Beginning in 2011, APEGBC has now aligned its syllabi for each of the three disciplines of Geoscience to the Geoscientists Canada Knowledge Requirements.

Applicants for P.Geo or GIT will now have the option of applying under the new 2011 Syllabi or under the previous 2006 Syllabi until September 1, 2014.  All applicants for registration will be required to complete and submit the corresponding checklist to their discipline of registration.

After September 1 2014, only applications under the new syllabus requirements will be accepted.

This transition period will allow students following the current requirements to complete their degrees, and examination candidates currently in the system to complete their assigned examinations. The APEGBC Geoscience Committee is in the process of advising BC universities of the new knowledge requirements and is finalizing a course equivalent list cross-referenced to the new requirements.

What is a syllabus for?

An APEGBC syllabus lists the topics that are required knowledge in a particular discipline. Each syllabus also contains a Self Assessment Checklist, and a List of Recommended Textbooks for each topic.

If you are a new applicant, an APEGBC syllabus helps you by:

• Listing each topic in each discipline, to help you decide what discipline most closely matches your expertise
• Providing you with a Self Assessment Checklist, so that you can compare your academic qualifications to each topic requirement in a particular discipline

If you are an examination candidate, a syllabus helps you by providing:

• Recommended textbooks for each examination topic
• A full description of the topics on your examination

Geoscience Syllabi

When you are submitting your application, please compare your academics to the 2006 syllabi.

Course Equivalence Lists

2006 Geoscience Course Equivalent List
2001 Geoscience Course Equivalent List
1994 Geoscience Course Equivalent List

Checklists for Self Evaluation

Please be advised that a course can only be used once on the checklist.

2011 Geology Checklist for Self-Evaluation 
2011 Environmental Geoscience Checklist for Self-Evaluation 
2011 Geophysics Checklist for Self-Evaluation
2006 Geoscience Checklist for Self-Evaluation