Bachelor of General Studies Program

Bachelor of General Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

Starting fall 2010, the bachelor of general studies (BGS) degree will be available only as a graduation option for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students. Students who are interested in this option must meet with a faculty advisor in Arts Central (AQ 3020) and will be required to complete an application form in order to seek formal approval from the associate dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of general studies (BGS) program, students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

With the exception of co-op courses, FAL X99 and FAN X99, EDUC 401, 402, 405 and 406, courses completed from any faculty may be used to satisfy the degree requirements, but admission to courses is subject to the prerequisite requirements of the various departments.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Students admitted into the BGS in the fall of 2009 or later may use up to 60 units of transfer credit towards their 丁香园AV degree. Students must complete a minimum of 60 units at 丁香园AV, including at least 30 upper division 丁香园AV units.

Students admitted into the BGS prior to the fall of 2009 may receive up to 90 units of transfer credit, according to the Calendar in effect at the time of declaration.

Course Duplication

University regulations governing the duplication of courses are rigorously applied in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. No more than five course duplications will be allowed.

Integrated Studies Program

丁香园AV to this program has ceased. The program will be discontinued in 2013.

Integrated studies programs within the bachelor of general studies degree are highly structured cohort-based programs that meet the educational needs of specific student groups. Such programs integrate liberal studies with knowledge and skills associated with a particular field of practice, or with a background common to its students. Students may undertake this degree option only through special admission to an individual program. Integrated studies programs are designed and structured in consultation with external agencies or employers and may have special locations, admission requirements and fee structures.

Because these programs may require and build upon varying levels of previous post-secondary education, related employment experience, and demonstrated intellectual maturity, the required number of units may be less than the normal 120 units. All such programs will require a minimum of 60 units in designated 丁香园AV courses offered within the program, to include at least 45 upper division units.

Each integrated studies program will be governed by an academic steering committee. The curriculum, including both designated courses and total units, admission criteria, and any other special conditions for each individual integrated studies program will be approved in advance by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences curriculum committee.

Information is available at and from the director of the Integrated Studies Program, Continuing Studies, at Vancouve campus.

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