2003-2004
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Faculty of Arts

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Osgoode Hall Law School

Schulich School of Business

Courses of Instruction

Glendon College

Space and Communication Sciences (Applied Science Streams)

Each of the departments of Earth and Atmospheric Science, and Physics and Astronomy offers a Specialized Honours degree Stream in Space and Communication Sciences.

i) All BSc Honours degree candidates must complete the space and communication sciences core: SC/COSC 1020 3.0; SC/COSC 1030 3.0; SC/MATH 1013 3.0; SC/MATH 1014 3.0; SC/MATH 1025 3.0; SC/MATH 1090 3.0; SC/PHYS 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; SC/COSC 2011 3.0; SC/COSC 2021 3.0; SC/MATH 2015 3.0; SC/MATH 2090 3.0; SC/MATH 2270 3.0; SC/PHYS 2010 3.0 or SC/ EATS 2470 3.0; SC/PHYS 2020 3.0; SC/PHYS 2040 3.0; SC/PHYS 2211 1.0; SC/COSC/EATS/PHYS 3001 1.0; SC/COSC 3121 3.0; SC/COSC 3213 3.0; SC/EATS/PHYS 3280 3.0; SC/PHYS 3050 3.0; SC/PHYS 3250 3.0; SC/COSC/EATS/PHYS 4001 6.0.

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 the 1000-level courses specified in 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).

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 also satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.

iv) All BSc Honours degree candidates must complete a non-credit industrial internship (normally salaried) approved by the departmental space and communication sciences coordinator. The minimum experience requirement is a four-month placement, normally after the third year of study, though terms of eight, 12 or 16 months are preferred.

Honours Programs

To declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0 (B) over all science (SC) courses completed, 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 6.0 (B) over all science (SC) courses completed, 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 graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0 (B) over all science (SC) courses completed, 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.

Specialized Honours in Earth and Atmospheric Science

• the space and communication sciences core, including SC/EATS 2470 3.0;
• the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education requirements, as specified in ii) above;
• SC/EATS 2010 3.0; SC/EATS 2030 3.0;
• SC/EATS 3020 3.0; SC/EATS 3030 3.0; SC/EATS 4220 3.0; SC/EATS 4230 3.0; SC/EATS 4250 3.0; SC/MATH 3271 3.0;
• at least six credits from courses approved by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science (see departmental handbook for list of approved courses), including at least two credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 35 credits in 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.

Specialized Honours in Physics and Astronomy

• the space and communication sciences core, including SC/PHYS 2010 3.0;
• the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education requirements, as specified in ii) above;
• two of SC/CHEM 2011 3.0, SC/COSC 2001 3.0, SC/EATS 2010 3.0, SC/EATS 2030 3.0, SC/PHYS 1070 3.0, SC/PHYS 2060 3.0, SC/PHYS 2070 3.0, SC/PHYS 3070 3.0;
• SC/MATH 3271 3.0; SC/PHYS 3020 3.0; SC/PHYS 3040 6.0;
• one of SC/COSC 3401 3.0, SC/EATS 3020 3.0, SC/MATH 3410 3.0, SC/PHYS 3010 3.0, SC/PHYS 3030 3.0, SC/PHYS 3070 3.0, SC/PHYS 3150 3.0, SC/PHYS 3220 3.0, SC/PHYS 4120 3.0, other courses approved by the Department of Physics and Astronomy;
• SC/PHYS 4110 3.0; SC/PHYS 4250 3.0; SC/PHYS 4450 3.0;
• one of SC/COSC 4421 3.0, SC/COSC 4422 3.0, SC/EATS 4220 3.0, SC/EATS 4230 3.0, SC/PHYS 3070 3.0, SC/PHYS 4020 3.0, SC/PHYS 4060 3.0, SC/PHYS 4270 4.0, SC/PHYS 4410 3.0, SC/PHYS 4550 3.0.