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Students completing a second Faculty of Arts & Science degree: please see “Second Degree Requirements” below. In the requirements below the word “course” means one full course equivalent—a “full course” or two “half-courses”; in the Programs and Courses section, “full courses” are listed as Y1 courses, and “half-courses” are listed as H1 courses. Honours Bachelor of Arts/Honours Bachelor of ScienceGeneral Degree Requirements Please note: in the requirements below the word “course” means one full-course equivalent. To qualify for an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Hon.B.A.) or Honours Bachelor of Science (Hon. B.Sc.), you must: (a) Obtain standing (i.e., receive 50% or more) in at least 20 courses that meet the following criteria:
(b) Complete one of the following program requirements
(c) Complete the Distribution Requirement. (d) Obtain a Cumulative GPA of 1.85 or more by the time of graduation. Students who meet all the requirements for the Hon.B.A./Hon.B.Sc. except for the GPA requirement may elect to graduate with a B.A./B.Sc. degree provided they are In Good Standing (i.e., CGPA is 1.50 or more). Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Effective for all students registered for the first time in a degree program in the Faculty of Arts and Science for the summer 2001 session and thereafter, the St. George Campus of the Faculty has discontinued the 15 course (three-year) B.A. and B.Sc. degrees. Students registered in a degree program in the Faculty before Summer 2001 may still choose a 15-course (three-year) degree; these students should consult their college registrar’s office. Students with a B.A. or B.Sc. who return to upgrade that degree to an Hon. B.A. or Hon. B.Sc. must exchange the B.A. or B.Sc. for an Honours degree. A B.A. leads only to an Hon. B.A.; a B.A. CANNOT be upgraded to an Hon. B.Sc., and a B.Sc. CANNOT be upgraded to an Hon. B.A. Students who upgrade to an Honours degree are not eligible to attend the convocation ceremony for the upgrade. Different degree regulations apply to students who first registered in the Faculty before Winter Session 1992; these students should consult their College Registrar. Graduation Students who expect to graduate at the end of a given session must use the Student Web Service or notify their College Registrars in writing to make their degree requests by the dates specified in the Calendar. Prospective graduands should receive the following documents from the University:
“Second Degree” Requirements Students must petition through their college by June 30 to begin a second degree. Before applying, students are urged to determine whether a second degree is actually required for their purposes; for example, a “make-up” year as a non-degree student may satisfy admission requirements for graduate school. Students are governed by the rules of the Faculty in place at the time they commence their second degree. Students who already hold a degree from the Faculty of Arts and Science, the University of Toronto at Scarborough or the University of Toronto at Mississauga may complete a second degree only of an alternate type (i.e. if a student has a B.A. degree then he/she may not complete a second B.A. degree). The Faculty normally exempts students from the first year of the degree requirements (five (5.0) credits: four 100-level and one 200-level), regardless of the number of previous degrees held. Second degree candidates may not repeat courses taken in a previous degree; they may however, count such courses towards satisfying pre-requisite and program requirements, on approval of the department/programs office concerned. A new Grade Point average will commence with the second degree courses. Program RequirementsCompletion of a program of study (also known as a subject POSt) is only one part of the general degree requirements. Variations made in program details for individual students do not in any way affect degree requirements. Meaning of “Program” Programs are groupings of courses in one or more disciplines; these groupings are listed with each college or department entry in the “Programs and Courses” section of this Calendar. Types of programs are:
PLEASE NOTE Courses may have prerequisites not listed in the program but which must be taken. Programs which list optional courses do not necessarily list prerequisites. Students are responsible for fulfilling prerequisites; students enroled in courses for which they do not have the published prerequisites may have their registration in those courses cancelled at any time without warning. Program Requirements
To receive an Hon. B.Sc., for example:
Note: In biological and science programs there may be occasions when scientific observations are made by students on themselves or on fellow students. These include common diagnostic or immunization procedures. Unless a valid reason exists, students are expected to participate in such exercises. If any investigative work involving student participation does not form part of the program, participation is voluntary. Self-Designed Programs Students may design their own Programs, which must be substantially different from any Program in this Calendar. Such a Program, if formally adopted by the student’s College on the basis of its academic rigour and coherence, and if approved by the Committee on Academic Standards, will be accepted as fulfilling the degree requirement for certification in a Program (transcripts indicate only “Completed Self-designed Programs approved by ’X’ College”). Since the approval process is necessarily a long one, students following this alternative must discuss this process with their College Registrar immediately after completion of the fourth course in the Faculty. Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Degree RequirementsComplete Commerce degree, program and course listing Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Degree Requirements To qualify for a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a student must:
Graduation Students who expect to graduate at the end of a given session must use the Student Web Service or notify their College Registrars in writing to make their degree requests by the dates specified in the Calendar. Prospective graduands should receive the following documents from the University:
Faculty Distribution Requirement for B.Com. Students As part of the degree requirements for the B.Com., STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE ONE FULL COURSE EQUIVALENT IN EACH OF THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE SCIENCES AREAS as defined below:
The Distribution RequirementOn the St. George Campus Arts and Science courses fall into three areas:
To qualify for any degree you must complete at least one full course equivalent in each of these three areas, for a total of 3.0 full course equivalents. Courses that you take as part of your Specialist, Major or Minor programs may also be used to count towards the Distribution Requirement. To help you understand the Distribution Requirement, there is a sample student course enrolment on next page. The courses in these three areas are as follows: Humanities Courses with the three-letter designators below are Humanities courses. (In addition, other designators have courses in more than one area; these designators are listed on the next page.)
Social Science Courses with the three-letter designators below are Social Science courses. (In addition, other designators have courses in more than one area; these designators are listed on the next page.)
Science Courses with the three-letter designators below are SCIENCE courses. (In addition, other designators have courses in more than one area; these designators are listed on the next page.) Some restrictions in the applicability of 100-series Science courses apply to B.Com. students; see the Commerce Programs listing starting on page 38 of this Calendar for more information.
Courses Which Can Fall in More than One of the Three Areas To find which area each course is in, check the individual course descriptions:
Sample Student Course Enrolment Allowing for Distribution Requirements Sokit wants to do a major in political science and a major in anthropology. She needs ANT 100Y1 for the first year of an anthropology major and POL 103Y1 or 105Y1 or 108Y1 for the first year of the political science major. She is also interested in sociology, so chooses SOC 101Y1. The ANT, POL, and SOC courses are in Social Sciences, so they fulfill that part of the Distribution Requirement. She needs the following to fulfill the rest of her Distribution Requirement:
Sokit thinks that a History course would be a useful complement to her Political Science interest; at the same time it will fulfill the Humanities Distribution Requirement, so she enrols in HIS 104Y1: Ten Days that Shook the World. To fulfill the Science Distribution Requirement she chooses ENV 200Y1: Science and the Environment. Sokit’s first year courses (and their respective Distribution Requirement areas) are thus as follows:
Sokit’s course choices fulfill the first year course requirements for the programs she wants to pursue; they also fulfill all three Distribution Requirements, giving her lots of flexibility in future years. Humanities Courses for Science and Social Science Students These courses are especially designed for science and social science students to fulfill the Humanities Distribution Requirement; none of them has OAC/Grade 12 prerequisites.
Science Courses for Humanities & Social Science Students These courses are especially designed for humanities and social science students to fulfill the Science Distribution Requirement; none of them has OAC/Grade 12 prerequisites.
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