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Pharmacology and Biomedical Toxicology program requirements

What the Pharmacology and Biomedical Toxicology Specialist requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Pharmacology and Biomedical Toxicology Specialist

  • Science program
  • 14.5 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASSPE2340

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(14.5 credits)

First Year: BIO120H1, BIO130H1, (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1, and 1.0 credit from any combination of (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1)/ (MAT158H1, MAT159H1/ MAT157Y1), PHY131H1/ PHY151H1, PHY132H1/ PHY152H1 (see NOTE 1)

Students in this program have the option to enrol in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Second Year: BCH210H1, BIO230H1/ BIO255H1, BIO260H1/ HMB265H1, CHM247H1/ CHM249H1, STA288H1, PCL201H1, (PSL300H1, PSL301H1) (NOTE: PSL201Y1 is not acceptable)

Third Year: BCH311H1/ PSL350H1, PCL302H1, PCL381H1, PCL382H1 at least one 0.5 credit from PCL367H1 or PCL368H1 (see NOTE 2)

Third or Fourth Year: PCL469H1, and 1.5 credits from the following courses: JPM300H1/ JPM400Y1 (see NOTE 3)/ PCL298H1/ PCL345H1/ PCL367H1 or PCL368H1 (see NOTE 2)/ PCL386H1/ PCL389H1/ PCL475H1/ PCL476H1/ PCL477H1/ PCL484H1/ PCL490H1/ PCL497H1/ PCL498Y1 (see NOTE 5)/ ENV341H1/ LMP301H1. Additional courses that may strengthen your background in this program can be taken, but will not count towards your program: ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH340H1/ CHM310H1

Fourth Year: PCL402H1; PCL470H1; (PCL482H1, PCL483H1); PCL472Y1/ PCL474Y1/ JPM400Y1 (see NOTE 3)

An Integrative, Inquiry-Based Activity Requirement must be satisfied.

The requirement for an integrative, inquiry-based and/or experiential activity must be met by completing at least one of the following: PCL297H1, PCL298H1, PCL389H1, PCL397Y0, PCL472Y1, PCL474Y1, PCL497H1, PCL498Y1, JPM400Y1. Students who complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) will also meet this requirement.

NOTES:

Note 1Any PHY/MAT courses should be completed during the first year and included for program enrolment.

Note 2At least one 0.5 credit from PCL367H1 or PCL368H1 is required for the program, however if desired the alternative course can be taken as a program elective.

Note 3Enrolment in any of PCL472Y1/ PCL474Y1 or JPM400Y1 is limited and requires permission from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Students must receive prior consent from the course coordinator according to Departmental guidelines before the Department will register them in the course. Students can take either course as their required independent project, or may take JPM400Y1 as an additional elective. It is the student’s responsibility to make all necessary preparations before the session starts (see course description).

Note 4Students wishing to apply their Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) towards the requirement to complete PCL472Y1/ PCL474Y1/ JPM400Y1 should reach out to undergrad.pharmtox@utoronto.ca.

Note 5Students may not use more than 2.0 credits towards their program from JPM400Y1/ PCL298H1/ PCL472Y1/ PCL474Y1/ PCL497H1/ PCL498Y1.

Courses these requirements name

  • BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
  • BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
  • CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
  • CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
  • CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
  • MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  • MAT135H1Calculus I
  • MAT136H1Calculus II
  • MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
  • MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
  • MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • MAT158H1Analysis 1A
  • MAT159H1Analysis 1B
  • MAT157Y1Analysis I last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
  • PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
  • PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
  • PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
  • BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
  • BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
  • BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
  • BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
  • HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
  • CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
  • CHM249H1Organic Chemistry
  • STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
  • PCL201H1Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles
  • PSL300H1Human Physiology I
  • PSL301H1Human Physiology II
  • PSL201Y1Basic Human Physiology
  • BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
  • PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
  • PCL302H1Pharmacodynamic Principles
  • PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
  • PCL382H1Integrative Toxicology
  • PCL367H1Drug Development Pipeline I
  • PCL368H1Drug Development Pipeline II
  • PCL469H1Systems Pharmacology I
  • JPM300H1Research Readiness and Advancing Biomedical Discoveries
  • JPM400Y1Biomedical Incubator Capstone Project
  • PCL298H1Research Experience in Pharmacology & Toxicology II
  • PCL345H1Experimental Approaches in Drug Discovery
  • PCL386H1Pharmacology of Cancer Signaling
  • PCL389H1Understanding the Role of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Society
  • PCL475H1Neuropsychopharmacology 1
  • PCL476H1Neuropsychopharmacology 2
  • PCL477H1The DNA Damage Response in Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • PCL484H1Seminars in Pharmacokinetics and Toxicokinetics
  • PCL490H1Advanced Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • PCL497H1Advanced Research in Pharmacology or Biomedical Toxicology
  • PCL498Y1Advanced Research in Pharmacology or Biomedical Toxicology
  • ENV341H1Environment and Health
  • LMP301H1Introduction to the Biochemistry of Human Disease
  • ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
  • ANA301H1Human Embryology
  • BCH340H1Proteins: From Structure to Function
  • CHM310H1Environmental Fate and Toxicity of Organic Contaminants
  • PCL402H1Pharmacology and Toxicology in Drug Development
  • PCL470H1Systems Pharmacology II
  • PCL482H1Toxicants of Concern
  • PCL483H1Interdisciplinary and Applied Toxicology
  • PCL472Y1Project in Pharmacology
  • PCL474Y1Project in Toxicology
  • PCL297H1Research Experience in Pharmacology & Toxicology I
  • PCL397Y0Research Abroad in Pharmacology and Toxicology
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