Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
SPECIALIZATION IN GEOPHYSICS – 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.
1.0 course from: (Physics 1201A/B or Physics 1401A/B or Physics 1501A/B) and (Physics 1202A/B or Physics 1402A/B or Physics 1502A/B).
1.0 course from: (Calculus 1000A/B or Calculus 1500A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B) and (Calculus 1301A/B or Calculus 1501A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B).
0.5 course from: Any 1000-level course offered by the Faculty of Science and not already taken.
*1.0 additional course from:
Biology 1001A, Biology 1002B, Chemistry 1302A/B, Computer Science 1025A/B, Computer Science 1026A/B, Computer Science 1027A/B, Data Science 1000A/B, Geography and Environment 2210A/B, Statistical Sciences 1023A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B.
*0.5 course from: Mathematics 1600A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B.
*This requirement should be completed by the end of Year 2.
Module/Program Information
Module
9.5 courses:
5.5 courses from: Earth Sciences 2200A/B, Earth Sciences 2201A/B, Earth Sciences 2206A/B, Earth Sciences 2220A/B, Earth Sciences 2222A/B, Earth Sciences 2250Y, Earth Sciences 2260A/B, Earth Sciences 3320A/B, Earth Sciences 4321A/B, Earth Sciences 4423A/B, Earth Sciences 4451Z, the former Earth Sciences 3321A/B.
1.5 courses from: Earth Sciences 2123F/G, Earth Sciences 4420A/B, Earth Sciences 4421A/B, Earth Sciences 4424A/B.
0.5 course from: Earth Sciences 2230A/B, Earth Sciences 3340A/B, Earth Sciences 3372A/B, Earth Sciences 4432A/B, Earth Sciences 4440A/B, Earth Sciences 4462A/B, Earth Sciences 4472A/B, Geography and Environment 2220A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B.
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 2402A/B, Calculus 2302A/B, Calculus 2502A/B, Calculus 2303A/B, Calculus 2503A/B.
1.0 course from: Physics 2101A/B, Physics 2110A/B, Physics 3151A/B.