(as published by Laurentian University in April 2015)
BA – Promotion Requirements
To be in good academic standing in a B.A. program, a student must:
- have satisfied all conditions of admission;
- have maintained a concentration/specialization/major GPA of 3.5;
- have failed no more than six of the previous 30 credits;
- have achieved a GPA of 3.5 in the previous year or in the previous 30 consecutive credits.
A student is subject to a one-year probationary period if he or she:
- fails more than 6 credits in an academic year or a sequence of 30 credits;
- does not maintain a minimum concentration/specialization/major or overall GPA of 3.5 in an academic year or a sequence of 30 credits.
A student is required to withdraw from the university if he or she:
- does not satisfy all conditions of admission after one year or 30 consecutive credits;
- fails more than 42 credits;
- has not achieved good academic standing in two consecutive years or 60 consecutive credits.
Students required to withdraw may petition the Senate Committee on Academic Regulations and Awards for readmission after one calendar year, with a recommendation from the academic unit prior to consideration by the committee.
BA Graduation Requirements (pre-September 2017)
To graduate with a 3 year Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must:
- meet all stated requirements for the degree;
- complete 90 credits after no more than 132 credit attempts, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 (only courses taken at Laurentian University or its affiliated colleges are included in the calculation of averages);
- not count more than 42 credits of first year courses.
- minimum of 6 credits in Sciences
To graduate with a 4 year Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must:
- meet all stated requirements for the degree;
- complete 120 credits after no more than 162 credit attempts, with a minimum GPA of 3.5 (only courses taken at Laurentian University or its Affiliated Colleges are included in the calculation of averages);
- not count more than 42 credits of first year courses.
- minimum of 6 credits in Sciences
Notes:
- A specialization normally consists of 60 credits.
- Students may take a maximum of 78 credits in a single subject area for credit toward the degree.
- A major consists of 42 credits
- A concentration consists of 36 credits
BA Graduation Requirements (September 2017 and onwards)
To graduate with a 3 year Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must:
- meet all stated requirements for the degree;
- complete 90 credits after no more than 132 credit attempts, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 (only courses taken at Laurentian University or its affiliated colleges are included in the calculation of averages);
- not count more than 42 credits of first year courses.
- minimum of 6 credits in courses promoting linguistic awareness
- minimum of 6 credits in courses with a minimum of 50% Indigenous content
- minimum of 6 credits in scientific literacy
To graduate with a 4 year Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must:
- meet all stated requirements for the degree;
- complete 120 credits after no more than 162 credit attempts, with a minimum GPA of 3.5 (only courses taken at Laurentian University or its Affiliated Colleges are included in the calculation of averages);
- not count more than 42 credits of first year courses.
- minimum of 6 credits in courses promoting linguistic awareness
- minimum of 6 credits in courses with a minimum of 50% Indigenous content
- minimum of 6 credits in scientific literacy
Notes:
- A specialization normally consists of 60 credits.
- Students may take a maximum of 78 credits in a single subject area for credit toward the degree.
- A major consists of 42 credits
- A concentration consists of 36 credits
Linguistic Awareness Requirement for the BA (6 credits)
| According to their category, students need to follow 6 credits from the table below: STUDENT CATEGORY |
REQUIREMENT |
| 1) |
Students completing a B.A. with at least one concentration, major or specialization in an French-language program |
6 cr. in LANG 1005FL Grammaire appliquée à la rédaction
OR the former FRAN 1805FL |
| 2) |
Students admitted based on a TOEFL score (or equivalent) or EAP Level 3 |
6 cr. in ENGL 1550EL Academic Reading and Writing |
| 3) |
All other students completing a B.A.
Note:
Option a) will be attractive to a wide range of students, whether their career aspirations are regional, national or |
CHOOSE ONE OF THREE OPTIONS:
a) Learn a new language (or improve second language skills)
6 cr. in French, Nishnaabemwin or Cree; or
in another language other than English; |
NOTES:
- Transfer credits in languages not currently taught at Laurentian University or its federated partners (e.g. Hebrew) may be used to fulfill this requirement. Credits earned in various languages may be used towards the 24-credit Certificate in Basic Multilingual Competence.
