Degree planning

The BA General degree comprises 90 credit hours of course work. This program offers general exposure to the humanities and social sciences and an opportunity to concentrate studies in at least two subject areas.

This program is particularly suited to students who wish to seek employment or enter a professional academic program following graduation from Arts.

You can complete this degree on a part-time basis.

• General major options
• BA General degree composition and requirements

The BA Advanced degree comprises 120 credit hours of course work. This program offers a general education along with a reasonable degree of specialization in one area of study through the major.

Graduates of the advanced major program who demonstrate high academic performance may be eligible for entrance to graduate studies. The advanced degree is also well suited to students seeking to build an academic term or year of studies abroad into their undergraduate degree.

You can complete this degree on a part-time basis.

The program can be completed with a single or double advanced major.

• Single and double advanced major options
• BA Advanced degree composition and requirements

The BA Honours degree comprises 120 credit hours of course work. The honours program offers a rigorous examination of a particular subject area for those who desire a more specialized undergraduate preparation.

This is the preferred program for students who wish to continue their education at the graduate level.

You can complete the honours program on a part-time basis.

Students normally enter the program after first year, although you may be eligible to enter the program later in your undergraduate studies. The program can be completed as a single or double honours program.

• Single and double honours options
• BA Honours degree composition and requirements

A minor is comprised of 18 credit hours which are in a subject field that is different from a declared major. To earn a minor in a subject field as part of a Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must successfully complete 18 credit hours in a subject field approved by the Faculty of Arts as a minor.
 
Minors offered by the Faculty of Arts are listed under each area of study’s section of the Academic Calendar.  Arts students may complete minor programs offered by other Faculties/Schools providing the minor program consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours and all other degree requirements are satisfied.

The BA Integrated Studies (BAIS) degree is a 90-credit-hour degree program designed for working adults who have completed some post-secondary education. The degree requires areas of concentration rather than the traditional major and minor requirement, providing a more flexible path for degree completion but also ensuring academic rigor.

The program is divided into three components: foundation or core courses, area of concentration and options.

The admission requirements for this degree program are specific to the program and therefore considerably different than other degree programs offered by the Faculty of Arts.

• BAIS areas of concentration
• BA Integrated Studies degree composition and requirements

Students in the BA General, BA Advanced and BA Honours degree must complete the following requirements as part of their degree:

• 6 credit hours of humanities
• 6 credit hours of social sciences
• 6 credit hours of sciences
• 3 credit hours of written English (W)
• 3 credit hours of mathematics (M)
• 3 credit hours of Indigenous course content (students entering as of fall 2021)
• 6 credit hours in 5 different subject fields

The 3 credit hours of written English and 3 credit hours of mathematics are to satisfy the written English and mathematics requirement.

Students in the BA Integrated Studies (BAIS) degree must complete 3 credit hours in five different subject fields as part of their degree.

Refer to the Academic Calendar for full details on these requirements, the listing of courses in the Faculty of Arts that have been designated as social sciences or humanities and the list of courses that the Faculty of Arts will accept as science courses offered by several other faculties.