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By the Royal Charter granted to Queen鈥檚 College on 16 October 1841, it is 鈥渨illed, ordained, and granted that the said College shall be deemed and taken to be a University, and that the students in the said College shall have the liberty and faculty of taking the degree of Bachelor, Master, and Doctor in the several Arts Faculties鈥�. The degrees and certificates at present conferred through the Faculty of Arts and Science are outlined below.
1. Degree Programs in Arts and Science
- 听To preserve sufficient alternatives for future study, students on a degree program are required to take, within the first 30.0 units in which they register, 18.0 units numbered 100 or above in three different subjects. 听
- The following Programs will lead to a degree in the Faculty of Arts and Science:
a. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) [-BAH]
To consist of the following Plan types plus additional elective units to total 120.0 units (for students admitted to the Faculty of Arts and Science in the Fall Term 2017 and later):
i. Major (Arts): Consists of 60.0 core and option units and up to 12.0 supporting units: 6.0 units at the 100 level or above, 18.0 units at the 200 level or above, 18.0 units at the 300 level or above, and the remaining units at any level.
ii. Major (Arts) 鈥� Minor (Arts, Science or Computing): Consists of the Major (Arts) Plan requirements and the General (Arts, Science or Computing) Plan requirements in a second subject.
iii. Joint Honours (Arts): Two Joint Honours (Arts) Plans in two different subjects. Each Joint Honours (Arts) Plan consists of 42.0 core and option units and up to 6.0 supporting units: 6.0 units at the 100 level or above, 12.0 units at the 200 level or above, 12.0 units at the 300 level or above, and the remaining units at any level. The MATH and STAT Joint Honours Plans may not be combine诲.听 See Section 3.A.听for restrictions on Plan combinations.
iv. Specialization (Arts): Consists of 84.0 core and option units in two or more disciplines, organized around a particular period, culture, or problem.
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree may be taken concurrently with the Bachelor of Education degree offered by the Faculty of Education.
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree plus 6.0 units in professional internship courses will result in a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree with Professional Internship.
产.听Bachelor of Arts [-BA]
To consist of the following Plan type plus additional elective units to total 90.0 units:
i. General (Arts): Consists of 30.0 core and option units and up to 6.0 supporting units: 6.0 units at the 100 level or above, 12.0 units at the 200 level or above, and the remaining units at any level. These Plan requirements may alternatively be used towards the Minor (Arts) requirements of a Major-Minor Plan combination.
肠.听Bachelor of Computing (Honours) [-BCH]
To consist of the following Plan types plus additional elective units to total 120.0 units:
i. Major (Computing): Consists of 60.0 core and option units and up to 12.0 supporting units.
ii. Major (Computing) 鈥� Minor (Arts or Science): Consists of the Major (Computing) Plan requirements and the General (Arts or Science) Plan requirements in a second subject.
iii. Specialization (Computing): Consists of a maximum of 108.0 core and option units.
诲.听Bachelor of Computing [-BCP]
To consist of the following Plan type plus additional elective units to total 90.0 units. At least 48.0 units must be in the Sciences and/or Mathematics.
i. General (Computing): Consists of 36.0 core and option units and 12.0 supporting units: 6.0 units at the 100 level, 12.0 units at the 200 level, and the remaining units at any level.
别.听Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) [-BFH]
Admission to this Program has been closed, effective September 2023.听
To consist of the following Plan types plus additional elective units to total 120.0 units:
i. Major (Fine Art): Consists of 60.0 core and option units and up to 12.0 supporting units.
ii. Major (Fine Art) 鈥� Minor (Arts, Science or Computing): Consists of the Major (Fine Art) Plan requirements and the General (Arts, Science or Computing) Plan requirements in a second subject.
The Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) degree may be taken concurrently with the Bachelor of Education degree offered by the Faculty of Education.
蹿.听Bachelor of Fine Art [-BFA]
Admission to this Program has been closed, effective September 2023.听
To consist of the following Plan type plus additional elective units to total 90.0 units:
i. General (Fine Art): Consists of 66.0 core and option units. These Plan requirements may not be used towards the Minor requirements of a Major-Minor Plan combination.
驳.听Bachelor of Music [-BMS]
To consist of the following Plan type plus additional elective units to total 126.0 units:
i. Specialization (Music): Consists of a maximum of 108.0 core and option units.