- FL courses are available in many disciplines in Arts and Science. Students who obtain at least 15 credits in each official language can obtain the https://laurentian.ca/faculty/arts/certificates-ba-students Certificate of Bilingualism while completing their degree. Go to: for further information.
Indigenous Content Requirement for the BA (6 credits)
All students must take 6 credits of courses with at least 50% Indigenous content from the following list:
List of courses (EL & FL) with at least 50% Indigenous content (some courses have a prerequisite)
Note: All INDG courses will count towards this requirement
ANTR 2166EL Living with Things: Theories of Material Culture
ANTR 2036EL Ethnology of North American Native Peoples
ANTR 2046EL Peoples of the World: Tribes, States and the Global Village
ANTR 2146EL The (De) Colonial Struggle
ANTR 2906EL Introduction to Linguistics
ANTR 3087EL Ethnomedicine: Cross-Cultural Healing
ANTR 3116EL Anthropology of the Arts
ANTR 3216EL Visual Ethnography
ANTR 4116EL Critical Perspectives in Medical Anthropology
ANTR 4136EL Ethnopsychiatry and Cross-Cultural Mental Health
ARCL 3095EL Archaeology Field School
ARCL 3207EL New World Archaeology
BIOL 3066EL Indigenous Peoples: Ecology, Science and Technology
EDUC 1046EL Indigenous Ways of Learning
ENGL 1511EL Academic Reading and Writing in English for Aboriginal Students I
ENGL 1512EL Academic Reading and Writing in English for Aboriginal Students II
ENGL 2677EL Indigenous Poetics in Canada
ENGL 3456EL Indigenous Literatures in Canada I
ENGL 3496EL Indigenous Women’s Resistance Writing & Material Art
ENGL 3516EL Creative Writing
ENGL 3517EL Studies in Creative Writing
ENGL 3576EL The Craft of Life Writing
ENGL 3577EL The Craft of Writing Poetry
ENGL 3546EL Media Representations of Indigenous Peoples in North America
ENGL 3566EL Indigenous Oral Storytelling
ENGL 4686EL Rhetoric of Apology
ENGL 4787EL Indian Residential School Fiction
ETAM 1106FL Les Premières Nations de l’Amérique du Nord: Perspective euro-américaine
ETAM 1107FL Les Premières Nations de l’Amérique du Nord: Perspective amérindienne
FOLK 2276FL Légendes et traditions orales amérindiennes
FOLK 2287FL Coutumes amérindiennes: le cycle de la vie
FOLK 2337FL Objets de la vie quotidienne des Amérindiens
FREN 2717FL Thèmes de la littérature canadienne-française
GEOG 3497EL Geography of Northern Canada: Developmental Issues
HIST 1406EL Canadian History: Pre-Confederation
HIST 2466EL Indigenous Representations from Colonialism to Sovereignty
HIST 2616EL The First Nations in Canada in Historical Perspective
HIST 3216FL L’histoire des Premières Nations au Canada
HIST 3276EL History of Northern Ontario
HIST 3276FL Histoire du Nord de l’Ontario
HIST 3486EL Indigenous Histories, Indigenous Food Ways: Understanding Contact and Conflict through Dietary Change
HIST 3876EL The Social History of Canadian Art
HIST 4436EL Ideas, Ethics and Method: Oral History in Thought and Practice
JURI 3426FL Droit applicable aux peuples autochtones
LITT 3146FL Littérature et culture des Autochtones et des Métis du Québec et du Canada français
POLI/INDG 3105EL Canadian Law, Politics and Aboriginal People
POLI 3437EL The Colonizer and the Colonized
PSYC 4066EL Culture and Psychology
PSYC 4066FL Culture et psychologie
RLST 2285EL North American Native People: Tradition and Culture
SOCI 2266EL Cultural Marginality and the Environment: Environmental Risk and Indigenous Populations
SOCI 2276FL Enjeux autochtones contemporains
SOCI 3326FL Sociologie de la mémoire
SOCI 4306FL Sociologie du droit autochtone
SOCI 4256EL Aboriginal Peoples and Society
WOMN 2046EL Gender, Race and Racism
WOMN 2906EL/HIST 3966EL/SOCI 3907EL Special Topic: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Scientific Literacy Requirement for the BA (6 credits)
All students must take a total of 6 credits of Scientific Literacy from any of the five (5) lists below (or combination of lists):
NOTE : COSC 1701 and COSC 1702 CANNOT be used towards the Scientific Literacy Requirement
1) INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE COURSES – NO PREREQUISITES
These new interdisciplinary courses are team-taught by faculty in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. They will be of particular interest to students in the B.Ed.
