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Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree
The regulations presented in this section apply to all Bachelor of Arts
programs.
In addition to the requirements presented here, students must satisfy
the University regulations common to all undergraduate students including
the process of Academic Performance Evaluation (consult the Academic Regulations
of the University section of this Calendar).
First-Year Seminars
B.A. degree students include a First-Year Seminar (FYSM) during their
first 4.0 credits of registration. Some First-Year Seminars count as courses
leading to a Major.
Breadth Requirement for the B.A. Degree
Among the credits presented at graduation,students in both the B.A. General
and the B.A. Honours degrees are required to include 3.0 breadth credits,
including 1.0 credit from each of three of the four Breadth Areas identified
below. Credits that fulfil requirements in the Major, Minor, Concentration
or Specialization may be used to fulfil the Breadth Requirement.
Students in the following interdisciplinary programs are exempt from
the B.A. Breadth Requirement:
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Direct Interdisciplinary Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Cognitive Sciences
- Classics, Religion and Humanities
- Child Studies
Breadth Area 1
Culture and Communication
Art History, Art and Culture, Comparative Literary Studies, English,
Film Studies, French, Journalism, Mass Communication, Music, and Languages
(Arabic, English as a Second Language, German, Greek, Indigenous Languages,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Mandarin, Russian, Sign Language, Spanish)
Subject codes: ACUL, ALSS, ARTH, CLST, ENGL, ESLA, FILM, FREN, GERM,
GREK, ITAL, JAPA, JOUR, LALS, LATN, MCOM, MUSI, RUSS, SPAN.
Breadth Area 2
Humanities
Canadian Studies, Child Studies, Classics, Directed Interdisciplinary
Studies, European and Russian Studies, History, Human Rights, Humanities,
Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion, and Women's Studies.
Subject codes: CDNS, CHST, CLAS, CLCV, DIST, EURR, HIST, HUMS, PHIL,
RELI, WOMN
Breadth Area 3
Science, Engineering and Design
Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering,
Industrial Design, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, and Technology, Society,
Environment.
Subject codes: AERO, ARCC, ARCH, ARCN, ARCS, ARCU, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM,
CIVE, CMPS, COMP, ECOR, ELEC, ENGM, ENSC, ENVE, GEOL, IDES, ISCI, ISCS,
ISYS, MAAE, MATH, MECH, NSCI, PHYS, STAT, SYSC, TSES
Breadth Area 4
Social Science
Anthropology, Business, Cognitive Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Law, Political Science, Psychology,
Public Administration, Public Affairs and Policy Management, Social Work,
Sociology/Anthropology, Sociology
Subject codes: ANTH, BUSI, CGSC, CRCJ, ECON, ENST, GEOG, LAWS, PADM,
PAPM, PSCI, PSYC, SOAN, SOCI, SOWK
Declared and Undeclared Students
Students who are registered in a program within the degree are called
Declared students. Most students designate a program of study when they
first apply for admission and so begin their studies as Declared students.
Students may also choose to begin their studies within the B.A. degree
without being registered in a program. These students are referred to
as Undeclared. The recommended course pattern for Undeclared students
is outlined under Undeclared in the Programs section of this Calendar.
Undeclared students must normally apply to enter a program before beginning
their second year of study. The Student Academic Success Centre offers
support to Undeclared students in making this decision.
Change of Program Within the B.A. Degree
Students may transfer to a program within the B.A. degree, if upon entry
to the new program they would be in good academic standing. Other applications
for change of program will be considered on their merits; students may
be admitted to the new program in Good Standing or on Academic Warning.
Students may apply to declare or change their program within the B.A.
Degree at the Registar's Office according to the published deadlines.
Acceptance into a program or into a program element or option is subject
to any enrolment limitations [currently applicable only to Mass Communication
among B.A. programs], specific program, program element or option requirements,
as published in the relevant Calendar entry.
Minors,Concentrations and Specializations
Students may apply to the Registrar's Office to be admitted to a minor,
concentration or specialization during their first or subsequent years
of study. Acceptance into a minor, concentration or specialization requires
that the student be in Good Standing and is subject to any specific requirements
of the intended Minor, Concentration or Specialization as published in
the relevant Calendar entry.
Courses from Other Faculties and Schools
Students must consult the Registrar's Office about registering in courses
in Engineering, Industrial Design, and Architecture. Science and interdisciplinary
courses are generally acceptable. Professional courses in Engineering,
Industrial Design and Architecture are generally not acceptable. Performance
courses in Music are open only to students in certain Music programs.
Professional courses in Journalism are not acceptable electives in B.A.
programs.
A limited number of Architecture courses are permitted in certain programs.
Students wishing to take courses in Engineering, Industrial Design, or
Architecture that are not part of their program or which are not listed
as being open to students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and
the Faculty of Public Affairs and Management must obtain prior permission
from the Department(s) of their Major, and from the unit offering the
course.
Mention : Français
Students registered in certain B.A. programs may earn the notation Mention : Français by completing part of their requirements in French
and by demonstrating a knowledge of the history and culture of French
Canada. The general requirements are listed below. For more specific details
consult the departmental program entries.
Students in a B.A. Honours program must present:
1. 1.0 credit in French language;
2. 1.0 credit devoted to the history and culture of French Canada;
3. 1.0 credit at the 2000-or 3000-level and 1.0 credit at the 4000-level
in the Honours discipline taken in French.
Students in a B.A. General program must present:
1. 1.0 credit in advanced French;
2. 1.0 credit devoted to the history and culture of French Canada;
3. 1.0 credit at the 2000-or 3000-level in the Major discipline taken
in French.
Students in Combined Honours programs must fulfil the Mention : Français
requirement in both disciplines.
Courses taught in French (Item 3, above) may be taken at Carleton, at
the University of Ottawa on the Exchange Agreement, or at a francophone
university on a Letter of Permission. Students planning to take courses
on exchange or on a Letter of Permission should take careful note of the
residence requirement for a minimum number of Carleton courses in their
programs. Consult the Academic Regulations of the University section of
this Calendar for information regarding study on Exchange or Letter of
Permission.
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