Students who return failing grades in a trimester amounting to 15 credits, or more, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic Progress policy. Students whose rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable will be referred to the Governing Board to be reviewed for exclusion from the programme.

Students who fail to progress from the stage of the programme they are registered to for more than two academic years (except where a period of Leave of Absence has been granted for one of those years) will also be contacted under the Continuation – Academic Progress Policy.

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 9 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
CHEM20100	Basis of Inorganic 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 CHEM20140 in Stage 2.
CHEM20140	Introductory Transition Metal Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students must take 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
CHEM20030	Biological Molecules - Interactions and Functioning	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.