A student intending to complete the Joint Degrees in the minimum number of 150 credit hours should ensure that at least 78 of these credit hours are completed in courses offered by departments within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Careful planning, particularly in the selection of elective courses as well as in the sequence of Major program courses, is therefore recommended to ensure timely completion of the Joint Degrees.

A student is advised that, in order to complete the Joint Degrees within the minimum 150 credit hours, at least five of the courses required for the Bachelor of Arts must be successfully completed as opportunities arise and as courses are offered. These courses may be completed during the Spring semesters between Business One and Term 1, between Terms 2 and 3, or during any of the three Work Terms or as a sixth course during any of the academic terms following submission and approval of a course load waiver request to the Academic Programs Office.

A student who chooses to pursue a Major from the Faculty of Science (Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Psychology) will require more than 150 credit hours to complete their program to ensure meeting the 78 credit hour requirement from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Regular consultation with the appropriate academic advisors within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science is encouraged.

The Bachelor of Arts requires completion of a Major Program, a Minor Program, a set of Core Requirements (comprising a Breadth of Knowledge Requirement, a Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) Requirement, a Language Study (LS) Requirement, a Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Requirement, and Elective courses, totalling at least 78 credit hours in courses offered by departments within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Majors are also available from the following Departments in the Faculty of Science: Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Psychology. When the Bachelor of Arts is completed jointly with the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) the following course adjustments will be made to the Bachelor of Arts degree:

1. Minor program requirements are satisfied by Business courses specified in Joint Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative); and

2. the 6 credit hours for the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) requirement for the Bachelor of Arts are satisfied by Mathematics 1000 or Mathematics 1005 and Statistics 2500;

   1. Mathematics 1005 is a calculus course intended for business students and is not intended for those planning on taking further calculus courses. Business students who plan to take further calculus courses should complete Mathematics 1000 instead of Mathematics 1005.

3. Major requirements for the Bachelor of Arts may be satisfied in 36 to 45 credit hours, depending on the department or program chosen. A student is strongly recommended to seek advice from the department or program of the chosen Major to ensure that the proposed degree program is possible within the constraints of course scheduling and prerequisites.

A student must also complete the special requirements outlined below under Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative).

A student in the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program who is concurrently completing the Bachelor of Arts degree must complete not fewer than 18 and not more than 39 credit hours in approved Business Electives, and no fewer than 12 credit hours, but no more than 33 credit hours, in elective courses chosen from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

A student in the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program who is concurrently completing the Bachelor of Arts degree must complete the special requirements outlined above under Bachelor of Arts.