Cognitive Science - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Recommendation - 1000-level general education courses

It is strongly recommended that students choose from the following courses to meet the 1000-level general education requirement:

• AP/SOSC 1140 9.00 or AP/SOSC 1440 9.00 and
• SC/NATS 1690 6.00 or SC/NATS 1675 6.00 or SC/NATS 1710 6.00 or SC/NATS 1730 6.00 and
• AP/HUMA 2915 9.00.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students must complete 54 credits, as follows:

• AP/LING 1000 6.00;
• HH/PSYC 1010 6.00;
• AP/COGS 3750 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PHIL 3750 3.00);
• AP/COGS 4750 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PHIL 4750 6.00) or AP/COGS 4900 6.00;
• AP/PHIL 3260 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 3265 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 3260 3.00;

Six credits chosen from the following:

• SC/CSE 1020 3.00;
• SC/CSE 1030 3.00;
• SC/CSE 2001 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 1000 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 1010 3.00;
• AP/LING 2120 3.00;
• AP/LING 2140 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 2100 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 2020 6.00 or HH/PSYC 2021 3.00 or HH/PSYC 2030 3.00;

Nine credits chosen from the following, and including at least two different disciplines (departments):

• SC/CSE 2011 3.00;
• SC/CSE 3401 3.00;
• SC/CSE 3402 3.00;
• AP/ITEC 3230 3.00;
• AP/LING 3120 3.00;
• AP/LING 3140 3.00;
• AP/LING 3210 3.00;
• AP/LING 3220 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 2110 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 2120 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 2220 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 2240 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 3250 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 3265 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 3280 3.00 or HH/PSYC 3290 3.00;

Three credits chosen from the following:

• AP/PHIL 2160 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 2240 3.00 or AP/PHIL 3260 3.00;

Six credits chosen from the following, and including at least two different disciplines (departments):

• SC/CSE 4401 3.00;
• SC/CSE 4421 3.00;
• SC/CSE 4422 3.00;
• SC/CSE 4441 3.00;
• AP/LING 4120 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 3200 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 3635 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 4080 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 4082 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 4083 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 4084 3.00;
• AP/PHIL 4086 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 4010 6.00;
• HH/PSYC 4020 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 4020 6.00;
• HH/PSYC 4080 6.00;
• HH/PSYC 4180 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 4230 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 4260 3.00;
• HH/PSYC 4270 3.00.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

The program described above may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Courses taken to meet cognitive science requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: students must take at least 36 credits in cognitive science and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

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