Program Requirements

Completion requirement

Required Courses - Major Program

Earn at least 54 credits from the following:

21 units - Earth 210, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360
3 units - Geography 380
6 units - Earth 290, 390
6 units - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213
3 units - Computer Science 217, 231 or Data Science 211
3 units - Mathematics 211
3 units - Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275
3 units - Physics 211 or 221
3 units - Science 311
3 units - Statistics 321 or 327

Required Options - Major Program

Earn at least 66 credits from the following:

9 units - Options from the Field of Geology at the 300 level or higher

9 units - Options from the Field of Geology at the 500 level or higher

6 units - Science Options

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

6 units - Science options from the following: Biology 205, 211, 213; Chemistry 311, 315, 321, 351, 353, 371, 373, 379, 431, 433; Computer Science 219 or 233; Data Science 201, 305, 311, 335, 399, 433; Mathematics 267 or 277, 307, 311, 367, 375, 376, 411, 413; Physics 223, 229, 321, 323, 341, 343, 355, 375, 397

6 units - Geology, Geophysics or Engineering (GGE) options

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

Petroleum Engineering 507, 513, 515, 523, 525, 533, 543, 563, 573
All courses labelled Earth (ERTH) excluding Earth 204, 209, 299, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 374 and 375
Geography 380, 480, 482, 484, 485, 567, 584, 586, 587, and 588
Physics 211, 221, 223, 321, 323

A maximum of two of the Petroleum Engineering courses may be counted towards APEGA Geology requirements. Some of these courses have Petroleum Engineering 523 as a prerequisite. Students are advised to take Petroleum Engineering 523 in the Fall Term.

15 units - Breadth Requirement

15 units - Breadth Requirement: Options selected from faculties other than the Faculty of Science, excluding courses in the Major Field. Of these 15 units, at least 6 units must be from the Faculty of Arts.

3 units - Non-Major Field Requirement: Options outside of the Field of Geology

Select from courses NOT in the Field of Geology

18 units - Options

An open option means you can take any course you like from the list of Undergraduate Courses.

Some of these courses may be restricted to students who are enrolled in particular majors and programs.
Not all of these courses are offered each year. Check the availability of courses by logging into your Student Centre.

Note: The Major program in Geology is designed so that students can meet the current academic requirements for professional registration with APEGA. Students should consult the Geoscientists Canada Knowledge Requirements for specific information and are encouraged to consult with a faculty advisor with questions about how to satisfy the APEGA syllabi.

Geology Program Streams*

Students may focus their studies by following the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream or the Solid Earth Geoscience stream. This entails choosing appropriate options, as outlined in the Required Courses - Major Program Section. More information can be found on the Department of Geoscience website: BSc-Geology-concentration-and-streams.pdf (ucalgary.ca ).

*A stream is not a separate program, but rather a route or a suggested sequence of courses within the Geology program that students should take to focus their studies in a certain area.

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geology

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