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<York Calendars<Undergraduate
Calendar 2001-2002<Faculty of Pure
and Applied Science<Programs of Study
Earth and Atmospheric Science
Note:
The following BSc and BSc Honours degree requirements do not apply
to students in the Space and Communication Sciences Stream of Specialized
Honours in Earth and Atmospheric Science (see "Space and Communication
Sciences" in Science section V) or the Atmospheric Chemistry Stream
of Honours Double Major in Earth and Atmospheric Science and Chemistry
(see "Atmospheric Chemistry" in Science section V).
i)
With the exceptions noted above, all BSc and BSc Honours degree
candidates must complete the EATS program core: SC/CHEM 1000 3.0
and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0, or SC/EATS 1010 3.0 and SC/EATS 1011 3.0;
SC/COSC 1540 3.0; SC/EATS 2030 3.0; SC/EATS 2470 3.0; SC/MATH 1013
3.0; SC/MATH 1014 3.0; SC/MATH 1025 3.0; SC/MATH 2015 3.0; SC/MATH
2270 3.0; SC/PHYS 1010 6.0; SC/PHYS 2020 3.0; SC/PHYS 2211 1.0;
SC/PHYS 2212 1.0.
ii)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general
regulation 4 (Science section IV) by completing the following (in
addition to the EATS program core):
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12
general education credits (see "General Education Requirements"
in Science section IV).
iii)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates, in accordance with their
declared programs, must comply with general regulation 5 or 6 (Science
section IV) and, in so doing, must also satisfy the course, credit
and standing requirements specified below.
Bachelor Program
To
graduate in a Bachelor program. For students admitted to York University
for 1999-2000 and subsequent years, the Senate of York University
requires a minimum overall grade point average of 4.0 in order to
be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (Bachelor program).
- the
EATS program core, as specified in i) above;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education requirements,
as specified in ii) above;
- SC/EATS
2010 3.0 (for those wishing to emphasize Atmospheric Science)
or SC/EATS 2050 4.0 (for those wishing to emphasize Earth Science);
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credits from SC/EATS 3010 2.0 and SC/EATS 3011 1.0, SC/EATS 3020
3.0, SC/EATS 3030 3.0, SC/EATS 3040 3.0, SC/EATS 3180 3.0, SC/MATH
3241 3.0;
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additional credits from Earth and Atmospheric Science courses
at the 3000 or higher level;
- additional
credits from Earth and Atmospheric Science courses, as required
for an overall total of at least 28 credits from Earth and Atmospheric
Science courses;
- additional
elective credits, approved by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Science, as required for an overall total of at least 90 credits,
including at least 66 credits from Science courses.
Honours Programs
To
declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits
and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of
5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the exceptions in the
notes below.
To
proceed in each year of an Honours program requires a minimum cumulative
credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 over all courses completed,
subject to the exceptions in the notes below.
To
graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of
all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses and a
minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 over
all courses completed, subject to the exceptions in the notes below.
Notes:
1.
In addition, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average
of 6.0 over all Science (SC) courses completed is required to declare,
proceed and graduate in (i) the Space and Communication Sciences
Stream of Specialized Honours, (ii) the Honours Double Major program
where Biology is the other major, and (iii) the Honours Major/Minor
program where Biology is the major. (The minimum 6.0 Science grade
point average is not required where Biology is the minor.)
2.
Students admitted to York University prior to 1999-2000 may declare
Honours and proceed and graduate in Honours programs according to
the academic standards of the year in which they were admitted.
Honours Cores
The
Atmospheric Science Honours core requires the following in addition
to the EATS program core: SC/EATS 2010 3.0; SC/EATS 3030 3.0; SC/EATS
3040 3.0; SC/EATS 4050 3.0; SC/EATS 4051 3.0; SC/EATS 4120 3.0;
SC/EATS 4130 3.0; SC/EATS 4140 3.0; SC/EATS 4230 3.0; SC/MATH 3241
3.0.
The
Earth Science Honours core requires the following in addition to
the EATS program core: SC/EATS 2050 4.0; SC/EATS 3010 2.0; SC/EATS
3011 1.0; SC/EATS 3020 3.0; SC/EATS 3140 4.0; SC/EATS 3180 3.0;
SC/EATS 4010 6.0; SC/EATS 4020 3.0; SC/EATS 4040 3.0; SC/EATS 4220
3.0.
