2003-2004
Undergraduate
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Atkinson Faculty of Liberal
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Osgoode Hall Law School |
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Schulich School of Business
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Glendon
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Physics and Astronomy
Note: The following BSc and BSc Honours degree
requirements do not apply to students in the Space and Communication
Sciences Stream of Specialized Honours physics and astronomy -
for requirements for that stream, see Space and Communication Sciences
in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Programs of Study section
of this Calendar.
i) With the exception noted above, all BSc and
BSc Honours degree candidates must complete the program core: SC/PHYS
1010 6.0; SC/PHYS 2010 3.0; SC/PHYS 2020 3.0; SC/PHYS 2040 3.0;
SC/PHYS 2060 3.0; SC/PHYS 2211 1.0; SC/PHYS 3040 6.0. (Note: All
program core courses require mathematics prerequisites or corequisites.)
ii) All BSc and 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/PHYS 1010 6.0 from the program core):
- SC/COSC 1540 3.0 or SC/COSC 1020 3.0;
- SC/MATH 1013 3.0; SC/MATH 1014 3.0; SC/MATH
1025 3.0;
- SC/CHEM 1000 3.0 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0 (or
six credits from course(s) with laboratories required for the
second major or the minor in BSc Honours Double Major or Honours
Major/Minor programs - see departmental mini-calendars or Faculty
checklists);
- 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).
iii) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates,
in accordance with their declared programs, must comply with general
regulation 5 or 6 (see the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science
Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section
of this Calendar) 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 2001-2002 and subsequent
years, the Senate of York University requires a minimum overall
grade point average of 4.0 (C) in order to be eligible to graduate
with a BSc degree (bachelor program). .
Students may follow a stream emphasizing physics
or astronomy.
Students in both streams must take the following
courses:
- 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/MATH 2015 3.0; SC/MATH 2270 3.0;
- six credits from SC/PHYS 3010 3.0, SC/PHYS
3020 3.0, SC/PHYS 3030 3.0.
In addition, there are the following stream-dependent
course requirements:
Physics Stream
- SC/PHYS 2212 1.0; SC/PHYS 3210 6.0;
- SC/CHEM 2011 3.0 or SC/PHYS 2030 3.0;
- at least three additional credits from 3000-
or 4000-level science courses;
- additional elective credits, chosen in consultation
with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as required for
an overall total of at least 90 credits.
Astronomy Stream
- SC/PHYS 1070 3.0; SC/PHYS 2070 3.0; SC/PHYS
4270 4.0;
- SC/PHYS 3220 3.0;
- additional elective credits, chosen in consultation
with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as required for
an overall total of at least 90 credits.
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 (C+) 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 (C+) 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 (C+) 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 (B) 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 (B) 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.
Specialized Honours Program
Students may follow a stream emphasizing physics,
applied physics or astronomy.
Students in all three streams must take the
following courses:
- 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/CHEM 2011 3.0 (may be taken in Year 3)
or SC/PHYS 2030 3.0; SC/MATH 2015 3.0; SC/MATH 2270 3.0; SC/PHYS
2212 1.0;
- SC/MATH 3271 3.0; SC/MATH 3410 3.0; SC/PHYS
3010 3.0; SC/PHYS 3020 3.0; SC/PHYS 3030 3.0; SC/PHYS 3210 6.0;
SC/PHYS 4020 3.0.
In addition, there are the following stream-dependent
course requirements:
Physics Stream
- SC/PHYS 4010 3.0; two of SC/PHYS 4011 3.0,
SC/PHYS 4040 3.0, SC/PHYS 4050 3.0;
- either SC/PHYS 4210 3.0 and SC/PHYS 4211
3.0; or SC/MATH 3241 3.0, one of SC/MATH 3242 3.0 or SC/MATH
4270 3.0, and one of SC/PHYS 4210 3.0 or SC/PHYS 4211 3.0;
- three additional credits in PHYS courses
at the 3000 level or higher;
- additional elective credits, chosen in consultation
with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as required for
an overall total of at least 120 credits.
