2003-2004 Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar

Degree Requirements

General Degree Requirements:
- Honours Bachelor of Arts/Honours Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Commerce
Distribution Requirement

Students completing a second Faculty of Arts & Science degree: please see “Second Degree Requirements” below.

In the requirements below the word “course” means a “full course” or two “half-courses”; in the Programs and Courses section, “full courses” are listed as Y1 courses, and “half-courses” are listed as H1 courses.

Honours Bachelor of Arts/Honours Bachelor of Science

General Degree Requirements

To qualify for an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Hon.B.A.) or Honours Bachelor of Science (Hon. B.Sc.), you must:

(a) Obtain standing (i.e., receive 50% or more) in at least 20 courses that meet the following criteria:

1. No more than six courses may be 100-series.
2. At least six courses must be 300+series courses (no more than one 300+series transfer credit may be counted towards these six).
3. No more than fifteen courses may have the same three-letter designator (“AST”, “ENG”, etc.).

(b) Complete one of the following program requirements

One specialist program (which includes at least one course at the 400-level)
or
Two major programs, which must include 12 different courses
or
One major and two minor programs, which must include 12 different courses
or
Students registered in the Faculty before the 2000-2001 session may also complete three minor programs, which must include 12 different courses; this option is discontinued for students registering for the first time in 2000-2001 and thereafter.

Note: whether you receive an Hon. B.A. or an Hon. B.Sc. depends on the program(s) you complete; see Program Requirements, below.

(d) Obtain a Cumulative GPA of 1.85 or more by the time of graduation.

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Effective for all students registered for the first time in a degree program in the Faculty of Arts and Science for the summer 2001 session and thereafter, the St. George Campus of the Faculty has discontinued the 15 course (three-year) B.A. and B.Sc. degrees. Students registered in a degree program in the Faculty before Summer 2001 may still choose a 15-course (three-year) degree; these students should consult their college registrar’s office.

Different degree regulations apply to students who first registered in the Faculty before Winter Session 1992; these students should consult their College Registrar.

Graduation

Students who expect to graduate at the end of a given session must use the Student Web Service or notify their College Registrars in writing to make their degree requests by the dates specified in the Calendar. Prospective graduands should receive the following documents from the University:

1.	a Program of Study Assessment form (late April/late August) from the program sponsor;
2.	a letter from the Office of Convocation providing details of the convocation ceremony (late March/mid-October);
3.	a Statement of Results (or letter for non-registered students) from the Office of the Faculty Registrar confirming degree eligibility (early June/early September).

“Second Degree” Requirements

Students beginning a second degree are normally exempted from the first year of the degree requirements by being granted five (5.0) credits, four 100-level and one 200-level, regardless of the number of previous degrees held. Students are governed by the rules of the Faculty in place at the time they commence their second degree. Students who already hold a degree from the Faculty of Arts and Science, the University of Toronto at Scarborough or the University of Toronto at Mississauga may complete a second degree only of an alternate type (i.e. if a student has a B.A. degree then he/she may not complete a second B.A. degree).

Note:

In biological and science programs there may be occasions when scientific observations are made by students on themselves or on fellow students. These include common diagnostic or immunization procedures. Unless a valid reason exists, students are expected to participate in such exercises. If any investigative work involving student participation does not form part of the program, participation is voluntary.

Program Requirements

Completion of a program of study (also known as a subject POSt) is only one part of the general degree requirements. Variations made in program details for individual students do not in any way affect degree requirements.

Meaning of “Program”

Programs are groupings of courses in one or more disciplines; these groupings are listed with each college or department entry in the “Programs and Courses” section of this Calendar.

Types of programs are:

Specialist Program: a sequence of between 9 and 17.5 courses* in one or more disciplines. Specialist programs must include at least four 300+series courses, one of which must be a 400-series course.
Major Program: a sequence of between 6 and 8 courses* in one or more disciplines. Major programs must include at least two 300+series courses.
Minor Program: a sequence of 4 courses* in one or more disciplines. Minor programs must include at least one 300+series course.

* Courses may have prerequisites not listed in the program but which must be taken.

Program Requirements

1.	You must enrol in at least one and no more than three subject POSts (of which only two can be majors or specialists), in the session in which you pass your fourth course (see the Registration Handbook and Timetable for details). Students admitted with transfer credit for four courses or more must do this immediately upon admission.)
2.	You must meet any enrolment requirements for a program as stated in the Calendar. If you do not meet these requirements, you may be removed from the subject POSts.
3.	The subject POSts(s) you complete determine whether you receive a science or an arts degree upon graduation. In the “Programs and Courses” section, each program indicates the type of degree to which it leads. For example, in the English section, the English Specialist listing is followed by “Arts program”; the Geology Major is followed by “Science program”, etc.

To receive an Hon. B.Sc., for example:

One Specialist in a science area leads to an Hon. B.Sc.;
One Major in a science area plus one Major in an arts. area leads to either an Hon. B.Sc. or an Hon.B.A. - your choice (two Majors must include 12 different courses);
In combinations of one Major + two Minors, two of the three programs must be in science areas for an Hon. B.Sc. (combinations must include 12 different courses).

