Arts Academic Programs

BA Degree Requirements 

The degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) is awarded by the University upon successful completion of any of the undergraduate academic plans described under "BA Academic Plans." Students must successfully complete all program- and plan-level requirements. These include:

1. Program-Level Requirements
   • Common to All Bachelor of Arts Degrees
     • 60-70% overall cumulative average,
     • the Faculty of Arts Breadth requirements (see below),
     • the Faculty of Arts Residency Requirement (see "Admissions" in the Faculty of Arts section of the Calendar),
     • the English Language Proficiency Requirement (see "English Language Proficiency Requirements" in the Faculty of Arts section of the Calendar)

     Note

     Only the first four 0.25 credit courses appearing on the student's record are included in unit and average calculations (see "Unit Weights" in the Faculty of Arts section of the Calendar).

   • Specific to the Particular Bachelor of Arts Degree
     • Three-Year General Academic Program
       a) 15 academic course units,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level: 8.0.
     • Four-Year General Academic Program
       a) 20 academic course units,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level:
       • Liberal Studies: 12.5
       • all Major plans: 8.0.
     • Honours Academic Program (Regular)
       a) 20 academic course units,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level: 8.0.
     • Joint Honours Academic Program (Regular)
       a) 20 - 21 academic course units as specified by the discipline,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level: 8.0.
     • Honours Academic Program (Departmental Co-op)
       Joint Honours Academic Program (Departmental Co-op)
       a) 20 - 21 academic course units as specified by the discipline,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level: 8.0,
       c) minimum work term units: 2.0,
       d) minimum Professional Development (PD) units: 2.0.
     • Honours Arts and Business (Regular)
       Joint Honours Arts and Business (Regular)
       a) 20 - 21 academic course units as specified by the discipline,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level: 8.0
       c) specific Arts and Business requirements. (See "Arts and Business" in the Faculty of Arts section of the Calendar.)
     • Honours Arts and Business (Co-op)
       Joint Honours Arts and Business (Co-op)
       a) 20 - 21 academic course units as specified by the discipline,
       b) minimum academic course units above the 100-level: 8.0,
       c) minimum work term units: 2.0,
       d) minimum Professional Development (PD) units: 2.0,
       e) specific Arts and Business requirements. (See "Arts and Business" in the Faculty of Arts section of the Calendar.)
2. Plan-Level Requirements
   • specific academic plan average and course requirements (see individual "Academic Plan" sections of the Faculty of Arts section of the Calendar for specific information). 

BA Breadth Requirements

All Bachelor of Arts students must meet the BA Breadth Requirements:

Notes

1. No more than two courses (1.0 unit) in the same discipline may count towards the Social Sciences requirement.
2. Cross-listed courses may be designated to fulfill any one requirement. For example, a student registered in PACS 203/HIST 232 may receive credit for either the Transdisciplinary Studies requirement or the Humanities requirement, but not for both. Where the credit is applied depends on the rubric under which the student registers; if, subsequent to registration in the course, the student wishes to have credit applied to the other (cross-listed) rubric instead, s/he may petition the Examinations and Standings Committee (see under "Examinations and Standings").
3. Students enrolled in the Honours Arts and Business program and those enrolled in the Rhetoric and Professional Writing plan offered by the English Department must take two language courses (i.e., culture courses taught in English will not fulfill the requirement for these students). Arts and Business students must take two courses in the same language; RPW students may take two courses in different languages.
4. Because PD courses are not regular academic courses, they do not fulfill any of the breadth requirements.
5. For students enrolled prior to September 2008, refer to the Group A and B requirements.