Earth Sciences Minor

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Department of Earth Sciences | Faculty of Science 51社区黑料 Calendar | Fall 2026

Program Requirements

Students are subject to the general regulations of the faculty in which they are enrolled. Students must obtain a C- grade or better in all EASC and prerequisite courses. In addition, a program GPA of 2.0 must be obtained on the overall course work (CGPA) as well as on the upper division subset of that work (UDGPA) in the program area.

Students will complete

EASC 101 - Dynamic Earth (3)

Dynamic Earth offers an introduction to minerals, rocks, geologic resources and processes. Plate tectonics is the unifying theory of geology and is the focus as we learn how the Earth changes over geologic time and results in the formation of volcanoes and mountain belts, faults, folds and earthquakes. Breadth-Science.

Section	Instructor	Day/Time	Location
	Cindy Hansen	Sep 9 鈥� Dec 6, 2026: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.	Burnaby
D101		Sep 9 鈥� Dec 6, 2026: Mon, 1:30鈥�3:20 p.m.	Burnaby
D102		Sep 9 鈥� Dec 6, 2026: Mon, 1:30鈥�3:20 p.m.	Burnaby
D103		Sep 9 鈥� Dec 6, 2026: Wed, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.	Burnaby
D104		Sep 9 鈥� Dec 6, 2026: Wed, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.	Burnaby

and a minimum of 15 units of upper division EASC courses, together with all prerequisites for those courses, excluding EASC 491, EASC 492, EASC 493, and EASC 498.

Students are encouraged to select their lower division courses in consultation with an advisor to ensure that prerequisites for desired upper division courses are met. An advisor can also suggest combinations of courses in different areas of environmental geoscience and geology.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 51社区黑料 beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit

Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 51社区黑料 within the student's major subject; two courses (minimum three units each)
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division; two courses (total six units or more)
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student's major subject, and may be lower or upper division: Two courses (total six units or more) Social Sciences: B-Soc Two courses (total six units or more) Humanities: B-Hum Two courses (total six units or more) Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	Two courses (total six units or more) outside the student's major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.