credits and no more
than 14 credits
N/A
N/A
Chemical &
Physical Sciences
AST299Y
AST399Y
CHM299Y
CHM399Y
ERS299Y
ERS399Y
ERS499Y
PHY299Y
PHY399Y
All 299Y’s – Min 4 credits, Max 9
credits
All 399Y’s – Min 8-10 credits
required + Permission of Instructor
CHM299Y5 –
CHM299H1
CHM399H1
Economics
ECO399Y
Min 10 credits
English & Drama
DRE299Y
ENG299Y
DRE399Y
ENG399Y
N/A
N/A
Geography
GGR399Y
All 299Y’s – Min 4 credits, Max 9
credits
DRE399Y – Permission of Instructor
ENG399Y – Min of 4 credits, at
least 2.0 of which MUST be ENG
courses.
GGR399Y -1.0 credit from
GGR276H5, 277H5, 278H5 and a
Min of 8 credits.
N/A
Will count as a credit toward the GGR
program requirement. This course may
fulfill field day components. Please
consult with your supervisor.
ENV299Y
ENV399Y
ENV299Y - Min 4 credits
ENV399Y - Min 8 credits
N/A
N/A
CLA299Y
HIS299Y
RLG299Y
WGS299Y
CLA399Y
HIS399Y
RLG399Y
CLA499Y
HIS499Y
RLG499Y
All 299Y’s – Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
All 399Y’s – Min of 8-10 credits.
All 499Y’s – Min of 8-10 credits.
N/A
N/A
N/A
ENV299Y & ENV399Y can be counted
towards the Experiential, Field &
Research Perspectives Requirement for
all Environment Minor, Major and
Specialist programs.
CCT299Y
CCT399Y
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
Min 10 credits
CCT499Y
Min 13 credits
N/A
CCT399Y:
CCT299Y,
VCC399Y
Anthropology
Historical Studies
Institute of
Communication,
Culture and
Information
Technology
(ICCIT)
ERS499Y5 – Any 2.0 credits from
the ERS300 or ESS300(G) level, plus
a 75% average in the last five (5)
courses taken.
ERS499Y5 –
ERS470Y5,
471H5, 472H5;
ESS491H1,
492Y1;
EESD09H3,
D10Y3
N/A
Credit Allowed in a Major or Specialist
Program
All 299Y and 399Y courses will count as a
credit for both the Major and Specialist
programs
BIO299Y – credit allowed for Specialist
ONLY
BIO399Y – credit allowed for Major and
Specialists
CHM299Y & PHY299Y – credit NOT
allowed for either Major or Specialist
programs
CHM399Y & PHY399Y – credit NOT
allowed for either Major or Specialist
programs
Will count as a credit for both the Major
and Specialist programs
All 299Y and 399Y courses will count as a
credit for both the Major and Specialist
programs
All 299Y, 399Y and 499Y courses will count as
a credit for both the Major and Specialist
Programs
All 299Y, 399Y and 499Y courses could
potentially be counted as program
requirement; however, approval is
required from the Director of the
program
Research Opportunity Program – Prerequisites and Exclusions
Department
Courses
Offered
Language Studies
FRE299Y
ITA299Y
LIN299Y
FRE399Y
ITA3**Y
(as ITA399Y is
taken)
LIN399Y
Management
MGT299Y
MGT399Y
Mathematical &
Computational
Sciences
MAT299Y
CSC299Y
CSC399Y
STA299Y
Prerequisites Required
Exclusions
Credit Allowed in a Major or Specialist
Program
All 299Y’s – Min 4 credits, Max 9
credits
FRE399Y - FRE240Y/FRE272Y and
completion of 8 credits.
ITA399Y – ITA200Y, ITA231H,
ITA232H and completion of 8
credits.
LIN399Y – LIN100Y, LIN200H and a
200-level LIN course (except
LIN200H5) and completion of 8
credits
N/A
N/A
All 299Y and 399Y courses can be used as
a credit for both the Major and Specialist
programs; subject to Departmental
approval
All 299Y’s – Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
All 399Y’s – Min 10 credits
MGT399Y
MGT299Y
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits +
Permission of Instructor
Min 8 credits to include CSC207H5 and
CSC236H5 + Permission of Instructor
Permission of Instructor and
Department
PHL105Y5 (may be taken as a
corequisite) or PHL145H5 (may be
taken as a
corequisite) orPHL174H5 (may be taken
as a corequisite) or4.0 credits
N/A
N/A
N/A
MGT299Y or 399Y may count as a program
requirement for Commerce students
(B.Com.).
NOTE: Excludes Accounting Specialist
students
Will count as credit toward Major or
Specialist program, will require permission of
the Department.
N/A
Will count as a credit for both the Major and
Specialist programs
Philosophy
PHL299Y
Political Science
POL399Y
Permission of Instructor
N/A
Will count as a credit toward the Major or
Specialist program
Psychology
PSY299Y
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits including
PSY100Y5
PSY299Y5 –
PSY299Y1
0.5 FCE of PSY299Y can be used toward a
Major program
Sociology
SOC299Y
SOC399Y
SOC499Y
N/A
N/A
N/A
All 299Y and 399Y courses will count as a
credit for both the Major and Specialist
programs
Visual Studies
FAH299Y
VCC299Y
FAH399Y
Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
Min 10 credits
SOC100H5/101Y5, 200Y5(221H5,
222H5), completion of at least 15.0
credits
All 299Y’s – Min 4 credits, Max 9 credits
N/A
FAH399Y – Third year student or higher
and permission of Instructor
VCC399Y – VCC101H5, Min 10 credits
FAH399Y:
FAH299Y
VCC399Y:
CCT299Y,
CCT399Y
All 299Y and 399Y courses could potentially
be counted as program requirement;
however, approval is required from the
Director of the program
VCC339Y