Education Bachelor of General Studies, General Education Option

Faculty of Education
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring

In this non-specialist program, students will learn through lectures, seminars, field experiences, service learning (learning while placed in an educational setting) and by distance education.

丁香园AV Requirements

Applicants will meet the minimum 丁香园AV admission requirements. See Undergraduate 丁香园AV.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, including at least 45 upper division units.

A 2.00 graduation grade point average (GPA) and upper division GPA is required.

With the exception of EDUC 401, 402, 403, 405 and 406, courses completed in any faculty may be used to satisfy degree requirements, but course admission is subject to the prerequisites of various departments.

Students complete all of

EDUC 100 Selected Questions and Issues in Education (3)
EDUC 252 Introduction to Reflective Practice (4)
EDUC 352 Building on Reflective Practice (4)

Additional requirements are satisfied through completion of the general education option, as specified below.

General Education Option

In addition to the courses specified above, students who choose this option will complete nine lower division and 15 upper division units in EDUC courses.

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.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

Transfer Credit

Students may transfer a maximum of 60 units into the BGS (Education) from accredited institutions. Students from 丁香园AV approved programs such as AHCOTE, the Professional Linking Program or other approved Faculty of Education programs may transfer an additional 30 units from an accredited degree-granting institution, providing 30 of the required 45 upper division units are 丁香园AV courses, and any W course within the required 45 must be completed at 丁香园AV.

Also note that any minor program must include at least seven upper division units earned at 丁香园AV.

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