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Program Requirements

Core Courses

GL/BIOL 2300 3.00 GL/NATS 1880 6.00 GL/NATS 3658 3.00
GL/BIOL 2305 3.00 GL/NATS 1890 6.00 GL/NATS 3670 3.00
GL/BIOL 2310 3.00 GL/NATS 2203 6.00 GL/NATS 3675 3.00
GL/ILST 2655 6.00 GL/NATS 2205 6.00 GL/NATS 3690 3.00
GL/ILST 3260 3.00 GL/NATS 2315 6.00 GL/NATS 3720 6.00
GL/MODR 1610 3.00 GL/NATS 2400 6.00 GL/NATS 3970 6.00
GL/MODR 1620 3.00 GL/NATS 3200 6.00 GL/NATS 3995 6.00
GL/MODR 1717 6.00 GL/NATS 3230 6.00 GL/NATS 4100 3.00
GL/NATS 1500 6.00 GL/NATS 3310 3.00 GL/NATS 4100 6.00
GL/NATS 1540 6.00 GL/NATS 3500 6.00 GL/NATS 4205 3.00
GL/NATS 1605 6.00 GL/NATS 3635 3.00 GL/NATS 4215 3.00
GL/NATS 1770 6.00 GL/NATS 3640 3.00 GL/NATS 4620 3.00
GL/NATS 1870 6.00 GL/NATS 3650 3.00 GL/POLS 4630 6.00

Note: course substitutes must be approved by the Department Chair.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Major credits: students must complete 54 credits including:

  • 24 credits of core courses;
  • 24 credits at 3000 or 4000 level with at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

General education requirement*: every student in the college shall complete the equivalent of at least six credits in each of three of the four general education divisions (for a total of 18 credits): humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science, social science.

Bilingual requirement*: all students admitted to Glendon must satisfy the bilingual requirement. In order to do so, students must successfully complete six credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:

  • courses at the second-year level and above in French as a Second Language and/or in English as a Second Language;
  • courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.

Upper-level credits*: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. This includes the 3000 and 4000 level credits in the major listed above (under major credits).

Credits outside the major*: at least 18 credits.

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

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 (C+).

*Note: please refer to the Rules and Regulations section of the Undergraduate Calendar for detailed requirement information.

Specialized Honours iBA: 120 Credits

Major credits: students must complete 54 credits, including:

  • 24 credits of core courses;
  • 24 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level with at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Courses taken to fulfill the major requirements may also be used to fulfill the iBA requirements.

General education requirement*: every student in the college shall complete the equivalent of at least six credits in each of three of the four general education divisions (for a total of 18 credits): humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science, social science.

Bilingual/trilingual requirement*: for the bilingual iBA, students must complete at least 18 credits in each official language (English and French). At least 6 of these credits must be completed at Glendon from the following two categories:

  • French as a Second Language and/or in English as a Second Language at the 2000 level or above;
  • discipline courses which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.

The remaining 12 credits in either official language may be completed abroad.

For the iBA trilingual, in addition to the above 18 credits in each official language (English and French), students must complete 18 credits in Hispanic studies (including: GL/SP 3000 6.00) or six credits of an advanced-level course in Hispanic studies) or 18 credits in a modern language (including an advanced-level course) at York University.

Internationally-oriented course requirement*: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses.

Exchange requirement*: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at an institution with which Glendon and/or York has a formal exchange agreement. Students are required to pass a minimum of nine credits for a half-year exchange, or 18 credits for a full-year exchange.

Upper-level credits*: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. This includes the 3000 and 4000 level credits in the major listed above (under major credits).

Credits outside the major*: at least 18 credits.

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

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 (C+).

*Note: please refer to the Rules and Regulations section of the Undergraduate Calendar for detailed requirement information.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Major credits: students must complete 42 credits, including:

  • 18 credits of core courses;
  • 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level with at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

General education requirement*: every student in the college shall complete the equivalent of at least six credits in each of three of the four general education divisions (for a total of 18 credits): humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science, social science.

Bilingual requirement*: all students admitted to Glendon must satisfy the bilingual requirement. In order to do so, students must successfully complete six credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:

  • courses at the second-year level and above in French as a Second Language and/or in English as a Second Language;
  • courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.

Upper-level credits*: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. This includes the 3000 and 4000 level credits in the major listed above (under major credits).

Credits outside the major*: at least 18 credits.

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

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 (C+).

*Note: please refer to the Rules and Regulations section of the Undergraduate Calendar for detailed requirement information.

Honours iBA: 120 Credits

Major credits: students must complete 42 credits, including:

  • 18 credits of core courses;
  • 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level with at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Courses taken to fulfill the major requirements may also be used to fulfill the iBA requirements.

