Minimum Admission Requirements
To be considered for conditional admission to the MEnvSc program and the CDP, applicants must meet the following admission requirements:
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Be admitted to the HBSc degree program and the Environmental Geoscience specialist program.
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Meet the admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and the MEnvSc program.
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Be enrolled full-time and in good standing in the HBSc program:
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Have a B+ average (cumulative grade point average [CGPA] of 3.3) or higher in Year 2;
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Carry a full course load of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) each year (i.e., complete a minimum of 5.0 FCEs over the three academic sessions [Fall, Winter, Summer]).
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Complete the following undergraduate courses (1.5 FCEs) as part of the HBSc degree requirements:
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EESC24H3 Advanced Reading (can be taken in Year 3 of the HBSc program);
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EESD10Y3 Research Project in Environmental Science.
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To be given full, unconditional admission to the MEnvSc program, applicants must meet the following admission requirements:
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Maintain a B+ average (CGPA of 3.3) or higher in their final year of study in the HBSc program or over upper-level (C- and D-level) courses;
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Achieve at least a grade of B– in both of the graduate courses taken in Year 4 of undergraduate study, chosen in consultation with the graduate program supervisor, as indicated below for each MEnvSc field:
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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation field: EES1133H Climate Change Science and Modelling plus an additional 0.5 FCE;
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Conservation and Biodiversity field: EES3002H Conservation Policy plus an additional 0.5 FCE;
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Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems field: 1.0 FCE.
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Be conferred with the HBSc degree.
Academic Path to Completion
Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.
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1 to 3
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4
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Optional registration in the Summer session prior to Year 5
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5
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