Catalogue reference 2024-25
This reference describes the indicated catalogue. Check with the institution to confirm the current offer and the conditions applicable to your intake.
Specializations and variants
Micro-certificate in Photogrammetry and RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) for data acquisition, 3D, VR and AR applications
Honours Program
Earth Sciences Co-op (Honours only)
Environmental Geoscience Co-op (Honours only)
This program differs from the Honours program in that honours standing is not required for entry into year 4 (see program note 5 ).
Combined Major Program
Pass Program Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.
Pass Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| Year 4. | 5. Students wishing to transfer from the BSc with Major program into BSc Honours program are required to have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent average in the remaining credits. |
| Year 4. | 6. Electives from APCO 1P93 , MATH 1P12 , STAT 2P98 or PHYS 1P92 are recommended to fulfill the PGO Additional Foundation Science requirements. |
| Year 4. | 7. ERSC 3P07 and 4P61 recommended to fulfill the PGO Additional Foundation Geoscience requirements. |
| Year 4. | 8. ERSC 3P99 recommended to fulfill the PGO Compulsory Foundation Geoscience requirements. |
| Year 4. | 9. ERSC 3P93 recommended to fulfill the PGO Additional Foundation Geoscience Requirements. |
| Year 4. | 10. Students wishing to fulfill PGO Geology Group 2C Other Geoscience knowledge requirements are recommended to take a minimum of 2.5 credits from ERSC 2P15 , 3P03 , 3P05 , 3P07 , 3P25 , 4F91 , 4P01 , 4P10 , 4P16 , 4P21 , 4P28 , 4P50 , 4P61 . |
| Year 4. | Students wishing to fulfill PGO Environmental Geoscience Group 2C Other Geoscience knowledge requirements are recommended to take a minimum of 2.5 credits from: ERSC 2P15 , 3P03 , 3P05 , 3P25 , 3P35 , 4F91 , 4P01 , 4P10 , 4P16 , 4P28 , 4P31 or 4P50 . |
| Year 4. | 11. Students who do not have SCH4U with a minimum grade of 70 percent must take CHEM 1P00 before CHEM 1P91 . |
| Year 4. | 12. ERSC 3P59 , 3P96 and ERSC 4F90 are project-based courses and the completed project must be relevant to the micro-certficate. |
| Year 4. | 13. In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken. |
Pathway 2
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P16 , 2P18 , 2P24 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 (see program note 10 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended; see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended; see program note 6 ) |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P21 and 3P31 |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P24 or 3P25 |
| Year 3 | one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
| Year 3 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | Spring Session: |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P99 |
| Year 4 | Three and one-half ERSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 and above (see program notes 9 and 10 ) |
| Year 4 | one elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Year 4 | Environmental Geoscience | |
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P16 , 2P18 , 2P61 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one of ERSC 2P07 , 2P15 , 2P24 |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended; see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended; see program note 6 ) |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Year 3 | One-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 7 and 10 ) |
| Year 3 | three credits from ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P24 , 3P25 , 3P31 , 3P91 , 3P93 |
| Year 3 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
Pathway 3
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P16 , 2P18 , 2P24 and 2P93 (see program note 10 ) |
| Year 2 | one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended; see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended; see program note 6 ) |
| Year 2 | SCIE 0N90 |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Spring/Summer Sessions: | ERSC 0N01 and 2C01 |
| Year 3 Fall Term: | Two and one-half credits from ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P21 , ERSC 3P24 or 3P25 , 3P31 , one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, one and one-half elective credits (see program note 6 ) |
| Winter Term: | ERSC 0N02 and 2C02 |
| Year 4 Fall Term: | ERSC 0N03 and 2C03 |
| Winter Term: | Two and one-half credits from ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P21 , ERSC 3P24 or 3P25 , 3P31 , one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, one and one-half elective credits (not taken in year 3; see program note 6 ) |
| Winter Term: | Spring Session: |
| Winter Term: | ERSC 3P99 |
| Year 5 | Three and one-half ERSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 and above (see program notes 9 and 10 ) |
| Year 5 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
Pathway 4
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P16 , 2P18 , 2P61 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one of ERSC 2P07 , 2P15 , 2P24 |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended; see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended; see program note 6 ) |
| Year 2 | SCIE 0N90 |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Spring/Summer Sessions: | ERSC 0N01 and 2C01 |
| Year 3 Fall Term: | Two and one-half credits from ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P24 , 3P25 , 3P31 , 3P91 and 3P93 , one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, one and one-half elective credits (see program notes 6 , 7 and 10 ) |