The Bachelor of Music degree may be taken concurrently with the Bachelor of Education degree offered by the Faculty of Education.
丑.听Bachelor of Music Theatre [-BMT]
To consist of the following Plan type plus additional elective units to total 90.0 units:
i. General (Music Theatre): Consists of 69.0 core and option units. These Plan requirements may not be used towards the Minor requirements of a Major-Minor Plan combination.
颈.听Bachelor of Science (Honours) [-BSH]
To consist of the following Plan types plus additional elective units to total 120.0 units:
i. Major (Science): Consists of 60.0 core and option units and up to 12.0 supporting units.
ii. Major (Science) 鈥� Minor (Arts, Science or Computing): Consists of the Major (Science) Plan requirements and the General (Arts, Science or Computing) Plan requirements in a second subject.听 See Section 3.B. for restrictions on Plan combinations.
iii. Specialization (Science): Consists of a maximum of 108.0 core and option units.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree may be taken concurrently with the Bachelor of Education degree offered by the Faculty of Education.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree plus 6.0 units in professional internship courses will result in a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree with Professional Internship.
箩.听Bachelor of Science [-BSC]
To consist of the following Plan type plus additional elective units to total 90.0 units. At least 48.0 units must be in the Sciences and/or Mathematics.
i. General (Science): Consists of 30.0 to 36.0 core and option units and up to 12.0 supporting units: 6.0 units at the 100 level, 12.0 units at the 200 level, and the remaining units at any level. These Plan requirements may alternatively be used towards the Minor (Science) requirements of a Major-Minor Plan combination.
2.听Overlap in Degree Plans
The following rules indicate how courses are to be counted for credit towards a Program where the course requirements of two Plans included in said Program overlap.
a. Core and Option Courses: When Plans are combined, the core and option courses used to fulfill the requirements of one Plan cannot be counted towards the core and option requirements of the second Plan.
i. Major-Minor combinations
Where there is overlap in the core, the course(s) must be counted as part of the Major Plan and alternate course(s) must be chosen for the Minor Plan, in consultation with the Department administering the Minor Plan. Alternates may not be allowed where the Department believes that such alternates will compromise the integrity of the degree. Where there is overlap between the core in one Plan, and the options in another, or between options in the two Plans, a different option must be chosen.
ii. Joint Honours combinations
Where there is overlap in the core, alternate course(s) must be chosen, in consultation with both Departments administering the Joint Honours Plans. Alternates may not be allowed where the Departments believe that such alternates will compromise the integrity of the degree. Where there is overlap between the core in one Plan, and the options in another, or between options in the two Plans, a different option must be chosen.
产.听Supporting and Additional Required Courses: When Plans are combined the supporting courses and any additional required courses in one Plan may be counted towards any of the core, option, supporting or additional requirements of the second Plan.
3. Plan Restrictions
Due to significant overlap with required courses in two Plans, the following restrictions apply to Plan combinations:
a. The MATH and STAT Joint Honours and Minor Plans may not be combined.
b. The following Major-Minor Plans may not be combined:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| i. BIOL Major 鈥� BCHM Minor | ||
| ii. BCHM Major 鈥� BIOL Minor (Arts) | ||
| iii. BCHM Major 鈥� CHEM Minor | ||
| iv. BCHM Major 鈥� LISC Minor | ||
| v. CHEM Major 鈥� BCHM Minor | ||
| vi. LISC Major 鈥� BCHM Minor | ||
4.听Certificate Programs in Arts and Science
Programs that consist of between 12.0 and 18.0 core and option units will lead to a Certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Certificate Programs may be taken concurrently with any Queen鈥檚 Bachelor鈥檚 degree, or as stand-alone credentials. Students who are registered in a degree program as well as a certificate program(s) may count up to 50% of the units required for the certificate towards the requirements of both the certificate and the degree program. The remaining units must be completed in addition to those required for the degree program.
5.听Overlap in Degree Plans and Certificates
When a student registers in one or more Plans and one or more certificate programs, the core, option and supporting courses used to fulfill the requirements of the Plan can also be counted towards the core and option requirements of the certificate(s), subject to the limitation in Regulation听4听above.
