(including previous credentials from the Mount)
A student who wishes to obtain a second undergraduate degree must fulfill the same conditions as a transfer student. If applicable, the student must also complete a major different from that of the first degree and a minor according to the regulations of the particular degree program.
A student who holds a Mount Saint Vincent University degree must complete a minimum of 50 percent of the requirements for a certificate or diploma above and beyond the credits counted toward degree requirements in order to receive the second credential. A student may progress from certificate to diploma to degree by fulfilling the stated requirements of the next higher credential. Previously earned credits will be applied as appropriate when such a sequence is followed.
In the case of the Certificate in Gerontology, a Bachelor of Arts degree student may include certificate requirements as part of the degree program to the extent that current Bachelor of Arts degree regulations allow. Only the Bachelor of Arts degree would be awarded upon completion of degree requirements unless the student:
- completes all Certificate in Gerontology requirements within the first 7.5 (or 10) units taken towards the Bachelor of Arts degree;
- applies for and receives the Certificate in Gerontology as soon as those requirements are completed;
- then proceeds to complete the remaining Bachelor of Arts degree requirements within a minimum of 7.5 (or 10) additional units.
In all cases, the student must apply for and receive the appropriate credential as soon as credential requirements are completed. A credential will not be awarded retroactively after another credential has been awarded.