Winter 2009 Undergraduate Calendar

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HONOURS AND GENERAL PROGRAMS

Bachelor of Science General Programs

The Bachelor of Science (General Science) requires the completion of thirty courses. A concurrent Bachelor of Science (General Science) Degree/Medical Laboratory Science Diploma is also offered.

Bachelor of Science Honours Programs

Programs leading to an Honours B.Sc. require the completion of forty courses. These programs require a greater concentration than the General Science and STS degree programs.

Specific requirements differ depending upon the Honours Major(s). Course selection may provide for further specialization in a single subject or in a combination of related subjects. Students who achieve a major G.P.A. of 8.0 or higher will receive the Honours degree.

The following programs are offered:

Biological Sciences - Honours Biological Sciences, Honours Biological Sciences-Co-operative Education Program in Environmental Biology, Honours Biology and Psychology, Honours Biology and Computer Science, Honours Biology and Biotechnology.

Chemistry and Biochemistry - Honours Biochemistry, Honours Chemistry, Honours Chemistry and Physics, Honours Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

Computer Science - Honours Computer Information Systems, Co-operative Education program in Honours Computer Information Systems, Honours Computer Science with option in Software Engineering, Co-operative Education program in Honours Computer Science with option in Software Engineering.

Earth Sciences - Honours Geology, Honours Environmental Geoscience, plus Co-operative Education Programs in Honours Geology and Honours Environmental Geoscience, Honours Geoinformatics, Honours Environmental Resource Management, Honours Physical Geography. Students wishing to combine Chemistry or Physics with Geology must enroll in an Honours Geology program.

Environmental Science - the major in environmental Science includes Geology, Geography and Biology components.

Physics - Honours Physics and High Technology; plus combined Honours programs in Physics and Computer Science and in Chemistry and Physics.

B.Sc. Honours with Thesis Programs

Programs leading to an Honours B.Sc. with Thesis require the completion of forty courses, of which two course credits would result in a thesis in the final year of study.

Honours standing (major G.P.A. of 8.0 of higher) is required for graduation in all B.Sc. with Thesis programs.

In any program some degree of specialization is possible; course selection may provide for further specialization in a single subject or in a combination of related subjects.

Bachelor of Computer Science Programs

Computer Science - Both general and honours programs are offered, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Computer Science (B.C.S.). Each permits the student to augment a specialized study of computers with an extensive study of one of a number of related fields, or with a broad spectrum of other courses. A Co-operative Education program is offered in Honours Computer Science.

Also offered are B.Sc. programs leading to degrees in Computer Information Systems Specialization, or with Software Engineering Specialization.

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Economics - Both general and honours programs are offered leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Combined degrees are also available.

Bachelor of Science in Economics

Economics - Honours program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Bachelor of Mathematics and Bachelor of Operations Research

Mathematics and Statistics - Both general and honours programs lead to the Bachelor of Mathematics (B.Math.) degree. Mathematics also may be combined with Computer Science or another major leading to the Honours B.Math. degree. An honours Co-operative Education program leads to the Bachelor of Operations Research (B.O.R.) degree.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE: GENERAL INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS

GENERAL UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS