Select your program below to view PGO requirements and the Waterloo course equivalents you will take throughout your degree. Please be advised that this is a guide and all students should consult the PGO website to ensure the academic requirements of this designation are completed by graduation. Please contact Luke Balch for any questions.
The following guide uses the "Geology" PGO knowledge requirement guideline which you are able to follow regardless of your program.
Note: Courses can not be used to fill the requirements of more than one section.
Geology
1A- Compulsory Foundation Science Courses
Requirement: Three courses that are 100 level or above in Chemistry, Physics and Math (Calculus).
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1B – Additional Foundation Courses
Six courses that are 100 level or above in Biology, Computer Programming, Chemistry, Math, Physics or Statistics. No more than 2 in any single subject area.
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5 courses required
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1 additional course needed
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2A – Compulsory Foundation Geoscience Courses
Four courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
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2B – Additional Foundation Geoscience Courses
Five courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
* Total 5 EUs — A minimum of 1 and at most 2 from each sub-group, but no more than one in each subject.
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2C – Other Geoscience
Nine courses that are 200 level or above from any subject area in 2C from the PGO Knowledge Requirements Toolkit OR nine courses from the following list.
*(Minimum total 9 EUs.) 9 EUs must be from the EUs list or must be at a second level or higher acceptable for science credit toward a degree in science, applied science or engineering and relevant to geoscience.(Extra courses not used in 2A and 2B can be used in 2C. Advanced courses in these topics can also be used. No one single EU course can be used to cover more than one requirement.
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7 required courses
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Using your Earth electives, choose 2 from the options below.
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Hydrogeology
1A- Compulsory Foundation Science Courses
Requirement: Three courses that are 100 level or above in Chemistry, Physics and Math (Calculus).
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1B – Additional Foundation Courses
Six courses that are 100 level or above in Biology, Computer Programming, Chemistry, Math, Physics or Statistics. No more than 2 in any single subject area.
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5 courses required
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1 additional course needed
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2A – Compulsory Foundation Geoscience Courses
Four courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
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2B – Additional Foundation Geoscience Courses
Five courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
* Total 5 EUs — A minimum of 1 and at most 2 from each sub-group, but no more than one in each subject.
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2C – Other Geoscience
Nine courses that are 200 level or above from any subject area in 2C from the PGO Knowledge Requirements Toolkit OR nine courses from the following list.
*(Minimum total 9 EUs.) 9 EUs must be from the EUs list or must be at a second level or higher acceptable for science credit toward a degree in science, applied science or engineering and relevant to geoscience.(Extra courses not used in 2A and 2B can be used in 2C. Advanced courses in these topics can also be used. No one single EU course can be used to cover more than one requirement.
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9 required courses
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All complete
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Geophysics
1A- Compulsory Foundation Science Courses
Requirement: Three courses that are 100 level or above in Chemistry, Physics and Math (Calculus).
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1B – Additional Foundation Courses
Six courses that are 100 level or above in Biology, Computer Programming, Chemistry, Math, Physics or Statistics. No more than 2 in any single subject area.
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5 courses required
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1 additional course needed
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2A – Compulsory Foundation Geoscience Courses
Four courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
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2B – Additional Foundation Geoscience Courses
Five courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
* Total 5 EUs — A minimum of 1 and at most 2 from each sub-group, but no more than one in each subject.
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2C – Other Geoscience
Nine courses that are 200 level or above from any subject area in 2C from the APGO Knowledge Requirements Toolkit OR nine courses from the following list.
*(Minimum total 9 EUs.) 9 EUs must be from the EUs list or must be at a second level or higher acceptable for science credit toward a degree in science, applied science or engineering and relevant to geoscience.(Extra courses not used in 2A and 2B can be used in 2C. Advanced courses in these topics can also be used. No one single EU course can be used to cover more than one requirement.
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7 required courses
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Using your Earth electives, choose 2 from the options below.
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Geoscience
1A- Compulsory Foundation Science Courses
Requirement: Three courses that are 100 level or above in Chemistry, Physics and Math (Calculus).
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1B – Additional Foundation Courses
Six courses that are 100 level or above in Biology, Computer Programming, Chemistry, Math, Physics or Statistics. No more than 2 in any single subject area.
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4 courses required
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2 additional course needed
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2A – Compulsory Foundation Geoscience Courses
Four courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
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2B – Additional Foundation Geoscience Courses
Five courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
* Total 5 EUs — A minimum of 1 and at most 2 from each sub-group, but no more than one in each subject.
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2C – Other Geoscience
Nine courses that are 200 level or above from any subject area in 2C from the PGO Knowledge Requirements Toolkit OR nine courses from the following list.
*(Minimum total 9 EUs.) 9 EUs must be from the EUs list or must be at a second level or higher acceptable for science credit toward a degree in science, applied science or engineering and relevant to geoscience.(Extra courses not used in 2A and 2B can be used in 2C. Advanced courses in these topics can also be used. No one single EU course can be used to cover more than one requirement.
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5 required courses
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Using your Earth electives, choose 4 from the options below.
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Water Science
1A- Compulsory Foundation Science Courses
Requirement: Three courses that are 100 level or above in Chemistry, Physics and Math (Calculus).
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1B – Additional Foundation Courses
Six courses that are 100 level or above in Biology, Computer Programming, Chemistry, Math, Physics or Statistics. No more than 2 in any single subject area.
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5 courses required
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1 additional course needed
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2A – Compulsory Foundation Geoscience Courses
Four courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
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2B – Additional Foundation Geoscience Courses
Five courses that are 200 level or above in the following subject areas.
* Total 5 EUs — A minimum of 1 and at most 2 from each sub-group, but no more than one in each subject.
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3 required courses |
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2C – Other Geoscience
Nine courses that are 200 level or above from any subject area in 2C from the APGO Knowledge Requirements Toolkit OR nine courses from the following list.
*(Minimum total 9 EUs.) 9 EUs must be from the EUs list or must be at a second level or higher acceptable for science credit toward a degree in science, applied science or engineering and relevant to geoscience.(Extra courses not used in 2A and 2B can be used in 2C. Advanced courses in these topics can also be used. No one single EU course can be used to cover more than one requirement.
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6 required courses
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Using your Earth electives, choose 3 from the options below.
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