6. Electives
Electives are defined as those courses chosen by the student to fulfill all the remaining unit requirements of a Program, and which are not defined by the Plan(s) it contains.
a. Electives may be chosen freely from the ASC_Course_Catalogue list of subject codes, subject only to those qualifications noted in 6.B. below, and prerequisites:
b. The following qualifications apply to ASC_Course_Catalogue list:
i. No courses denoted as exclusions or equivalencies;
ii. Except for the Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) Programs, no more than 24.0 units in ARTF;
iii. Only in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Programs, Geography Plans, up to 6.0 units may be used from SURP听844; SURP听851; SURP听853; SURP听855; SURP听870; SURP听874;
iv. Up to 12.0 units from MUSC_Ensembles (MUSC听100; MUSC听112; MUSC听115;听MUSC 169/1.50*;听MUSC听200; MUSC听212; MUSC听215;听MUSC听300; MUSC听312; MUSC听315;听MUSC听400; MUSC听412; MUSC听415; but only if completed in 2013-14 or later.听
ASC_Course_Catalogue听
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANAT; ANIM; ANSH; ARAB; ARIN; ARTF; ARTH; ARTV; ASCX; ASTR; | ||
| BADR (formerly BISC); BCHM; BIOL; BLCK; | ||
| CANC; CHEM; CHIN; CISC; CLST; COCA; COGS; COMP; CRSS; CWRI; | ||
| DDHT; DEVS; DISC; DRAM; | ||
| ECON; EMPR; ENGL; ENIN; ENSC; EPID; | ||
| FILM; FREN; FRST; | ||
| GEOL; GNDS; GPHY; GREK; GRMN; | ||
| HEBR; HIST; HLTH; | ||
| IDIS; INDG; INTS; INUK; ITLN; | ||
| JAPN; JWST; | ||
| KINE; KNPE; | ||
| LANG; LATN; LIBS; LING; LISC; LLCU; | ||
| MAPP; MATH; MICR; MOHK; MUSC; MUTH; | ||
| NSCI; | ||
| PATH; PHAR; PHGY; PHIL; PHYS; POLS; PORT; PPEC; PSYC; | ||
| QGSP; | ||
| RELS; REPD; | ||
| SOCY; SPAN; STAM; STAT; SURP; | ||
| UNSP; | ||
| WRIT | ||
7. Courses in Other Faculties and Schools
With the exception of the Plans indicated below, a maximum of 6.0 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the Program and/or Plan requirements of any degree or certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science. For a full list of courses approved courses offered by other Faculties and Schools, please refer to the Courses of Instruction in Other Faculties and Schools section of the Academic Calendar.听
Students who transfer from another post-secondary institution may however count up to 24.0 units in COMM courses, plus any non-Arts and Science courses that are deemed to be transferrable to the Faculty of Arts and Science, toward the Program and Plan requirements, subject to the limitations in Academic Regulations 16.1.3 and 16.2.3. However, after their admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science, such students may not count any further courses offered by other Faculties and Schools at Queen鈥檚 toward the requirements of any degree or certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Subject to the limitation above, the following courses offered by other Faculties and Schools at Queen鈥檚 are approved for Arts and Science students:
a. Smith Engineering (formerly Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science)
(Biotechnology Plans) APSC听400; CHEE听229; CHEE听342; CHEE听380; CHEE听400; CHEE听440; CHEE听484
(Biology and Psychology Plans) CHEE听400
(Computing Plans)听APSC听221; ELEC听470; ELEC听474; CHEE听209
(Earth System Science Plans) CHEE听342
(Gender Studies Plans)听MECH听333
(Global Development Studies Plan)听GLPH听271; GLPH听471
(Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity)听CHEE听302;听GLPH听271;听GLPH听471
(Certificate in Global Action and Engagement)听GLPH听271; GLPH听471
Other courses from Smith Engineering may be used towards both Program and Plan requirements in the Faculty of Arts and Science, subject to (in the case of Plans) departmental permission and (in the case of Program requirements) permission of the Associate Dean (Academic). Permission to enrol in any Smith Engineering course must be sought from both the Associate Deans (Academic) in Smith Engineering and the Faculty of Arts and Science (Academic Regulation 3.6). Students who transfer from Smith Engineering may also use approved courses towards the Program and Plan requirements in Arts and Science (Admission Regulation 5.3). Those courses usable in the new degree Program and Plan, together with their Arts and Science equivalencies, shall be communicated to the student upon admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science. Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.0 units and a two-term course as 6.0 units. The Academic Advisement tool will be reprogrammed accordingly to reflect this change in weighting.
