Arts Academic Regulations and Advice

Academic standing is a measure of the student's eligibility to declare a major and/or proceed in his/her academic plan and to qualify for graduation.

A student's academic standing is determined in part by the averages attained:

• Cumulative Overall Average: Average of the grades in all courses taken regardless of faculty.
• Faculty (Arts) Average: Average of the grades in all Faculty of Arts courses.
• Plan (Major) Average: Average of the grades in all courses taken within the student's plan (e.g., major, minor, option). 
  • All courses taken under the rubric of the student's plan are included in the plan average regardless of whether any of these courses is in excess of the minimum required by the plan.
  • All courses taken under a rubric which is cross-listed with a course within the student's plan are included in the plan average, e.g., a Psychology student enrolled in PHIL 256 (cross-listed with PSYCH 256) will have the course counted towards the Psychology major average.

Notes:

1. For WLU courses, see Wilfrid Laurier University Cross-Registration.
2. Students who have received transfer credit(s) should refer to Transfer Credit for further details.
3. Consult your academic advisor.