SEOS programs and courses

Explore degree requirements, prerequisite connections and contact hours from the UVic calendar.

Fall 2026 catalog update View changesHide changes

Highlights since the April 27, 2026 SEOS snapshot.

Field schools. EOS 300, 400 and 401 now share school-permission, summer scheduling, fall application, priority and fee notes. EOS 401 also recognizes BIOL 311 and PHYS 441 as prerequisite alternatives.
Physics of Climate. EOS 433 has a revised title and description, is cross-listed as PHYS 433, and no longer lists school permission as an alternative to its atmospheric-physics prerequisite or corequisite.
Prerequisites and contact hours. EOS 450 now requires EOS 201 or GEOG 376. EOS 450 and 460 change from 3-3-0 to 3-0-0 contact hours; EOS 460 requires EOS 335 rather than the former EOS 335/430 choice.
Course coverage. EOS 451 is absent from the fall catalog. The SEOS snapshot now covers 46 EOS courses, 143 supporting courses and the same 19 programs.
Program requirements. Climate Science adds first-year math and physics alternatives. The combined physics programs revise upper-year requirements and add PHYS 329. The Ocean Sciences minor adds explicit chemistry, math and physics requirements and expands its elective choices.