Arts Academic Plans

Continuation in this academic plan requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 60% and a minimum cumulative Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies major average of 65%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Four-Year General Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies academic plan includes successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies plan-level requirements:
   • a minimum cumulative Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies major average of 65%
   • at least eight academic course units (16 courses) in SMF and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies approved courses, including:
     • SMF 101, SMF 205, SMF 207, SMF 208, SMF 220, SMF 230, SMF 310, SMF 400
     • one of SMF 204, PSYCH 236
     • two of SMF 304, SMF 305, SMF 306, SMF 307, SMF 365, SMF 366, PSYCH 354/PSYCH 354R
     • five additional courses of which two must be at the 300-level or above:
       • one of CLAS 311, ENGL 108E/GSJ 108, ENGL 208C, ENGL 208E/GSJ 208E, ENGL 208N, ENGL 217, FINE 262/GSJ 262, HIST 213, HIST 214, HIST 255, HIST 277/LS 237, HIST 313, ITALST 111/SMF 111, JS 218/RS 218, PHIL 121, PHIL 201, PHIL 202/GSJ 222, PHIL 210J, PHIL 219J, PHIL 318J, RS 150, RS 180, RS 241, RS 254, RS 259, RS 325/GSJ 320
       • four courses from:
         • any additional SMF courses
         • ANTH 350/GSJ 350, GERON 320/HLTH 320, GSJ 101, GSJ 302, PSYCH 235, PSYCH 318, SDS 210R/LS 273, SDS 353R/LS 374, SDS 354R, SOC 200, SOC 325/LS 325/GSJ 326, SOC 355J, SOC 369J, SOCWK 321R/SWREN 321R; no more than one of SOCWK 355R/SDS 358R, SOCWK 357R/SDS 357R, SOCWK 390A, SOCWK 390B

Notes

1. Students are encouraged to make note of course prerequisites and antirequisites and discuss their Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (SMF) plan and course progression with the SMF academic advisor.
2. Students are expected to complete courses in research methods and statistics from their major plan.
3. No one course may fulfil more than one requirement within any SMF plan.

Further Information

Contact the Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Department at St. Jerome's University.