FOUR-YEAR BSc HONORS GEOPHYSICS

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

FOUR-YEAR BSc HONORS GEOPHYSICS

Admission Requirements

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

Principal Courses

Earth Sciences 200a, 201a

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

Subsidiary Courses

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 in this program.