Arts Academic Plans

Students may combine the Honours Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies academic plan with Arts and Business. 

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative average of 75% in SMF and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies approved courses.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (Arts and Business Co-op and Regular) academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Plan-level requirements:
   • at least eight academic course units (16 courses) in SMF and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies approved courses with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • SMF 205, 206, 207, 208, 220, 230, 310, 460 
     • one of SMF 204; PSYCH 236
     • one of SMF 304, 305, 365
     • one of SMF 306, 307, 366; PSYCH 354/354R 
     • one of SMF 317/HIST 317, SMF 318/HIST 318, SMF 319
     • one of SMF 461, 462
     • one of SMF 490, 494, 496, 498
     • two additional courses from the balance of those courses above and the following SMF and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies approved courses: ANTH 261; DRAMA 397/FINE 378; ENGL 108E, 208C, 208E, 208N, 217; GERON 220/HLTH 220; HIST 213, 277, 313; ITALST 111; JS 120/RS 111; PHIL 201, 202, 210J, 219J, 318J; PSYCH 235, 318; RS 150, 180, 254, 324, 325; SDS 353R, 354R; SMF 308, 309, 311, 367, 404, 406, 408; SOC 200, 209, 275, 325, 355J, 369J; SOC 206/WS 209; SOCWK 321R; one of SOCWK 355R, 357R, 390A, 390B; WS 101
3. Arts and Business requirements.

Notes:

1. Some of the required courses have prerequisites that students are recommended to take in their first year. Consult the calendar description for each course.
2. Students are encouraged to discuss their electives with the Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies academic advisor.
3. SMF 204 and PSYCH 236 are antirequisites; students are not permitted to take both courses for credit towards their degree.
4. SMF 306 and PSYCH 354/354R are antirequisites; students are not permitted to take both courses for credit towards their degree.
5. No one course may fulfill more than one requirement within any Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies plan.

Further Information

Contact the Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies academic advisor, St. Jerome's University, smf@sju.uwaterloo.ca.