See also Section 3 (Faculty Regulations), Subsections 3.4B (Program Requirements - Major Degree Programs) and 3.5B (Introductory Courses for Science Degree Programs).
Effective Fall 2014, Geology 343 replaced Geology 341 and Geophysics 351 replaced Geophysics 359 as the core departmental courses for Majors and Honours students and serves as a prerequisite for the appropriate courses.
30 units (5.0 full-course equivalents) - Geophysics 355, 351 or 359, 453, 457, 517, 547, 549, 551, 557, 559
12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) - Geology 201, 202 or 203, 343 or 341, 381
- Students who have taken Geology 341 (discontinued) do not need to take, and may not receive credit for, either Geology 343 or 445.
3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Course in the field of Geology
3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Applied Mathematics 415
6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213
3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Computer Science 217 or 231 or 235
3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275
9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) - Mathematics 211; 253 or 267 or 277; 331
12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) - Physics 211 or 221, 223, 321, 323
6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Science or Engineering options from the following:
- Applied Mathematics 307 or 311, 413*
- Chemistry 321, 371, 373
- Computer Science 219 or 233
- Mathematics 311, 349, 375, 411, 421
- Petroleum Engineering 507*, 513*, 515, 523*, 543*
- Physics 325, 341, 343, 397, 455, 497
- Statistics 321, 327*
- Courses in the field of Geophysics*
- Courses in the field of Geology*
*Recommended options
18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) - Breadth requirement: Non-science options (see Section 3 Faculty Regulations, for details and for information on eligible and ineligible courses):
15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) - Options (science options are recommended)
Notes:
- These 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) non-science courses are selected from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science (see Table I, 3.4 Program Requirements for courses that may not be used to satisfy this requirement). Of these 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents), students must take at least 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) from the Faculty of Arts (see (d) Breadth requirement in 3.4 Program Requirements).
- The Major program may contain a maximum of 66 units (11 full-course equivalents) from the field of Geophysics, and the Honours program may contain a maximum of 78 units (13 full-course equivalents) from the field of Geophysics.
- 600-level courses are available to fourth year students with prerequisites and consent of the Department.
- The Majors and Honours programs in Geophysics meet the current academic requirements for professional registration with APEGA.
Faculty of Science