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These Academic plans are administered jointly by the Department of
Earth and Environmental Science and the Department of Chemistry. For
details consult "Geochemistry" in the Department of Chemistry section of
the calendar.
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**
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These Academic Plans fulfill the academic requirements for professional
membership in the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario
(APGO). Students who enroll in other plans and are interested in APGO
membership should review APGO academic requirements.
A judicious selection of elective courses and/or extra term(s) of study
may procure the academic knowledge base required for APGO membership.
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Core
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Core courses
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Elec
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Elective courses
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n/a
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Not applicable
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Honours Major Academic Plans
Honours Earth Sciences**(Geology Specialization)
Honours Earth Sciences**(Geophysics Specialization)
Honours Earth Sciences**(Hydrogeology Specialization)
Honours Environmental Science (Geoscience Specialization)
Honours Geochemistry * (joint with Chemistry)-see Chemistry
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 Environmental Science (Geoscience Specialization)
Honours Co-operative Geochemistry * (joint with Chemistry)- see Chemistry
Minor in Earth Sciences
Honours Major Academic Plans
Continuation in all of our department's Honours Major Academic Plans requires an overall cumulative average of 60%, and a cumulative average of 60% in all EARTH courses. In order to graduate the following requirements must be met:
- Successful completion of 20.0 lecture units.
- "SCI"-labelled units may not be used as Science/Mathematics electives and no more than 1.5 "SCI" -labelled units may be used as free electives.
- Mandatory courses as listed under the specific Academic Plans and elective courses distributed in various subject areas as indicated below.
- Completion of the English Language Proficiency requirement.
- For students studying in the co-op format, find detailed information on co-op program requirements in the Co-operative Education and Career Action section of the Academic calendar as well as the Science department work term report guidelines.
In addition to required laboratory (and field course) units, all plans administered within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences require completion of 20.0 lecture units. The following table is a breakdown of these lecture units and indicates how your electives must be apportioned in various subject areas. In each area, "Core" units denote the lecture courses that are specified in a program; "Elec" units denote the elective lecture courses that you decide on. A table of acceptable courses for the Science/Mathematics electives follows.
| Subject Area |
Subject Type
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Geology
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Geophysics
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Hydrogeology
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Geoscience
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| Earth Sciences |
Core |
8.5
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8.5
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10.0
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7.5
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| Elec |
3.0
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2.5
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1.0
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2.0
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| Science/Mathematics/Engineering1 |
Core |
4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.5
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| Elec1 |
1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.5
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Geography/
Environmental Science
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Core |
0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.5
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| Elec |
0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Arts Core2
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n/a
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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Free electives
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n/a |
3.0
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1.5
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2.5
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3.5
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Total Lecture Units
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n/a |
20.0
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20.0
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20.0
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20.0
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1 Normally excludes SCI and EARTH courses. Students who plan to do graduate work in Hydrogeology are advised to take Advanced Calculus, such as MATH 217 or CIVE 221, during their 4th year.
2 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 issue. 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, ENVS 201.
Courses acceptable to fulfill Science/Mathematics electives include most 200-level or higher BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, AMATH or CS courses. A list of recommended courses for specific plans in Earth and Environmental Sciences, is available on the Earth and Environmental Science website. In some cases, courses in areas other than those listed above (e.g., Engineering) or 100-level courses may be acceptable as a Science/Mathematics elective but would have to be approved by the Undergraduate Advisor.
Information for Co-operative Earth Sciences plans
The Co-operative Earth and Environmental Sciences Academic Plans offer a comprehensive academic training, as well as considerable practical experience.
Transfer to a Regular Honours Academic Plan will be permitted if all requirements of the Co-op Academic Plan have been met up to the time of the transfer.