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HONORS GEOGRAPHY WITH OPTIONS

Geography may be combined with options in Anthropology, Economics, English, Film Studies, French, German, Greek, History, Latin, Philosophy, Political Science, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, or Visual Arts. Similarly, it is possible to combine another principal subject with Geography options. Students will be counselled by the Geography and the other participating department regarding appropriate course programs. Please initiate your discussions with the Department of Geography.


Admission Requirements

First year program in Arts, Science, or Social Science with Geography 020E and two other full-course equivalents as principal courses, one of which must satisfy admission requirements of the Department of the second subject.


Program

After the first year, the program must include the eight honors-level Geography full-course equivalents, six honors full-course equivalents in the other principal subject, and one full or equivalent subsidiary course. Students' course selections must be approved by both departments.

Normally, students in each of second and third years enrol in three Honors Geography full-course equivalents, and in two full-course equivalents in the other principal subject. In the fourth year, students enrol in two Geography full course equivalents, two full course equivalents in the other subject, and in one subsidiary full course equivalent. Geography 201a/b, 237a/b, 242a/b, and 280a/b are mandatory in second year. Geography 301a/b and 343y are mandatory in third year. Geography 448a/b is mandatory in fourth year.

Admission to the Honors Geography program with Economics shall be determined by grades achieved in the following principal courses: Geography 020E, Economics 020, and Mathematics 030, Calculus 050a/b and one of Calculus 051a/b, 081a/b, or Linear Algebra 040a/b. A minimum average of 70% is required in Geography 020E, and minimum of 60% is required in each of the other two principal courses, with an average of at least 70%.


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