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The program core is defined as (24-27 credits):  SC/GEOG 1400 6.00; AP/GEOG 1410 6.00 or AP/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.

Bachelor Program

A. General education:

B. Major requirements: 

  • the program core (24-27 credits);
  • at least twelve credits from science geography courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 36 credits from geography courses.

C.  Science breadth: 24 credits in science disciplines outside the major, of which three credits must be at the 2000 level or above.  15 of these 24 credits are satisfied by the General Education requirement. 

D.  Upper level requirements: a minimum of 18 credits at the 3000 level or above.

E.  Additional elective credits, as required, for a total of 90 credits.

F.  Standing requirements:  a minimum overall grade point average of 4.00 (C) is required in order to be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (bachelor program). 

Honours Programs

Specialized Honours Program

A. General education:

B.   Major requirements:

  • the program core (24-27 credits);
  • SC/GEOG 3540 3.00;
  • 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); of these a minimum of 18 credits must be at the 3000 level or above, including a minimum of 12 credits at the 4000 level;
  • at least six credits from non-geography science courses at the 2000 level or higher.

C.  Science breadth:  24 credits in science disciplines outside the major, of which three credits must be at the 2000 level or higher.  21 of these 24 credits, including 3 credits at the 2000 level or higher, are satisfied by the above requirements.

D.  Upper level requirements:  a minimum of 42 credits at the 3000 level or above.

E.  Additional elective credits, as required for a total of 120 credits.

F.  Standing requirements:  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 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed.

Honours Double Major Programs

Honours Double Major BSc programs are offered in Geography and Earth and Atmospheric Science (in either the atmospheric science stream or the earth science stream).

A. General education:

B.  Major requirements:

For the geography and atmospheric science stream:

  • the program core, as specified above, including SC/GEOG 4205 3.00 and SC/GEOG 4210 3.00;
  • SC/GEOG 3540 3.00;
  • at least three credits from the following courses:  SC/GEOG 4000 6.00, SC/GEOG 4310 3.00;
  • a total of at least 42 credits from geography courses, with a minimum of 18 credits the 3000 or higher level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level;
  • the requirements for Earth and Atmospheric Science, atmospheric science stream.

For the geography and earth science stream:

C.  Science breadth:  satisfied by above requirements.

D.  Upper level requirements:  a minimum of 42 credits at the 3000 level or above.

E.  Additional elective credits, as required, for a total of 120 credits.

F.  Standing requirements: 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 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed.

Honours Major/Minor Program

An Honours Major in geography may be combined with an Honours Minor in another subject area in an Honours Major/Minor BSc degree program. Possible subject combinations are listed under Undergraduate Degree Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section.

A. General education:

B.  Major requirements:

  • the program core (24-27 credits);
  • SC/GEOG 3540 3.00;
  • 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, of which at least 18 credits must be at the 3000 level or above, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level;
  • the course requirements for the minor.

C.  Science breadth: 24 credits in science disciplines outside the major, of which three credits must be at the 2000 level or higher.  15 of these 24 credits are satisfied by the General Education requirement.  Not required when the minor is another science discipline. 

D.  Upper level requirements:  a minimum of 42 credits at the 3000 level or above.

E.  Additional elective credits, as required, for a total of 120 credits.

F.  Standing requirements: 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 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed.

Honours Minor

  • SC/GEOG 1400 6.00;
  • AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
  • six credits in science geography courses at the 4000 level;
  • 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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