USC Laboratory Exemption Application


Lab exemptions are normally available for the courses listed below, to students repeating the course in the same modality within two years:

  • BIOL 241, 243, 311, 313, 315
  • BCEM 341, 393
  • CHEM 201, 203, 209, 311, 315, 351, 353, 371, 373, 431, 433, 453, 471, 515
  • CMMB 343

Students are eligible for lab exemptions if they’ve obtained a 75% or higher in a prior attempt of the Chemistry lab or a ‘C’ or higher in a prior attempt of the Biology lab at the University of Calgary.

Please note that lab or field based Biology courses are ineligible for waivers (example: BCEM 411, BCEM 413, CMMB 451, ECOL 413, ECOL 501 and all 507, 528 and 530 courses).  Chemistry 555 and 575 are also ineligible to be exempted.

Application deadlines:

  • Deadline for Lab Exemptions for Spring 2024 is May 3, 2024

Course you would like an exemption from
Please only enter in format such as "Fall 2023" or "Winter 2024"
Are you currently enrolled in this course?

Please provide your preferred lecture and tutorial section
(please note that preferred sections are not guaranteed)

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