Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT - BSc
Faculty of Social Science - Geography and Environment
Admission Requirements
Completion of first year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% and no mark less than 60% in the 3.0 principal courses.
Principal Courses:
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, or Environmental Science 1021F/G, (with Geography and Environment 1300A/B recommended). 2.0 courses numbered 1000-1999 from the Faculty of Science (which may include Environmental Science 1021F/G if not used above) but may not include Astronomy 1011A/B, Astronomy 1021, Biology 1225, Biology 1229A/B, Biology 1290B, Chemistry 1027A/B, Computer Science 1032A/B, Computer Science 1033A/B, Earth Sciences 1086A/B, Earth Sciences 1089F/G, Mathematics 0110A/B, Physics 1021, the former Earth Sciences 1088F/G.
Additional Requirements:
1.0 additional course numbered 1000-1999 from the Faculty of Science (which may include Environmental Science 1021F/G if not used above) but may not include Astronomy 1011A/B, Astronomy 1021, Biology 1225, Biology 1229A/B, Biology 1290B, Chemistry 1027A/B, Computer Science 1032A/B, Computer Science 1033A/B, Earth Sciences 1086A/B, Earth Sciences 1089F/G, Mathematics 0110A/B, Physics 1021, the former Earth Sciences 1088F/G.
1.0 course numbered 1000-1999
*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
10.0 courses:
1.0 course: Geography and Environment 2210A/B* (normally taken in Year 2), Geography and Environment 4210A/B, the former Geography 3210A/B.
1.5 courses from: Geography and Environment 2220A/B, Geography and Environment 2230A/B, Geography and Environment 3222A/B.
1.0 course from: 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.
1.0 course from: Geography and Environment 2310A/B, Geography and Environment 2320A/B, Geography and Environment 2330A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography and Environment courses numbered 3200 to 3299.
0.5 course: Geography and Environment 4000A/B.
0.5 course from: Geography and Environment courses numbered 2000 to 2099.
4.0 courses in Geography and Environment at the 2200 level or above, at least 3.0 of which must be at 3000 level or above, with Geography and Environment 4001Y or Geography and Environment 4002F/G strongly recommended, and where 2.0 courses must be taken from the following list of Science-equivalent courses. (Students wishing to pursue Graduate Studies are encouraged to take Geography and Environment 4901E). * If an antirequisite statistics course has been taken instead, then the module will be 9.5 courses.
Notes:
1. To qualify for the BSc degree 11.0 Science and/or Science-equivalent courses are required.
2. When taken within this module, the following Geography and Environment courses count towards meeting the requirement of 11.0 Science courses in a 4-Year BSc: Geography and Environment 2210A/B, Geography and Environment 2220A/B, Geography and Environment 2230A/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 4211A/B, Geography and Environment 4221A/B, Geography and Environment 4230A/B, Geography and Environment 4350A/B, Geography and Environment 4901E, the former Geography 3210A/B, the former Geography 3211A/B, the former Geography 3223A/B, the former Geography 3226A/B, the former Geography 3231A/B, the former Geography 3353A/B.