Associate of Arts degree (general option)

Program requirements

The Associate of Arts general option requires a minimum of 60 credits transferable to at least one of UBC, UNBC, UVic, or SFU, of which 15 must be taken at UCFV. No course will be used to meet more than one of the following specific requirements. Students must achieve an average overall grade of “C” (cumulative GPA of 2.0) calculated on all courses counting towards the associate degree.

Sample program outline

Year 1

First semester

Course

 Credits

English 105–170 or one of CMNS 125/155/250

  3

Social Science 100-level

 3

Humanities 100-level

 3

Social Science/Humanities

 3

MATH/Stats/COMP

 3 (+1)

Total Year 1 first semester

 15

Second semester

Course

 Credits

English 105–170 or one of CMNS 125/135/250

 3

Social Science 100-level

 3

Humanities 100-level

 3

Social Science/Humanities

 3

Lab Science 100-level

 3 (+1)

Total Year 1 second semester

15

Year 2

First semester

Course

 Credits

Arts elective 200-level*

 3

Arts elective 200-level*

 3

Arts elective 200-level*

 3

Elective 100- or 200-level

 3

Science elective

 3 (+1)

Total Year 2 first semester

 15

Second semester

Course

 Credit

Arts elective 200-level*

 3

Arts elective 200-level*

 3

Arts elective 200-level*

 3

Elective 100- or 200-level

 3

Elective 100- or 200-level

 3

or previous credit (+3)

Total Year 2 second semester

 15

Total credits 60

* Must be in two or more subject areas

Table of Subject Areas

The following list contains the subject areas which apply to Associate of Arts program categories. English is a requirement of the Associate of Arts degree, but cannot be used to meet the Humanities requirements. Not all courses in each subject area have university-transfer credit. It is important to use the B.C. Transfer Guide (either the printed version, or online at www.bccat.bc.ca) to check that your course choice is transferable to at least one of UBC, UNBC, UVic, or SFU.

Humanities

Social Sciences

Sciences

Math/Stats/Comp

Lab Science

Elective

Art History

Film

French

German

History

Japanese

Philosophy

Religious Studies

Russian

Spanish

Theatre

Visual Arts

Anthropology

Criminology

Economics

Geography

Latin American Studies

Media & Communication Studies

Political Science

Psychology

SCMS

Social Work and Human Services — SOWK 110, HSER 120/ 125/150/ 283

Sociology

Computing Science
(does not include CIS courses)

Mathematics

Psychology 110

Biology

Chemistry

Geography — 101/102

Kinesiology 163 or 170

Physics

Biology

Chemistry

Geography — 201/202/251/ 253

Kinesiology —
215/270

Mathematics

Physics

         


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