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Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Environmental Studies

Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty of Pure and Applied Science

Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies

Osgoode Hall Law School

Schulich School of Business

Courses of Instruction

Glendon College

Requirements by Program Type

The following requirements apply to all Faculty of Arts students. Each program of study (major or minor) may stipulate additional requirements. For details of individual programs, see the Programs of Study section. Also consult the section on "Academic Standing".

Honours BA Programs

In order to graduate with an Honours BA degree, students must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credits which fulfill all of the following requirements.

Specialized Honours BA

• General Education: See General Education Requirements;
• Major Courses: As defined by the specific program; usually a minimum of 54 credits, at least 12 or 18 credits of which must be at the 4000 level;
• Elective Courses: At least 18 credits;
• Upper-Level Courses: (a) 3000-level and 4000-level courses: at least 36 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level; (b) 4000-level courses: at least 18 credits of these upper-level courses (including at least 12 credits - in the major) must be at the 4000 level;
• In-Faculty Courses: See Residence Requirement and In-Faculty Courses;
• Standing Requirements: In addition to fulfilling the requirements described above, students in this program must achieve satisfactory academic standing to enter, proceed and graduate.

Honours BA

• General Education: See General Education Requirements;
• Major Courses: As defined by the specific program; usually a minimum of 42 credits, at least 12 credits of which must be at the 4000 level;
• Elective Courses: At least 18 credits;
• Upper-Level Courses: (a) 3000-level and 4000-level courses: at least 36 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level; (b) 4000-level courses: at least 18 credits of these upper-level courses (including at least 12 credits - in the major) must be at the 4000 level;
• In-Faculty Courses: See Residence Requirement and In-Faculty Courses;
• Standing Requirements: In addition to fulfilling the requirements described above, students in this program must achieve satisfactory academic standing to enter, proceed and graduate.

Honours Double Major BA(Unlinked)

• General Education: See General Education Requirements;
• Major Courses: As defined by the specific programs; usually a minimum of 42 credits in each of the majors, at least 12 credits of which must be at the 4000 level in each of the major programs;
• Elective Courses: Students who graduate in this program are deemed to fulfill the elective requirement;
• Upper-Level Courses: (a) 3000-level and 4000-level courses: at least 36 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level; (b) 4000-level courses: at least 12 credits in each major program;
• In-Faculty Courses: See Residence Requirement and In-Faculty Courses;
• Standing Requirements: In addition to fulfilling the requirements described above, students in this program must achieve satisfactory academic standing to enter, proceed and graduate.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA (Linked)

• General Education: See General Education Requirements;
• Major Courses: As defined by the specific programs; usually a minimum of 36 credits in each of the majors, at least six credits of which must be at the 4000 level in each of the major programs;
• Elective Courses: Students who graduate in this program are deemed to fulfill the elective course requirement;
• Upper-level Courses: (a) 3000-level and 4000-level courses: at least 36 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level; (b) 4000-level courses: at least 18 credits of these upper-level courses (including at least six credits in each major) must be at the 4000 level; many disciplines require 12 credits at the 4000 level in the first major subject;
• In-Faculty Courses: See Residence Requirement and In-Faculty Courses;
• Standing Requirements: In addition to fulfilling the requirements described above, students in this program must achieve satisfactory academic standing to enter, proceed and graduate.

Honours Major/Minor BA

• General Education: See General Education Requirements;
• Major/Minor Courses: As defined by the specific programs; (a) major: usually a minimum of 42 credits in the major, at least 12 credits of which must be at the 4000 level; and (b) minor: usually a minimum of 30 credits in the minor, at least six credits of which must normally be at the 4000 level;
• Elective Courses: Students who graduate in this program are deemed to fulfill the elective course requirement;
• Upper-Level Courses: (a) 3000-level and 4000-level courses: at least 36 credits at the 3000 level or 4000 level; (b) 4000-level courses: at least 18 credits of these upper-level courses (usually including 12 credits - in the major and six credits - in the minor) must be at the 4000 level;
• In-Faculty Courses: See Residence Requirement and In-Faculty Courses;
• Standing Requirements: In addition to fulfilling the requirements described above, students in this program must achieve satisfactory academic standing to enter, proceed and graduate.

BA Program

In order to graduate with a BA degree, a student must successfully complete a 90 credit program as follows:

• General Education: See General Education Requirements;
• Major Courses: As defined by the specific program; usually a minimum of 30 credits, at least 12 credits of which must be at the 3000 level or 4000 level;
• Elective Courses: At least 18 credits;
• Upper-Level Courses: At least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level and at least 12 credits of which must be in the major subject;
• In-Faculty Courses: See Residence Requirement and In-Faculty Courses;
• Standing Requirements: In addition to fulfilling the requirements described above, students in this program must achieve satisfactory academic standing to enter, proceed and graduate.