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See the sections on Enrolment Limitations under the Department of Geoscience and under Section 3 (Faculty Regulations).

• All courses labelled Geology excluding Geology 209, 301, 305, 307, 309, 377, 471

Students may focus their studies by following the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream or the Solid Earth Geoscience stream. This entails choosing appropriate options, as outlined in the Required Courses – Major Program Section. More information can be found on the Department of Geoscience website.

*A stream is not a separate program, but rather a route or a suggested sequence of courses within the Geology program that students should take to focus their studies in a certain area.

See also Section 3 (Faculty Regulations), Subsections 3.4A (Program Requirements - Major Degree Programs) and 3.5B (Introductory Courses for Science Degree Programs).

33 units (5.5 full-course equivalents) - Geology 201; 202 or 203; 313 or 423; 323; 333 or 311; 337; 343 or 341; 353 or 373; 381; 445; 493 or 491

• Students who have taken Geology 341 (discontinued) do not need to take, and may not receive credit for, either Geology 343 or 445. For these students, Geology 341 replaces Geology 343 and Geology 445 must be replaced with another 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) option from the field of Geology.

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Geophysics 351

21 units (3.5 full-course equivalents) – Options from the field of Geology

• Students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 401 and 403 (foundational courses), followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options that require Geology 401 and 403 and/or other 400-level courses are Geology 441, 505, 537. Other recommended options are Geology 435, 475, 571, 597.
• Students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 431 and 433 (foundational courses), followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options that require Geology 431 and 433 and/or other 400-level courses are Geology 527, 535, 537, 543, 555. Other recommended options are Geology 435, 523, 541.
• To meet APEGA Geology requirements, students should satisfy either (a) or (b):
  (a) take one of Geology 431, 433, 463, 483
  (b) take both Geology 401 and 571
  

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering (GGE) options from the following (see Notes):

• Petroleum Engineering 507, 513, 515, 523, 525, 533, 543, 563, 573
  • A maximum of two of these may be counted towards APEGA Geology requirements. Some of these courses have Petroleum Engineering 523 as a prerequisite. Students are advised to take Petroleum Engineering 523 in the Fall Term.
• Courses in the fields of Geology and Geophysics
  • Recommended geophysics options for students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream: Geophysics 355, 565.
  • Recommended geophysics options for students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream: Geophysics 355, 453.

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Physics 211 or 221, and 223

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 253 or 267 or 277

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 211

3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Science 311

6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Science options from the following (see Notes):

• Applied Mathematics 311, 413, 415
• Biology 205, 241, 243
• Chemistry 311, 315, 331, 333, 351, 353, 371¹, 373¹
• Computer Science 217 or 231 or 235, Computer Science 219 or 233
• Mathematics 311, 331¹, 349, 353, 367, 375, 377
• Physics 321¹, 323¹, 325
• Statistics 205 or 213 or 321 or 327¹

      ¹Recommended options

15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) - Breadth requirement (see Notes)

12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) - Options (Science options are recommended -- see Notes)

Notes:

• The Major program may contain a maximum of 66 units (11.0 full-course equivalents) from the field of Geology, and the Honours program may contain a maximum of 78 units (13.0 full-course equivalents) from the field of Geology.
• The Major and Honours programs must contain at least 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) at the 500 level or above from the field of Geology.
• 600-level courses are available to fourth year students with prerequisites and consent of the Department.
• In order to meet the academic requirements for registration with APEGA, 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) from the Science Options and/or the Options must be chosen from one or more of biology, chemistry (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent maximum), computer science, physics (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent maximum), or statistics.
• Breadth requirement: Options from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). These 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) and Science 311 form the 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) non-science course requirements selected from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science. Of these 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents), students must take at least 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) from the Faculty of Arts.

Same as the Major degree program in Geology except that the Honours program must include:

• 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565

• 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Geology 510
• 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Geology 509

30 units (5.0 full-course equivalents) in the field of Geology

(Majors and Honours)

¹Geology 337 is a field school that runs for about 15-18 days prior to the Fall Term or after the Winter Term. Students taking a geology field school course in a term are permitted to register in an additional 15 units (2.5 full-course equivalents) in that term (for a total of 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents)).

²Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option from the specified list.

³Geology 510 (a 6-unit full course) may be replaced by Geology 509 (a 3-unit half course) plus an option from the field of Geology for the Honours program.