Arts Academic Plans

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative minimum overall average of 60% and a cumulative minimum Social Development Studies major average of 65%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Four-Year General Social Development Studies academic plan includes successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Social Development Studies Plan-level requirements:
   • a minimum Social Development Studies major average of 65%
   • at least eight academic course units (16 courses) in SDS and Social Development Studies approved courses, including:
     • SDS 131R, SDS 150R, SDS 250R, SDS 251R
     • PSYCH 101R/PSYCH 101, PSYCH 253R/PSYCH 253
     • SOC 101R/SOC 101
     • SOCWK 120R
     • eight additional courses at the 200-level or above, three of which must be in SDS, and three of which must be at the 400-level, from the courses listed below:
       • Social Development Studies: any SDS course
       • Social Work: any SOCWK course
       • Psychology: PSYCH 212R/PSYCH 212, PSYCH 213R, PSYCH 226R, PSYCH 257R/PSYCH 257, PSYCH 312R/PSYCH 312, PSYCH 334R, PSYCH 349R, PSYCH 354R/PSYCH 354, PSYCH 356R/PSYCH 356, PSYCH 375R, PSYCH 398R, PSYCH 399R, PSYCH 444R, PSYCH 448R, PSYCH 450R, PSYCH 490R
       • Sociology: SOC 204R, SOC 207R/SOC 207, SOC 223R/SOC 223/LS 223, SOC 224R, SOC 375R, SOC 398R, SOC 399R, SOC 450R, SOC 490R

Notes

1. Courses transferred from other institutions without a specific course equivalency to one of the courses in the four disciplines above cannot be counted towards the Social Development Studies plan-level requirements.
2. For further information regarding any of the academic plans, consult the Department of Social Development Studies at Renison University College (sds@uwaterloo.ca).
3. For updated information on special topic courses, visit the Social Development Studies website.