Specialized Honours Program
- the
EATS program core, as specified in i) above;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education requirements,
as specified in ii) above;
- all
obligatory courses in one of the following streams:
Atmospheric
Science Stream
- the
Atmospheric Science Honours core;
- at
least 3 Science credits chosen from SC/CHEM 2011 3.0, SC/CHEM
2030 4.0, SC/GEOG 1400 6.0, SC/GEOG 2400 6.0, SC/MATH 2222 3.0,
SC/MATH 2560 3.0 or SC/MATH 1131 3.0, SC/PHYS 2060 3.0, other
Science courses authorized by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Science;
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credits (to include at least 6 credits from Earth and Atmospheric
Science courses), chosen from the following: SC/EATS 3130 3.0,
SC/EATS 4020 3.0, SC/EATS 4150 3.0, SC/EATS 4160 3.0, SC/EATS
4170 4.0, SC/EATS 4220 3.0, SC/EATS 4240 3.0, SC/GEOG 4205 3.0,
SC/GEOG 4210 3.0, SC/GEOG 4310 3.0, 3000- or 4000-level Special
Topics courses in Earth and Atmospheric Science or Geography selected
annually by the Earth and Atmospheric Science Department, for
an overall total of at least 40 credits from Earth and Atmospheric
Science courses;
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additional credits from the above list or from the following:
SC/EATS 1010 3.0 and SC/EATS 1011 3.0, SC/EATS 3020 3.0, SC/GEOG
1400 6.0, SC/GEOG 2400 6.0, SC/MATH 3242 3.0, SC/MATH 3271 3.0,
SC/MATH 3272 3.0, SC/MATH 3410 3.0, SC/MATH 4141 3.0, SC/MATH
4142 3.0, SC/PHYS 3050 3.0, SC/PHYS 3150 3.0, SC/PHYS 4120 3.0;
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additional Science credits, approved by the Department of Earth
and Atmospheric Science, as required for an overall total of at
least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level;
- additional
elective credits, approved by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Science, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits.
Earth
Science Stream
- the
Earth Science Honours core;
- SC/EATS
2010 3.0;
- SC/MATH
3241 3.0; SC/MATH 3242 3.0; SC/MATH 3271 3.0; SC/PHYS 3020 3.0;
SC/PHYS 3050 3.0;
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credits from SC/EATS 3280 3.0, SC/EATS 3300 3.0, SC/EATS 4250
3.0, SC/EATS 4400 3.0, SC/MATH 3410 3.0, SC/PHYS 3070 3.0, SC/PHYS
3150 3.0, for an overall total of at least 42 credits from Earth
and Atmospheric Science courses;
- 6
additional Science credits approved by the Department of Earth
and Atmospheric Science;
- additional
elective credits, approved by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Science, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits.
The
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science also offers a BSc Specialized
Honours degree stream in Space and Communication Sciences whose
degree requirements are specified in a separate entry in Science
section V.
Honours Double Major and Honours Major/Minor
Programs
An
Honours Major in Earth and Atmospheric Science may be combined with
an Honours Major in another subject area in a BSc Honours Double
Major degree program, or with an Honours Minor in another subject
area in a BSc Honours Major/Minor degree program. Possible subject
combinations are listed under "Undergraduate Degree Programs" in
Science section I. Further information on course selection for various
Honours Double Major programs is detailed in the Earth and Atmospheric
Science departmental handbook.
All
degree candidates should contact departmental advisers as early
as possible regarding course requirements for particular Honours
Double Major and Honours Major/Minor programs. Early planning of
courses is strongly advised so that the necessary prerequisites
for courses in both departments are met.
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education requirement,
as specified in ii) above;
- the
Earth and Atmospheric Science Honours Major requirements below;
- the
course requirements for the second major or the minor;
- additional
elective credits, approved by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Science, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits,
including at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
In
cooperation with the Department of Chemistry, the department offers
an Honours Double Major program stream in the applied science area
of Atmospheric Chemistry - see separate entry in Science section
V.
Honours Major
An
Honours Major in Earth and Atmospheric Science may be taken in either
the Atmospheric Science Stream or the Earth Science Stream.
Atmospheric
Science Stream
-
the
Atmospheric Science Honours core, including the EATS program
core, as specified above;
Earth
Science Stream
-
the
Earth Science Honours core, including the EATS program core,
as specified above.
Honours Minor
- SC/EATS
1010 3.0; SC/EATS 1011 3.0;
- SC/EATS
2010 3.0; SC/EATS 2030 3.0; SC/EATS 2050 4.0;
- at
least 9 credits from the following courses: SC/EATS 3010 2.0,
SC/EATS 3011 1.0, SC/EATS 3020 3.0, SC/EATS 3030 3.0, SC/EATS
3040 3.0, SC/EATS 3180 3.0, SC/MATH 3241 3.0.
Note:
The following courses are required as prerequisites or corequisites
for the courses listed above: SC/COSC 1540 3.0; SC/MATH 1013 3.0;
SC/MATH 1014 3.0; SC/MATH 1025 3.0; SC/MATH 2015 3.0; SC/MATH 2270
3.0; SC/PHYS 1010 6.0; SC/PHYS 2010 3.0; SC/PHYS 2020 3.0.
Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
See
"Certificate Programs" in Science section I.
Concurrent Certificate in Meteorology
See
"Certificate Programs" in Science section I.
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