Students’ performance will be reviewed at the end of the academic year. Students who fail 50% or more of their registered modules, and who fail to progress to the next stage of their programme, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic progress policy. Students’ performance will continue to be reviewed in subsequent trimesters and students will be invited to meetings with the College of Science office for support and guidance.

Where the rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable, a case will be submitted to the Governing Board for review. A recommendation for discontinuation may be the outcome of this review.

As Stages 3 and 4 have the most dynamic components of the programme, and the material studied previously may no longer be relevant, a student who has been away from the programme for a significant period should be required to register again to Stage 3. The upper limit for completion of Stages 3 and 4 should be six years if they choose to do 120 credits with 20 in each year.

Students take 8 core modules. Students must select at least 50 credits from programme (core/option modules). Students can choose additional programme modules to complete Stage 2 or alternatively, select 10 credits from elective modules.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 2 Core Modules
BMOL20090	Molecular Genetics and Biotech	Autumn	5
BMOL20110	Biomolecular Sciences	Autumn	5
CHEM20040	Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry	Autumn	5
CHEM20080	The Basis of Physical Chemistry	Autumn	5
BMOL20070	Biomolecular Lab Skills 2	Spring	5
CHEM20050	Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (level 2)	Spring	5
CHEM20120	Physical Chemistry (level 2)	Spring	5
PHAR20040	Pharmacology:Biomedical Scienc	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students must take CHEM20100and CHEM20140 in Stage 2.
CHEM20100	Basis of Inorganic Chemistry	Autumn	5
CHEM20140	Introductory Transition Metal Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students must take CHEM20100and CHEM20140 in Stage 2.
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: If not taken in Stage 1, students must take MATH10310 in Stage 2. Students who have taken and passed MATH10350 are not required to take MATH10310.
MATH10310	Calculus for Science	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: If not taken in Stage 1, students must take MATH10310 in Stage 2. Students who have taken and passed MATH10350 are not required to take MATH10310.
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: In Stage 2, students are required to register to 50 programme (core/option) modules. Students can register to 10 credits from elective modules or choose modules from the list below in order to fulfill their Stage requirements.
BMOL20060	Biomolecular Lab Skills 1	Autumn	5
BIOC20060	Biochemistry in Action	Spring	5
MICR20050	Microbiology in Medicine, Biotechnology and the Environment	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: In Stage 2, students are required to register to 50 programme (core/option) modules. Students can register to 10 credits from elective modules or choose modules from the list below in order to fulfill their Stage requirements.