Bachelor of Science Earth Sciences Subject Area

General Information

The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all University Regulations and Faculty of Science Regulations in addition to the program requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Subject Area Courses

Earth Sciences subject area courses include all courses at the 200-level or higher that satisfy specific requirements or options in the respective Honors or Major requirements, as listed below, and all courses at the 200-level or above with course designators EAS, HGEO, PALEO, and PLAN.

Subject area courses are used in various subject area GPA calculations. Please see Faculty of Science Admission Requirements , Academic Standing , Internal Changes to Program and/or Subject Area and Graduation for more information.

Honors in Earth Sciences Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

EAS 426 - Undergraduate Thesis

12 units from:

3 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level course with the following course designators:
- EAS
- HGEO
- PALEO
- PLAN

15 units from:

any 300- and 400-level EAS course

9 units from:

any 400-level EAS course

Notes:

To fulfill the knowledge requirements for registration as a professional geoscientist (P. Geo.) through APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta), meet with an EAS program advisor to discuss appropriate course selections. Current syllabus and registration information is available from the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences or APEGA. Full information is available at www.apega.ca.

Major in Earth Sciences Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

Senior Courses

12 units from:

3 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level course with the following course designators:
- EAS
- HGEO
- PALEO
- PLAN

12 units from:

any 300- and 400-level EAS course

6 units from:

any 400-level EAS course

Notes:

To fulfill the knowledge requirements for registration as a professional geoscientist (P. Geo.) through APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta), meet with an EAS program advisor to discuss appropriate course selections. Current syllabus and registration information is available from the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences or APEGA. Full information is available at www.apega.ca.

Minor in Earth Sciences Requirements

Foundation Courses

Senior Courses

12 units from:

any of the following courses (with no more than 3 units in GEOPH):

3 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level course with the following course designators:
- EAS
- HGEO
- PALEO
- PLAN

6 units from:

any 300- and 400-level EAS course