Declaration Forms

In the second year of study, a student must declare a major area of study. Below you will find the options available to you in the various Degree programs. The most recent version of Section 7 of the Academic Calendar lists the admission and advancement requirements for the various program options in the Faculty of Science.

Bachelor of Science

Please review the Faculty of Science Regulations in Chapter 7 and the Departmental or Program options in Chapter 9 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form.

For students admitted to the BSc for September 2025 or later; optional for all other students.

BSc Major

BSc Major with a Science Minor

BSc Major with an Arts Minor

 

BSc Major with Business Administration

BSc Joint Major

 

BSc Honours

BSc Honours with a Science Minor

BSc Honours with an Arts Minor

BSc Joint Honours

 

For students admitted to the BSc prior to September 2025.

BSc Major

BSc Major with a Science Minor

BSc Major with an Arts Minor

 

BSc Advanced Major (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)

BSc Advanced Major with a Science Minor (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)

BSc Advanced Major with an Arts Minor (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)

 

BSc Advanced Major with Business Administration (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)

BSc Joint Advanced Major (Not an option for students admitted to BSc for September 2025 or later)

 

BSc Honours

BSc Honours with a Science Minor

BSc Honours with an Arts Minor

BSc Joint Honours

 

BSc with Aquatic Resources

In the second year of study, students must declare their major area of study.  Below you will find the options available to you in the various program options in Aquatic Resources.  The most recent version of Section 7 of the Academic Calendar lists the admission and advancement requirements for the various program options in the Faculty of Science.

BSc Major with Aquatic Resources and Mathematics

BSc Major with Aquatic Resources and Earth Sciences

BSc Major with Aquatic Resources and Biology

 

Please select the appropriate program (Major, Advanced Major, etc.) within your degree and then fill in the shaded regions.  You may complete the fillable pdf online and submit it electronically, or you may fill out the form by hand.  All Declaration forms are to be submitted to the Chair of the Department or the Coordinator of the Program.  


  • Note 1 Of SCIENCE A, B, and C, one must be mathematics/statistics, and six credits from this department must be calculus. In the BSc Major or Advanced Major in Science with Business, either science A or B must be mathematics/statistics, and must include six credits of calculus.
  • Note 2 With permission of the major department(s), courses from other science departments may be used to satisfy major, advanced major, or honours requirements: up to 6 credits for the major; up to 12 credits for the advanced major, joint advanced major, advanced major with business, or joint honours; up to 18 credits for the honours.
  • Note 3 Students may use up to 30 credits of courses from professional programs (business administration, engineering, human kinetics, human nutrition, nursing).
  • Note 4 SCIENCE A, B, and C must each be different disciplines.
  • Note 5 For the BSc Major in (SCIENCE A) and Major in Aquatic Resources, at least 18 credits of Science A must be designated as AR courses.  A total of 12 credits of AR courses must be taken from at least two participating departments other than SCIENCE A.  See Academic Calendar for details.
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition
BSc Human Nutrition

BSc Human Nutrition Prior to 2024-2025
(only available to students who began their HNU program prior to Fall 2024)

The following 15 options are available to all Human Nutrition students.

With No MinorWith Science MinorWith Arts Minor
No ConcentrationNo Concentration with Science MinorNo Concentration with Arts Minor
Dietetics ConcentrationDietetics Concentration with Science MinorDietetics Concentration with Arts Minor
Food Entrepreneurship ConcentrationFood Entrepreneurship Concentration with Science MinorFood Entrepreneurship Concentration with Arts Minor
Food and Society ConcentrationFood and Society Concentration with Science MinorFood and Society Concentration with Arts Minor
Health Sciences ConcentrationHealth Sciences Concentration with Science MinorHealth Sciences Concentration with Arts Minor
BSc Human Nutrition with Advanced Major

Advanced Major Prior to 2024-2025
(only available to students who began their HNU program prior to Fall 2024)

The following 15 options are available to all Human Nutrition students.

Advanced Major with No MinorAdvanced Major with Science MinorAdvanced Major with Arts Minor
No ConcentrationNo Concentration with Science MinorNo Concentration with Arts Minor
Dietetics ConcentrationDietetics Concentration with Science MinorDietetics Concentration with Arts Minor
Food Entrepreneurship ConcentrationFood Entrepreneurship Concentration with Science MinorFood Entrepreneurship Concentration with Arts Minor
Food and Society ConcentrationFood and Society Concentration with Science MinorFood and Society Concentration with Arts Minor
Health Sciences ConcentrationHealth Sciences Concentration with Science MinorHealth Sciences Concentration with Arts Minor
BSc Human Nutrition with Honours

Honours Prior to 2024-2025
(only available to students who began their HNU program prior to Fall 2024)

The following 15 options are available to all Human Nutrition students.

Honours with No MinorHonours with Science MinorHonours with Arts Minor
No ConcentrationNo Concentration with Science MinorNo Concentration with Arts Minor
Dietetics ConcentrationDietetics Concentration with Science MinorDietetics Concentration with Arts Minor
Food Entrepreneurship ConcentrationFood Entrepreneurship Concentration with Science MinorFood Entrepreneurship Concentration with Arts Minor
Food and Society ConcentrationFood and Society Concentration with Science MinorFood and Society Concentration with Arts Minor
Health Sciences ConcentrationHealth Sciences Concentration with Science MinorHealth Sciences Concentration with Arts Minor
Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Please review the Faculty of Science Regulations in Chapter 7 and the Nursing Program options in Chapter 9.29 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form. 

BSc Nursing Honours

Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics 
Bachelor of Arts in Human Kinetics 

Please review the Faculty of Arts Regulations in Chapter 4 and the Human Kinetics Program options in Section 9.23 of the Academic Calendar before filling out a declaration form.

Major Declaration Forms
Honours Declaration Forms
5 Year Dual Program Declaration Forms

Students admitted to the HKIN program prior to 2019 can contact Academic Advising (@email) for declaration form options.

Bachelor of Arts and Science

Health:

See the Dean of Arts Web page to access the forms.

Climate and Environment:

See the Dean of Arts Web page to access the forms.

Certificate

Contact

Dean of Science
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