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Undergraduate Calendar 2015-2016 [-ARCHIVED CALENDAR-]

Geography (B.A.)


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Admission


Completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 3.5 including an average of at least 4.0 in six units from GEOG 1HA3 , GEOG 1HB3 , ENVIRSC 1A03 , ENVIRSC 1B03 , ENVIRSC 1C03 , ENVIRSC 1G03 . (See Note 3 below.)

Notes


  1. Not every Geography course listed in this Calendar is offered every year. Students are advised to consult the Master Timetable published by the Office of the Registrar or contact the School of Geography and Earth Sciences after April 1st for the list of courses that will be offered in the following academic year.
  2. Students are strongly encouraged to check prerequisites of upper-level Geography courses and to speak with an Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences regarding course selection.
  3. GEOG 1HA3  and 1HB3  must be completed by the end of 60 units.
  4. Students interested in completing courses in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis subfield are strongly encouraged to complete MATH 1K03  if a Grade 12 Mathematics U was not completed.
  5. No more than 9 units from GEOG 2RC3 , 2RM3 , 2RU3 , 2RW3 3RW3  may count towards a student’s program; additional units taken form this group of courses will count towards elective units.
  6. The School of Geography & Earth Sciences encourages students to embrace academic breadth in both knowledge and skills. As such, a minimum of 6 units of the 36 elective units (above Level I) must be taken from outside of the School of Geography & Earth Sciences.

Requirements


90 units total (Levels I to III), of which 42 units may be Level I

Level 1: 30 Units


30 units


from

  • the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program.
    (See Admission above.)

Level II and III: 60 Units


12 units


  • Level II Geography
    (See Note 5 above.)

12 units


  • Level III or IV Geography
    (See Note 5 above.)

36 units


  • Electives
    (See Note 6 above.)

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