Science Academic Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors. 

Continuation in the Science and Aviation, Physics Specialization program requires a cumulative overall average of 65% and a cumulative Science average of 65%. Flight training courses offered through the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (WWFC) are not included in any cumulative average calculations. Instead, students receive credit (CR) for each course they successfully complete.

Successful completion of this program requires:

1. 21.0 units distributed as follows:
   • 6.25 PHYS units: PHYS 121, PHYS 131L, PHYS 122, PHYS 132L, PHYS 124, PHYS 234, PHYS 236, PHYS 242, PHYS 242L, PHYS 256, PHYS 256L, PHYS 263, PHYS 342, PHYS 360A, and PHYS 360B
   • 3.25 additional PHYS elective units distributed as follows:
     • 0.5 lecture unit at 200-level or higher
     • 1.0 lecture unit at 300-level or higher
     • 0.25 lab unit any level
     • 1.5 lecture unit any level
   • 6.0 AVIA units: AVIA 100, AVIA 101, AVIA 102, AVIA 203, AVIA 204, AVIA 205, AVIA 306, AVIA 307, AVIA 310, and AVIA 408
   • 2.5 MATH units: MATH 114, MATH 127, MATH 128, MATH 227, and MATH 228
   • 0.5 STAT unit: STAT 202
   • 1.0 GEOG unit: GEOG 181 and GEOG 309
   • 0.5 GEOG unit chosen from: GEOG 271 or GEOG 281
   • 1.0 Program elective unit chosen from: ENGL 210F, FR 151, GEOG 310, GEOG 381, GEOG 371, PHIL 145, PHIL 215, PHYS 275, PHYS 280, PHYS 391/PHYS 391L, PHYS 392/PHYS 392L, SCI 206, and SCI 238
2. Completion of the English Language Proficiency Requirement

1. AVIA 101, 102, 203, 204, 205, 306, 307 and 408 are the Professional Pilot Program flight training courses offered by and assessed through the WWFC. All other AVIA courses are offered and assessed by Waterloo.
2. The passing grade in each WWFC flight training course is 70%. Credit must be obtained in each course to progress to the next one. Normally, students can repeat each course only once, if there is a failed first attempt.
3. A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted for all Waterloo courses.

Notes

1. Alternative Program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
2. PHYS electives must be selected so that prerequisites are met.

Recommended Course Sequence

Year One Fall

AVIA 100 Introduction to Aviation
GEOG 181 Principles of GIScience
MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
PHYS 121 Mechanics
PHYS 131L Mechanics Laboratory

Year One Winter

AVIA 101 Professional Pilot Program Course I (0.75 unit)
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
PHYS 122 Waves, Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 132L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
PHYS 124 Modern Physics

Year One Spring

AVIA 102 Professional Pilot Program Course II (0.5 unit)

Year Two Fall

AVIA 203 Professional Pilot Program Course III (0.5 unit)
GEOG 271 Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing
  or GEOG 281 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
MATH 227 Calculus 3 for Honours Physics
MATH 228 Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry
PHYS 236 Computational Physics 1

Year Two Winter

Year Two Spring

Year Three Fall

AVIA 306 Professional Pilot Program Course VI (0.75 unit)
PHYS 256 Geometrical and Physical Optics
PHYS 256L Optics Lab
One PHYS elective (0.5 unit) 

Year Three Winter

AVIA 307 Professional Pilot Program Course VII (0.75 unit)
AVIA 310 Human Factors in Aviation
One 200- 300- or 400-level PHYS elective (0.5 unit)
One 300- or 400-level PHYS elective (0.5 unit)

Year Three Spring

Year Four Fall

GEOG 309 Physical Climatology
PHYS 360A Modern Physics Laboratory 1
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists
One PHYS elective (0.5 unit) 
One Program elective (0.5 unit)

Year Four Winter

PHYS 342 Electricity and Magnetism 2
PHYS 360B Modern Physics Laboratory 2
One 300- or 400-level PHYS elective (0.5 unit)
One PHYS elective (0.5 unit)
One PHYS lab elective (0.25 unit)
One Program elective (0.5 unit)