Communication skills are essential to academic, professional, and personal success. The Arts First program fosters the development of foundational competencies in inquiry, communication, and analysis in students’ first year to support their success.
All Arts students must fulfil the Undergraduate Communication Requirement; normally by successfully completing ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 (see Notes 1 and 2).
Notes
- In the event a student fails ARTS 130, they must successfully complete ARTS 102. In the event a student fails ARTS 140, they must successfully complete ARTS 103.
- Students enrolled in Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) and Computer and Financial Management (CFM) satisfy the Undergraduate Communication Requirement within their degree requirements.
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The completion of a communication requirement while enrolled in another University of Waterloo faculty shall satisfy this requirement.
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Students transferring to Arts at the University of Waterloo from other universities may request an exemption from one or both of ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 with proof of the appropriate equivalent.
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Students are expected to complete ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 by the end of their 2A term. It is expected that one course be taken in fall term and the other in winter term. Both courses cannot be taken in the same term. Failure to complete these courses by the end of 3A term will result in a hold placed on the student’s account, preventing self-enrolment in courses for the following term.
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ARTS 102, ARTS 103, ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 do not fulfil any of the Bachelor of Arts Breadth Requirements.
- Students enrolled in a Faculty of Arts plan prior to the September 2018 Calendar should consult the English Language Proficiency Requirement as outlined in the Calendar of their plan year.