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Bachelor of Science, Major in Geoscience (for eligibility to apply for EGBC P.Geo Accreditation)

Program Grid II

Note: This program details the courses required for completing the BSc Major in Geoscience, while at the same time completing the academic requirements outlined in the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Geology Checklist or Environmental Geoscience Checklist for registration as a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo)

Course Number

Course Name

EGBC Equivalent

Notes

English 1

100-level English

 

 

English 204

Business & Technical Writing

EG-C2

1

MATH 100 or 121

Calculus I

FS-A1

2

MATH 101 or 122

Calculus II

COM-B1

3

Non-Science 100-499

Non-Science Elective I

 

 

CHEM 140

Chemistry Fundamentals I

FS-A3

2

CHEM 141 or 142

Chemistry Fundamentals II

COM-B2

3

GEOG 101

Environmental Geography

 

 

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

COM-A1

4

GEOL 201

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

COM-A2

4

GEOL 202

Earth Structures

COM-A3

4

GEOL 206

Geological Field Methods and Mapping

COM-A4

4

MATH 211 or GEOG 221

Statistics

COM-B6

3

GEOG 328

Geographic Information Systems

EG-C42

1

GEOL 300

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

FGL-A3

1

GEOL 303Engineering Geology (UL Geology Elective II - for Environmental Geoscience stream)FEG-A4
5

GEOL 304

Hydrogeology (UL Geology Elective II - for Environmental Geoscience stream)

FEG-A3

1 & 5

GEOL 305

Quaternary Geology (UL Geology Elective III)

FGL-A7/ FEG-A6

1 & 5

GEOL 307Applied Geophysics ((UL Geology Elective I)FEG-A1/ FGL-A1
5

GEOL 308

Geochemistry (UL Geology Elective I)

FEG-A2/ FGL-A2

5

GEOG 374

Hydrology (UL Geography Elective II)

FEG-A3

1 & 5

GEOG 376

Geomorphology (UL Geography Elective III)

FGL-A7/ FEG-A5

1 & 5

GEOG 326

Remote Sensing (UL Geography Elective III)

FGL-A8/ FEG-A7

1 & 5

Any of GEOL 301, 302, 312, 380, 390, 412, 470, 480, 490 or 491; or
GEOG 372 or 373 (UL Geoscience Elective I)

 

 

1

Any of GEOL 301, 302, 312, 380, 390, 412, 470, 480, 490 or 491; or
GEOG 372 or 373 (UL Geoscience Elective II)

 

 

1

Any of GEOL 301, 302, 312, 380, 390, 412, 470, 480, 490 or 491; or
GEOG 372 or 373; or CHEM 301, 302, 311; or RMOT 306 (UL Elective I)

 

 

1

Any of GEOL 301, 302, 312, 380, 390, 412, 470, 480, 490 or 491; or
GEOG 372 or 373; or CHEM 301, 302, 311;or RMOT 306 (UL Elective II)

 

 

1

Any of GEOL 301, 302, 312, 380, 390, 412, 470, 480, 490 or 491; or
GEOG 372 or 373;or CHEM 301, 302, 311;or RMOT 306 (UL Elective III)

 

 

1

Elective 300-499

UL Elective IV

 

 

PHYS 111 or 121*

100-level Physics

FS-A2

2

PHYS 112 or 122* or any 200 level or higher

Physics Elective

COM-B3

3

CSCI 112 or 160

Computing Science Elective

COM-B5

 

BIOL 121, 123 or any 200 level or higherBiology ElectiveCOM-B4 
FRST 151 & FRST 152

Forest Soils I & II

FEG-A5

1 & 5

Elective 100-499

General Elective

 

 

Table Notes:

  1. Group 2 C – Other Environmental Geoscience Electives (9 courses required). Also BIOL 202, BIOL 262, GEOG 303 and GEOG 428.

  2. Group 1A – Compulsory Foundation Science (3 courses required)

  3. Group 1B – Additional Foundation Science (6 courses required). Not more than 2 in any one subject. 

  4. Group 2A – Compulsory Geoscience (4 courses required)

  5. Group 2B - Foundation Environmental Geoscience (5 courses required). Restrictions include: only one of GEOL 304 or GEOG 374, and one of FRST 151/152 or GEOG 376. Required one minimum and two maximum of FEG A1 and FEG A2; FEG A3 and FEG A4;FEG 5 and FEG 6 and FEG 7

Other Comments:

  1. 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
  2. GEOG 101 can be used to meet the Non-Science Elective Requirement for the Bachelor of Science
  3. Upper-Level Geology Electives can be any GEOL course numbered 300-499. Only one of GEOL380 or 480 can be used to meet the Upper-Level Geology Electives requirement
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Upper-Level Electives can be courses in any discipline numbered 300-499
  7. General Electives can be courses in any discipline numbered 100-499