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Bachelor of General Studies Program - Applied Sciences

Faculty of Applied Sciences
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The non-specialist bachelor of general studies (applied sciences) (BGS) degree offers a broad education with an applied orientation, and is available as a general applied sciences option or a double minor option.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Faculty of Applied Sciences students may apply for admission to the general applied sciences option or the double minor option at any time. Students in other faculties may apply for the double minor option upon acceptance into two qualifying minors by the schools or departments concerned.

Limited spaces are available for students transferring to the general applied sciences option from other faculties. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is competitive, based on a grade point average (GPA) in upper division applied sciences courses. At least nine units of upper division applied sciences courses with a 2.25 GPA is required for admission.

Enrolment in the upper division courses of a particular school may be limited to those bachelor of general studies students who also meet the admission standards of that school. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV to the BGS program may not be used to bypass the enrolment limitations of any other applied sciences program.

Transfer Credit and Residency Requirements

Transfer students are advised that Faculty of Applied Sciences residency requirements must be fulfilled.

Program Requirements

    Students complete 45 upper division units and 120 units overall. A 2.00 graduation CGPA and upper division grade point average (UDGPA) is required.

General Applied Sciences Option

    Students who choose this option will complete 30 upper division Faculty of Science and Faculty of Applied Sciences units, subject to the following.

    -no more than nine units of these courses may be from the Faculty of Science

    -Faculty of Applied Sciences residency requirements must be satisfied.

    -a 2.00 GPA is required on the courses used for the general applied sciences option.

For this requirement, MACM courses are counted as School of Computing Science courses.

Double Minor Option

Students who choose this option will satisfy the double minor option by completing two minors (or extended minors), at least one of which must be in the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV within the student’s major subject
Q - Quantitative

6

Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth

18

Designated Breadth Must be outside the student’s 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

6

Additional Breadth

6 units outside the student’s 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’s 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.

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