Year One
GEOG 100 On Becoming a Geographer
GEOG 101 Geography and Human Habitat
GEOG 102 Geography and Our Planetary Environment
GEOG 165 Computer Cartography: Principles and Design
Electives (see notes below)
Year Two
Students must take courses from the three following themes.
1. Earth Systems Science: one of GEOG 201, 209
2. Geomatics: one of GEOG 271, 281
3. Development and Environment: one of GEOG 202, 203 and one of GEOG 206, 208
and additional courses so that by the end of the second year a student should have completed 10 units. One of these 0.5 units should be ENGL 109, 129R, 140R, taken in Year One or ENGL 210E, 210F taken in Year Two. A student who receives greater than 80% in ENG4U English is exempt from the English requirement.
Year Three
Additional courses so that a student should have completed at least 15 units.
Notes on Three-Year Academic Plan
1. Minimum Required Units
Total: 15 units. Geography: 6 units. Outside of Faculty of Environment: 3 units. All Environmental Studies (ENVS) courses are included in the cumulative Geography average but only 2 units can be counted in meeting the minimum required courses in Geography and Environmental Management .
2. Course Load
No more than 2.5 units may be taken in a term without the approval of the Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies). Normally, approval for a sixth 0.5 unit will be considered only if the cumulative Geography and Environmental Management average is 78% or higher.
3. Average Requirements
Students must maintain an overall cumulative average of 60% and a Major cumulative average of 65%. All required courses must be passed.
4. Restriction on number of First-Year Courses
For a three-year General degree, a student must have at least 8.5 units at or above the 200-level.
5. Transfer students will be required to complete a minimum of 50% of their course work and half their geography course work at the University of Waterloo.
6. Other Comments
See notes 4, 5, and 6 on four-year academic plans.