Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
11. i) For graduation with a bachelor of arts degree
students must have 90 credits and must have obtained the requisite cumulative
average in the major and overall. Bachelor of arts degree students are
eligible to enrol in a year according to the number of credits they have
obtained (see below):
Year |
Credits |
Year 1 |
Fewer than 24 credits |
Year 2 |
Fewer than 54 credits |
Year 3 |
At least 54 credits |
ii) Students enrolled in a bachelor of arts degree
program must maintain a cumulative average as follows:
Year |
Cumulative major average |
Cumulative overall average |
1 |
- |
3.6 |
2 |
- |
3.8 |
3 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
iii) A major in the bachelor program shall consist of
30 or more credits in the discipline chosen. (For specific requirements
in each discipline, candidates should consult the schedule of courses
offered in that discipline.)
iv) Authorization of advising documents: All second-
and third-year candidates shall arrange their advising documents before
the registration period with the department in which they intend to take
their major subject.
v) Transfer from the bachelor to the Honours program:
Students in the third year of a bachelor of arts degree program who have
achieved Honours standing will be permitted to transfer to the Honours
program. Students who have graduated in the bachelor of arts degree program
may apply for admission to fourth year of an Honours program and, if re-admitted
will be eligible to have their degree reclassified with Honours if their
cumulative overall and major averages meet the fourth-year requirements.
vi) Students who fail to meet graduation requirements
for the bachelor of arts degree or Honours degree may take up to 12 additional
credits above the 2000 level, selected with the approval of the major
department, for the purpose of raising their cumulative grade point average
to the level required for graduation.
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