Arts Academic Plans

Continuation in the Arts and Business academic plan requires a minimum cumulative average of 60%, a minimum cumulative average of 70% in Arts and Business courses, and a minimum cumulative honours major average of 70% (see Note 8) at the end of each academic term.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Arts and Business (co-op or regular) academic plan with an Arts honours major or in combination with Honours Liberal Studies includes successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Arts and Business plan-level requirements:
   • a minimum cumulative Arts and Business average of 70%
   • seven academic course units (14 courses) in Arts and Business courses, including:
     • ARBUS 101/AFM 131, ARBUS 102/AFM 123, ARBUS 200, ARBUS 202/PHIL 215, ARBUS 300, ARBUS 301/AFM 333, ARBUS 302/MGMT 244, ARBUS 303/MGMT 345, ARBUS 400 
     • ARTS 280 or a statistics course from the student's corresponding Arts major: ECON 221, PSCI 314, PSYCH 292, SDS 250R, SMF 230, SOC 280/LS 280 (see Note 9) 
     • ECON 101 
     • ENGL 210F (see Note 4) 
     • SPCOM 204 (see Note 5)
     • one of HIST 113, HIST 243, PSCI 231 
3. Appropriate plan-level requirements for the student's honours academic plan. See the specific Arts honours major or Honours Liberal Studies section of this Calendar.

Notes

1. Students must normally have a minimum cumulative overall average of 70% in their Honours Arts and Business courses at the end of the first term of Year One (1A) to remain in the Honours Arts and Business co-op academic plan.
2. Students must normally have a minimum cumulative overall average of 70% in their Honours Arts and Business courses at the end of Year One to remain in the Honours Arts and Business regular academic plan.
3. Students are required to declare an Arts honours major or Honours Liberal Studies prior to Year Two.
4. Students wishing to take a different course in the ENGL 210 series should consult with the Arts and Business advisor.
5. Students in the Honours Arts and Business academic plan majoring in Honours Communication Studies may replace SPCOM 204 by completing both SPCOM 100 and SPCOM 227.
6. Upon successful completion of all Honours Arts and Business co-op curriculum requirements, including a minimum of four successful work terms, a student is granted a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Arts honours major discipline or in the Honours Liberal Studies academic plan with an Honours Arts and Business co-op designation.
7. Upon successful completion of all Honours Arts and Business regular curriculum requirements, a student is granted a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Arts honours major discipline or in the Honours Liberal Studies academic plan with an Honours Arts and Business regular designation.
8. Honours Liberal Studies students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative Faculty of Arts average of 70%.
9. Students admitted to Arts and Business from other programs and faculties may substitute one of the following statistics courses: ENVS 278, GBDA 205, HLTH 204, KIN 232, REC 371, STAT 202, STAT 206, STAT 211, STAT 221, STAT 231, STAT 241.

Study/Work Sequence for Honours Arts and Business Co-op

See the Study/Work Sequence on the Bachelor of Arts Co-op Requirements page.