Arts Academic Plans

A Joint Honours academic plan with Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies may be taken in combination with most Arts disciplines in which an Honours academic plan is offered or with many Honours majors in other Faculties.

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 Joint Honours Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements for the Home Faculty, including at least 20 academic course units (40 courses). If the Home Faculty is Arts, see Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
   Note: In practice, depending on the number of courses required by the second discipline (i.e., overall and for the major) and the number of electives that students choose to take, more than 40 courses may be necessary for graduation.
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:
       • one of DRAMA 397/FINE 378; ENGL 108E, 208C, 208N, 217; HIST 213, 277, 313; ITALST 111; JS 120/RS 111; PHIL 201, 202, 210J, 219J, 318J; RS 150, 180, 254, 324, 325
       • ANTH 261; GERON 220/HLTH 220; PSYCH 235, 318; SDS 353R, 354R; SMF 301, 308, 309, 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. Plan-level requirements for the second major.

Notes:   

1. Students are encouraged to discuss their electives with the Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies academic advisor.  
2. 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 Department at St. Jerome's University.