Academic Calendar - 2025

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025

Western Main Campus

Honours Specialization HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Faculty of Science - Earth Sciences



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%, including:

 
1.0 course: Biology 1001A and Biology 1002B.
 
 
0.5 course from: Environmental Science 1021F/G; a 1000-level 0.5 course in Geography; Earth Sciences 1022A/B, Earth Sciences 1023A/B, Earth Sciences 1070A/B, Earth Sciences 1081A/B; Physics 1101A/B, Physics 1102A/B, Physics 1201A/B, Physics 1202A/B, Physics 1401A/B, Physics 1402A/B, Physics 1501A/B, Physics 1502A/B, the former Physics 1028A/B, the former Physics 1029A/B, the former Physics 1301A/B, the former Physics 1302A/B.
 

Module/Program Information


Module
9.0 courses:

3.0 courses: Biology 2483A/B, Earth Sciences 2200A/B, Earth Sciences 3240F/G,
Environmental Science 2300F/G, Environmental Science 2400A/B, Environmental Science 3350F/G.
0.5 course from: Chemistry 2210A/B or Earth Sciences 2230A/B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B, Earth Sciences 2222A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
0.5 course from: Earth Sciences 4606A/B/Y, Geography 2220A/B or Geography 2230A/B.
1.5 courses from Earth Sciences 3341A/B, Earth Sciences 3369A/B, Earth Sciences 4431A/B, Earth Sciences 4461A/B, Earth Sciences 4462A/B, Environmental Science 4949F/G.
2.0 additional courses from the Environmental Science Course List.
1.0 course: Environmental Science 4999E.

Notes: Students should plan the modules taking into account prerequisites of senior courses. Of the 20.0 courses required for the Honours Bachelor of Science degree, at least 11.0 must be from the offerings of the Faculty of Science or approved courses from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Approved courses are those listed under Medical Sciences in Category C.