Geology opens up a flexible career that can change with time based on your life experiences and geological interests. The four-year B.Sc. in Earth Sciences is designed to meet the minimum knowledge (academic) requirements for registration as a professional geoscientist (P.Geo.) with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO). Registration with the APGO will significantly enhance career prospects of Earth Sciences students. This program offers such career opportunities as: Mineral exploration or mining geology Environmental geoscience or re-greening Volcanic and natural disasters monitoring Geological mapping (3D computer modeling and Geographical Information Systems GIS) Aggregates, determining suitable materials that can be used for roads and buildings Academia and research, for example climate change, history of life, structure of the earth, other planets, by using geophysics, geochemistry, structural geology, sedimentology, metamorphic or igneous petrology, mineralogy, hydrogeology Governmental geoscience or consulting Laboratory technology