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2022-2023

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Arts Academic Plans

English Language and Literature

Honours English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication

Continuation in this academic plan requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 60% and a minimum cumulative English major average of 70%. 

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication academic plan includes successful completion of the following requirements:

  1. Appropriate program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.    
  2. English plan-level requirements:

Notes

  1. Students may use only two English courses at the 100-level to fulfil English plan requirements; additional 100-level English courses may count as degree electives. Courses transferred from other institutions without a specific course designation (e.g., ENGL 1XX) may only be counted towards the English electives.
  2. Although the Department of English Language and Literature provides advisors to help students choose their academic plans, arrange their courses, and conform with the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Arts, and Department regulations, students are urged to study the Undergraduate Calendar very carefully because they are themselves responsible for failure to abide by these regulations.
  3. No one course may fulfil more than one requirement within this plan.

Arts and Business (Co-op and Regular)

Students may combine the Honours English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication academic plan with Arts and Business. In addition to the Honours English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication requirements, students must also complete the Arts and Business requirements.

Honours Double Majors

Honours English - Rhetoric, Media, and Professional Communication may be taken in combination with most Arts majors in which an honours major is offered or with many honours majors in other faculties. For further information, see the double majors section of Available Arts Academic Plans.

Intensive English Specialization

In combination with the Honours English plan-level requirements listed above, students interested in pursuing the Intensive English Specialization will be required to fulfil the following requirements:

  • A minimum cumulative English major average of 75%.
  • Successful completion of four additional ENGL courses at the 300-level or above, for a total of 10 academic course units (20 courses) in English.

Notes

  1. The Intensive English Specialization is only open to students majoring in an Honours English academic plan.
  2. Students must achieve a minimum cumulative major average of 75% in all English courses counted towards their Honours English major.
  3. Students who have completed courses towards this specialization but are not able to sustain the required 75% minimum cumulative major average but are still eligible for honours standing will normally be allowed to continue in the Honours English major but without the specialization.

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