Honours Geography and Aviation Sequencing- Fall 2025 and after

Honours Geography and Aviation - Fall 2025 entry and later

Regular Stream Undergraduate Program Sequencing

Year 1

Fall Term (1A)

  • AVIA 100: Introduction to Aviation 
  • GDS 181: Designing Effective Maps 
  • ENVS 131: Communications for Environmental Professions
  • ENVS 195: Introduction to Environmental Studies
  • CS 100: Introduction to Computing Through Applications

Winter Term (1B)

  • AVIA 121: Professional Pilot Program Course 1 
  • AVIA 141: Preparatory Ground Instruction 1 
  • GEOG 102: Global Environmental Systems: Processes and Change 
  • ENVS 178: Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics
  • Elective
  • Aviation Milestone One

Spring Term

  • AVIA 142: Preparatory Ground Instruction 2
  • ENVS 200: Field Ecology
  • Aviation Milestone Two

Year 2

Fall Term (2A)

  • AVIA 222: Professional Pilot Program Course 2 
  • AVIA 243: Preparatory Ground Instruction 3
  • ENVS 278: Applied Statistics for Environmental Research
  • One of:
    • GEOG 202: Economy and Development: Spaces of Global Transformation
    • GEOG 205: Landscape Dynamics
    • GDS 271: Earth from Space Using Remote Sensing
    • GDS 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • 200-level GEOG, AVIA, or ENVS Elective 
  • Aviation Milestone Three

Winter Term (2B)

  • AVIA 223: Professional Pilot Program Course 3
  • AVIA 244: Preparatory Ground Instruction 4
  • AVIA 210: Human Factors in Aviation
  • Two of:
    • GEOG 209: Hydroclimatology
    • GEOG 225: Global Environment and Health
    • GDS 281: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Aviation Milestone Four

Spring Term

  • AVIA 245: Preparatory Ground Instruction 5
  • GEOG 207: Climate Change Fundamentals
  • Aviation Milestone Five

Year 3

Fall Term (3A)

  • AVIA 324: Professional Pilot Program Course 4 
  • AVIA 346:  Preparatory Ground Instruction 6
  • AVIA 317: Aviation Safety
  • GEOG 390: Research Methods and Design 
  • Elective
  • Aviation Milestone Six

Winter Term (3B)

  • AVIA 325: Professional Pilot Program Course 5
  • AVIA 347: Preparatory Ground Instruction 7
  • AVIA 370: Aviation Meteorology
  • 300-level or higher GEOG, AVIA, or ENVS elective
  • Elective
  • Aviation Milestone Seven

Spring Term

  • AVIA 426: Professional Pilot Program Course 6
  • Any outstanding Aviation Milestones

Year 4

Fall Term (4B)

  • 1.0 unit of 300-level GEOG, AVIA, or ENVS elective
  • 1.0 unit of 400-level GEOG, AVIA, or ENVS electives

Winter Term (4B)

  • 1.0 unit of 400-level GEOG, AVIA, or ENVS electives
  • 1.0 unit of electives

Alternate Flight Training Path

Students who start flight training in May, or start flight training in September as an advanced standing student, please reach out to your academic advisor for an alternative cohort map.

1 GEOG Electives can be taken whenever you choose, assuming you have the appropriate pre-requisites for those courses. The sequencing above is just one of many options. When selecting GEOG electives, consider taking courses that are relevant to one of the Geography and Aviation Specializations.

2 Professional Pilot Program courses do not count towards a full course load for OSAP or other government loan programs. 

3 Once you begin flight training, it is recommended that you take a reduced course load. 

4 If you have questions about your course sequence, or are deferred in your flight training sequence, please contact the Geography and Aviation advisor. 

5 Students must complete Aviation Milestones 1 through 7. An aviation milestone is earned upon the successful completion of the requirements specified in Flight Training Phases 1 through 7 of the aviation Program Outline, which is a document provided to students by the Flight Training Unit.

This page contains supplemental information to that found in the Undergraduate Calendar; specifically, the suggested course sequencing for completing your degree in eight academic terms. Deviating from this sequencing is allowed, but students need to recognize that this may extend the number of terms of study. Students who opt to go on exchange, forcing them to deviate from the suggested course sequence, should take this into consideration when choosing to study abroad and discuss any possible ramifications with their academic advisor. The Undergraduate Calendar is the official resource for all degree requirements, including undergraduate regulations. Students must refer to the Undergraduate Calendar to ensure approved degree requirements are being met. If there is a discrepancy between this page and the Undergraduate Calendar, the Undergraduate Calendar being the official source for degree requirements and undergraduate regulations, will take precedence.