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Honours Physics (B.Sc.)


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Admission Note


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:

9 units


from

  • Physical Sciences I Course List or Life Sciences I Course List
    (See Admission Note 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. Students interested in computational and theoretical physics and especially those considering postgraduate studies in this area should take the following courses: MATH 2R03 , MATH 2T03 , PHYSICS 3A03 , PHYSICS 3C03 , PHYSICS 3N03 , PHYSICS 4B03 , PHYSICS 4F03 , PHYSICS 4G03 , plus six additional units from Levels III, IV Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics.
  2. Students interested in experimental physics and especially those considering postgraduate studies in this area should take the following courses: PHYSICS 3BA3 , PHYSICS 3BB3 , PHYSICS 3N03 , PHYSICS 4B03 , PHYSICS 4E03 , PHYSICS 4F03 , PHYSICS 4K03 .
  3. Students interested in geophysics should consider taking the following courses: EARTH SC 2E03 , EARTH SC 3V03 , EARTH SC 4V03 .

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


Level III: 30 Units


Level IV: 30 Units


15 units


from

15 units


  • Electives
    (See Program Notes above.)