Honours Astrophysics (B.Sc.)

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Admission Notes

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

Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including:

6 units

from

3 units

PHYSICS 1B03 - Mechanics and Waves

3 units

from

PHYSICS 1BA3 - Introduction to Modern Physics
PHYSICS 1BB3 - Modern Physics for Life Sciences with a grade of at least C+

3 units

CHEM 1A03 - Introductory Chemistry I

9 units

from

Physical Sciences I Course List or Life Sciences 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

One of ORIGINS 3A03 , ORIGINS 3B03 , ORIGINS 3C03 or ORIGINS 3D03 is recommended.
PHYSICS 4G03 is recommended.
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

16 units

6 units

3 units

ASTRON 2E03 - Planetary Astronomy

0-3 units

ASTRON 1F03 - Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
if not completed in Level I (See Admission Note 1 above.)

0-3 units

MATH 1B03 - Linear Algebra I
if not completed in Level I (See Admission Note 2 above.)

0-6 units

Electives
(See Program Note 3 above.)

Level III: 30 Units

21 units

6 units

3 units

Electives
(See Program Note 1 above.)

Level IV: 30 Units

9 units

12 units

from

Levels III, IV Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics
EARTH SC 3V03 - Environmental Geophysics
EARTH SC 4V03 - Mineral Exploration Geophysics
EARTH SC 4Z03
MED PHYS 4F03 - Fundamentals of Health Physics

including one of

9 units

Electives
(See Program Note 2 above.)