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Bachelor of Arts degree
UCFV has been a member of the
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada since October
1997.
All 300/400-level courses offered by
the Arts division are equivalent to third- or fourth-year
university level.
Entrance requirements
1. Completion
of 30 Arts/Science university-level credits with a cumulative
GPA of 2.33, based on all university-level credits attempted.
(Pre-college or preparatory courses will not be considered as
credit towards the 30 required for admission.)
or
2. A
UCFV Liberal Arts diploma or Associate of Arts degree. Students
must achieve an average overall grade of C (cumulative GPA of
2.0) calculated on all courses that could apply towards the
Associate degree or Liberal Arts diploma.
or
3.
A B.C. Associate of Arts degree. Students must
achieve an average overall grade of C (cumulative
GPA of 2.0) calculated on all courses that could apply towards
the Associate degree.
For the purpose of Admissions, credits
earned in the following disciplines will be considered:
• 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.
The remaining credit can be from:
1. Any
UCFV course listed as a requirement for a current
degree-granting program (with the exception of the BA in Child
and Youth Care, the BBA in Aviation, the BSc in Nursing; and the
BSW), or
2. Any
other course or practicum which has been reviewed by the Arts
Curriculum committee.
To date, some courses from Aviation,
Communications, Library Technology, and Social Services and
Social Work have been approved. For a list of acceptable courses
and practica, please contact the Bachelor of Arts advisor.
How to apply
1.
Submit the application fee along with your UCFV application for
admission form to the Admissions and Records (A&R) office.
Application forms are available from any A&R or Student Services
office. You can also print an application form from our website
at www.ufv.ca/ar, or
you can apply directly through the internet at
www.pas.bc.ca. See
the
Program Charts
for a
complete list of application dates and general information.
Additional documents required for a
complete application:
• official transcripts (or interim
transcripts) from all post-secondary institutions you have
attended showing grade/course achievement as per entrance
requirements. If transcripts are being sent directly from the
institution(s) attended, please indicate they are on order. To
retain your original application date, order early so
transcripts arrive within two weeks of the date your application
is mailed or submitted.
2.
You will be advised of an admission decision and, if accepted,
will be provided with registration information. A deposit is
required when you register (see see the Fees and Other Costs
section). This
money will be applied to the tuition fees and is not refundable.
Final payment of all course fees is due the end of the second
week of classes.
3.
In cases where course work is in progress, an admission decision
may be made conditional upon completion of academic
requirements. Proof of completion of entrance requirements is
due the end of the first week in August for the September
intake.
Declaration of majors, extended minors,
minors
Students must be admitted to the BA
program prior to declaring their major(s), extended minor(s) or
minor(s). Formal declaration is completed by appointment with
the Bachelor of Arts advisor. In order to have access to
discipline reserved seating, a student must be admitted to the
BA program and be formally declared.
Graduates wishing to complete a major,
minor or extended minor
Students who have completed a
bachelor's degree but wish to complete the requirements for a
major, minor or extended minor in the UCFV Bachelor of Arts may
be able to do this through an Extended Studies certificate in
Arts. Please contact the appropriate department for more
information.
Fees and other costs
Fees stated are for 2005/06 and are
subject to change for 2006/07.
Tuition fees for most full-time
students are about $2,000 per semester (based on enrolment in
five courses or 15 credits). Books and additional supplies cost
approximately $100 per course. See see the Fees and Other Costs
section
for more information.
Courses at other institutions
UCFV students who wish to take academic
work at other institutions for credit toward the degree must
obtain permission in advance from the Arts advisor. A form for
this purpose may be obtained from the Admissions and Records
office. When approval has been granted, the Registrar’s office
will issue a Letter of Permission to the student.
