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Paleontology HBSc

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Toronto Mississauga

Program Overview

Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology, scientific study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and animal fossils, including those of microscopic size, preserved in rocks. It is concerned with all aspects of the biology of ancient life forms: their shape and structure, evolutionary patterns, taxonomic relationships with each other and with modern living species, geographic distribution, and interrelationships with the environment. Paleontology is mutually interdependent with stratigraphy and historical geology because fossils constitute a major means by which sedimentary strata are identified and correlated with one another. Its methods of investigation include that of biometry (statistical analysis applied to biology), which is designed to provide a description of the forms of organisms statistically and the expression of taxonomic relationships quantitatively.

Program Key Stats

$45690 (Annual cost)



43 %

Eligibility Criteria

3.5
38
90

1300
6.5
122

Additional Information & Requirements

"An International Baccalaureate Diploma, including English HL or SL is required for admission TOEFL ibT of 100 + 22 on Writing section, IELTS of 6.5 with no band lower than 6.0, MELAB of 85, with no part score below 80, IB of 4 in Higher or Standard Level English A: Literature, A minimum final grade of B (""6"" in reformed qualifications) in GCSE/ IGCSE/GCE Ordinary Level English, English Language, or English as a Second Language, B grade in CAE/ C grade in CPE, ELDA/COPE of 86, 32 in Writing, and 22 in each of Reading and Listening, Academic Transript"

Career Options

  • Paleontology Technician
  • Assistant Professor
  • Collections Manager
  • Cultural Resources Specialist
  • Faculty

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