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Geography - Science and Engineering
i) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must complete the program core: SC/GEOG 1400 6.00; AS/GEOG 1410 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1000 6.00; SC/GEOG 2400 6.00; SC/GEOG 2420 3.00; SC/GEOG 2500 3.00 or SC/GEOG 2600 3.00 or both SC/GEOG 4205 3.00 and SC/GEOG 4210 3.00. (Note: Both SC/GEOG 2600 3.00 and SC/GEOG 2610 3.00 are required for Honours Double Major in geography and earth science; SC/GEOG 4205 3.00 and SC/GEOG 4210 3.00 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 (see the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar) by completing the following (in addition to SC/GEOG 1400 6.00 from the program core):
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SC/CSE 1520 3.00 or SC/CSE 1530 3.00 or SC/CSE 1540 3.00;
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six credits from SC/MATH 1505 6.00, SC/MATH 1013 3.00, SC/MATH 1014 3.00, SC/MATH 1025 3.00;
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12 credits from SC/BIOL 1010 6.00, SC/CHEM 1000 3.00 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.00, SC/EATS 1010 3.00 and SC/EATS 1011 3.00, SC/PHYS 1410 6.00 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.00;
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12 general education credits (see General Education Requirements in the Faculty of Science and Engineering 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 Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar) and, in so doing, must satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.
Bachelor Program
To Graduate in a Bachelor Program. A minimum overall grade point average of 4.0 (C) is required in order to be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (bachelor program).
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the program core, as specified in i) above;
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the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
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at least six credits from science geography courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 30 credits from geography courses;
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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 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.
Specialized Honours Program
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the program core, as specified in i) above;
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the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
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SC/GEOG 4540 3.00;
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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);
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at least six credits from non-geography science courses at the 2000 or higher level;
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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).
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the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including courses appropriate for the second major;
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for the Geography and Atmospheric Science Stream: at least 36 credits from geography courses, including the program core (see i) above), SC/GEOG 4540 3.00, and at least three credits from the following courses: SC/GEOG 4000 6.00, SC/GEOG 4310 3.00; (Note: If only three credits are chosen from the list above, three additional credits from geography courses at the 3000- or 4000-level are required.)
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for the Geography and Earth Science Stream: at least 36 credits from geography courses, including the program core (see i) above), SC/GEOG 4540 3.00, and at least nine credits selected from the following courses: SC/GEOG 4000 6.00, SC/GEOG 4180 4.00, SC/GEOG 4200 3.00, SC/GEOG 4205 3.00, SC/GEOG 4210 3.00, SC/GEOG 4310 3.00, SC/GEOG 4400 3.00, SC/GEOG 4600 3.00;
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the course requirements for the second major;
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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 Major/Minor Program
An Honours major in geography may be combined 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 Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section of this calendar.
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the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including courses appropriate for the minor;
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the geography Honours major requirements below;
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the course requirements for the minor;
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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.
Honours Major (for Honours Major/Minor Programs)
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the program core, as specified in i) above;
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SC/GEOG 4540 3.00;
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at least 15 additional credits in science geography courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 42 credits in geography courses.
Honours Minor
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SC/GEOG 1400 6.00;
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AS/GEOG 1410 6.00;
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six credits in science geography courses at the 4000 level;
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at least 12 credits from science geography courses for an overall total of at least 30 credits from geography courses.
Concurrent Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
See Certificate Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section of this calendar.
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