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Arts Academic Regulations and Advice

Course Selection and Course Load

Unit Weights

All courses are assigned a unit weight and most one-term Arts courses have a weight of 0.5 unit.

Co-op Work Terms

  • These carry a weight of 0.5 unit each and are only required of students in co-operative programs. 
  • No academic credit is given for the work-term credits towards the degree; 
  • Completion of the minimum number of work terms is a requirement to receive the co-op designation upon graduation. 

Professional Development (PD) Courses

  • These carry a weight of 0.5 unit each and are only required of students in co-operative programs or the Experiential Education (EDGE) Certificate
  • No academic credit is given for the PD courses towards the degree; 
  • Completion of the PD courses is a requirement for enrolment and continuation in the co-op program and to receive the co-op designation upon graduation.

Work-Term Report (WKRPT) Courses

  • These carry a weight of 0.13 unit each and are only required of students in co-operative programs. 
  • No academic credit is given for the WKRPT courses towards the degree; 
  • Completion of the work-term reports is a requirement for enrolment and continuation in the co-op program and to receive the co-op designation upon graduation.

Note

Work-term credits, PD course credits, and WKRPT course credits cannot be substituted for academic course credit.

 


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