1. Regular
In the regular system of study the student normally attends school during the fall and winter terms.
2. Co-operative
In the co-operative system of study the student in an Honours academic plan is enabled to integrate work with academics. (For a detailed description, see Co-operative Education and Career Services.) Beginning in the second year, the co-op student ordinarily alternates four-month terms on campus for academic studies with four months off campus for practical work experience in business, industry, or government.
Students in BA co-op plans are required to complete a minimum of four work terms beyond the 2A level in order to be eligible to receive a co-op designation at the time of graduation.
Students in BA co-op plans must also complete a minimum of two units of online professional development (PD) courses. Such PD courses are intended to enhance the professional development of the student and assist in integrating the academic and the work term experience. With the exception of PD 1, students are expected to take the courses while on their co-op work terms. The required schedule for completing the PD courses is as follows:
- PD 1 (Co-op Fundamentals) should be completed by the beginning of the first work term.
- PD 2 (Critical Reflection and Report Writing) should be completed before the beginning of the second work term.
- Two additional PD courses of the student's choice should be completed by the beginning of the third and fourth work terms.
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By the start of Work Term #
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Expected PD Credits
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2
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2
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3
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4
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The following BA co-op plans are offered:
- Arts and Business Co-op
The Arts and Business co-operative system of study combines an Honours plan in any Honours discipline in Arts (except Geography and Environmental Management and plans offered by the School of Accounting and Finance) with the Arts and Business group of courses. The Arts and Business courses are intended to provide the student with a basic and practical general education and with skills appropriate to a wide range of careers. See the Arts and Business Co-op and Regular section and the appropriate discipline section for details.
- Departmental Co-op
Co-op Honours Anthropology
Co-op Honours Economics
Co-op Honours English
Co-op Honours Political Science
Co-op Honours Psychology
Co-op Honours Sociology
Note: Co-operative plans are open only to full-time students.