General education requirement*: every student in the college shall complete the equivalent of at least six credits in each of three of the four general education divisions (for a total of 18 credits): humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science, social science.

Bilingual/trilingual requirement*: for the bilingual iBA, students must complete at least 18 credits in each official language (English and French). At least 6 of these credits must be completed at Glendon from the following two categories:

  • French as a Second Language and/or in English as a Second Language at the 2000 level or above;
  • discipline courses which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.

The remaining 12 credits in either official language may be completed abroad.

For the iBA trilingual, in addition to the above 18 credits in each official language (English and French), students must complete 18 credits in Hispanic studies (including: GL/SP 3000 6.00) or six credits of an advanced-level course in Hispanic studies) or 18 credits in a modern language (including an advanced-level course) at York University.

Internationally-oriented course requirement*: at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses .

Exchange requirement*: at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at an institution with which Glendon and/or York has a formal exchange agreement. Students are required to pass a minimum of nine credits for a half-year exchange, or 18 credits for a full-year exchange.

Upper-level credits*: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. This includes the 3000 and 4000 level credits in the major listed above (under major credits).

Credits outside the major*: at least 18 credits.

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

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 (C+).

*Note: please refer to the Rules and Regulations section of the Undergraduate Calendar for detailed requirement information.

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours BA degree program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours BA programs.

Honours Double Major iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours iBA degree program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours iBA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Minor programs.

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Minor programs.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with any approved Honours BA or iBA program which offers a major/minor option at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours BA and iBA programs.

Minor credits: students must complete at least 30 credits, including:

  • 12 credits of core courses;
  • 12 credits at 3000 or 4000 level with at least six credits at the 4000 level.

Bachelor of Arts: 90 Credits

Major credits: students must complete at least 30 credits, including:

  • 18 credits of core courses;
  • 18 credits at 3000 or 4000 level.

General education requirement*: every student in the college shall complete the equivalent of at least six credits in each of three of the four general education divisions (for a total of 18 credits): humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science, social science.

Bilingual requirement*: all students admitted to Glendon must satisfy the bilingual requirement. In order to do so, students must successfully complete six credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:

  • courses at the second-year level and above in French as a Second Language and/or in English as a Second Language;
  • courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.

Upper-level credits*: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level. This includes the 3000 and 4000 level credits in the major listed above (under major credits).

Credits outside the major*: at least 18 credits.

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

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00 (C).

*Note: please refer to the Rules and Regulations section of the Undergraduate Calendar for detailed requirement information.

Related Courses Offered by Other York Faculties and Recognized by Environmental and Health Studies Program at Glendon

Some courses related and relevant to our program and offered by other faculties and departments at York University will be recognized in our program. Such courses could be taken, for example, in fields and departments such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Anthropology, Earth Sciences, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics, Natural Science (on the Keele campus), or in the Faculty of Environmental Studies (on the Keele campus). Please note that the suitability of such courses for our program must be assessed, before you take such courses, by the Environmental and Health Studies Program Coordinator. The courses will be approved (or not approved) as suitable for recognition in our program, as appropriate, by the Program Coordinator, on an individual basis. Therefore, you must check with the Program Coordinator before you enrol in such courses, to make sure whether these courses will be recognized in our program or not. These courses will be considered relevant to, and suitable for, our program if the content of the courses is closely related and/or complementary to the major areas of focus in our program, and consistent with the goals and mission of our program. In order for such courses to be properly assessed by the Program Coordinator, you should provide the Program Coordinator with a brief calendar description of each course you are planning to take in other departments and faculties at York, as well as with any other relevant information the Program Coordinator may request on this subject (evaluation methods in each course, etc.).

Individual Studies and Honours Thesis

An Individual Studies or Honours Thesis, which counts as a “core course,” permits students to create and pursue a course of their own devising. Individual studies courses may be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Please note: All “Individual Studies” courses in Environmental and Health Studies are subject to specific regulations which the office of Multidisciplinary Studies will supply upon request. Students must consult with the department before registering in these courses. Since there is no assurance that a proposed project will be accepted, the student is urged to enrol in an alternative course in addition to the proposed “Reading Courses” until a decision is made concerning his/her proposal.

Courses taken elsewhere at York

Glendon students may take courses at other York Faculties to fulfil either their Environmental and Health Studies requirements with permission of the coordinator.

The York University Senate regulation stipulates that a student must take at least half the total number of credits required for his/her major at his/her home Faculty.

Rules and regulations in Glendon College
Other programs offered in Glendon College