University of Calgary : 4.4.1 Programs in Geology

4.4.1 Programs in Geology

Admission

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

Courses constituting the field of Geology

All courses labelled Geology excluding Geology 209, 297, 301, 305, 307, 308, 377, 471
Geophysics 549

Geology Program Streams*

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.

Required Courses - Major Program

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units, to a maximum of 66 units, in Courses Constituting the Field of Geology while fulfilling the following requirements:

33 units - Geology 201, 202, 313, 323, 333, 337, 343, 353, 381, 445, 493

3 units - Geology 435, 441, 537, 545 or Geophysics 549

3 units - Geophysics 351

9 units - Options from the Field of Geology at the 300 level or higher

9 units - Options from the Field of Geology at the 500 level or higher

6 units - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering (GGE) options from the following:

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

6 units - Physics 211 or 221, and 223

6 units - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

3 units - Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275

3 units - Mathematics 267 or 277

3 units - Mathematics 211

3 units - Computer Science 217, 231 or Data Science 211

3 units - Science 311

6 units - Science options from the following (see Note):

Biology 205, 241, 243
Chemistry 311, 315, 331 or 431, 333 or 433, 351, 353, 371¹, 373¹
Computer Science 217 or 231 or 235 or Data Science 211; Computer Science 219 or 233
Mathematics 311, 367, 375, 376, 377, 413
Physics 321¹, 323¹, 229 or 325
Statistics 205 or 213 or 321 or 327¹

¹Recommended options

15 units - Breadth Requirement: Options from faculties other than the Faculty of Science, excluding courses in Table I. These 15 units and Science 311 form the 18 units non-science course requirements selected from faculties other than the Faculty of Science. Of these 15 units, students must take at least 6 units from the Faculty of Arts.

3 units - Non-Major Field Requirement: Options outside of the Field of Geology

6 units - Options

Note: In order to meet the academic requirements for registration with APEGA, 6 units from the Science Options and/or the Options must be chosen from one or more of biology, chemistry (3 units maximum), computer science, physics (3 units maximum), or statistics.

Recommended Program Sequence for the BSc in Geology

There is a Recommended Course Sequence for this program. This sequence describes both the recommended order in which courses should be taken and the recommended course(s) in instances where multiple courses may fulfill a degree requirement. All possible courses that may fulfill degree requirements are found in the Required Courses listed above.

Taking courses in the order of the Recommended Course Sequence will ensure students can complete their program in a timely fashion. The time to complete a program may be lengthened if students choose to complete their requirements in an alternate order.

Streams in the Major in Geology

Students may choose to focus their studies by following a recommended stream:

Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience
Solid Earth Geoscience

Required Courses - Honours Program

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units, to a maximum of 78 units, in Courses Constituting the Field of Geology while fulfilling the following requirements:

33 units - Geology 201, 202, 313, 323, 333, 337, 343, 353, 381, 445, 493

3 units - One of Geology 435, 441, 537, 545 or Geophysics 549

3 units - Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565

9 units - From the Field of Geology at the 300 level or higher

One of the following sets:

A. 6 units Geology 510
3 units from the Field of Geology at the 500 level or above

B. 3 units Geology 509
6 units from the Field of Geology at the 500 level or above