Honours Bachelor of Science (Undecided Major) - Lakehead Science One

Lakehead University

The Lakehead Science One / HBSc (Undecided) program is available on both Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses. There are different options for the two campuses but it is possible to start at one campus and transfer to the other campus. This program is intended for students who have not yet fully decided on their major within the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies. The program options allow first-year students to explore a range of scientific disciplines while keeping options open for selecting a major in second year. Students will have the opportunity to choose courses from a variety of science-based disciplines including: Anthropology, Biology, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geoarchaeology, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, University Seminar (Science).The Lakehead Science One / HBSc (undecided) program is not a 4-year program, but rather a pathway for students to explore their broad interests in Science and Environmental Studies. The aim is to help students focus their interests and then transfer to another science program and complete that within a four-year time period. There may be instances, however, depending on the program selected in year 2 that additional time may be needed to fulfill all degree requirements of the destination degree. Below are five options for students who pursue an HBSc (undecided) as their choice for first-year. These are Physical Science, Life Sciences, Geo-environmental Sciences, Science and Policy, and Science Foundations options. The intent of these options is to give some focus to the student’s interests, in one of these broad themes so that students can readily transfer to year 2 within one of the identified majors. All Lakehead Science One students will take a first-year seminar course (University Seminar 1015) in which the professor will explore topics from a multidisciplinary approach and facilitate the exposure of students to a variety of scientific fields and careers.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities