Science Academic Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors. 

Continuing 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:

20.0 units distributed as follows:

• 5.25 PHYS units: PHYS 121, PHYS 131L, PHYS 122, PHYS 132L, PHYS 234, PHYS 236, PHYS 242, PHYS 242L, PHYS 256, PHYS 256L, PHYS 263, and PHYS 342
• 2.75 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
  • 1.0 lecture unit any level
• 6.5 AVIA units: AVIA 100, AVIA 101, AVIA 102, AVIA 203, AVIA 204, AVIA 205, AVIA 306, AVIA 307, AVIA 310, AVIA 320, 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
• 0.5 program elective unit chosen from: GEOG 371, GEOG 381, PHIL 145, PHIL 215, PHYS 275, PHYS 280, PHYS 391/PHYS 391L, PHYS 392/PHYS 392L, SCI 206, and SCI 238
• 0.5 SCCOM unit: SCCOM 100

Additional Program Conditions:

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 Designing Effective Maps
MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
PHYS 121 Mechanics
PHYS 131L Mechanics Laboratory

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
SCCOM 100 Communication in the Sciences

Spring

Year Two

Fall

AVIA 203 Professional Pilot Program Course III (0.5 unit)
MATH 227 Calculus 3 for Honours Physics
MATH 228 Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry
PHYS 236 Computational Physics 1

Winter

Spring

AVIA 205 Professional Pilot Program Course V (0.5 unit)

Year Three

Fall

AVIA 306 Professional Pilot Program Course VI (0.75 unit)
AVIA 310 Human Factors in Aviation
PHYS 256 Geometrical and Physical Optics
PHYS 256L Optics Laboratory
STAT 202 Introductory Statistics for Scientists

Winter

Spring

AVIA 408 Professional Pilot Program Course VIII (0.5 unit)

Year Four

Fall

Winter