Bachelor of Science, Major in Geoscience

Program Grid I

Note: This program grid is provided for guidance only. Degree completion is based on courses completed successfully, and is subject to all applicable requirements and procedures in effect. Students should consult the BSc Degree Advisor to confirm program requirements for their chosen degree.

Course Number

Course Name

Notes

English 1

100-level English

1

English 2

100-level English

1

MATH 100 or 121

Calculus I

 

MATH 101 or 122

Calculus II

 

Non-Science 100-499

Non-Science Elective I

2

CHEM 140

Chemistry Fundamentals I

 

CHEM 141 or 142

Chemistry Fundamentals II

 

GEOG 101

Environmental Geography

3

GEOL 111

Discovering Planet Earth

 

GEOL 112

Understanding Earth's History

 

GEOL 115

Lab & Field Studies in Earth Science

 

GEOG 211

Atmospheric Environments

 

GEOG 212

Earth Environments

 

GEOG 228

Spatial Analysis

 

GEOL 200

Mineralogy

 

GEOL 201

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

 

GEOL 202

Earth Structures

 

GEOL 206

Geological Field Methods and Mapping

 

MATH 211 or GEOG 221

Statistics I or Statistical Methods in Geography

 

GEOG 328

Geographic Information Systems

 

GEOL 300

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

 

GEOL 300-499

Upper-Level Geology Elective I

4

GEOL 300-499

Upper-Level Geology Elective II

4

GEOL 300-499

Upper-Level Geology Elective III

4

GEOG 300-499

Upper-Level Geography Elective I

5

GEOG 300-499

Upper-Level Geography Elective II

5

GEOG 300-499

Upper-Level Geography Elective III

5

GEOL or GEOG 300-499

Upper-Level Geoscience Elective I

6

GEOL or GEOG 300-499

Upper-Level Geoscience Elective II

6

Elective 300-499

Upper-Level Elective I

7

Elective 300-499

Upper-Level Elective II

7

Elective 300-499

Upper-Level Elective II

7

Elective 300-499

Upper-Level Elective II

7

Elective 100-499

General Elective I

8

Elective 100-499

General Elective II

8

Elective 100-499

General Elective III

8

Elective 100-499

General Elective IV

8

Elective 100-499

General Elective V

8

Elective 100-499

General Elective VI

8

Elective 100-499

General Elective VII

8

Notes:

  1. The Degree English Requirement can be met as follows:
    • ENGL 115 and one of ENGL 111, 112, 116, 125, 135 or 225
    • ENGL 111 and 112
    • ENGL 125 and 135; or,
    • LBST 111 and 112
  2. Non-Science Elective can be any course outside of the Science discipline numbered 100-499.
    The following courses may not be counted to meet this requirement, although they may be counted as general electives:
    • Any course beginning with the following discipline identifiers: AQUA, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, CSCI, ENGC, ENGE, ENGM, ENGR, FISH, FRST, GEOL, MATH, PHYS, RMOT, QUME and SCIE
    • Anthropology: ANTH 111, 213, 214, 341B, 342, 343, 344, 350, 351, 352, 361, 401, 430, 449, 460
    • Geography: GEOG 211, 212, 221, 226, 228, 326, 328, 372, 373, 374, 376, 428
    • Psychology: PSYC 200, 204, 205, 206, 300A, 300B, 301, 302, 315, 316, 317A, 319, 323, 324, 345A, 365, 400, 445, 490, 491
    • Physical Education: PHED 201, 210, 220, 302, 400
  3. GEOG 101 can be used to meet the Non-Science Elective Requirement for the Bachelor of Science.

  4. Upper-Level Geology Electives can be any GEOL course numbered 300-499. Only one of GEOL 380 or 480 can be used to meet the Upper-Level Geology Electives requirement.

  5. Upper-Level Geography Electives must be chosen among GEOG 326, 372, 373, 374, 376 or 428.
    Only one of GEOG 326 or 428 can be used to meet the Upper-Level Geography Electives requirement.

  6.  The Upper-Level Geoscience Electives can be any eligible courses listed in notes 1 and 2 (above), which have not been used as Upper-Level Geology or Geography Electives.

  7. Upper-Level Electives can be courses in any discipline numbered 300-499.