Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics

Discover the scientific study of the universe beyond the Earth. Astrophysics deals primarily with the behaviours physical properties and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena. Astrophysicists draw on physics and mathematics to study planets stars black holes galaxies even the evolution of the universe itself.Saint Marys is a leader in astrophysics research and the only place you can study astrophysics east of Montreal. Learn from professors who are internationally recognized for their work yet friendly enough to get to know you by name. Your degree will give you practical skills in advanced physics complemented by a superb grounding in astrophysics. Saint Marys is home to a Canada Research Chair in Astronomy and the Institute for Computational Astrophysics (ICA).As a Saint Marys undergraduate youll get to dive in right away.

English 12 academic Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12 One academic 12 science course (Biology Chemistry Physics or Computer Programming) Two additional academic 12 courses Grades Minimum 70 average with no mark less than 60 required in the above courses. Early Admission Early admission is available for those students who have completed grade 11 and have registered for their grade 12 courses but have not yet completed their first semester of grade 12. Students must have at least a 70 average in the five courses required for admission as determined by the Admissions Office. If a required grade 12 level course is in progress then the corresponding grade 11 course may be used. International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) Requirements IBDP is accepted for admission as per the following (SLStandard Level HLHigher Level) Science English (SL or HL) Mathematics (SL or HL Analysis and approaches or Applications and interpretation) One science (Biology Chemistry Computer Programming or Physics) Two other SL or HL subjects