DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES

Geology
DEPARTMENTAL HONOURS

» Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honours Programme and complete 8 hours of General Honours courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog).

» Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3.

» Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for either the Applied Environmental Geoscience Major, Earth Science Teaching Major, or Geology Major, of which at least 15 hours must be completed on an Honours basis. A student may receive Geosciences Honours credit in any course numbered 3000 and above with the exception of Geosci 4890 and 4950. In addition, complete a Geology Honours Senior Thesis (Geosci 4970) for 2 credit hours.

* Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honours credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honours credit. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the university catalog.)

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