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Administrative
Officers for Bachelor of Arts and Science
For a listing of administrative officers in the Faculty of Arts, refer
to Faculty of Arts > Undergraduate > About Arts (Undergraduate) > Administrative Officers and for those in the Faculty of...
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Science Office for Undergraduate Student Advising (SOUSA)
The Science Office for Undergraduate Student Advising (SOUSA) provides
ongoing advice and guidance on academic issues related to programs, degree requirements, registration,
course change, withdrawal,...
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Degree Admission
Requirements for Bachelor of Arts and Science
For information about admission requirements to the B.A. & Sc., refer to the
Undergraduate Admissions Guide, found at
www.mcgill.ca/applying.
For information about interfaculty or...
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Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Arts and Science
Each student pursuing a B.A. & Sc. must be aware of the
regulations as stated in this section of this
publication, on the McGill website, and on the Science Office for
Undergraduate Student...
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Minimum Credit
Requirement for Bachelor of Arts and Science
You
must complete the minimum credit requirement for the degree as specified in your
letter of admission.
Students are normally admitted to a four-year degree requiring the
completion of...
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Residency Requirement for Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree
To obtain a B.A. & Sc., you
must satisfy the following residency requirements: a minimum of 60 credits of
courses used to satisfy the B.A. & Sc. requirements must be taken and
passed at...
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Time and Credit Limit for Completion of the Degree for Bachelor of Arts and Science
If
you need 96 or fewer credits to complete your
degree requirements,
you are expected to complete your
degree in no more than eight terms after your
initial registration...
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Departmental Programs for Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree
If
you are pursuing a B.A. & Sc., other than those
registered in the Freshman program, you
are required to have an approved program (multi-track,
honours, joint honours, interfaculty), and...
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Course Requirements
All required and complementary courses used to fulfil program
requirements, including the Freshman program, must be completed with a grade of
C or better. If
you fail to obtain a satisfactory grade in a required
course,
you must...
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Course Overlap Policy
You
will not receive additional credit toward your
degree for any course that overlaps in content with a course for which you
have already received credit at McGill, CEGEP, at
another university, or Advanced Placement exams, Advanced...
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Courses Outside the Faculties of Arts and of Science
The following regulations apply to students in the B.A. & Sc. who want
to take courses outside the Faculties of Arts and of Science:
Regardless of your
minimum credit requirement toward...
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Distance Education
Courses
A maximum of 6 credits of
courses taught through distance education may be used as electives toward the
B.A. & Sc. degree at McGill.
Courses taught through
distance education from institutions other than...
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Courses in
English as a Second Language (ESL)
ESL courses are only open to students whose primary language is not
English and who have studied for fewer than five years in English-language
secondary institutions. As
a student
in the B.A. & Sc.,
you...
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Registration for
First-Year Seminars
Registration for First-Year Seminars is limited to students in their
first year of study at McGill, i.e., newly admitted students in U0 or U1. These
courses are designed to provide a closer interaction with professors and...
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Advising for the Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree
If
you need 96 or fewer credits to complete your
degree requirements,
you must consult an
academic adviser
in your
proposed department
of study to obtain advice and approval of your
course...
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Choosing a B.A.
& Sc. Program
The B.A. & Sc. is intended for students with well-defined
interdisciplinary interests. There are several options for the main program,
all of which specify 75–80 of the 90 credits, leaving only 10–15 credits for...
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Preparation for
Graduate School
Any choice of undergraduate degree and program constrains options for
graduate school. The B.A. & Sc. provides good preparation for graduate
degrees in integrated disciplines such as Cognitive or Environmental Science as...
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Freshman Interest
Groups
Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) are groups of approximately 15 U0
students in the B.Sc. or B.A. & Sc., led by a professor in the Faculty of
Science or Faculty of Medicine and an upper-year undergraduate student. They
meet once...
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Examinations
You
should see University Regulations and Resources > Undergraduate > Examinations: General Information for information about final
examinations and deferred examinations.
The exam schedules are posted on the McGill website,
www....
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Overview of Programs Offered to B.A. & Sc. Students
Minor Concentrations or Minors
Major Concentrations
Honours Programs
Joint Honours Programs
Interfaculty Programs
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2019-2020 (last updated Aug...
