u/GuideNo273

I'm enrolling in my courses for my first year doing honours in biochemistry. It says on my course sequence I need BIO1109, but I'm reading that it is only needed if you didn't take 4U bio? Which I did... But its written differently, like the others say

"CHM1311 (if you have not completed the chemistry prerequisite, you must enroll in CHM1301)"

But for BIO1131, it is completely separate? Like it says,

"BIO1109 (If you have not completed the biology prerequisite, you must enroll in BIO1109. This course may be completed concurrently with BIO1131)"

"BIO1131"

So do I take it, or no?

Hey! So this might be kinda long but I have a lot of questions and I'm struggling to find answers on the Ottawa U site. I'm attending Ottawa U in the fall term and I'm doing the Honours BSc Biochemistry course and I have very little clue of what to expect. I also chose to do co-op with that, which I was hearing that it's hard to find employers? Obviously it's not something to worry about now, since I'm only going into my first year, but still good to think about. What should I expect from, not only my course, but also the school in general? I've been to the open house and read practically everything according to my program, but I'd rather hear it from actual students who've taken the course. Also, because I am doing co-op, does this make my course 5 years, or is it still 4? I was reading a page on the Ottawa U site that said something about how the years are according to the amount of credits you have acquired, but I may have been misunderstanding it.

I am also doing my first year in the Henderson residency. I have some questions on that as well. I watched a video of a woman giving a room tour and it looked nice. Is it? I also don't understand how the bathrooms work, I assume it's a special lock system but I am just not sure. How does the kitchen area work? I read there was a communal kitchen somewhere, I doubt I'd be using it too often since I got the 7 day meal plan (which I feel may have been a mistake, but it's too late now lol) but I'd still like to know how that works as well. I also heard somewhere, genuinely not sure where, but that there was no heating, air conditioning, or something along that sense. I can't find anything on the Ottawa U site talking about that so I'm not sure where I heard it but that's also something I'd like clarifying on.

In the tuition sense, how does that work at all. I haven't done too much reading on this stuff so I'm not surprised I don't completely understand. Is there a place to calculate it? Does OSAP need the exact amount, and how does the OSAP process work? I'm the first person in my family to do secondary education so this is all very new to us and I have no person in my life to ask. And does tuition come out per term/semester, or is it one big payment in the start of the year?

Finally, does anyone have anything they think I should know going into this? Like which library is the best to study in, or should I just study in my dorm? Is there a dynamic I should be preparing myself for? Stuff like that. Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!