UBC offers a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with a Major in Geographical Sciences.
- The Geographical Sciences program focuses on the fundamental interactions between life (including human societies) and the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere
- For information on the Bachelor of Arts, see Major in Geography
- To meet Geographical Sciences requirements, students must complete at least 9 credits of GEOB courses during years 1 and 2
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
UBC Program Requirements
UBC Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
In addition to the Faculty of Science promotion requirements, these are the specific first and second year requirements for this major.
First year
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
Communications Requirement1 |
6 |
Two of: ENGL 1100, 1123, 1129, 1130, SCIE 1113 or 11141 |
6-8 |
|
Both of: GEOS 102 or GEOB 102 (or BIOL 121) GEOS 103 or GEOB 103 |
3 3 |
Both of: GEOG 1180 or BIOL 1115 & 1215 GEOG 1190 |
3-8 3 |
|
Two of: CHEM 121 CHEM 123 PHYS 100-level2 |
3 3 3 |
Two of: CHEM 1120 & 12202 CHEM 1120 & 12202 PHYS 1101 or 1125 |
8 8 4 |
|
MATH 100 or 102 or 104 |
3 |
MATH 1153/12533 or 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1174 |
3-6 |
|
MATH 101 or 103 or 105 |
3 |
MATH 1271 or 1273/1283 or 1274 |
3-4 |
|
Electives4 |
6 |
Electives4 |
6 |
Second year
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
All of: GEOB 200 or GEOS 200 (or 204) GEOB 206 (or EOSC 222) BIOL 230 GEOB 270 or GEOS 270 |
3 3 3 3 |
All of: Unavailable GEOG 2290 (or GEOL 2205) BIOL 2380 GEOG 2210 |
0 3 3 3 |
|
One of: CHEM 205 EOSC 211 MATH 200 MATH 221 CPSC 301 |
3 3 3 3 3 |
One of: CHEM 2250 Unavailable MATH 2371 MATH 2362 Unavailable |
4 0 3 3 0
|
|
Electives4 |
6 |
Electives4 |
6 |
Footnotes:
1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. 3 credits of the Communication Requirement may be deferred until second year
2 If the two-course combination of first year PHYS and CHEM courses exceeds 6 credits surplus credit may be applied to electives. Langara CHEM 1120 & 1220 = UBC CHEM 121 & 123. PHYS chosen from 100-level PHYS courses, excluding UBC PHYS 100 (Langara PHYS 1118). Students without Physics 12 must take PHYS 100 before taking other 100-level PHYS courses. Students may defer taking first year PHYS until second year
3 UBC MATH 110 (Langara MATH 1153 & 1253) may substitute for any of the specified differential calculus courses listed by decreasing the electives by 3 credits
4 Students are permitted to move elective credits between years. Elective credits together with required courses must fulfil the UBC Faculty of Science's:
a.) Foundational Requirement;
b.) Laboratory Science Requirement;
c.) Science Breadth Requirement;
d.) Science and Arts Requirement;
e.) Upper-level Requirement;
f.) General Degree Requirements.
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the students' responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated July 2023