Department of Geography

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

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 approved courses in 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 72 credits in geography and urban studies including:

• AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• AP/SOSC 2710 9.00;
• AP/GEOG 2220 6.00;
• AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
• AP/SOSC 3700 6.00;
• AP/SOSC 4700 6.00;
• 12 additional geography (GEOG) credits, including at least six credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 4000 6.00, AP/GEOG 4040 6.00, AP/GEOG 4090 3.00, AP/GEOG 4170 3.00, AP/GEOG 4220 3.00, AP/GEOG 4240 3.00, AP/GEOG 4260 3.00, AP/GEOG 4380 3.00;
• 18 additional credits chosen from the urban studies list of courses, including at least 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, and including no more than six geography (GEOG) credits.

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.

Please refer to the Urban Studies section for the urban studies list of courses.

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