Planetary Science program requirements

What the Planetary Science Specialist requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Planetary Science Specialist

Science program
14.0 credits
Open enrolment
ASSPE1073

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(14.0 credits, including 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be a the 400-level)

First year:

1(PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/ (PHY151H1, PHY152H1)

2(MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1)

31.0 credit from: CHM135H1, CHM136H1, CSC108H1/ CSC148H1/ EEB125H1, JEG100H1, STA220H1

First or second year:

4MAT223H1/ MAT240H1

5(MAT235H1, MAT236H1)/ MAT235Y1/ MAT237Y1

6MAT244H1/ MAT267H1

7AST221H1, AST222H1

Second or third year:

8ESS261H1, ESS262H1

9PHY252H1, PHY254H1

10(CHM222H1, CHM223H1)/ (PHY250H1, PHY256H1)

111.0 credit from: CHM210H1, CHM236H1, CHM237H1, ESS223H1, ESS224H1, ESS241H1, GGR201H1, PHY224H1

12AST310H1/ ENV222H1/ ENV333H1/ ESS205H1/ HPS200H1/ JPH441H1/ PHL273H1/ VIC172Y1, or another course with a significant emphasis on Social and Ethical Responsibility approved by the Undergraduate Chair.

Upper years:

13AST320H1

14JPE395H1

15AST425Y1

16AST325H1, PHY405H1, PHY407H1, PHY408H1, PHY324H1, CHM327H1, or any research course (such as AST430H1, ESS450H1, ESS391H1, PHY372H1), by permission of the Undergraduate Chair

171.0 credit from: PHY350H1, PHY354H1, PHY385H1, PHY392H1, PHY454H1, PHY460H1, PHY483H1, PHY492H1, ESS311H1, ESS445H1, ESS452H1, ESS361H1, ESS461H1, CHM326H1, CHM415H1, JPE493H1, APM346H1

Courses these requirements name

PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
MAT135H1Calculus I
MAT136H1Calculus II
MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
CSC108H1Introduction to Computer Programming
CSC148H1Introduction to Computer Science
EEB125H1Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Life Sciences
JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
MAT223H1Linear Algebra I
MAT240H1Algebra I
MAT235H1Vector Calculus I
MAT236H1Vector Calculus II
MAT235Y1Multivariable Calculus last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
MAT237Y1Multivariable Calculus with Proofs
MAT244H1Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
MAT267H1Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations
AST221H1Stars and Planets
AST222H1Galaxies and Cosmology
ESS261H1Earth System Evolution
ESS262H1Earth System Processes
PHY252H1Thermal Physics
PHY254H1Classical Mechanics
CHM222H1Introduction to Physical Chemistry
CHM223H1Physical Chemistry: The Molecular Viewpoint
PHY250H1Electricity and Magnetism
PHY256H1Introduction to Quantum Physics
CHM210H1Chemistry of Environmental Change
CHM236H1Introductory Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM237H1Introductory Inorganic Chemistry II
ESS223H1Introduction to Geochemistry
ESS224H1Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology
ESS241H1Geologic Structures and Maps
GGR201H1Geomorphology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
PHY224H1Practical Physics I
AST310H1Indigenous Methodologies for Astronomy
ENV222H1Pathways to Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Approach
ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
ESS205H1Confronting Global Change
HPS200H1Science and Values
JPH441H1Physical Science in Contemporary Society
PHL273H1Environmental Ethics
VIC172Y1Physical Sciences Today
AST320H1Introduction to Astrophysics
JPE395H1Physics of the Earth
AST425Y1Research Topic in Astronomy
AST325H1Introduction to Practical Astronomy
PHY405H1Electronics Lab
PHY407H1Computational Physics
PHY408H1Time Series Analysis
PHY324H1Practical Physics II
CHM327H1Experimental Physical Chemistry
AST430H1Supervised Study in Astronomy & Astrophysics
ESS450H1Geophysical Field Techniques
ESS391H1Directed Studies
PHY372H1Supervised Study in Physics
PHY350H1Electromagnetic Theory
PHY354H1Advanced Classical Mechanics
PHY385H1Introductory Optics
PHY392H1Physics of Climate
PHY454H1Continuum Mechanics
PHY460H1Nonlinear Physics
PHY483H1Relativity Theory I
PHY492H1Advanced Atmospheric Physics
ESS311H1Aqueous Geochemistry
ESS445H1Global Tectonics
ESS452H1Electrical and Electromagnetic Imaging
ESS361H1Atmosphere-Biosphere Interact last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
ESS461H1Palaeoenvironmental Studies
CHM326H1Introductory Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
CHM415H1Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry
JPE493H1Seismology
APM346H1Partial Differential Equations

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