Geography - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 60 credits in geography, including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2350 3.00, AP/GEOG 3180 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3740 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 4540 3.00 or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• at least 12 additional credits at the 4000 level;
• at least 27 additional credits in geography.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 48 credits in geography, including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2350 3.00, AP/GEOG 3180 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3740 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 4540 3.00 or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• at least 12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

Geography may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students must take at least 36 credits in geography and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet geography requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in geography and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: students will take at least 36 credits in geography, including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• and at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: the Honours Minor in geography comprises at least 30 credits in geography, including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• and six credits at the 4000 level.

Note: at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level.

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 30 credits in geography, chosen with the permission of the department, including:

• two of AP/GEOG 1000 6.00, AP/GEOG 1400 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00.
• 12 of the remaining 18 credits must be above the 2000 level.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Specialized Honours iBA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 60 credits in geography, including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2350 3.00, AP/GEOG 3180 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3740 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 4540 3.00 or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• at least 12 additional credits at the 4000 level;
• at least 27 additional credits in geography.

Language study credits: at least 18 credits in a modern language offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University’s exchange partners.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: for the Specialized Honours iBA, courses taken outside the major to satisfy the language study requirement and/or the internationally-oriented courses requirement can also be used to satisfy the outside the major requirement. Students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students will take at least 48 credits in geography, including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2350 3.00, AP/GEOG 3180 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3740 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 4540 3.00 or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• at least 12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

In addition, students in the Honours iBA program must fulfill the following requirements:

Language study credits: at least 18 credits in a modern language offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major.

International exchange: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University’s exchange partners.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: for the Honours iBA, courses taken outside the major to satisfy the language study requirement and/or the internationally-oriented courses requirement can also be used to satisfy the outside the major requirement. Students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

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