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FOUR-YEAR BSc HONORS GEOPHYSICS


Admission Requirements

Completion of a first year program including: The former Earth Sciences 020 or equivalent (see note) with a mark of at least 60%; Calculus 050a/b plus one of Calculus 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026. Physics 020, 024 or 028a/b and 029a/b, or the former Physics 022 or 025 is strongly recommended and must be completed before third year.

Note: Courses equivalent to the former Earth Sciences 020 are any two of Earth Sciences 081a/b, 083F/G, 281b, or the former Earth Sciences 082a/b, 085a/b.


Second Year
Principal Courses
Subsidiary Courses

Calculus 280a/b, 281a/b
Chemistry 024a/b
One full-course option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.

Note: 1.0 first year Physics course, excluding Physics 021, must be completed prior to registration in Year 3. Computer Science 026a/b is a strongly recommended option. The former Earth Sciences 280 is not acceptable for credit in this program.


Third Year
Principal Courses
Subsidiary Courses

Differential Equations 215a
The former Physics 243b, or a 200-level Physics half course with the approval of the Department.
Linear Algebra 040a/b
One senior-level full-course equivalent option, to attain a total of five and one-half courses.


Fourth Year
Principal Courses
Subsidiary Courses

    One and one-half senior Science full-course equivalent options numbered 200 or above, to attain a total of five courses.


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