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Bachelor of Science Earth Sciences Subject Area

General Information

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

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

Courses for Subject Area GPA

Earth Sciences subject area GPA will be calculated including all courses at the 200-level or above with course designator EAS.

Courses for Subject Area Requirements

Note: Students registered in the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program also need to satisfy Common Course Requirements , Major/Honors/Minor Requirements , and Science and Senior Course Level Requirements .

Honors in Earth Sciences Requirements

Foundation Courses

3 units from:

3 units from:

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

15 units from:

  • any 300- and 400-level EAS course

9 units from:

  • any 400-level EAS course

Notes:

  1. 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:

3 units from:

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:

  1. 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