Environmental Science (Honours)
The B.Sc. (honours) in environmental science offers greater concentration in the discipline and also requires a higher level of academic achievement than is required for completion of the general degree. It is a 120-credit-hour program normally requiring four years for completion. Students must also complete an honours dissertation to meet the requirements for this degree.
Students must meet the General Regulations for Grenfell Campus Bachelor of Science degree. Candidates must also complete:
Course Requirements
a. Students must meet the General Regulations for Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Bachelor of Science degree.
b. Candidates must also complete:
i) the Environmental Science Core requirements
ii) the course requirements of a specific stream
c. Candidates must complete 3
additional credit hours in courses at the 4000 level. These courses
normally will be drawn from the candidate's honours stream as follows:
i) For the Honours Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (Biology), a further course chosen from: Environmental Science 4069, 4131, 4133, 4240, 4479
ii) For the Honours Bachelor of
Science in Environmental Science (Chemistry), a further course chosen
from: Environmental Science 4069, 4131, 4240, 4249, 4479
d. Students, in close consultation
with a faculty advisor and the agreement of the Chair of the Program,
may select fourth-year honours requirement courses in place of those
required in Section 1.c. (above), so long as such selections are
consistent with the Major to which they are added. Such honours
selections will be subject to approval by the Academic Studies
committee.
e. Honours graduates of the
Environmental Science Program will have also completed a two-semester
research project consisting of a research proposal and literature review
course (Environmental Science 4951) and a research project course (Environmental Science 4959).
Honours Dissertation
The honours project sequence (Environmental Science 4951 and 4959)
involves the production of an honours dissertation. This dissertation
will be evaluated by a three member committee that includes the
dissertation supervisor(s) and that is approved by the Environmental
Science faculty unit.
Academic Standing
In order to graduate with an Honours
degree, the candidate must satisfy the regulations regarding academic
standings specified under Regulations for the Honours Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science at Grenfell Campus.
Courses used to calculate the academic standing as outlined in the General Regulations for an Honours Degree at Grenfell Campus
include all required Environmental Science and Chemistry courses for
the Chemistry stream students and all required Environmental Science and
Biology courses for the Biology stream students, excluding, in both
cases, 1000 level courses.
More specifically, courses normally used for calculations would be:
Biology Stream
Biology 2010, 2122, 2600
Three of: Environmental Science 2261, 2360, 2370, 2371, 2430, 2450, 3072, 3470, or Environmental Studies 2000
Environmental Science 3110, 3130, 3131, 4132, 4140 (or equivalent)
Three of: Environmental Science 4069, 4131, 4133, 4240, 4479
Environmental Science 4000, 4951, 4959
Chemistry Stream
Chemistry 2210, 2301, 2302, 2400, 2401
Two of Environmental Science 2360, 2370, 2371, 2430, 2450, 3072, 3470 or Environmental Studies 2000
Environmental Science 2261, 3210, 3211, 3260, 3261, 4230
Three of: Environmental Science 4069, 4131, 4240, 4249, 4479
Environmental Science 4000, 4951, 4959
NOTE: For students completing an
Honours degree in "open" programs the appropriate courses to be used in
calculation of academic standing will be determined by the program unit
and will be approved by the Academic Studies Committee.
See also the Biology Stream and Chemistry Stream sample program web pages and the University Calendar .