Except as noted below, total transfer
and course challenge credits, including prior learning credit,
may not exceed 60, and not more than 15 transfer credits may
count toward upper-level requirements. Within these limits,
transfer credit may be applied to the BA with courses passed
with a grade of P or higher. Transfer credit is not used in the
calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
Graduation
It is the student’s responsibility to
ensure all program requirements are met. This should be done by
regular consultation with the UCFV Bachelor of Arts advisor.
Degree candidates who qualify to
receive a UCFV degree 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.
Standing required for continuance
All students at UCFV are expected to
maintain acceptable standards of scholarship. Specifically, they
are expected to maintain a minimum 2.0 CGPA.
Academic warning
A student who has a CGPA lower than 2.0
will be placed on Academic Warning for the next semester. A
student on Academic Warning may not register in a course
overload.
Students who do not achieve a semester
GPA of at least 2.0 while they are on Academic Warning will be
required to withdraw from the program.
A student on Academic Warning who
achieves a single semester GPA of at least 2.0 will continue on
Academic Warning until the CGPA equals or exceeds 2.0.
Course repetition
Students may not register for a course
more than twice. No more than five course duplications will be
permitted. Where a course has been repeated, only the higher
grade is counted in the GPA calculation.
Required to withdraw
Students who have been required to
withdraw from the BA program may continue to take courses as a
General Studies student; however, they may not register for any
upper-level courses.
Appeals for readmission
A student who is required to withdraw
from the BA program must submit an appeal for readmission to the
Admissions and Standards committee if he/she wishes to resume
studies in the degree program.
In general, students who have been
required to withdraw will be advised to complete a further nine
credits of academic work or to repeat a similar amount of
academic work taken previously in order to demonstrate their
academic abilities. Appeals must be received at least three
months before the start of the semester for which a student has
applied. Readmission is not automatic.
Standing on readmission
If readmitted, students will be placed
on Academic Warning again, subject to the conditions for
Academic Warning as described above.
There are three sets of requirements to
note:
1. Program
requirements (below)
3. Discipline
requirements
Program requirements
To receive a Bachelor of Arts degree
students must complete the requirements for a major or two
extended minors.
Students admitted to the degree should
seek advice from the Bachelor of Arts advisor. A formal
declaration of your program choice should be made and approved
by the Bachelor of Arts advisor prior to the completion of 60
credits towards the degree.
You must complete a minimum of 120
credits of which 65 must be in Arts. At least 30 of these
credits must be at the 300/400 level in Arts. For the purpose of
meeting the 65 credits in Arts, students may choose courses 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 55 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.
A minimum CGPA of 2.0 in the BA
program, a minimum of CGPA of 2.0 in your major/extended minor(s)/minor(s),
and a minimum CGPA of 2.0 in all upper-level credits required.
Pre-college or preparatory courses will not satisfy program
requirements.
Bachelor of Arts 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
Student Services or from the institution which they plan to
attend.
Students preparing for graduate studies
should seek advice from the UCFV department head of their
intended discipline to assist in course selection.
Honours
UCFV offers
English Honours
Majors
UCFV offers majors in
• English
• History
Students choosing a major have the
opportunity to concentrate their studies in one subject area,
preparing them for related careers or for further study
following graduation.
In addition, students may choose to
complete a minor or extended minor in conjunction with their
major.
Note: A sociology/anthropology major
cannot be combined with either a sociology minor or an
anthropology minor.
Additional requirements for Arts majors
Of the 120 BA credits:
• 65 must be in Arts subjects
• 45 must be at the 300- or 400-level
(upper-level)
• at least 60 credits must be completed
at UCFV, of which 30 must be upper level
• at least 15 upper-level credits that
count towards your major must be completed at UCFV
• at least 30 credits must be completed
at the upper-level in the chosen major — see individual subject
areas for specific major requirements.
• the lower-level (100- and 200-level)
requirements for at least one Arts major must be satisfied — see
discipline requirements.
• the Arts division general requirements
must be satisfied. See General Requirements.
