Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE – For Professional Registration
Faculty of Science - Earth Sciences
This module is designed to meet the minimum geoscience knowledge requirements for Professional Registration as a licensed geoscientist in Canada as set by the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) and the Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG).
Admission Requirements
Completion of Western’s first year requirements.
0.5 course: Chemistry 1301A/B.
0.5 course from: Physics 1101A/B, Physics 1201A/B, Physics 1401A/B, Physics 1501A/B.
1.0 course from: Chemistry 1302A/B, one of (Physics 1102A/B, Physics 1202A/B, Physics 1402A/B, Physics 1502A/B, one of (Biology 1001A, Biology 1002B).
0.5 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B.
0.5 course from: Any 1000-level course offered by the Faculty of Science and not already taken.
Module/Program Information
Module
10.0 courses:
6.0 courses: Earth Sciences 2200A/B, Earth Sciences 2201A/B, Earth Sciences 2206A/B, Earth Sciences 2220A/B, Earth Sciences 2230A/B, Earth Sciences 2250Y, Earth Sciences 2260A/B, Earth Sciences 2265A/B, Earth Sciences 3340A/B, Earth Sciences 3350Y, Earth Sciences 4462A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B.
2.0 courses from: Earth Sciences 2266F/G, Earth Sciences 2281A/B, Earth Sciences 3320A/B, Earth Sciences 3341A/B, Earth Sciences 3370A/B, Earth Sciences 3372A/B, Earth Sciences 4431A/B, Earth Sciences 4432A/B, Earth Sciences 4440A/B, Earth Sciences 4450Y, Earth Sciences 4460A/B, Earth Sciences 4461A/B, Earth Sciences 4472A/B, Geography and Environment 2220A/B.
0.5 course from: Earth Sciences 3314A/B, Earth Sciences 3316A/B, the former Earth Sciences 3313A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography and Environment 3350A/B, Geography and Environment 3352A/B.
1.0 additional course from (not already taken): Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Biology 1001A, Biology 1002B, Calculus 1301A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Chemistry 1302A/B, Computer Science 1025A/B, Computer Science 1026A/B, Computer Science 1027A/B, Data Science 1000A/B, Earth Sciences 2222A/B, Geography and Environment 2210A/B, Mathematics 1228A/B, Mathematics 1229A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B, Physics 1102A/B, Physics 1202A/B, Physics 1402A/B, Physics 1502A/B, Statistical Sciences 1023A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B.