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Honours BA Geography and Geomatics

The Honours BA Geography and Geomatics program consists of 20.0 credits (or equivalent), of which 11.0 credits must be in Geography and a minimum of 7.5 must be non-geography credits. Not more than 6.0 credits (or equivalent) may be at the 100 level. The program must include a minimum of a 0.5 credit in Curriculum Division A.

Year 1
GG101 and GG102
One of GL100*, ES100*
CP104, CP114
2.0 non-geography elective credits

Year 2
GG251, GG254, GG258, GG260, GG270, GG281, GG282, GG290
1.0 non-geography elective credit

Year 3
GG399
2.0 credits from: GG351, GG355, GG360, GG361, GG368, GG369, GG380, GG461, GG462, GG468, GG469, GG480, GG484, GG493, GG495
1.0 non-geography elective credit
0.5 Geography or non-geography elective credit
0.5 credit from two of the following three groups:
Group 1: GG265, GG363, GG364, GG365, GG366, GG367
Group 2: GG271, GG272, GG373, GG376
Group 3: GG391, GG393, GG394, GG395, GG396, GG397, GG398

Year 4
1.5 credits from: GG351, GG355, GG360, GG361, GG368, GG369, GG380, GG461, GG462, GG468, GG469, GG480, GG484, GG493, GG495
1.5 non-geography elective credits
1.0 Geography or non-geography elective credit
GG450* or 1.0 credit consisting of a 0.5 credit in Geography at the 400 level (excluding GG451) and a 0.5 credit in Geography at the 300 or 400 level

Notes:

  1. Students are advised to take one or more of CP213, CP264, CP315/PC315, CP411 as their non-geography elective credits. Ensure that the necessary prerequisites have been completed for the senior computer science courses.
  2. Upgrading to the Honours BA Geography and Geomatics degree: Total credit requirements vary depending on the entry level of the candidate.
    1. From an Honours BA or BSc in Geography or BA in Environmental Studies: As part of the minimum of 5.0 credits required in the Sequential Degrees section of the Undergraduate University Regulations chapter, students must complete a minimum of 5 additional term courses (2.5 credits) from the Geomatics stream and computer science courses in order to upgrade to the Honours BA Geography and Geomatics degree.
    2. From a General BA or BSc in Geography: In conjunction with the minimum of 5.0 credits required in the Honours Degrees: Post-General section of the Undergraduate University Regulations chapter, students must complete a minimum total of 10 term courses (5.0 credits) from the geomatics stream, as well as CP104 and CP114, in order to upgrade to the Honours BA Geography and Geomatics degree

  3. For admission to Year 2, a GPA of 6.00 is required in GG101, GG102 and a GP of 6.00 in GL100*/ES100*, and an overall GPA of 4.00. A GP of 6.00 must be achieved in the two required (listed) CP courses regardless of the year in which they are taken. For progression to Year 3 and Year 4 and to graduate, a cumulative GPA of 7.00 is required in all GG courses and an overall GPA of 6.00.

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