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General Studies (Faculty of Applied Sciences) Major
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.
間眅埶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. 間眅埶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. 間眅埶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 間眅埶AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See 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 間眅埶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) | |
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 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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