| Winter Term: | ERSC 0N02 and 2C02 |
| Year 4 Fall Term: | ERSC 0N03 and 2C03 |
| Winter Term: | Two and one-half credits from ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P24 , 3P25 , 3P31 , 3P91 and 3P93 , one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, one and one-half elective credits (not taken in year 3; see program notes 6 , 7 and 10 ) |
| Winter Term: | Spring Session: |
| Winter Term: | ERSC 3P99 or 3Q99 (see program note 8 ) |
| Year 5 | ERSC 4P61 |
| Year 5 | three ERSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 7 and 10 ) |
| Year 5 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
Pathway 5
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P16 , 2P18 , 2P24 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 (see program note 10 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended; see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended; see program note 6 ) |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P21 and 3P31 |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P24 or 3P25 |
| Year 3 | one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
| Year 3 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | Spring Session: |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P99 |
| Year 4 | Three and one-half ERSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 9 and 10 ) |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
| Year 4 | Environmental Geoscience | |
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P16 , 2P18 , 2P61 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one of ERSC 2P07 , 2P15 , 2P24 |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended; see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended; see program note 6 ) |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit (see program note 6 ) |
| Year 3 | One-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 10 ) |
| Year 3 | three credits from ERSC 3P01 , 3P11 , 3P12 , 3P24 , 3P25 , 3P31 , 3P91 , 3P93 |
| Year 3 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
Pathway 6
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 , 1P92 and 1P96 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P03 and 2P16 |
| Year 2 | one ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | two credits from BIOL 2P02 and 2P03 , 2P05 , 2P92 , 2P94 , 2P96 , 2P98 , 2Q04 |
| Year 2 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
| Year 3 | Two ERSC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 3 | one ERSC or BIOL credit (see program note 3 ) |
| Year 3 | two BIOL credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | One and one-half ERSC credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half BIOL credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one of two ERSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above, two BIOL credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above, one BIOL credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above and one elective credit |
Pathway 7
| Year 1 | ERSC 1p01 and 1p02 |
| Year 1 | CHEM 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P01 and 1P02, or MATH 1P05 and 1P06 (recommended) |
| Year 1 | PHYS 1P21 or 1P91 (recommended) |
| Year 1 | PHYS 1P22 or 1P92 (recommended) |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit or one Social Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P24 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | CHEM 2P12 , 2P20 , 2P32 and 2P42 |
| Year 2 | the Humanities context credit or Social Sciences context credit (not taken in year 1) |
| Year 3 | ERSC 3P31 |
| Year 3 | one ERSC or CHEM credit (see program note 4 ) |
| Year 3 | one and one-half ERSC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 3 | CHEM 2P21 and 3P40 |
| Year 3 | one credit from CHEM 3P20 , 3P21 , 3P30 , 3P31 , 3P41 , 3P51 , 3P53 , 3P60 |
| Year 4 | One ERSC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one CHEM credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | ERSC 4F91 and one ERSC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above, or CHEM 4F90 and 4F91 |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
Pathway 8
| Year 1 | ERSC 1P01 and 1P02 |
| Year 1 | one credit from GEOG 1P10 , 1P11 , 1P12 |
| Year 1 | GEOG 2P21 |
| Year 1 | BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | MATH 1P97 |
| Year 1 | one Social Sciences context credit (GEOG 1F90 strongly recommended) |
| Year 2 | ERSC 2P05 , 2P18 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one-half ERSC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | GEOG 2P07 , 2P08 , 3P21 and 3P22 |
| Year 2 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 3 | ERSC 2P16 |
| Year 3 | one of ERSC 3P35 , 3Q99 , GEOG 3P56 |
| Year 3 | one and one-half ERSC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 3 | one GEOG credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 from Group B (see Geography Department) |
| Year 3 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 from Group B, C or D (see Geography Department) |
| Year 3 | one Science credit from APCO , BIOL , CHEM , MATH , STAT or PHYS (see program note 2 ) |
| Year 4 | Two ERSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | GEOG 4F99 |
| Year 4 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from Group B (see Geography Department) |
| Year 4 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from Group B, C or D (see Geography Department) |
| Year 4 | one elective credit (see program notes 6 and 7 ) |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2024-25
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Source reference : https://brocku.ca/webcal/2024/undergrad/ersc.html