Students wishing to concentrate on two
subject areas can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree by completing
two extended minors. UCFV offers extended minors in:
•
Biology (applicable only to BA degree)*
•
English
•
History
• Theatre
• Visual Arts.
Any two of these areas can be combined
except mathematics with mathematics/statistics.
An extended minor consists of the 100-
and 200-level credits required for a major as well as the 300-
and 400-level credits equivalent to a minor in the same
discipline.
* Please refer to the
Biology section for extended minor requirements.
** Please refer to the
CIS section
for extended minor requirements. If the extended minor
requirements are not completed, up to 12 credits may count as
elective credit in the BA.
Additional requirements for Arts
extended minors
Of the 120 BA credits:
• 65 must be in Arts subjects
• 45 must be at the 300- or 400-level
(upper level)
• at least 60 credits must be completed
at UCFV, of which 30 must be upper-level
• at least seven upper-level credits
counting towards each extended minor must be completed at UCFV
• at least 15 credits must be completed
at the upper level in each of two extended minor disciplines —
see individual subject areas for specific extended minor
requirements
• the lower-level (100- and 200-level)
requirements for at least two Arts extended minors must be
satisfied — see discipline requirements.
• the Bachelor of Arts general
requirements must be satisfied. See General Requirements.
UCFV offers minors in:
• English
• French
•
History
• Kinesiology***
• Theatre
• Visual Arts.
* Please refer to the
Business Administration
section for minor requirements. If
the minor requirements are not completed, up to 12 credits may
count as elective credit in the BA.
** Please refer to the
CIS section
for minor requirements. If the minor requirements are not
completed, up to 12 credits may count as elective credit in the
BA.
*** Please refer to the
Kinesiology
section for minor requirements.
You may choose to complete a minor in
conjunction with your major or double extended minors. At least
15 credits of upper-level credits must be taken within a single
discipline unless otherwise specified in this calendar. At least
seven upper-level credits counting towards the minor must be
taken at UCFV.
Note: There
are disciplines within the Arts faculty which have minors but do
not have majors.
Breadth requirement
Students enrolled in a major must
complete at least 30 credits in five or more subject areas
outside the Arts major. No more than 12 credits from any one
subject area can be used to fulfil this breadth requirement.
Students enrolled in two extended
minors must complete at least 30 credits in five or more subject
areas of which one can be one of their extended minors. No more
than 12 credits from any one subject area can be used to fulfil
this breadth requirement.
Note: These breadth requirements will be
met in part by fulfilling the following requirements:
Writing requirement
Three credits from:
• English 105
• English 210 or
Communications 155.
Reasoning requirement
• Philosophy 100 or at least
three credits from each of the following lists:
• 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.
Lab 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.
Humanities requirement
Six credits from:
• Art History
• English 120 or higher
• Film
• French
• Halq’eméylem
• History
• Interdisciplinary courses*
• Japanese
• Linguistics
• Mandarin
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy 100 or higher
• Punjabi
• Religious Studies
• Russian
• Spanish
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
Social Science requirement
Six credits from:
• Anthropology
• Criminal Justice**
• Economics
• Geography 111 or higher
• Interdisciplinary courses*
• Latin American Studies
• Media and Communications
Studies
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Social, Cultural, &
Media Studies
• Sociology.
* Interdisciplinary courses are
determined by the Bachelor of Arts advisor
** Please contact the Bachelor of Arts
advisor for details regarding acceptable criminal justice
courses.
Special note: Prospective elementary and secondary school
teachers must, in following the above guidelines, take into
account the B.C. College of Teachers and Faculty of Education
admission requirements. Consult an educational advisor in
Student Services for assistance.
Discipline requirements
For major, extended minor, and minor requirements in non-Arts disciplines, please refer to sections as follows:
*Note: If extended minor or minor
requirements are not completed, up to 12 credits may count as
elective credit in the BA.
Arts discipline requirements
See under individual disciplines
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