The University of Western Ontario : HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY




Academic Calendar 2015 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc EARTH SCIENCES HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY

HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY

Admission Requirements

Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, with a minimum of 60% in each of the 3.0 principal courses taken, including:

Biology 1001A or 1201A and 1002B or 1202B;
Chemistry 1301A/B and 1302A/B or the former Chemistry 1100A/B and 1200B;
Plus 1.0 additional course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1500A/B or the former Calculus 1100A/B, and one of Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B or the former Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Statistical Sciences 1024A/B; or Mathematics 1225A/B and 1229A/B. This requirement must be completed by the end of second year.

Module

10.0 courses:

3.5 courses: Earth Sciences 2200A/B, 2206A/B, 2250Y, 2260A/B, 2265A/B, 2266F/G, 3314A/B.
1.0 course from: Earth Sciences 2240F/G, 2241A/B, 3340A/B, 3369A/B, 4400A/B, 4460A/B, 4461A/B, 4462A/B.
0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
2.5 courses: Biology 2290F/G, 2382B, 2483A, 2581B, 2601A/B, the former Biology 2486A.
0.5 course from: Chemistry 2213A/B or Earth Sciences 2230A/B.
1.0 courses from: Biology 2244A/B, 2471A/B, 3404F/G, 3484A/B, or the former 2240F/G, 2660A/B, 3651A/B, or Microbiology and Immunology 2100A. Note: Biology 2244A/B is recommended.
1.0 or 1.5 courses from: Earth Sciences 4490E (1.0 course) or Biology 4999E (1.5 courses), with a mark of at least 70%.

Note: If Biology 4999E is chosen the module will consist of 10.5 courses.

Academic Calendar 2015 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc EARTH SCIENCES HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY