Note: The Geography Honours program offers students the opportunity to get an edge in applying for graduate school or employment, pursue more advanced research and study, and receive recognition for excellence in their academic program. Honours program students will also get to work one-on-one with an Honours supervisor in developing an advanced research project in a field of their interest.  The basic program requirements and important reminders are summarized below, but you can download your own informational flyer by clicking Honours Brochure now.

A BSc Degree in Geography with Honours is awarded when the following additional requirements are met:

• Completion all requirements for the BSc Major
• Completion 132 credits total
• Completion Math 270 (note: students cannot use Math 104 or 106 to satisfy the lower level math requirement for the Honours)
• A 3.33 GPA in program or higher (upon application to the Honours program and at time of graduation)
• Completion of the breadth requirement - 12 300 or 400-level credits in a single science discipline (as defined in the UFV calendar) outside of Geography  (i.e. in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science or Physics) 
• Geography 354
• Math 315 (note: students who chose Math to satisfy the Science breadth requirement cannot include Math 315 in the 12 credits)
• Geography 492 (honours research project)

(Note: If necessary, Geography 354 can be completed as a directed studies)


Important reminders:

Receiving a degree with Honours is not automatic. Geography majors interested in earning an Honours designation are encouraged to apply once they’ve completed 90 credits (although early applications may be accepted).  In addition to the above requirements, Honours applicants need to provide at the time of declaration a portfolio, a summary statement of the student's work that includes, among other things, copies of the applicant's transcripts, a representative sample of completed and graded course work, and any additional materials the student feels will best demonstrate thair abilities in their chosen field.  For more details on the portfolio requirement go to Portfolio FAQs.

Geography Honours degrees can only be conferred to Geography majors.  If you are currently completing a minor or extended minor in Geography and are interested in becoming a major in order to work towards an Honours designation, speak with Academic Advising or a Geography faculty member about planning your degree program.

Most of your questions concerning the BA Honours in Geography can be answered by going to Honours FAQs.   But if still in doubt, please don’t hesitate to contact any of Dr. Ken Brealey (ken.brealey@ufv.ca), Dr. Michelle Rhodes (michelle.rhodes@ufv.ca), Dr. Olav Lian (olav.lian@ufv.ca), or Dr. Jonathan Hughes (jonathan.hughes@ufv.ca). Hard copy application materials can be acquired any time from Departmental Assistant Nicole Levinsky by email (nicole.levinsky@ufv.ca), by phone at 604-504-7441, ext., or in person in A407D.