Students who transfer from Smith Engineering may count all courses taken that are deemed to be transferrable to the Faculty of Arts and Science, with no limitation, toward the Program and Plan requirements in Arts and Science (Admission Regulation 5.3). However, after their admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science, such students may not count any further courses offered by other Faculties and Schools at Queen鈥檚 toward the requirements of any degree or certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
b. Faculty of Health Sciences听
(Elective) GLPH听271; GLPH听281;听GLPH听385; GLPH听471; GLPH听472; GLPH听482; GLPH听485; GLPH听487; GLPH听488;听GLPH听493; HSCI听270; HSCI听383; HSCI听483;听NURS听100; NURS听323;听NURS听346;听NURS听425
(Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity only)听CHEE听302;听GLPH听271;听GLPH听471
Courses from the School of Nursing other than those listed above may be counted toward the Program and Plan requirements in the Faculty of Arts and Science, subject to (in the case of Plan requirements) departmental permission and (in the case of Program requirements) permission of the Associate Dean (Academic). Students who transfer from the School of Nursing may also count approved courses toward the Program and Plan requirements in Arts and Science (Admission Regulation 5.3). However, after their admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science, such students may not count any further courses offered by other Faculties and Schools at Queen鈥檚 toward the requirements of any degree or certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Students who transfer from the Bachelor of Health Sciences program may count up to 12.0 units in BMED courses toward the Program and Plan requirements in Arts and Science, excluding Biochemistry and Life Sciences plans (Admission Regulation 5.3); However, after their admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science, such students may not count any further courses offered by other Faculties and Schools at Queen鈥檚 toward the requirements of any degree or certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Students who transfer from the Bachelor of Health Sciences program into a program plan in Biochemistry and Life Science may include all approved BMED, GLPH and HSCI courses toward their Program and Plans.听听
c. Faculty of Law听
(Elective) LAW听201; LAW听202; LAW听203; LAW听204; LAW听205; LAW听206; LAW听207
(Global Development Studies Plans)听LAW听202
(Political Studies Plans) LAW听201
(Gender Studies Plans) LAW听516
(Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity only)听LAW听204听
d. Smith School of Business听
(Elective) COMM courses numbered below 600
(Biology and Psychology Plans) COMM听231; COMM听251; COMM听333; COMM听351; COMM听352
(Computing Plans听only) COMM听162; COMM听365
(Economics Major Plan)听听COMM听211; COMM听221
(Economics General/Minor Plans)听COMM听111; COMM听121; COMM听162;听COMM听171; COMM听172;听COMM听211; COMM听221
(Applied Economics听Plan)听COMM听211; COMM听221; COMM听311; COMM听313; COMM听322; COMM听323; COMM听324; COMM听326; COMM听329
(Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity)听COMM听201
Students who transfer from the Smith School of Business may count up to 24.0 units in COMM courses, plus any non-Arts and Science courses that are deemed to be transferrable to the Faculty of Arts and Science, toward the Program and Plan requirements in Arts and Science (Admission Regulation 5.3). Students in the Applied Economics Major may count up to the maximum number of COMM courses allowed as options in that Plan. However, after their admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science, such students may not count any further courses offered by other Faculties and Schools at Queen鈥檚 toward the requirements of any degree or certificate in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
