X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (B.A.S.)
Program Information
Academic Counselling
The B.A.S. program counsellor assists students in the selection of minors, interpreting program and academic regulations, and with the selection of appropriate courses for chosen minors and distribution requirements. Students should consult the counsellor when experiencing particular difficulties affecting academic standing and progress through the program. Students are encouraged to check the B.A.S. program website regularly for course information and cross-listing of acceptable credits where appropriate.
Counselling on Minors
Academic departments offer the minors in the B.A.S. program and assign faculty advisors to assist students with academic planning (e.g., a faculty advisor in the History department handles queries about a minor in History). Students should consult the appropriate faculty advisor, along with the B.A.S. Program Counsellor, when declaring a minor or requiring advice on the completion of specialization requirements. The list of faculty advisors is available on the Undergraduate Academic Information Centre website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/uaic/students_faculty.shtml or contact the B.A.S. Program Counsellor for further information.
Continuation of Study
To be eligible to continue in the program, students must meet the requirements for Continuation of Study as noted in Section VIII--Undergraduate Degree Regulations & Procedures of this calendar (Schedules 1 and 2).
Conditions for Graduation
To qualify for the degree Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, the student must successfully complete a minimum of 20.00 credits as identified below. In addition, students must meet the continuation of study requirements at the time of graduation and have a 60.00% cumulative average.
Distribution Requirements
This program will require the completion of 20.00 credits as indicated below, with a maximum of 7.00 credits at the 1000 level. First year core courses may be counted towards the minors.
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Science Core - 2.00 credits.
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Arts/Social Science core - 2.00 credits.
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Subject Area Core - (ASCI) - 3.00 credits.
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Arts/Social Science Minor -5.00 credits minimum.
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Science Minor - 5.00 credits minimum.
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Free Electives - 3.00 credits.
1. Science Core - 2.00 credits
Science Core - 2.00 credits as identified by minor below:
2. Arts and Social Science Core - 2.00 credits including:
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1.00 credits over at least 2 different subject areas in the College of Arts: ARTH - Art History; CHIN - Mandarin; CLAS - Classical Studies; ENGL - English; EURO - European Studies; FREN - French Studies; GERM - German Studies; GREK - Greek; HIST - History; HUMN - Humanities; ITAL - Italian Studies; LAT - Latin Studies; LING - Linguistics; MUSC - Music; PHIL - Philosophy; PORT - Portuguese; SART - Studio Art; SPAN - Spanish Studies; THST - Theatre Studies; WMST - Women's Studies.
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1.00 credits over at least 2 different subject areas (listed below) in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences or College of Management and Economics: ANTH - Anthropology; ECON - Economics; GEOG - Geography; IDEV - International Development Studies; ISS - Interdisciplinary Social Science; POLS - Political Science; PSYC - Psychology; SOAN - Sociology and Anthropology; SOC - Sociology; UNIV - First Year Seminars.
3. Subject Area Core (ASCI) - 3.00 credits
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1.50 credits from:
ASCI*1000 [0.50] Society and Science I: Historical Perspectives ASCI*1010 [0.50] Society and Science II: Current Issues ASCI*2000 [0.50] Modes of Inquiry and Communication Across Disciplines -
0.50 credits from:
ASCI*3000 [0.50] Arts and Sciences Community Project ASCI*3100 [0.50] Case Studies in Arts and Sciences Research ASCI*3700 [0.50] Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences -
1.00 credits from:
ASCI*4000 [0.50] Arts and Sciences Honours Seminar ASCI*4010 [0.50] Arts and Sciences Honours Research Seminar ASCI*4020 [0.50] Topics in Arts and Sciences Research ASCI*4030 [0.50] Topics in Arts and Sciences Research ASCI*4700 [0.50] Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences ASCI*4710 [0.50] Independent Studies in Arts/Sciences
Note: Of the 20.00 credits required for this program, 3.00 credits must be completed at the 3000 or 4000 level, and 2.00 credits at the 4000 level. This requirement is partially fulfilled by senior level courses in the Subject Core (ASCI) requirements.
4. Arts/Social Sciences Minors - 5.00 credits (Minimum)
Minors available in the Arts/ Social Sciences core (see B.A. program descriptions):
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Anthropology
Art History
Art Theory and Criticism
Business Administration
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Classical Languages
Classical Studies
Criminal Justice & Public Policy
Economics
Educational Psychology
English
Environmental Studies
Ethics in the Life Sciences
European Culture and Civilization
Family & Child Studies
French Studies
Geography
German
History
International Development
Italian
Marketing Management
Museum Studies
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Studio Art
Theater Studies
Visual Art of the Americas
Women's Studies
5. Science Minor - 5.00 credits (Minimum)
Minors available in the Science core (see B.Sc. program descriptions):
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Agriculture (see B.Sc.(Agr.) program description)
Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Computing & Information Science
Ecology
Food Science
Forest Science
Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals
Geology
GIS* & Environmental Analysis
Mathematics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Neuroscience
Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences
Plant Science
Physics
Psychology: Brain and Cognition
Statistics
Zoology
* Geographic Information Systems
6. Free Electives - 3.00 credits
The program includes 3.00 free electives. Electives may be completed in any subject area. The number of free electives is reduced if a minor requires more than 5.00 credits.
This program includes 3.00 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including 2.00 credits at the 4000 level. This requirement is partially fulfilled by senior level courses in the Subject Area Core (ASCI) requirements.
A maximum of 7.00 credits at the 1000 level may be counted toward the 20.00 credits requirement.
Students cannot, of course, select Psychology or Mathematics for both their B.Sc. and B.A. minors.
Double Counting Rule
A maximum of 3.00 credits may be double-counted:
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1.00 credits may be double-counted between minors.
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2.00 credits may be double-counted between a core and one minor.
Students may not triple-count a course between a core and two minors.