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 Three-Year General Social Development Studies academic plan includes successful completion of the following requirements:
- Appropriate program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
- Social Development Studies plan-level requirements:
- a minimum Social Development Studies major average of 65%
- at least six academic course units (12 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
- four additional courses at the 200-level or above, two of which must be in SDS, 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
- 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.
- For further information regarding any of the academic plans, consult the Department of Social Development Studies at Renison University College (sds@uwaterloo.ca).
- For updated information on special topic courses, visit the Social Development Studies website.