Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (AP) – Geography

Department of Geography

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: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

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/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3520 3.00;
AP/GEOG 3540 3.00 (cross-listed to SC/GEOG 3540 3.00) or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
12 additional credits in geography at the 4000 level;
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

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

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/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3520 3.00;
AP/GEOG 3540 3.00 (cross-listed to SC/GEOG 3540 3.00) or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
12 additional credits in geography at the 4000 level;
15 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 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, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design. 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/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
12 additional credits in geography at the 4000 level;
six additional credits in geography.

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, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design. 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, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design. 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;
six additional credits in geography at the 4000 level;
12 additional credits in geography.

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

BA: 90 Credits

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: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

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.
18 additional credits in geography, including at least 12 credits 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

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 60 credits in geography, including:

AP/GEOG 1400 6.00;
AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
AP/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3520 3.00;
AP/GEOG 3540 3.00 (cross-listed to SC/GEOG 3540 3.00) or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
12 additional credits in geography at the 4000 level;
27 additional credits in geography.

Required Course: AP/ANTH 2300 3.00 Intercultural Training Skills completed before the term or terms abroad. Note: This course is considered to be outside the major (even for ANTH students).

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. Up to six (6) language credits may be taken while the student is abroad. Such courses must be approved by the coordinator of the relevant language section in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

If a iBA student is fluent in a language, he/she will undergo an examination to test language proficiency by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Students exempted from one or more of the language courses required for the degree must complete cultural courses related to that language.

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 9 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 major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

General education: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

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/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
three credits chosen from: AP/GEOG 2340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3340 3.00, AP/GEOG 3440 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3520 3.00;
AP/GEOG 3540 3.00 (cross-listed to SC/GEOG 3540 3.00) or AP/GEOG 4520 3.00;
12 additional credits in geography at the 4000 level;
15 additional credits in geography.

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

Required Course: AP/ANTH 2300 3.00 Intercultural Training Skills completed before the term or terms abroad. Note: This course is considered to be outside the major (even for ANTH students).

Internationally-oriented credits: at least 9 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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