The following Academic Plans are offered in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department:
Honours Major Academic Plans
Regular
Honours Earth Sciences (Atmospheric Specialization)
Honours Earth Sciences**(Geology Specialization)
Honours Earth Sciences**(Geophysics Specialization)
Honours Earth Sciences**(Hydrogeology Specialization)
Honours Earth Sciences** (Environmental Specialization)
Honours Geochemistry * (joint with Chemistry Department)
Honours Science and Aviation (Earth Sciences Specialization)
Honours Science & Business (Hydrogeology Specialization)
Co-operative
Honours Co-operative Earth Sciences** (Atmospheric Specialization)
Honours Co-operative Earth Sciences**(Geology Specialization)
Honours Co-operative Earth Sciences**(Geophysics Specialization)
Honours Co-operative Earth Sciences**(Hydrogeology Specialization)
Honours Co-operative Geochemistry * (joint with Chemistry Department)
* These Academic Plans fulfill the academic requirements for professional membership in the Chemical Institute of Canada .
** These Academic Plans provide preparation for students intending to pursue careers as professional geologists.
Minor in Earth Sciences
HONOURS MAJOR ACADEMIC PLANS
Continuation in all Earth Sciences Honours Major Academic Plans requires an overall cumulative average of 60%, and a cumulative major average of 60%. In order to graduate the following requirements must be met:
- Successful completion of 20.0 lecture units.
- No more than 1.5 "SCI"-labelled units may be used towards these Academic Plans.
- Mandatory courses as listed under the specific Academic Plans.
A breakdown of course-type requirements (in units) for each Academic Plan is provided below:
| |
Regular & Co-op Earth Sciences/ Atmospheric Specialization |
Regular & Co-op Earth Sciences/ Geology Specialization |
Regular & Co-op Earth Sciences/ Geophysics Specialization |
Regular & Co-op Earth Sciences/ Hydrogeology Specialization |
Regular Honours Earth Sciences/ Environmental Specialization |
| 100-level Science/Math Core |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
| Arts Core3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Earth Sciences |
7.5 |
12.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
10.0 |
| 200-level or higher2 Mathematics, Science, Engineering |
5.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
| Geography/ Environmental Studies |
- |
0.5 |
– |
0.5 |
4.0 |
| Science/ Mathematics Electives1 |
- |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Arts Electives |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Unrestricted Electives |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
| Total Lecture Units |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| Credit field courses |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 Normally excludes SCI and EARTH courses (Hydrogeology and Environmental Specialization students may take EARTH courses); optional Labs must be taken. Students who plan to do graduate work in Hydrogeology are advised to take CIVE 221 during their 4th year. Courses in the following table are acceptable Science/Mathematics electives. Other courses can be taken in consultation with an Undergraduate Advisor. Geophysics Specialization students should ensure that requirements for professional licensure will be met.
| BIOL |
CHEM |
PHYS |
MATH |
CS |
STAT |
| 110 |
129/209 |
139 |
126 |
123 |
316 |
| 140/140L |
212 |
241/241L |
218 or 228 |
115 |
|
| 241 |
313 |
256/256L |
217 or 227 |
230 |
|
| 250 |
220/220L |
263 |
|
|
|
| 351 |
221/221L |
275 |
|
|
|
| 354 |
240 |
352/352L |
|
|
|
| 444 |
254/250L |
353/353L |
|
|
|
| 446 |
266/266L |
364 |
|
|
|
| 447 |
267/267L |
365 |
|
|
|
| 450 |
305 |
441A |
|
|
|
| 453 |
350/350L |
441B |
|
|
|
| 459 |
404 |
|
|
|
|
2 Can include BIOL 100-level courses except BIOL 112
3 Arts Core: The Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG) recommends that acceptable professional practice requires technical writing ability, oral communications effectiveness and awareness of regulatory and legal issues of practice for interprovincial mobility. Currently, the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) only requires a one term course (0.5 units) to address this recommendation. Although many courses are suitable to fulfill this requirement, the following address the oral and written communication area: SPCOM 223 ; ENGL 109 , 129R , 140R , 209 , 210E , 210F , PHIL 145 .