Applied Physics Stream
- SC/PHYS 3050 3.0; SC/PHYS 3150 3.0; SC/PHYS
4050 3.0; SC/PHYS 4210 3.0; SC/PHYS 4211 3.0; SC/PHYS 4310 3.0;
- six credits from SC/MATH 3241 3.0, SC/MATH
3242 3.0, SC/PHYS 3250 3.0, SC/PHYS 3280 3.0, SC/PHYS 4120 3.0,
SC/PHYS 4250 3.0, SC/PHYS 4450 3.0;
- additional credits from 3000- and 4000-level
science courses, chosen in consultation with the Department of
Physics and Astronomy, as required for an overall total of at
least 120 credits.
Astronomy Stream
- SC/PHYS 1070 3.0; SC/PHYS 2070 3.0; SC/PHYS
3070 3.0; SC/PHYS 4070 3.0; SC/PHYS 4270 4.0;
- SC/MATH 3241 3.0; SC/MATH 3242 3.0 or SC/PHYS
4210 3.0 or SC/PHYS 4211 3.0; SC/PHYS 4010 3.0; one of SC/PHYS
4011 3.0, SC/PHYS 4040 3.0, SC/PHYS 4050 3.0;
- three additional credits from PHYS courses
at the 3000 level or higher;
- additional elective credits, chosen in consultation
with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as required for
an overall total of at least 120 credits.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy also
offers a BSc Specialized Honours degree Stream in Space and Communication
Sciences whose degree requirements are specified in a separate
entry in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Programs of Study
section of this Calendar.
Honours Double Major and Honours Major/Minor
Programs
An Honours Major in Physics and Astronomy 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 the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Undergraduate
Degree and Certificate Programs section of this Calendar.
Early planning of courses in all combined programs
is strongly advised so that the necessary prerequisites for courses
in both departments are met.
- 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
or the minor;
- the physics and astronomy Honours Major requirements
below;
- the course requirements for the second major
or the minor;
- additional elective credits, chosen in consultation
with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as required for
an overall total of at least 120 credits, including at least
42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.
Honours Major
Students may follow a stream emphasizing physics
or astronomy.
Students in both streams must take the following
courses:
- the program core, as specified in i) above;
- six credits from SC/PHYS 3010 3.0, SC/PHYS
3020 3.0, SC/PHYS 3030 3.0.
Note: The following courses are required as
prerequisites or corequisites for the courses above: 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/MATH 3271 3.0 is a prerequisite or corequisite for
SC/PHYS 3020 3.0.
In addition, there are the following stream-dependent
course requirements:
Physics Stream
- SC/PHYS 2212 1.0; SC/PHYS 3210 6.0;
- at least six credits from PHYS courses at
the 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 44 credits from
PHYS courses;
Astronomy Stream
- SC/PHYS 1070 3.0; SC/PHYS 2070 3.0; SC/PHYS 3220 3.0; SC/PHYS
4270 4.0; for an overall total of at least 44 credits from PHYS
courses.
Honours Minor
Students may follow a Stream in Physics or a
Stream in Astronomy in the minor subject area.
Students in both streams must take the following
courses:
- the program core, as specified in i) above;
- three credits from SC/PHYS 3010 3.0, SC/PHYS
3020 3.0, SC/PHYS 3030 3.0.
Note: The following courses are required as
prerequisites or corequisites for the courses above: 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/MATH 3271 3.0 is a prerequisite or corequisite for
SC/PHYS 3020 3.0.
In addition, there are the following stream-dependent
course requirements:
Physics Stream
- SC/PHYS 2212 1.0; SC/PHYS 3220 3.0; for an overall total of
32 credits from PHYS courses;
Astronomy Stream
- SC/PHYS 1070 3.0; SC/PHYS 2070 3.0; SC/PHYS 3070 3.0 or SC/PHYS
4270 4.0; for an overall total of at least 37 credits from PHYS
courses.
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