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<York Calendars<Undergraduate
Calendar 2001-2002<Faculty of Pure
and Applied Science<Programs of Study
Geography
i)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must complete the program
core: SC/GEOG 1400 6.0; AS/GEOG 1410 6.0; SC/GEOG 2400 6.0; SC/GEOG
2420 3.0; SC/GEOG 2500 3.0 or SC/GEOG 2700 3.0 or both SC/GEOG 4205
3.0 and SC/GEOG 4210 3.0. (Note: SC/GEOG 2700 3.0 is required for
Honours Double Major in Geography and Earth Science; SC/GEOG 4205
3.0 and SC/GEOG 4210 3.0 are required for Honours Double Major in
Geography and Atmospheric Science.)
ii)
All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general
regulation 4 (Science section IV) by completing the following (in
addition to SC/GEOG 1400 6.0 from the program core):
- SC/COSC
1520 3.0 or SC/COSC 1530 3.0 or SC/COSC 1540 3.0;
- 6
credits from SC/MATH 1505 6.0, SC/MATH 1013 3.0, SC/MATH 1014
3.0, SC/MATH 1025 3.0;
- 12
credits from SC/BIOL 1010 6.0 or SC/BIOL 1410 6.0, SC/CHEM 1000
3.0 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0, SC/EATS 1010 3.0 and SC/EATS 1011 3.0,
SC/PHYS 1410 6.0 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.0;
- 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 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
program core, as specified in i) above;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
- at
least 6 credits from Science Geography courses at the 3000 or
4000 level, for an overall total of at least 30 credits from Geography
courses;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
90 credits, including at least 66 credits from Science courses
and at least 18 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
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 exception in the
note 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 exception in the note 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 exception in the note below.
Note:
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.
Specialized Honours Program
- the
program core, as specified in i) above;
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
- SC/GEOG
3420 3.0;
- at
least 33 additional credits from Science Geography courses at
the 3000 or 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 54 credits
from Science Geography courses (at least 60 from Geography courses);
- at
least 6 credits from nonGeography Science courses at the 2000
or higher level;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
120 credits, including at least 90 credits from Science courses
and at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
Honours Double Major Programs
BSc
Honours Double Major programs are offered in Geography and Earth
and Atmospheric Science (in either the Atmospheric Science Stream
or the Earth Science Stream).
- the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level
Science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including
courses appropriate for the second major;
- for
the Geography and Atmospheric Science Stream: at least 36 credits
from Geography courses, including the program core [see i) above],
SC/GEOG 3420 3.0, and at least 3 credits from the following courses:
SC/GEOG 4000 6.0, SC/GEOG 4310 3.0, appropriate sections of SC/GEOG
3390 3.0/3390 6.0 and SC/GEOG 4390 3.0/4390 6.0 selected annually
by the department; (Note: If only 3 credits are chosen from the
list above, 3 additional credits from Geography courses at the
3000- or 4000- level are required.)
- or
- for
the Geography and Earth Science Stream: at least 36 credits from
Geography courses, including the program core [see i) above],
SC/GEOG 3420 3.0, and at least 9 credits selected from the following
courses: SC/GEOG 3400 3.0, SC/GEOG 3600 3.0, SC/GEOG 4000 6.0,
SC/GEOG 4180 4.0, SC/GEOG 4200 3.0, SC/GEOG 4205 3.0, SC/GEOG
4210 3.0, SC/GEOG 4310 3.0, SC/GEOG 4400 3.0, SC/GEOG 4600 3.0,
appropriate sections of SC/GEOG 3390 3.0/3390 6.0 and SC/GEOG
4390 3.0/4390 6.0 selected annually by the department;
- the
course requirements for the second major;
- additional
elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least
120 credits, including at least 90 credits from Science courses
and at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
See
"Certificate Programs" in Science section I.
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