Physiology program requirements
What the Physiology Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Physiology Specialist
- Science program
- 14.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASSPE0482
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
(14.0 credits)
First Year: BIO120H1, BIO130H1; (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1; (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/ (PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
First Year or Upper Years: (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1/ (MAT158H1, MAT159H1)/ MAT157Y1*
Second Year:
13.0 credits from BCH210H1; BIO230H1/ BIO255H1; CHM220H1/ CHM247H1/ CHM249H1; PSL300H1, PSL301H1, STA220H1/ STA288H1
21.0 credit from BIO220H1, BIO260H1/ HMB265H1; (MAT235H1, MAT236H1)/ MAT235Y1, PHY231H1, PSL299Y1/ PSL399Y1
Third Year:
13 credits from BCH370H1; PSL304H1, PSL305H1, PSL350H1/ CSB349H1/ BCH311H1, PSL372H1, PSL374H1
21 credit from the following list: ANA300Y1, ANA301H1; BME498Y1; CSB325H1, CSB332H1/ CJH332H1, CSB343H1, CSB345H1/ CSB445H1, CSB346H1, CSB347H1; IMM340H1/ IMM341H1, IMM350H1/ IMM351H1; JPM300H1; PCL201H1, PCL285H1, PCL302H1; PHY331H1, PSL310H1; PSL378H1/ PSL379H0/ PSL398H0; PSY397H1 Fourth Year: (at least 2.0 credits at 400-level)
1PSL496Y1/ PSL497H1/ PSL498Y1/ PSL499H1/ JPM400Y1
21.0-1.5 credits from PSL400-series or HMB430H1/ HMB470H1/ HMB472H1 * These courses may be taken in the first year or subsequent years, and are not required for entrance into the specialist program.
Courses these requirements name
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- 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
- BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- CHM220H1Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
- CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
- CHM249H1Organic Chemistry
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- MAT235H1Vector Calculus I
- MAT236H1Vector Calculus II
- MAT235Y1Multivariable Calculus last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHY231H1Physics of Living Systems
- PSL299Y1Research Opportunity Program
- PSL399Y1Research Opportunity Program
- BCH370H1Laboratory Course in Biochemical Techniques
- PSL304H1Topics in Cellular, Molecular and Organismic Physiology I
- PSL305H1Topics in Cellular, Molecular and Organismic Physiology II
- PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- PSL372H1Mammalian Physiology Laboratory
- PSL374H1Advanced Physiology Laboratory
- ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
- ANA301H1Human Embryology
- BME498Y1
- CSB325H1Endocrine Physiology
- CSB332H1
- CJH332H1Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of the Synapse
- CSB343H1Animal Energetics
- CSB345H1Introductory Biology of Sleep
- CSB445H1Sleep Biology in Health and Disease
- CSB346H1Neurobiology of Respiration
- CSB347H1
- IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
- IMM341H1Fundamental Immunology (Advanced)
- IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
- IMM351H1The Immune System in Action (Advanced)
- JPM300H1Research Readiness and Advancing Biomedical Discoveries
- PCL201H1Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles
- PCL285H1
- PCL302H1Pharmacodynamic Principles
- PHY331H1Introduction to Biological Physics
- PSL310H1Clinical Reasoning
- PSL378H1Field Physiology: Marine Mammal Autopsy
- PSL379H0Comparative Marine Mammal Physiology in the Field
- PSL398H0Research Excursions
- PSY397H1Biological Rhythms
- PSL496Y1Translational Physiology Research Project
- PSL497H1Translational Physiology Research Project
- PSL498Y1Project in Physiology
- PSL499H1Project in Physiology
- JPM400Y1Biomedical Incubator Capstone Project
- HMB430H1Trends in Neuroscience
- HMB470H1Exercise and Sports Medicine
- HMB472H1Exercise Physiology
Physiology Major
- Science program
- 8.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMAJ0482
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
(8.0 credits, including 0.5 credit at the 400-level)
First Year:
12.0 credits from (BIO120H1, BIO130H1)/ BIO150Y; (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1
21.0 credit from any of the following: MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1, (MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1, (MAT158H1, MAT159H1)/ MAT157Y1, PHY131H1, PHY132H1, PHY151H1, PHY152H1
