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‡ ENGL 109 or ENGL 129R must be completed with a grade of 65% or higher. Please see the English Language Proficiency Requirement section for the Faculty of Environment if you fail to meet this requirement.
Year One
GEOG 100 On Becoming a Geographer
GEOG 101 Geography and Human Habitat
GEOG 102 Geography and Our Planetary Environment
GEOG 181 Principles of GIScience
One of:
ENGL 109‡ Introduction to Academic Writing
ENGL 129R‡ Written Academic English
Five Electives (2.5 units)
Year Two
Students must take at least one course from each of the three following specializations:
- Earth Systems Science: one of GEOG 201, GEOG 209
- Geomatics: one of GEOG 271, GEOG 281
- Development and Environment: one of GEOG 202, GEOG 203
Seven Electives (3.5 units)
Year Three
Ten Electives (5.0 units)
Notes
- Minimum Required Units
Total: 15.0 units. Geography: 6.0 units. Outside of Faculty of Environment: 3.0 units. All Environmental Studies (ENVS) courses are included in the cumulative major average (see note 3) but only 2.0 units may be counted in meeting the minimum required courses in Geography and Environmental Management.
- 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.
- Average Requirements
Students must maintain an overall cumulative average of 60% and a Major cumulative average of 65%. All required courses must be passed.
- 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.
- Other Comments
See notes 4 and 5 on four-year academic plan.