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SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT - BA
Admission Requirements
The Specialization in Geography and Commercial Aviation Management module allows students to select a Flight Training option which provides them the opportunity to obtain a Commercial Pilot's License. Students interested in pursuing the Flight Option must obtain a valid Transport Canada Category 1 Medical Certificate. In addition, they must have completed Grade 12U Physics, or equivalent, or 1.0 first-year university level physics course.

Students applying to this program must submit a supplementary application to the Department of Geography.

After first, second or third year, to enter the GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION, students must have achieved an overall average of 70% on the last 5.0 courses and a cumulative average of 65%.

Progression Requirements
To remain in the GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION, students must have maintained a minimum cumulative average of 65%.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION, students must achieve a minimum cumulative average of 65% on the 20.0 courses counted towards the GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION Degree. Students with advanced standing must achieve an overall average of 65% on courses completed at Western.

All students require 2.0 designated essay courses (E, F or G; at least 1.0 of which must be a senior course numbered 2000-4999) and 1.0 course from each of Categories A, B and C.

Year 1
5.0 courses:
1.0 course* from: Geography 1100, 1300A/B, 1400F/G, 1500F/G, the former 020E
0.5 course from: Computer Science 1025A/B, 1026A/B, 1032A/B
0.5 course from: Category B or C
3.0 courses numbered 1000-1999*

Notes:

*Senior students may substitute Geography 2131A/B and 2153A/B as entry requirements, if these were taken after September 2012 and completed with at least 60%. If Geography 2131A/B or 2153A/B is used as the basis of admission, these courses cannot be used as part of the module.
**Students completing the Flight Training option must have completed Grade 12U Physics or 1.0 course from: Physics 1021, or 1301A/B and 1302A/B, or Physics 1501A/B and 1502A/B prior to their second year or study.

Module

9.5 courses:
0.5 course: Geography 2210A/B (must be taken in Year 2).
1.5 courses: Geography 2122A/B, 2220A/B, 2310A/B.
3.0 courses: MOS 1022F/G, 3305A/B, 3306A/B, 4405F/G, 4406F/G, 4409F/G.
0.5 course from: Geography 2230A/B, 2240A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography 2330A/B, 2410A/B, 2411F/G, 2420A/B, 2430A/B, 2450F/G, 2460F/G, the former 2340A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography 3210A/B, 3211A/B, 3221A/B, 3222A/B, 3223A/B, 3231A/B, 3241A/B, 3250A/B, 3260A/B, 3421A/B, 4220A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography 2132A/B, 2133A/B, 3311A/B, 3312A/B, 3331A/B, 3333A/B, 3334A/B, 3341A/B, 3342A/B, 3350A/B, 3351A/B, 3352A/B.
1.0 course from: Geography 2000-2999, History 2814F/G or the former 2215F/G, MOS 2199Y.
1.5 courses from: Geography 2100-4899, MOS 3199Y, 4199Y.
Note: In cases where an antirequisite statistics course has been taken, then an additional 0.5 course numbered 2200 or above in Geography must be taken to make up the 9.5 courses required for the module.
Academic Calendar 2013 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION MANAGEMENT - BA
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