Second Year: 2.0 credits from BCH210H1; BIO230H1/ BIO255H1; PSL300H1, PSL301H1
Higher Years:
11.0 credit from PSL372H1, PSL350H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1
21.0 credit from ANA300Y1, ANA301H1; CSB325H1, CSB330H1, CSB332H/ CJH332H1, CSB343H1, CSB345H1/ CSB445H1, CSB346H1, CSB347H1; IMM340H1/ IMM341H1, IMM350H1/ IMM351H1; JPM300H1; NFS284H1; PCL201H1, PCL285H, PCL302H1; PSY201H1; PSY397H1; STA220H1/ STA288H1
31.0 credit from HMB430H1/ HMB470H1/ HMB472H1; JPM400Y1; PSL304H1, PSL305H1, PSL310H1, PSL374H1, PSL378H1/ PSL379H1/ PSL379H0/ PSL398H0, PSL399Y1, PSL400-series courses
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
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- PSL372H1Mammalian Physiology Laboratory
- PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
- ANA301H1Human Embryology
- CSB325H1Endocrine Physiology
- CSB330H1Techniques in Molecular and Cell Biology
- CJH332H1Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of the Synapse
- CSB343H1Animal Energetics
- CSB345H1Introductory Biology of Sleep
- CSB445H1Sleep Biology in Health and Disease
- CSB346H1Neurobiology of Respiration
- CSB347H1
- IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
- IMM341H1Fundamental Immunology (Advanced)
- IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
- IMM351H1The Immune System in Action (Advanced)
- JPM300H1Research Readiness and Advancing Biomedical Discoveries
- NFS284H1Basic Human Nutrition
- PCL201H1Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles
- PCL302H1Pharmacodynamic Principles
- PSY201H1Statistics I
- PSY397H1Biological Rhythms
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- HMB430H1Trends in Neuroscience
- HMB470H1Exercise and Sports Medicine
- HMB472H1Exercise Physiology
- JPM400Y1Biomedical Incubator Capstone Project
- PSL304H1Topics in Cellular, Molecular and Organismic Physiology I
- PSL305H1Topics in Cellular, Molecular and Organismic Physiology II
- PSL310H1Clinical Reasoning
- PSL374H1Advanced Physiology Laboratory
- PSL378H1Field Physiology: Marine Mammal Autopsy
- PSL379H1
- PSL379H0Comparative Marine Mammal Physiology in the Field
- PSL398H0Research Excursions
- PSL399Y1Research Opportunity Program
Physiology Minor
- Science program
- 4.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMIN0482
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit at the 300+ level)
12.0 credits from: (BIO120H1, BIO130H1); PSL201Y1/ (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)
22.0 credits from: BIO251H1, BIO270H1, BIO271H1; CSB325H1, CSB332H/ CJH332H1, CSB343H1, CSB344H, CSB345H1/ CSB445H1, CSB346H1, CSB347H; EEB328H1; HMB200H1/ HMB220H, HMB430H1, HMB470H1, HMB472H1; PSL280H1, PSL299Y1, PSL300-series (excluding PSL300H1, PSL301H1), PSL400-series; PSY290H1, PSY396H1, PSY397H1, PSY369H1/ PSY399H, PSY490H1, PSY492H1, PSY494H1, PSY497H1
Courses these requirements name
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
- PSL201Y1Basic Human Physiology
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- BIO251H1Form, Function and Development in Plants
- BIO270H1Animal Physiology I
- BIO271H1Animal Physiology II
- CSB325H1Endocrine Physiology
- CJH332H1Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of the Synapse
- CSB343H1Animal Energetics
- CSB345H1Introductory Biology of Sleep
- CSB445H1Sleep Biology in Health and Disease
- CSB346H1Neurobiology of Respiration
- EEB328H1Physiological Ecology
- HMB200H1Introduction to Neuroscience
- HMB430H1Trends in Neuroscience
- HMB470H1Exercise and Sports Medicine
- HMB472H1Exercise Physiology
- PSL280H1Introduction to Physiologic Adaptations of Marine Mammals
- PSL299Y1Research Opportunity Program
- PSY290H1Behavioural Neuroscience
- PSY396H1Neurochemical Basis of Behaviour
- PSY397H1Biological Rhythms
- PSY369H1Psychobiology Laboratory
- PSY490H1Seminar in Behavioural Neuroscience
- PSY492H1Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- PSY494H1Physiology and Psychology of Emotion
- PSY497H1Seminar in Biological Timing
Requirements are quoted from the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar, which is the official version. Atlas is independent of U of T, so confirm important decisions with your department or college registrar. See how to read program requirements or browse every program.
See where you stand in Physiology.
Add your courses and Atlas marks each requirement done, in progress or still to do.