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Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.S)

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Program Information

Program Counselling

The B.A.S. program counsellor assists students in the selection of appropriate courses for their chosen minors.

Faculty and advisors assist with the selection of research topics for the senior level project course.

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 set out in the Schedule of Studies listed 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 major 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.

1. First-year Core - 4.00 credits

Science Core - 2.00 credits including:

BIOL*1030	[0.50]	Biology I
CHEM*1040	[0.50]	General Chemistry I
One of:
MATH*1080	[0.50]	Elements of Calculus I
MATH*1200	[0.50]	Calculus I
One of:
PHYS*1000	[0.50]	An Introduction to Mechanics
PHYS*1070	[0.50]	Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
PHYS*1110	[0.50]	Introductory Physics with Applications I

Arts and Social Science Core - 2.00 credits including:

1.00 credit over at least 2 different subject areas in the College of Arts: ARTH - Art History; CLAS - Classical Studies; DRMA - Drama; ENGL - English; FREN - French Studies; GERM - German Studies; GREK - Greek; HIST - History; HUMN - Humanities; ITAL - Italian Studies; LAT - Latin Studies; LING - Linguistics; MUSC - Music; PHIL - Philosophy; SART - Studio Art; SPAN - Spanish Studies
1.00 credit over at least 2 different subject areas in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences: ANTH - Anthropology; ECON - Economics; GEOG - Geography; ISS - Interdisciplinary Social Science; POLS - Political Science; PSYC - Psychology; SOAN - Sociology and Anthropology; SOC - Sociology; WMST - Women's Studies

2. Subject Area Core - 3.00 credits

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
ASCI*3000	[0.50]	Arts and Sciences Community Project
ASCI*4000	[0.50]	Arts and Sciences Honours Seminar
ASCI*4010	[0.50]	Arts and Sciences Honours Research Paper

3. Program Minors*

5.00 credits - B.A. Minor
5.00 credits - B.SC. Minor

4. Free Electives*

This program must include 3.00 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.
This program must include a total of 2.00 credits at the 4000 level.
*some minors may require more than 5.00 credits, which will reduce the number of free electives taken

2004-2005 University of Guelph Undergraduate Calendar