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HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Admission Requirements
Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.5 principal courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%:
1.0 course from: Physics 1301A/B, 1401A/B, 1501A/B or 80% in Physics 1028A/B and Physics 1302A/B, 1402A/B, 1502A/B or 80% in Physics 1029A/B; or the former Physics 1020 or 1024 or 1026
1.0 course: One of Calculus 1000A/B, 1500A/B or the former 1100A/B and Calculus 1501A/B (recommended) or Calculus 1301A/B (with a mark of at least 85%); or Applied Mathematics 1413
0.5 course: Mathematics 1600A/B or the former Linear Algebra 1600A/B
0.5 additional course from the Faculty of Science. It is highly recommended that students complete one of the following: Chemistry  1301A/B, Computer Science 1025A/B or 1026A/B, or Statistical Science 1024A/B;
0.5 additional course.

Module
10.0 courses:

1.0 course: Calculus 2502A/B, 2503A/B.
1.0 course: Applied Mathematics 2402A (or the former Differential
Equations 2402A), Applied Mathematics 3815A/B.
1.0 course: Physics 2101A/B, 2102A/B.
1.0 course: Physics 2110A/B, 2910F/G (or the former Physics 2900E).
0.5 course from: Astronomy 2201A/B, 2801A/B, Physics 2600A/B, 2810A/B, the former Physics 2700A/B, 2800, the former Materials Science 2800.
3.0 courses: Physics 3151A/B, 3200A/B, 3300A/B, 3400A/B, 3900F/G/Z, 3926F/G.
1.0 course: Physics 4251A/B, 4351A/B.
1.0 course from: Any Physics or Astronomy course not yet taken numbered 3000 or above.
0.5 course from: any Physics or Astronomy course not already taken at the 4000 level or above.

Students must also complete Physics 2950Y, 3950Y, 4950Y (non-credit seminar courses).

Academic Calendar 2014 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
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