Columbia College Bioinformatics Block Transfer Agreement 2026
Agreement details:
Start date: February, 2026 - End date: Not specified by agreement.
Sending Institutions:
- Columbia College
Sending Course Block:
- Completion of Columbia College Course Requirements and Langara College Bridging Courses
Receiving Institutions:
- Langara College
Receiving Programs:
- Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics
Description:
Objective of the Agreement
Langara College agrees to facilitate the admission of students who have completed all requirements (Table 1) at Columbia College and successfully complete all the bridging courses (Table 2) into Langara College’s Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics program, provided all other entrance criteria are met and space remains available.
Provisions
To complete the first 2 years of the Langara College Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics Program, students must complete the following:
- 17 BIOL credits
- 15 CPSC credits
- 12 CHEM credits
- 6 STAT credits
- 9 MATH credits
- 6 UT English credits
- 3-6 non-science electives credits
Minimum Lower-Level Credits: 68
Requirements for students to transfer into Langara College’s Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics from Columbia College, students must complete the courses outlined in Table 1 at Columbia College with a minimum Program Grade Point Average of 2.3.
Once admitted to Langara College, students must register into the bridging courses (Table 2) required for entry into the third year of the Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics.
Table 1: Students must complete the following courses at Columbia College. These courses are recognized on the BC Transfer Guide by Langara as noted in the right-hand column and are required courses in the first two years of Langara College’s Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics.
| Columbia College | Langara College Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics Degree |
| BIOL 110 (4) & BIOL 120 (4) | BIOL 1115 (4) & 1215 (4) |
| CHEM 121 (4) & CHEM 123 (4) | CHEM 1120 (4) & 1220 (4) |
| CSCI 125 (3) | CPSC 1150 (3) |
| CSCI 225 (3) | CPSC 1160 (3) |
| MATH 115 (3) MATH 116 (3) | MATH 1175 (3) MATH 1275 (3) |
| UT English (6) | UT English (6) |
| Arts (non-science) credits (3) | Arts (non-science) credits (3) |
| MATH 105 (3) | STAT 1123 (3) |
| MATH 252 (3) | MATH 2362 (3) & MATH 2382 (1) |
| STAT 206 (3) | STAT 2281 (3) |
| Total Lower-Level Credits transferred 46 | Total Lower-Level Credits transferred 46 |
Math at Columbia College MATH 252 = LANG MATH 2362 (higher than requested).
Students admitted to Langara College with Columbia College MATH 252 will be exempt from MATH 2382 for the Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics.
Table 2: List of bridging courses Columbia College students must take upon transferring to Langara, to qualify for third year status of Langara’s Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics Program:
| List of Bridging courses students need to register in during their first two terms at Langara: |
| CHEM 2216 Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences (4) |
| BIOL 2315 Biochemistry (3) |
| BIOL 2415 Cell Biology (3) |
| BIOL 2330 Genetics (3) |
| BINF 1100 & 2100* Industry Topics (0) |
| CPSC 1181 Object-oriented computing (3) |
| CPSC 2221 Database Systems (3) |
*These industry topics seminars are taken on top of a full course load, as there is no exam or homework.
Upon completion of the bridging courses, students are assigned third year status in Langara College’s Bioinformatics Bachelor of Science Program.
Summary
For more details or if you have any questions, please contact the Office of Academic Excellence at:
oae [at] langara.ca (Office of Academic Excellence)
