Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree
Course Categories For B.Sc. Programs
Science Geography Courses
GEOG 1010, GEOG 2006, GEOG 2013, GEOG 2014, GEOG 3003, GEOG 3010, GEOG 3102, GEOG 3103, GEOG 3104, GEOG 3105, GEOG 3108, GEOG 4000, GEOG 4005, GEOG 4013, GEOG 4017, GEOG 4101, GEOG 4103, GEOG 4104, GEOG 4108
Science Geomatics Courses
GEOM 2004, GEOM 2007, GEOM 3002, GEOM 3005, GEOM 3007, GEOM 4003, GEOM 4007, GEOM 4008, GEOM 4009, GEOM 4406, GEOM 4408
Science Psychology Courses
PSYC 2001, PSYC 2002, PSYC 2200, PSYC 2700, PSYC 3000 [1.0], PSYC 3207, PSYC 3506, PSYC 3700[1.0], PSYC 3702, PSYC 3800[1.0]
Science Continuation Courses
A course at the 2000-level or above may be used as a Science Continuation credit in a B.Sc. program if it is not in the students' major discipline and is chosen from the following:
- Biology (BIOL) except BIOL 2106
- Biochemistry (BIOC)
- Computer Science (COMP) except COMP 1001. (A maximum of two half-credits at the 1000-level in Computer Science, excluding COMP 1001, may be used as Science Continuation credits.)
- Earth Sciences (ERTH), except ERTH 2415, which may be used only as a free elective for any B.Sc. program. Students in Earth Sciences programs may use ERTH 2401, ERTH 2402 and ERTH 2403 only as free electives.
- Engineering (students wishing to register in Engineering courses must obtain the permission of the Faculty of Engineering and Design.)
- Environmental Science (ENSC)
- Food Science and Nutrition (FOOD)
- Mathematics (MATH) or Statistics (STAT)
- Neuroscience (NEUR)
- Physics (PHYS) except PHYS 2903.
- Science Geography courses (see list above)
- Science Psychology courses (see list above)
- Technology, Society, Environment Studies (TSES) courses except TSES 2305 [1.0]. (Biology General and Honours students may use these courses only as free electives. Integrated Science and Environmental Science students may include these courses in their programs but may not count them as part of the Science Sequence.)
Science Faculty Electives
Science Faculty Electives are courses at the 1000 - 4000 levels chosen from the following:
- Biochemistry (BIOC)
- Biology (BIOL) except BIOL 2106
- Chemistry (CHEM) except CHEM 1003 and CHEM 1004
- Chemistry students may use BIOL 1902 and BIOL 1903 only as free electives
- Computer Science (COMP) except COMP 1000, COMP 1001, COMP 1805
- Earth Sciences (ERTH ) except ERTH 1010, ERTH 1011 and ERTH 2415.
- Earth Science students may use ERTH 2401, ERTH 2402 and ERTH 2403 only as free electives.
- Engineering
- Environmental Science ENSC 2001
- Food Science and Nutrition (FOOD)
- Geomatics (GEOM) - see Science Geomatics Courses above.
- Mathematics (MATH) or Statistics (STAT) except MATH 1805
- Neuroscience (NEUR)
- Physics (PHYS) except PHYS 1901, PHYS 1902 and PHYS 2903.
- Science Geography (GEOG) (see list above)
- Science Psychology (PSYC) (see list above)
- Technology, Society, Environment (TSES) (Biology General and Honours students may use these courses only as a free elective)
Advanced Science Faculty Electives
Advanced Science Faculty Electives are courses at the 2000 - 4000 levels chosen from the Science Faculty Electives list above.
Approved Arts or Social Sciences Electives
All courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Public Affairs are approved as Arts or Social Sciences courses except for the following:
Business
BUSI 1001, BUSI 1002, BUSI 1004, BUSI 1005, BUSI 1402, BUSI 2001, BUSI 2002, BUSI 2300, BUSI 3001, BUSI 3008, BUSI 4000, BUSI 4002
Economics
ECON 2201, ECON 2202, ECON 2400, ECON 4004, ECON 4005, ECON 4706, ECON 4707
Geography
All Science Geography courses (see list above)
Geomatics
All Geomatics courses (GEOM)
Psychology
All Science Psychology courses (see list above)
Free Electives
Any course is allowable as a Free Elective providing it is not prohibited (see below) or enrolment restricted (consult this Calendar and/or the registration instructions at carleton.ca/registration). Students are expected to comply with prerequisite requirements for all courses as published in this Calendar.
Courses Allowable Only as Free Electives in Any B.Sc. Program
BIOL 2106, CHEM 1003, CHEM 1004, ERTH 1003 (no longer offered), ERTH 1010, ERTH 1011, ERTH 2415, MATH 1805, COMP 1805, PHYS 1901, PHYS 1902, PHYS 2903, ISCI 2002
Note: MATH 0107 and CHEM 0100 may be counted as free electives, providing:
a) they have not been completed previously and
b) the course is required as a prerequisite for the current program of study.
Prohibited Courses
The following courses are not acceptable for credit in any B.Sc. program: ISCI 1001, ISCI 1002, ISCI 2000, COMP 1001, ISSC 3000, MATH 0005, MATH 0006, MATH 0007.