8. Courses in the Sciences and Mathematics听
All B.Sc. and B.Cmp. General (Science or Computing) degrees require 48.0 units to be chosen from the Sciences and/or Mathematics. In addition, some Plans have similar requirements. Unless specifically defined in a particular Plan, courses in the Sciences and Mathematics shall be deemed as follows:
ASC_Science
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANAT | ||
| ARIN | ||
| ASTR | ||
| BCHM | ||
| BIOL | ||
| BMED听390; BMED听470; BMED听480 | ||
| CANC | ||
| CHEE听209 | ||
| CHEM | ||
| CISC | ||
| COGS | ||
| COMM听162 | ||
| COMP | ||
| CRSS | ||
| DDHT | ||
| DISC | ||
| ECON听250 | ||
| ENSC听201; ENSC听301; ENSC听307; ENSC听320; ENSC听407; ENSC听425; ENSC听480 | ||
| EPID | ||
| GEOL | ||
| GLPH听472 | ||
| GPHY_Physical Course List 1 | ||
| GPHY_Tech/Methods Course List 1 | ||
| HLTH听230; HLTH听331 | ||
| HSCI听270; HSCI听383; HSCI听483 | ||
| KNPE听125; KNPE听153; KNPE听225; KNPE听227; KNPE听251; KNPE听254; KNPE听255; KNPE听261; KNPE听327; KNPE听339; KNPE听354; KNPE听355; KNPE听356; KNPE听425; KNPE听429; KNPE听439; KNPE听447; KNPE听450; KNPE听453; KNPE听454; KNPE听455; KNPE听459; KNPE听493 | ||
| LISC | ||
| MATH | ||
| MICR | ||
| NSCI | ||
| NURS听323; NURS听324 | ||
| PATH | ||
| PHAR | ||
| PHGY | ||
| PHYS | ||
| POLS听285 | ||
| PSYC听100; PSYC听101; PSYC听102; PSYC听103; PSYC听202; PSYC听203; PSYC听221; PSYC听271; PSYC听299; PSYC听301; PSYC听302; PSYC听325; PSYC听338; PSYC听450 | ||
| PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience Course List 1 | ||
| REPD | ||
| SOCY听210; SOCY听211 | ||
| STAM | ||
| STAT | ||
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The GPHY and PSYC Course Lists noted here may be found in the听Departments/Schools and Degree Plans听section of this听Calendar.
9. Courses in the Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences
Some B.Cmp.(Honours) degrees require Complementary Courses to be chosen from the Humanities, Languages or Social Sciences. In addition, some other Plans have similar requirements. Unless specifically defined in a particular Plan, courses in the Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences shall be deemed as follows:
ASC_Humanities_Languages_Social_Sciences
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANIM | ||
| ANSH | ||
| ARAB | ||
| ARTF | ||
| ARTH | ||
| ARTV | ||
| BADR (formerly BISC) | ||
| BLCK | ||
| CHIN | ||
| CLST | ||
| COCA | ||
| CWRI | ||
| DEVS | ||
| ECON (except ECON听250) | ||
| EMPR | ||
| ENGL | ||
| ENIN | ||
| ENSC (except ENSC听201; ENSC听301; ENSC听307; ENSC听320; ENSC听407; ENSC听425; ENSC听480) | ||
| FILM | ||
| FREN | ||
| FRST | ||
| GLPH听271; GLPH听385; GLPH听471; GLPH听482; GLPH听488; GLPH听487; GLPH听493 | ||
| GNDS | ||
| GPHY_Human Course List 1 | ||
| GREK | ||
| GRMN | ||
| HEBR | ||
| HIST | ||
| HLTH (except HLTH听230; HLTH听331) | ||
| IDIS | ||
| INTS | ||
| INUK | ||
| ITLN | ||
| JAPN | ||
| JWST | ||
| KNPE听167; KNPE听237; KNPE听254; KNPE听265; KNPE听300; KNPE听303; KNPE听331; KNPE听335; KNPE听336; KNPE听337; KNPE听338; KNPE听345; KNPE听346; KNPE听363; KNPE听365; KNPE听367; KNPE听397; KNPE听400; KNPE听430; KNPE听433; KNPE听436; KNPE听446; KNPE听463; KNPE听465; KNPE听473 | ||
| LANG | ||
| LATN | ||
| LIBS | ||
| LING | ||
| LLCU | ||
| MAPP | ||
| MOHK | ||
| MUSC | ||
| MUTH | ||
| PHIL | ||
| POLS (except POLS听285) | ||
| PORT | ||
| PPEC | ||
| PSYC听100; PSYC听101; PSYC听102; PSYC听236; PSYC听241; PSYC听251; PSYC听331 | ||
| PSYC_Clinical Course List 1 | ||
| PSYC_Developmental Course List 1 | ||
| PSYC_Social Course List 1 | ||
| QGSP | ||
| RELS | ||
| SOCY (except SOCY听210; SOCY听211) | ||
| SPAN | ||
| WRIT | ||
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The GPHY and PSYC Course Lists noted here may be found in the听Departments/Schools and Degree Plans听section of this听Calendar.