Environmental Geoscience

Environmental geoscientists apply their unique understanding of the Earth’s composition, structure and physical processes to protect the environment and predict geologic and hydrologic hazards.

New geoscientists, trained in environmental disciplines, are required to meet environmental and resource management challenges. Current trends suggest that in North America, employment in the environmental geoscience disciplines will grow faster than the average for other occupations.

Brock’s program is designed to comply with the educational requirements for licensing as a geoscientist-in-training, the licensing classification that leads to the PGeo designation, established by the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.

  • BSc in Environmental Geoscience

Expected cut-off: mid 70s
OUAC Code: BEG

Not an Ontario Secondary School applicant? Find your admissions criteria here.


Career outcomes

  • Hydrologist (PGeo)
  • Groundwater geologist (PGeo)
  • Environmental geoscientist (PGeo)
  • Environmental consultant
  • Conservation officer/park warden

Prerequisite requirements

  • English (ENG4U)
  • Advanced Functions (MHF4U) or Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)
  • Two from: Biology (SBI4U), Physics (SPH4U), Earth and Space Science (SES4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), or second 4U math