Departmental Forms
Lab Exemption Form
Biology courses: https://forms.gle/meSiViLBNLtWRNvi8
Chemistry courses: Lab exemption
Laboratory exemption cannot be used in conjunction with a course substitution request.
If you have previously taken a course with a lab and need to retake the lecture portion of the course due to a failing grade, please follow the instructions and fill out the Lab exemption form.
Conflict overrides will be given only if your request for a lab exemption is approved by the course instructor and the lab portion of the course conflicts with another course.
Students in their final year who require a course that conflicts with their schedule must contact their Program Director for enrollment consideration. For this, you must not have a course overload and must have passed all other required courses based on your Advisement report.
Chang School Prerequisites and Transfer Credits
If you took a Chang school course that is a prerequisite for a full time course, please follow the instructions and fill out the UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSE EXCEPTION (SUBSTITUTION/DIRECTIVE) FORM
If the prerequisite was a transfer credit from another institution, we will be able to verify this by your transfer credit report/unofficial transcript and can then enroll you in your desired course. Please contact the main department if this is your situation.
Assignment Cover pages should be printed before submitting assignments to our drop box:
Appointments with Faculty
Consultation hours are posted by the individual professors on their office doors or in their course outlines.
Class Cancellations
Notices are usually posted on the classroom door, posted on Blackboard or sent via Departmental Mass Student Email.
Contact Directory
The Contact Directory for different departments and services at Ryerson.
Please note that while on a co-op placement (work term) you cannot register in any program courses. Violation of this will jeopardize your co-operative credit and the credit of the course(s) taken.
Co-op Program Director in Biology is
Dr. Costin Antonescu
Email: cantonescu@ryerson.ca
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 553821
Office: KHE-328-A
Co-op Program Director in Biomedical Sciences is
Dr. Sarah Sabatinos
Email: ssabatinos@ryerson.ca
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 3570
Office: KHN 308
Co-op Program Director in Chemistry is
Dr. Stephen Wylie
Email: swylie@ryerson.ca
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 6355
Office: VIC-706
Career & Co-op Centre | Ryerson University
E: coop@ryerson.ca | T: 416-979-5068
www.ryerson.ca/co-op/ | www.ryerson.ca/career/
Course Unions
Course Union is a student-run organization geared to the needs of the students. Each program has a course union which endeavours to provide services such as peer support, an exam/test bank, and other student assistance as required. Biology and Chemistry Course unions are an excellent way to get involved in the Department community. Please follow the link above for more information of visit the course union office at KHE-124.
Departmental Council
The Department Departmental Council is comprised of faculty, staff representatives and student representatives from the Department of Chemistry and Biology. It is responsible for developing and recommending policy relevant to our department. The Departmental Council approves program and curriculum changes before presenting them to the Senate. Students interested in being a member of the Departmental Council should contact the Administrative Assistants in the Department of Chemistry and Biology Office.
Graduate Assistants/Teaching Assistants
For job opportunities, please register through eHIRE: https://careers.ryerson.ca/
Graduate Programs
The Department of Chemistry and Biology offers the two graduate degree programs in either Molecular Science or Enviromental Applied Science and Management.
For more information visit: https://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/molecular_science/. If you are interested in further information regarding the Molecular Science please contact Sarah Kovacs, Program Administrator via email: skovacs@ryerson.ca
For more information visit:https://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/ensciman/ or contact Elias Chu, Program Administrator, Ensciman via email: ensciman@ryerson.ca
Locker
The Chemistry and Biology Department students share locker space due to the insufficient amount of lockers allocated. Most importantly this decision was made for the health and safety for our student body. On a daily basis, when you attend a lab, the TAGA's in the lab will assist you in placing your items in a shared locker.
Please NOTE DO NOT bring valuables to class, you risk loss or stolen items.
NOTE: By mid September it is a free for all lockers for any unused locker. All Lock and contents must be removed before May 1.
Academic Consideration
https://www.ryerson.ca/senate/StudentInfo/AcademicConsiderationRequest/
Probationary Contracts
Students with Probationary standing may not continue their studies until a specific plan of studies has been authorized for them by the Undergraduate Program Director. Students who fail to have a probationary plan of studies approved by the Undergraduate Program Director will have their course selection requests or course registrations cancelled for the term in question.
Student Complaints
Students should first talk about any course-related concerns they have with their instructors. If they do not feel comfortable doing this or cannot resolve the concerns, they may bring this up with the Undergraduate Program Director followed by the Chair of the Department. Students may also consult Ryerson’s ombudsperson discuss any complaints they may have.
Student Guide
https://www.ryerson.ca/studentguide/
Undergraduate Course Calendar