Arts diplomas
Two-year Arts admission category
Students applying to the following
program will use the Two-year Arts admission category on the
Admissions application form:
• Liberal Arts diploma
The Liberal Arts diploma program
requires a minimum of 60 university-level credits. It is
designed to provide students with a breadth of intellectual and
academic experience while recognizing the importance of
concentrated study in a specific field or discipline.
The diploma addresses the needs of
students pursuing educational or career goals in the humanities
or social sciences. The Liberal Arts diploma may serve as an
educational goal or as an intermediate qualification for those
who transfer to other educational institutions. Students
planning to obtain the Bachelor of Arts offered by the Arts
division can complete the diploma and satisfy the general
program requirements for the degree and the lower-level
requirements for their majors/extended minors.
Entrance requirements
See the
Associate of Arts degree section for details on entrance
requirements and application procedures. See
the Program Charts
for a complete list of application dates and general
information.
Standing required for continuance
Liberal Arts students must maintain a
2.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA).
Academic warning
Students whose grades fall below a 2.0
CGPA will be placed on Academic Warning for the next semester.
A student on Academic Warning may not register in a course
overload. Students who achieve a semester grade point average
of 2.0 will continue on Academic Warning until the CGPA equals
or exceeds 2.0.
Required to withdraw
Students who do not achieve a minimum
semester grade point average of 2.0 while on Academic Warning
will be withdrawn from the Liberal Arts program. A student who
has been required to withdraw may continue to take courses as a
General Arts student.
Readmission to the program
To be readmitted to the Liberal Arts
program, you must complete nine university-level credits (can
be duplicate courses), with a minimum 2.0 CGPA. Once these
criteria are met, you may apply for readmission at the
Admissions and Records office. When readmitted, you will remain
on Academic Warning until your overall CGPA is 2.0.
Graduation
It is the student’s
responsibility to ensure all program requirements are met. This
should be done by regular consultation with the Liberal Arts
advisor.
Candidates who qualify to receive a
UCFV Liberal Arts diploma must be approved by the UCFV Arts
division and the University College Board.
Students must apply for graduation by
completing a request to graduate form available at the
Admissions and Records office. We recommend this be done in the
first month of the final semester. The final deadline for
students who wish to attend the graduation ceremony is April 1,
with all program requirements completed by April 30.
Program requirements
A total of 60 university-level credits
with an overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is
required to complete this program. Of those 60 credits, 30 must
be completed at UCFV. Thirty-three credits must be in Arts
chosen from the following list of subjects:
• Anthropology, art history,
criminology/criminal justice (excluding CRIM 201, 202, and
203), economics, English, film, geography, history,
international studies, Latin American studies,
mathematics/statistics, media and communication studies, modern
languages, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious
studies, sociology, SCMS, theatre, and visual arts.
Of the remaining 27 credits, up to 12
credits (at the 100 level or higher) may be from outside the
Arts and Sciences. A Science course, as defined by the British
Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, will include
biology, chemistry, computing science, kinesiology,
mathematics/statistics, and physics.
Liberal Arts diploma students must
consider the following in making their course selection:
• Access to seats in some courses
may be limited due to course prerequisites and/or seats
reserved for students in specific programs or majors.
• Students considering a teaching
career should be aware that not all disciplines or programs are
recognized for professional certification. As teacher education
programs are professional schools, students should seek advice
regarding course selection from the educational advisors in
Students Services or from the institution which they plan to
attend.
Students in the Liberal Arts program
planning to continue on to complete the Bachelor of Arts degree
offered by the Arts division at UCFV are advised to take
courses to satisfy their choices within requirements numbered 1
to 7, and to follow the discipline requirements of their chosen
major, extended minor/minor options.
1. Breadth requirement
30 university-level credits from at
least five subject areas. No more than 12 credits from any one
subject area can be used to satisfy this requirement.
2. Writing requirement
Three credits from:
• English 105
• English 210 or Communications 155
3. Reasoning requirement
• Philosophy 100 or at least
three credits
from each list:
from each list:
• Humanities List
•
Social Sciences List
• Art History 205, 316
• Anthropology
301
• Communications 250, 360
• Economics 100
• English 150, 364
•
Geography 241, 452
• History 300
• Math 104
• Math 355
• Psychology 202*, 408
• Theatre 201, 453
•
SCMS 255
•
Sociology 350
* This requirement may be met by
PSYC 210 if previously completed.
4. Laboratory Science requirement:
Four credits from:
• Biology 100-level or higher
• Chemistry 100-level or
higher
• Geography 101 or 102
• Kinesiology/Physical
Education 163 or 170
• Physics 100-level or
higher.
• Psychology 202*
* This requirement may be met by
PSYC 210 or PSYC 220 if previously completed.
5. Humanities requirement:
Six credits from:
• Art History
• English 120 or higher
• Film
• French
• History
• Halq’eméylem
• Interdisciplinary courses*
• Japanese
• Linguistics
• Mandarin
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy 100 or higher
• Punjabi
• Religious Studies
• Russian
• Spanish
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
6. Social Science requirement:
Six credits from:
• Anthropology
• Criminal Justice**
• Economics
• Geography 111 or higher
• Interdisciplinary courses*
• Latin American Studies
• Media and Communication
Studies
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Social, Cultural, and Media
Studies
7. University-level elective credit(s),
to bring total credits to 60.
* Interdisciplinary courses are
determined by the Arts advisor.
** Please contact the Liberal Arts
advisor for details regarding acceptable criminal justice
courses.
Note: Students should choose their
electives according to the degree they may be pursuing. Please
refer to the appropriate section of the calendar for details.
Theatre diploma
Please refer to
Theatre
Diploma section for details.
Visual Arts diploma
Please refer to
Visual
Arts section for details.
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