Admission Requirements
Review sections 2.1.5 Admission Requirements and 2.1.7 Additional Admission Requirements.
Status Upon AdmissionStudents are initially admitted to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, “undeclared program” unless they indicate on their application their intended major or general studies. Students may declare their major/minor or general studies program as early as they wish after initial registration, and must do so before they register for their sixth unit of coursework. Refer to section 2.2.5 Declaring a Major for the information on how to officially declare a major. Students may later change their major, or general studies status, with the approval of the appropriate department.
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
Bachelor of Arts with Major (20 units)
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (Combined Major)
Bachlor of Arts - Honours
Bachelor of Arts - General StudiesThis degree offers a broad background in the humanities, sciences and social sciences and requires completion of 15 units.
Students intending to complete the general studies degree must declare their intention to do so before they register for their sixth unit of coursework. Students who do not make this declaration within this time frame will not be permitted to register for further coursework.
| Students must successfully complete 15 units with the following requirements: |
| ❏ | a maximum of 7.0 units at the 1000 level |
| ❏ | at least 5.0 units at the 2000 level or above |
| ❏ | at least 3.0 units at the 3000 level or above |
| ❏ | 1.0 unit from each core group A, B, and C (see Core Group List below):
❏ Core A - Sciences & Mathematics (1.0 unit)
❏ Core B - Social Sciences (1.0 unit)
❏ Core C - Humanities (1.0 unit)
Note: Psychology may be counted as meeting core group requirement A or B, but not both |
| ❏ | 1.0 unit of ENGL or WRIT (in addition to the Core C requirement) |
| ❏ | complete at least one concentration consisting of 4.0 units from the department offering the concentration. The courses required for the core group A, B, C and ENGL/WRIT requirements may be counted as part of a concentration |
| ❏ | Note: No more than 6.0 units in any discipline may be counted towards the degree |
| ❏ | a minor or minors (including a professional minor) may be claimed. Each minor consists of 3.0 units as defined by the department offering the minor |
| ❏ | Note: No more than 3.0 units of professional coursework may be counted toward the degree |
| ❏ | achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each minor or concentration |
| ❏ | achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the best 8.0 units of the degree, including the concentration, in order to graduate |
Core Group List
This information is required for the compltion of all Arts and Science degrees, including majors and honours.
Note: Psychology may be counted as meeting core group requirement A or B, but not both.
Bachelor of Arts with Major (20 Units)The degree with a major is intended for those students with a clearly focused interest who wish to gain knowledge in depth of a single discipline.
View the Program Description pages of each major for the details of the program.
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
(Combined Major)
The combined major degree enables students to obtain in depth knowledge in two disciplines. Students may select two disciplines from the arts, two from the sciences or one arts and one science discipline subject to the regulations below.
| Students must successfully complete 20 units with the following requirements: |
| ❏ | a specified sequence of 6.0 units in each program offering a combined major* |
| ❏ | of the 6.0 units required for each major at least 2.0 units must be at the 3000 level or above |
| ❏ | no more than 8.0 units in each combined major subject may be counted toward the degree |
| ❏ | an overall GPA of 2.0 must be achieved in the best 6.0 units required in each major |
| ❏ | 1.0 unit from each core group A, B, and C (see Core Group List below):
❏ Core A - Sciences & Mathematics (1.0 unit)
❏ Core B - Social Sciences (1.0 unit)
❏ Core C - Humanities (1.0 unit)
Note: Psychology may be counted as meeting core group requirement A or B, but not both |
| ❏ | at least 5.0 units of the 12 units overall required for the combined majors must be at the 3000 level or above |
| ❏ | at least 9.0 units of the total 20 units required must be at the 2000 level or above |
| ❏ | Note: No more than 4.0 units from professional areas may be counted toward the degree. Courses included in the Applied Human Nutrition science minor as designated on page 67 will not be counted as professional electives |
Students wishing to combine an arts major and a science major (example: Chemistry and English or, Biology and Political Studies)
| ❏ | must meet all of the requirements listed above AND |
| | - to complete a BSc (Combined Major) primary science discipline plus secondary arts discipline
❏ must complete a minimum 12 units of the total 20 units in science disciplines |
| | - to complete a BA (Combined Major) primary arts discipline plus secondary science discipline
❏ must complete a minimum 12 units of the total 20 units in arts disciplines |
* Please see the department Chair for specific program requirement details.
Bachelor of Arts - HonoursThe honours degree option is available to students who wish to study a single discipline in depth, usually with post-graduate study as a goal.
View the Program Description pages of each field for the details of the program.