For additional information about our program, the Earth Sciences' general office is located on the 7000 level of the TASC1 building (TASC1 7201). Feel free to drop by to set-up an appointment or you can contact the Academic Advisor, Tarja Vaisanen directly.
Contact the EASC Advisor, Tarja Vaisanen, to declare your Major. Arrange an appointment by email at tvaisane@sfu.ca.
Students completing a joint Chemistry / Earth Sciences Major, must obtain approval from both Programs. Contact the Chemistry Advisor, Evon Khor at chemadv@sfu.ca or 778.782.5995
There are three streams, Geology, Environmental Geosciences and Open. The Geology Stream and the Environmental Geoscience Stream are designed to permit a student to enrol as a geologist or environmental geoscientist respectively, with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (formerly APEGBC), the governing body that regulates geoscience practice in BC.
All students intending to practice as a geoscientist in BC must be licensed by APEGBC, and are strongly advised to pursue one of these two streams.
The Open Stream is an option for those not wanting to pursue professional registration. Regardless of the stream you are interested in, please contact an EASC Advisor to get further information on which option is right for you.
The Undergraduate Advisor at tvaisane@sfu.ca or 778.782.4779
Unless otherwise stated, all of our courses require a minimum grade of C- for all prerequisites.
If you are a second degree student from outside SFU, none of the courses taken outside of SFU are entered into your record, consequently, the system does not recognise any of the prerequisite course(s). In this case, you will need to contact the Advisor.
EASC 491(1), 492 (2) and 493 (3) are courses in the program set aside for Directed Readings. Advanced level students interested in an in-depth study of a subject not covered or not fully covered by an existing course may approach a faculty member to request supervision in a Directed Readings course. While most of these courses will work towards a large research paper, the precise details of the course will vary by instructor and subject.
If there is an area of the Earth Sciences a student would like to study in greater depth, the student should approach an instructor with expertise in that area (generally or specifically) to see if this can be accommodated.
The workload expected in a Directed Readings course is normally 30-40 hours per credit. It is understood that the majority of this time will be spent by the student undertaking independent reading and preparing assignments, which can include written work (e.g., short or more extensive reviews) and oral presentations. Regular contact between students and their instructors throughout the semester is encouraged and expected.
Yes ! If you expect to be graduating in the next 2-3 semester, it is strongly recommended that you meet with the Academic Advisor to review graduation requirements.
The earliest students can apply to graduate is on the first day of classes in their graduating term. Visit http://www.sfu.ca/students/deadlines.html for graduation application/cancellation dates.
There are priority enrollment/seat restrictions placed on all our field schools: EASC 206, EASC 306 and EASC 308. Priority is given to EASC Majors, Minors, and Honours' students.
Remaining seats are released on open enrollment date.
Second Degree
Second Degree students are required to see the advisor to discuss their academic goals. It is important that the students submit all of the transcripts from previous degree(s). Waivers may need to be obtained from various departments prior to registration period.
