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




Academic Calendar 2012 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 or the former Biology 1222, 1223;
Chemistry 1100A/B and 1200B or the former Chemistry 1020 or 1050;
Plus 1.0 additional course from: Calculus 1000A/B, 1100A/B or 1500A/B, and one of Applied Mathematics 1201A/B or the former Calculus 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, 2486A, 2581B.
0.5 course from: Chemistry 2213A/B or Earth Sciences 2230A/B.
1.0 courses from: Biology 2240F/G, 2244A/B, 2471A/B, 2484A, 3404F/G, the former 2660A/B, 3651A/B, 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 2012 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc EARTH SCIENCES HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY