2002-2003 Calendar

Table of Contents

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Environmental Studies

Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty of Pure and Applied Science

Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies

Osgoode Hall Law School

Schulich School of Business

Courses of Instruction

Glendon College

Environmental Science

Specialized Honours Program

i) All BSc Honours degree candidates must complete the program core: SC/GEOG 1400 6.0; SC/GEOG 2400 6.0; SC/GEOG 2500 3.0 or SC/GEOG 2700 3.0; six credits from SC/GEOG 3200 3.0, SC/GEOG 3500 3.0, SC/GEOG 4180 4.0, SC/GEOG 4200 3.0, SC/GEOG 4500 3.0; six credits from SC/GEOG 3600 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; 12 additional credits from science geography courses (including three credits in statistics for students in the Physical Sciences Stream).

ii) All BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general regulation 4 (see the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this Calendar) by completing the following (in addition to SC/GEOG 1400 6.0 from the program core):

• 12 general education credits (see General Education Requirements in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this Calendar).

Life Sciences Stream

• SC/COSC 1520 3.0 or SC/COSC 1540 3.0;
• SC/MATH 1505 6.0, or both SC/MATH 1013 3.0 and SC/MATH 1014 3.0;
• SC/BIOL 1010 6.0; SC/CHEM 1000 3.0 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0, or SC/EATS 1010 3.0 and SC/EATS 1011 3.0;

Physical Sciences Stream

• SC/COSC 1540 3.0;
• SC/MATH 1013 3.0; SC/MATH 1014 3.0; SC/MATH 1025 3.0;
• SC/CHEM 1000 3.0; SC/CHEM 1001 3.0; SC/PHYS 1010 6.0 or SC/PHYS 1410 6.0.

iii) All BSc Honours degree candidates, in accordance with their declared program, must comply with general regulation 6 (see the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this Calendar) and, in so doing, must satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.

To declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 (C+) 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 (C+) 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 program required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 (C+) 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.

Additional Course Requirements

All obligatory courses in one of the following streams:

Life Sciences Stream

• SC/BIOL 2010 4.0; SC/BIOL 2030 4.0 or SC/BIOL 2031 3.0; SC/BIOL 2050 4.0; SC/BIOL 2060 3.0;
• one ecology field course (SC/BIOL 3001 3.0 or SC/BIOL 3001 2.0);
• 15 additional credits chosen from the following: a second ecology field course (SC/BIOL 3002 3.0 or SC/BIOL 3002 2.0), SC/BIOL 3170 3.0, SC/BIOL 4000 8.0, SC/BIOL 4020 3.0, SC/BIOL 4070 3.0, SC/BIOL 4080 3.0, SC/BIOL 4090 4.0, SC/BIOL 4095 3.0, SC/BIOL 4100 3.0, SC/BIOL 4120 3.0, SC/BIOL 4130 3.0, SC/BIOL 4170 2.0/4170 3.0/4170 4.0 (topics in ecology), SC/BIOL 4230 4.0, SC/BIOL 4240 4.0, SC/BIOL 4245 3.0, SC/BIOL 4250 3.0, SC/BIOL 4255 3.0, SC/BIOL 4260 3.0, SC/BIOL 4265 3.0, SC/BIOL 4340 3.0, SC/BIOL 4400 3.0, SC/BIOL 4420 3.0;
• additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits, including at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.

Physical Sciences Stream

• SC/EATS 2010 3.0; SC/EATS 2470 3.0;
• SC/CHEM 2030 4.0; SC/PHYS 2020 3.0;
• SC/MATH 2015 3.0; SC/MATH 2270 3.0;
• SC/EATS 3030 3.0; SC/EATS 3130 3.0; SC/EATS 4220 3.0;
• six additional credits chosen from 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 4150 3.0, SC/EATS 4160 3.0, SC/EATS 4170 4.0, SC/EATS 4230 3.0, SC/EATS 4240 3.0, SC/EATS 4300 3.0 (atmospheric science topics), SC/MATH 3241 3.0;
• additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits, including at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.

Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing

See Certificate Programs in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section of this Calendar.