Completion of a first year program including: Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Calculus 050a/b plus one of 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026 or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b and 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027. Physics 020, 022, 024, or 025 is strongly recommended, and must be completed before third year.

Note: Courses equivalent to Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 082a/b, 083F, 085a/b, 281b; the recommended combination most closely approximating the content of Earth Sciences 020 is Earth Sciences 082a/b and 085a/b.

Second Year

Earth Sciences 200a, 201a

Earth Sciences 206b, 220b, 250y, 260a/b

Calculus 280a, 281b

Chemistry 024a/b

One full-course option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.

Note

A first year Physics course (excluding Physics 021) must be completed prior to registration in Year 3. Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option.

Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit.

Third Year

Earth Sciences 320a, 321a, 322a

Earth Sciences 300b, 314b, 350y

Differential Equations 215a

Physics 243b

Linear Algebra 040a/b

One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.

The Area of Concentration will consist of the 6.0 senior-level Earth Science courses which are specified in second and third year, plus Calculus 280a and 281b.

Note: Students with honors standing in second and third years of the program are eligible to enter fourth year Honors Geophysics. Honors standing in second and third years is attained with an average of at least 70% for all area of concentration courses, with no mark in any of them less than 60%.

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