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Honours Astrophysics (B.Sc.)


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Admission Notes


  1. Completion of ASTRON 1F03  is required by the end of Level II and is strongly recommended in Level I.
  2. Completion of MATH 1B03  is required by the end of Level II and is strongly recommended in Level I.

Admission


Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 6.0 including:

9 units


from the Science I Course List (See Admission Notes 1 and 2 above.)

Note:


Students who have satisfied all above admission criteria and have a Cumulative Average between 5.5 and 5.9 will be admitted to the program, on Program Probation. Students may be on program probation only once. Eligibility to continue in the program will require a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 at the next academic review.

Admission (Effective September 2016)


Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including:

9 units


from

  • the Science I Course List (See Admission Notes 1 and 2 above.)

Note:


Students who have satisfied all above admission criteria and have a Cumulative Average between 5.5 and 5.9 will be admitted to the program, on Program Probation. Students may be on Program Probation only once. Eligibility to continue in the program will require a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 at the next academic review.

Program Notes


  1. One of ORIGINS 3A03 , 3B03 , or PHYSICS 3L03  (formerly ORIGINS 3D03 ) is recommended.
  2. PHYSICS 4G03  is recommended.
  3. Completion of PHYSICS 2G03  is required by the end of Level III and is recommended in Level II.

Requirements


121 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I

Level I: 30 Units


30 units


(See Admission above.)

Level II: 31 Units


3 units


from

0-3 units


0-3 units


0-6 units


  • Electives (See Program Note 3 above.)

Level III: 30 Units


Level IV: 30 Units


6 units


from

  • Level IV Astronomy, Physics

9 units


  • Electives (See Program Note 2 above.)