Self-Designed Programs

Students may design their own Programs, which must be substantially different from any Program in this Calendar. Such a Program, if formally adopted by the student’s College on the basis of its academic rigour and coherence, and if approved by the Committee on Academic Standards, will be accepted as fulfilling the degree requirement for certification in a Program (transcripts indicate only “Completed Self-designed Programs approved by ’X’ College”). Since the approval process is necessarily a long one, students following this alternative must discuss this process with their College Registrar immediately after completion of the fourth course in the Faculty.

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Degree Requirements
For the complete Commerce degree, program and course listing, click here.

To qualify for a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a student must:

(a)	Complete twenty full-course equivalents, including no more than six 100-series courses;
(b)	Complete the Commerce and Finance Program (see page 35);
(c)	Complete the Faculty Distribution Requirement for B.Com. students (see below);
(d)	Complete five full course equivalents from disciplines outside of Management (MGT) and Economics (ECO); and Commerce (COM); (courses taken to fulfill (b) and (c) may be also counted towards meeting this requirement; see also III.3 in Commerce and Finance Program below).
(e)	Obtain standing (i.e., complete with a grade of 50% or more) in at least six 300- or 400-series courses, including at least one 400-series course.
(f)	Achieve a cumulative GPA of 1.85 or more by the time of graduation.

Graduation

1.	a Program of Study Assessment form (late April/late August) from the program sponsor;
2.	a letter from the Office of Convocation providing details of the convocation ceremony (late March/mid-October);
3.	a Statement of Results (or letter for non-registered students) from the Office of the Faculty Registrar confirming degree eligibility (early June/early September).

Faculty Distribution Requirement for B.Com. Students

As part of the degree requirements for the B.Com., STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE ONE FULL COURSE EQUIVALENT IN EACH OF THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE SCIENCES AREAS as defined below:

1.	ONE full course equivalent must be from the Humanities (see Page 22).
2.	ONE full course equivalent must be from the Social Sciences (MGT courses may be used to meet this requirement with the exception of MGT 120H1, 121H1 and COM 110H1, which have NO Distribution Requirement status; see Page 22).
3.	ONE full course equivalent must be from the Sciences (see Page 22), with the following exceptions:
All 100-series courses in CSC, MAT, STA; STA 250H1, 255H1, 257H1, 352Y1.
4.	NOTE: transfer students from UTM or UTSC must meet the St. George Distribution Requirement.

The Distribution Requirement

On the St. George Campus Arts and Science courses fall into three areas:

Humanities
Social Science
Sciences

To qualify for any degree you must complete at least one full course equivalent in each of these three areas, for a total of 3.0 full course equivalents.

Courses that you take as part of your Specialist, Major or Minor programs may also be used to count towards the Distribution Requirement.

To help you understand the Distribution Requirement, there is a sample student course enrolment on next page.

The courses in these three areas are as follows:

Humanities

Courses with the three-letter designators below are Humanities courses. (In addition, other designators have courses in more than one area; these designators are listed on the next page.)

Social Science

Courses with the three-letter designators below are Social Science courses. (In addition, other designators have courses in more than one area; these designators are listed on the next page.)

Science

Courses with the three-letter designators below are SCIENCE courses. (In addition, other designators have courses in more than one area; these designators are listed on the next page.) Some restrictions in the applicability of 100-series Science courses apply to B.Com. students; see the Commerce Programs listing starting on page 34 of this Calendar for more information.

Courses Which Can Fall in More than One of the Three Areas

To find which area each course is in, check the individual course descriptions:

Sample Student Course Enrolment Allowing for Distribution Requirements

Sokit wants to do a major in political science and a major in anthropology. She needs ANT 100Y1 for the first year of an anthropology major and POL 102Y1 or 103Y1 or 108Y1 for the first year of the political science major. She is also interested in sociology, so chooses SOC101Y1.

The ANT, POL, and SOC courses are in Social Sciences, so they fulfill that part of the Distribution Requirement. She needs the following to fulfill the rest of her Distribution Requirement:

One course from Humanities
One course from Sciences

Sokit thinks that a History course would be a useful complement to her Political Science interest; at the same time it will fulfill the Humanities Distribution Requirement, so she enrols in HIS 101Y1: The Emergence of the Third World.

To fulfill the Science Distribution Requirement she chooses ENV 200Y1: Science and the Environment.

Sokit’s first year courses (and their respective Distribution Requirement areas) are thus as follows:

ANT 100Y1	Introduction to Anthropology(Social Science)
ENV 200Y1	Science and the Environment (Sciences)
HIS 101Y1	The Emergence of the Third World (Humanities)
POL 102Y1	Issues in Canadian Politics (Social Science)
SOC 101Y1	Introduction to Sociology (Social Science)

Sokit’s course choices fulfill the first year course requirements for the programs she wants to pursue; they also fulfill all three Distribution Requirements, giving her lots of flexibility in future years.

Humanities Courses for Science and Social Science Students

These courses are especially designed for science and social science students to fulfill the Humanities Distribution Requirement; none of them has OAC/Grade 12 prerequisites.

Science Courses for Humanities & Social Science Courses

These courses are especially designed for humanities and social science students to fulfill the Science Distribution Requirement; none of them has OAC/Grade 12 prerequisites.