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Earth Sciences
間眅埶AV Requirements
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Students should normally have a bachelor of science (BSc) degree, or equivalent, with honours, with at least a good second class standing (3.0 GPA) in the earth sciences (geology, geological engineering, geophysics, geomorphology, soil science or physical geography).
Program Requirements
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Course Work
Students complete
A required course designed to acquaint new graduate students with the research strengths of the program, research facilities in the University, and its vicinity. Procedures and policies relating to preparation, conduct and presentation of thesis research will be discussed. Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
and a minimum of 12 units composed of at least four EASC graduate courses, or with the graduate chair’s approval, from related graduate courses in other departments such as geography, chemistry, physics, biological sciences, and resource and environmental management. Course selections will include no more than six units from 700 division EASC courses. The actual course selection will be a reflection of the student’s research interest and guidance from the senior supervisor.
Thesis
Graduate students will be required to conduct original research and report their results in a thesis.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.
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