SCEN 1006EL Integrated Science I
SCEN 1007EL Integrated Science II
2) GRADE 12U EQUIVALENT SCIENCE COURSES
These grade 12U-level courses prepare students to enter first-year courses in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics required for degree programs in those disciplines. Note that Biology
does not require a grade 12U course or equivalent as a prerequisite for entry into the first year course (BIOL 1506EL/FL).
CHMI 1031EL Elementary Chemistry (No prerequisite)
CHMI 1031FL Chimie élémentaire (No prerequisite)
CHMI 1041EL Chemical Concepts (No prerequisite)
CHMI 1041FL Concepts chimiques (No prerequisite)
MATH 1911EL Finite Mathematics (One grade 12 mathematics)
MATH 1911FL Mathématiques discrètes (One grade 12 mathematics)
MATH 1912EL Elementary Calculus (One grade 12 mathematics)
MATH 1912FL Calcul élémentaire (One grade 12 mathematics)
PHYS 1211EL Understanding Physics I (No prerequisite)
3) INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE COURSES THAT COUNT TOWARDS A MINOR, CONCENTRATION, MAJOR OR SPECIALISATION
Students may count these credits towards a minor or major in a Science discipline within the B.A. degree.
ANTR 2016EL Human Biological Variation, Adaptations and Health
ANTR 3046EL Environmental Anthropology
ANTR 3047EL Public Health and Epidemiology
ANTR 3086EL Medical Anthropology: Medicine, Culture and Society
ANTR 3087EL Ethnomedicine: Cross-cultural Healing
ANTR 4006EL Food and Disease Prevention
ANTR 4007EL Origins of Sickness and Medicine
ANTR 4116EL Critical Perspectives in Medical Anthropology
ANTR 4136EL Ethnopsychiatry and Cross-Cultural Mental Health
ARCL 1006EL Introduction to Archaeology and Physical Anthropology (No prerequisite)
BIOL 1506EL Biology I
BIOL 1506FL Biologie I
BIOL 1507EL Biology II
BIOL 1507FL Biologie II
BIOL 2026EL Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL 1506/1507 or 12U Biology)
BIOL 2026FL Introduction à la microbiologie (BIOL 1506/1507 or 12U Biology)
BIOL 2105EL Human Anatomy and Physiology (No prerequisite)
BIOL 2105FL Anatomie et physiologie humaine (No prerequisite)
BIOL 2356EL Principles of Ecology (No prerequisite)
BIOL 2356FL Principes d’écologie (No prerequisite)
BIOL 2757EL Biological Aspects of Human Sexuality (BIOL 1506/1507 or 1700, or permission)
BIOL 2757FL Les aspects biologiques de la sexualité humaine (BIOL 1506/1507 or 1700, or permission)
BIOL 3066EL Indigenous Peoples: Ecology, Science and Technology (No prerequisite)
BIOL 3927EL Forest Entomology (BIOL 1000, 2356, 3706 or permission)
BIOL 4717EL Animal Behaviour
BIOL 4717FL Comportement animal
CHMI 1006EL General Chemistry I
CHMI 1006FL Chimie générale I
CHMI 1007EL General Chemistry II
CHMI 1007FL Chimie générale II
COSC 1046EL Computer Science I
COSC 1046FL Informatique I
COSC 1047EL Computer Science II
ENSC 1406EL Earth’s Environmental Systems
ENSC 2216EL Our Environment: The Science Behind the Stories (24 cr. completed)
ENSC 4146EL Urban Waters (ENSC 1406 or permission)
GEOL 1006EL Introduction to Geology I (No prerequisite)
GEOL 1007EL Introduction to Geology II
MATH 1036EL Calculus I
MATH 1036FL Calcul I
MATH 1037EL Calculus II
MATH 1037FL Calcul II
MATH 1056EL Discrete Mathematics I
MATH 1056FL Mathématiques discrètes I
MATH 1057EL Linear Algebra I
MATH 1057FL Algèbre linéaire I
PHYS 1006EL Introductory Physics I
PHYS 1006FL Introduction à la physique I
