Science Academic Plans

Advisor: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

Continuation in the Science and Business, Earth Sciences Specialization program requires a cumulative overall average of 65% and a cumulative Science average of 65%.

Successful completion of this program requires:

1. 21.0 units distributed as follows:
   
   • 5.25 EARTH units: EARTH 121, EARTH 121L, EARTH 123, EARTH 221, EARTH 231, EARTH 232, EARTH 235, EARTH 238, EARTH 260, EARTH 359, and EARTH 390
   • 1.5 EARTH elective units with the following conditions:
     
     • 0.5 unit must be at a 300-level or higher
   • 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, and CHEM 123L
   • 1.25 PHYS units: PHYS 111, PHYS 111L, and PHYS 112
   • 1.5 AFM units: AFM 123, AFM 131, and AFM 231
   • 3.5 ECON units: ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 201, ECON 221, ECON 255, ECON 344, and ECON 371
   • 1.0 MATH unit: MATH 127 and MATH 128
   • 0.5 CS unit: CS 100
   • 3.0 SCBUS units: SCBUS 122, SCBUS 123, SCBUS 223, SCBUS 225, SCBUS 323, and SCBUS 423
   • 0.5 Program elective unit chosen from: ACTSC 231, ECON 211, ECON 220, ECON 361, ECON 372, HRM 200, HRM 301, MSCI 311, MSCI 432, STAT 231, and STAT 333
   • 1.0 EARTH (300-level or higher) elective or Program elective unit
   • 0.5 elective units, any subject
2. Completion of the English Language Proficiency Requirement
3. Completion of Co-op Program requirements
   

1. A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
2. Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.
3. Co-op program information requirements are located in the Co-operative Education and Career Action section of this Calendar and in the Science Faculty work term report guidelines.

Notes

1. HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended Program electives.
2. Alternative Program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
3. Students can emphasize finance in this program by selecting STAT 231, STAT 333, ACTSC 231, or ECON 372, or by substituting STAT 230 or ACTSC 446 as Program electives.
4. EARTH electives include EARTH 436A and EARTH 436B, Honours Thesis courses, with permission from the program advisor and consent from the Faculty.
5. Year Four EARTH electives allow students to focus their studies in areas of Geology, Geophysics or Hydrogeology. Students should refer to course requirements for these specializations within Earth and Environmental Sciences programs to guide their elective choices.
6. Students interested in selecting courses to fulfill the knowledge based requirements for membership in the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) may need to substitute certain required courses. Substitution can only be done with approval from the program advisor.
7. Program outlines and course sequencing information are available on the Science and Business website.

Recommended Course Sequence

Year One

Fall

Winter

AFM 131 Introduction to Business in North America
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
CS 100 Introduction to Computing through Applications
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
SCBUS 122 Management of Business Organizations

Year Two

Fall

Spring

EARTH 221 Geochemistry 1
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory 1
ECON 221 Statistics for Economists
PHYS 112 Physics 2

Year Three

Winter

Fall

EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
ECON 255 Introduction to the Economics of Natural Resources
ECON 344 Principles of Marketing and Consumer Economics
ECON 371 Business Finance 1
SCBUS 323 Technology Development Workshop 3

Year Four

Fall and Winter

SCBUS 423 Senior Honours Science and Business Workshop 4 (Fall)
One Earth elective 300-level or higher (0.5 unit)
Two EARTH electives (1.0 unit)
One Program elective (0.5 unit)
Two Program or EARTH (300-level or higher) electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)