Contact your Teaching Assistant or Professor to get feedback on how you can improve on future assessments.

Consider booking an appointment with a Learning Strategist through Student Academic Success Services: https://sass.queensu.ca/programs/appointments/

Utilize the online, self-help resources offered by Student Academic Success Services if there is a specific area of academic performance you wish to improve:

If you feel your grade is unfair please visit the following website to make an academic appeal: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/undergrad-students/student-services/academic-appeals

Biomedical Discovery (BMDS-O) (39.0 units)

Biomedical Sciences (BMSS-O) (27.0 units)

Cancer Research (CANC-O) (39.0 units)

Cardiorespiratory Science (CRSS-O) (42.0 units)

Drug Discovery and Human Toxicology (DDHT-O) (39.0 units)

Neuroscience (NSCI-O) (42.0 units)

Visit the Department’s website for the content of each sub-plan:

Find an AMS Club that peaks your interest and become a member

Sign up for an Intramural team with friends or floormates. The Life Sci DSC also runs an intramural team each semeester. You can also sign up as a free agent and join teams looking for additional players!!

Watch the Life Sciences Department Student Council’s Instagram for executive and council member opportunities

Volunteer with the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society

The Queen’s Athletics & Recreation Center (ARC) offers many fitness classes for students to get involved and stay active

The Life Sciences Department Student Council hires executive members in May, and Social and Prospective Student Facilitator committee members in early fall semester. Year representative elections also occur in early fall

The Life Sciences Department Student Council creates Intramural teams exclusively for Life Sciences students every semester. Stay tuned next September!

Apply to work at any of the student-run AMS services, including Common Ground Coffeehouse, Tricolour outlet, and Walkhome, amongst many others

If you are going into third year or above, apply to work as a Teaching Assistant with the DBMS.

Check out the career board on MyCareer.

Look at faculty websites such as the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and read about professors’ research.

Make a list of those that interest you.

Search Omni on the Queen’s Library website to read more about their publications.

Send respectful emails to the professors whose research interests you and inquire about research positions in their lab.

Don’t be discouraged! This process can be difficult and take time.

Pay attention to the different subjects that are taught in second year courses like cardiovascular sciences and reproduction in physiology, and microbiology.

Use option courses to explore multiple course fields and find your interest.

STAM 200 or any equivalent statistics courses

LISC 391

NSCI 323

PHAR 380

BCHM 310