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Freshman/foundation year

If you are entering university for the first time from a high school system (outside of the Quebec CEGEP system), you will need to complete 30 base credits of courses in your first year (known as a聽foundation year), before completing the credits that make up your major and any specialization/concentration/option.

看片视频 students completing their foundation year at the Macdonald Campus benefit from small class sizes and a dedicated foundation year advisor.

The courses you need to register for depend on the degree you have been accepted into, as listed below.


Course selection

B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.)

Fall (15 credits)

  • AEBI 120 General Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 101 Calculus 1 with Precalculus 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 112 Introductory Physics 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Winter (15聽credits)

  • AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 114 Introductory Physics 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • Elective (to be selected in consultation with an academic advisor during the fall term)

B.Sc. (Ag.Env.Sc.)鈥擜gricultural Economics major

Fall (14聽credits)

  • AEBI 120 General Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 101 Calculus 1 with Precalculus 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AGEC 200 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Winter (16聽credits)

  • AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BREE 103 Linear Algebra 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • One or two of the following:
    • AGEC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

    • AGEC 231 Econ Systems of Agriculture 3 Credits
        Offered in the:
      • Fall
      • Winter
      • Summer

  • One or two electives (to be selected in consultation with an academic advisor during the fall term)

Concurrent degree: B.Sc. (Food Science)/B.Sc. (Nutritional Sciences)

Fall (15 credits)

  • AEBI 120 General Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 101 Calculus 1 with Precalculus 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 112 Introductory Physics 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Winter (15聽credits)

  • AEBI 122 Cell Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 114 Introductory Physics 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • FDSC 230 Organic Chemistry 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

B.Sc. (Food Science)

Fall (15 credits)

  • AEBI 120 General Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 101 Calculus 1 with Precalculus 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 112 Introductory Physics 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Winter (15聽credits)

  • AEBI 122 Cell Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 114 Introductory Physics 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

B.Eng. (Bioresource)

Fall (15 credits)

  • AEBI 120 General Biology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 101 Calculus 1 with Precalculus 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 113 Physics 1 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Winter (15 credits)

  • AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • AEPH 115 Physics 2 4 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BREE 103 Linear Algebra 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

freshmanadvisor.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca (Questions? Email your advisor.)
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