Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
MAJOR IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
Faculty of Social Science - Geography and Environment
Admission Requirements
Completion of first-year requirements, including 1.0 course from Geography and Environment 1100, Geography and Environment 1200A/B, Geography and Environment 1300A/B, Geography and Environment 1400F/G, Geography and Environment 1500F/G, Environmental Science 1021F/G, with a mark of at least 60% in each of these courses.
If upper-year students have not completed 1.0 courses listed above, they may select one or two courses from: Geography and Environment 2131A/B, Geography and Environment 2132A/B, Geography and Environment 2133A/B, Geography and Environment 2152F/G, and/or Geography and Environment 2153A/B in making up the 1.0 admission requirement, as long as they were completed with a grade of at least 60%. Senior qualifying entry course(s) cannot be counted for subsequent program credit.
Module/Program Information
Module
6.0 courses:
0.5 course: Geography and Environment 2210A/B* (normally taken in Year 2).
1.0 course from: Geography and Environment 2220A/B, Geography and Environment 2230A/B, Geography and Environment 3250A/B.
1.5 courses from: Geography and Environment 2310A/B, Geography and Environment 2320A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B, Geography and Environment 2411F/G, Geography and Environment 2412F/G, Geography and Environment 2420A/B, Geography and Environment 2430A/B, Geography and Environment 2460F/G.
0.5 course from: Geography and Environment courses numbered 2000 or above.
2.5 additional courses in Geography and Environment numbered 3000 or above.
* In cases where an antirequisite statistics course has been taken instead, then an additional 0.5 course numbered 2000 or above in Geography and Environment must be taken to make up the 6.0 courses required for the module.
Notes:
1. Combination with a Major module in Science or Basic Medical Sciences may allow graduation with a 4 year BSc.
2. To qualify for a 4 year BSc degree, 11.0 Science and/or Science-equivalent courses are required.
3. When taken within this module, the following Geography and Environment courses count towards meeting the requirement of 11.0 Science courses in a Four-Year BSc: Geography and Environment 2131A/B, Geography and Environment 2133A/B, Geography and Environment 2210A/B, Geography and Environment 2220A/B, Geography and Environment 2230A/B, Geography and Environment 2240A/B, Geography and Environment 2310A/B, Geography and Environment 2320A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B, Geography and Environment 3222A/B, Geography and Environment 3224A/B, Geography and Environment 3311A/B, Geography and Environment 3334A/B, Geography and Environment 3350A/B, Geography and Environment 3352A/B, Geography and Environment 3354A/B, Geography and Environment 4210A/B, Geography and Environment 4210A/B, Geography and Environment 4211A/B, Geography and Environment 4421A/B, Geography and Environment 4230A/B, Geography and Environment 4901E, the former Geography 3210A/B, Geography and Environment 3211A/B, the former Geography 3223A/B, the former Geography 3226A/B, the former Geography 3231A/B.