Advisors: See Faculty of Science academic advisors.
Honours Science and Aviation is only available in the regular system of study.
The Science and Aviation plan consists of a Bachelor of Science degree combined with a Commercial Pilot Program that provides advanced flight training, leading to a private and commercial pilot licence. The aviation component of the degree consists of the Professional Pilot Program delivered by the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (WWFC). Coursework includes the essentials of aviation, as well as private and commercial pilot training, an instrument rating, and a multi-engine rating. This instruction is provided by eight courses in flight training as outlined on the University of Waterloo Aviation website. Costs related to the flight-training component are assessed as a separate fee paid directly to the WWFC.
Applicants
Applicants must satisfy a screening process by WWFC that includes attending an intake briefing and obtaining a Category 1 Aviation Medical. This Transport Canada Category 1 Medical Certification requirement is monitored by the WWFC and is required for admission to Year One and all subsequent years. In addition, any permanent resident or VISA students entering the program must take and pass the Aviation Language Proficiency Test (ALPT). The medical exam must be completed before taking the oral ALPT.
Transfer Candidates
Transfer consideration of previous flight training or Professional Pilot Program courses will be at the discretion of the WWFC and is not determined by the University of Waterloo.
Students will be granted advanced credits up to and including a Private Pilot Licence. Program hours will be granted up to licence sign off and the remaining hours will be logged as career, not program hours. Students who have flight training beyond the Private Pilot Licence or who have acquired a Night Rating, are ineligible for transfer into this plan. Students entering the plan with a Private Licence will be required to attend WWFC’s Flight Management Basic Courses as a review. Students who apply with the flight qualifications that meet the standards set by WWFC are eligible for the Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree upon successful completion of the Honours Science and Aviation curriculum and transfer of credit for the AVIA flight courses.
Maintaining Status
Continuing in Honours Science and Aviation requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 65%, a minimum cumulative Science average of 65%, and continue to achieve credit for successful completion of AVIA flight courses. 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.
Students are expected to maintain passing grades (70%) in all WWFC flight courses in order to receive credit. Students may be allowed to achieve this by using a "competency-based" approach, provided they achieve the established benchmarks on time.
Requirements
Successful completion requires:
20.0 units distributed as follows:
- 9.0 Science elective units chosen from BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, or SCI:
- 1.0 Year One lecture unit plus associated labs that complete a Year One sequence
- 1.0 Year One lecture unit plus associated labs that complete a different Year One sequence
- 2.0 units, any level, inclusive of Year One labs
- 2.5 lecture units 200-level or higher
- 2.0 lecture units 300-level or higher
- 0.5 lecture unit 400-level
- 6.5 AVIA units: AVIA 100, AVIA 101, AVIA 102, AVIA 203, AVIA 204, AVIA 205, AVIA 306, AVIA 307, AVIA 310, AVIA 408, AVIA 417
- 1.0 Mathematics elective unit chosen from: MATH 127, MATH 128, STAT 202
- 0.5 Mathematics elective unit chosen from: ACTSC, AMATH, CO, CS, MATH, PMATH, STAT
- 1.5 GEOG units: GEOG 181, GEOG 309; GEOG 271 or GEOG 281
- 1.0 program elective unit chosen from: FR 151, GEOG 371, GEOG 381, PHIL 145, PHIL 215, MNS 101, MNS 102, SCI 206, SCI 238
- 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
Additional conditions:
- Year One Science lecture sequences with associated labs include:
- 100- or 200-level BIOL course with associated labs (exclusive of BIOL 225 and BIOL 280)
- CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, CHEM 123L
- EARTH 121, EARTH 121L, EARTH 122, EARTH 122L
- PHYS 111, PHYS 111L, PHYS 112, PHYS 112L
- PHYS 121, PHYS 121L, PHYS 122, PHYS 122L
- AVIA 101, AVIA 102, AVIA 203, AVIA 204, AVIA 205, AVIA 306, AVIA 307, and AVIA 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.
- 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.
- A maximum of 2.0 failed units, exclusive of those evaluated via WWFC, is permitted.
- MATH 103 and SCI 237 do not count.
- A maximum of 1.0 SCI unit counts.
- SCI courses do not count toward the 300- or 400-level Science units.
Notes
- Alternative program or Mathematics elective units may be substituted with permission from the academic advisor.
- Students who are no longer enrolled in Honours Science and Aviation may transfer into any other Science major for which they are qualified; however, the AVIA flight training courses (AVIA 101, AVIA 102, AVIA 203, AVIA 204, AVIA 205, AVIA 306, AVIA 307, and AVIA 408) will not be eligible for transfer. AVIA flight training courses with IP (in progress) grades must be completed within one year of start of the course or a grade of NCR (no credit) will replace the IP. The student will need to enrol in the course again to attempt to earn the credit.
Recommended Course Sequence
See regular plan.