PHYS 1007EL Introductory Physics II
PHYS 1007FL Introduction à la physique II
PHYS 1206EL Physics for the Life Science I
PHYS 1206FL Physique pour les sciences de la vie I
PHYS 1207EL Physics for the Life Science II
PHYS 1207FL Physique pour les sciences de la vie II
PSYC 2606EL Brain and Behaviour
PSYC 2606FL Le cerveau et le comportement
PSYC 2617EL Human Neuropsychology
PSYC 2617FL Neuropsychologie humaine
PSYC 2656EL Physiological Psychology
PSYC 2905EL Receptor Processes and Perception
PSYC 2905FL Sensation et perception
PSYC 2917EL Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3106EL Evolutionary Psychology
PSYC 3306EL Learning
PSYC 3306FL Apprentissage
PSYC 3307EL Laboratory in Learning and Memory
PSYC 3307FL Laboratoire en apprentissage
PSYC 3506EL Neuropharmacology
PSYC 3507EL Behavioural Neurobiology
PSYC 3706EL Topics in Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 3706FL Psychologie cognitive I – Processus fondamentaux
PSYC 3707EL Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 3707FL Psychologie cognitive II – Processus supérieurs
PSYC 3757EL Sleep and Dreaming
PSYC 4506EL Advanced Experimental Psychology I
PSYC 4507EL Advanced Experimental Psychology II
4) COURSES WITHOUT PREREQUISITES
BIOL 1000EL Canadian Environmental Biology
BIOL 1700EL Structure and Function of the Human Body
BIOL 1700FL Structure et fonction du corps humain
BIOL 2110EL Medical Microbiology
BIOL 2701EL Human Physiology
FORS 1016EL Fundamentals of Forensic Science I
GEOL 1021EL Understanding the Earth I
GEOL 1021FL Comprenons la Terre – La planète et ses processus internes
PHYS 1905EL General Astronomy
PHYS 1905FL Astronomie générale
5) COURSES WITH PREREQUISITES
BIOL 2011EL Fundamentals of Genetics (grade 12U level chemistry, CHMI 1030 or 1041, or BIOL 1506)
CHMI 1032EL Essential Concepts of Organic Chemistry (CHMI 1031, 1041 or equivalent)
CHMI 1032FL Concepts essentiels de la chimie organique (CHMI 1031, 1041 or equivalent)
CHMI 1202EL Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (CHMI 1041 or grade 12U level Chemistry)
CHMI 2031EL Natural Products (CHMI 1032 or equivalent)
CHMI 2041EL Introductory Environmental Chemistry (CHMI 1202, 1032 or 1007)
FORS 1017EL Fundamentals of Forensic Science II (FORS 1016)
GEOL 1022EL Understanding the Earth II (GEOL 1021)
GEOL 1022FL Comprenons la Terre – La croûte terrestre: les roches et les minéraux (GEOL 1021)
PHYS 1212EL Understanding Physics II (PHYS 1006, 1206 or 1211 or grade 12U level Physics)
NOTES:
- All courses in Archaeology (ARCL), Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHMI), Computer Science (COSC) with the exception of COSC 1701/1702EL/FL, Environmental Science (ENSC), Earth Sciences (GEOL), Mathematics (MATH), Physics (PHYS), and Integrated Science (SCEN) may be used to fulfill this requirement.
- A. students are not eligible to take courses in Forensic Science (FORS) with the exception of FORS 1016/1017EL. However, students transferring from Forensic Science into the B.A. may use their FORS credits towards this requirement.
Change of concentration/specialization/major within Arts or Science
A student who wishes to change concentrations/specializations/majors requires the permission of the department chair of the new concentration/specialization/major. The student’s current academic status must be “may proceed in program” or “may proceed in program on probation.”
