HONOURS PROGRAMS
The primary objective of every Honours program is to develop
knowledge, appreciation, and skills in the student's chosen Honours
subject, while at the same time fostering  a perspective on the
relation of the Honours subject to other disciplines.

    Honours BSc programs emphasize the interrelationships
among the natural sciences, mathematics, and computing, in addition
to the intensive study of one or more specific subjects in this
area. Honours BSc programs are
available in:
 Biology                              Chemistry and Mathematics
 Biology and Chemistry                Computing and Computer Electronics
 Biology and Mathematics              Geography
 Biology and Physical Geography       Mathematics
 Chemistry                            Psychology

    Honours BA programs provide concentration in subjects
in the humanities, social sciences, and biology, as well as
opportunities for students to become aware of the relation of their
Honours subject(s) to other disciplines in the humanities, social
sciences, natural sciences, and elsewhere. Honours BA programs are
available in the following subjects:

 Anthropology                          History
 Archaeology                           Latin*
 Biology                               Mathematics
 Classical Studies                     Music*
 Economics                             Philosophy
 English Language and Literature       Physical Education
 Environmental Studies                 Political Science
 French                                Psychology
 Geography                             Religion and Culture
 German                                Sociology and Social Anthropology
 Greek*                                Spanish

 *available only in combination with another Honours program
      
     Honours students have a wide choice of secondary programs
available to them. It is usually possible to combine two Honours
BA subjects into a 'Combined Honours'' program; as noted above, two
Honours BA subjects are available only in this form. Honours
students in all programs may be eligible for the Administration
Option (page 64). Honours students may select a General Major, a
Minor, or any other Option (page 64) as a secondary program.
Students in specified Honours programs are also eligible for the
Co-operative Education Option (page 65), a work-study program.

 Regulations for Honours Programs
All students registered in Honours programs offered by the Faculty
of Arts and Science are subject to the following regulations:
 1. An Honours program must consist of a minimum of 20
    full-credit courses (or equivalent) including at least nine
    senior credits in the area of specialization or at least six
    senior credits in each of two areas of specialization at the
    Honours level. Individual Departments may require more than the
    minimum stated above. Students may elect to take a combined
    Honours program (available combinations are described on pages
    66-83). In cases when program descriptions of each of the
    constituent parts of a combination stipulates a different
    number of courses required for the combination, the larger
    total will apply.
 
 2. Progression requirements will be based on grade point averages
    obtained from all courses taken and will be calculated on a
    cumulative basis. For progression from First Year to Second
    Year, the requirement will be a minimum GP(A) of 6.00 in each
    of the Honours subject(s) of specialization and a minimum GPA
    of 4.00 in other subjects. For admission to Third Year and
    Fourth Year and for graduation a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00
    in each area of specialization and a minimum cumulative GPA
    of 5.00 in other subjects is required. Some programs have
    additional progression requirements stated in the program
    description.    
    For students in the Administration Option, all First and
    Second Year courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of
    6.00 for progression to Third Year; for graduation, students
    must obtain a minimum GPA of 6.00 in all option courses
    normally taken in Third and Fourth Year.
 
 3. Where student demand for entry or progression into the
    Second Year of an Honours Program in Arts and Science exceeds
    the availability of student spaces, students who meet the
    minimum criteria for progression from First to Second
    Year will be considered for admission on the basis of their
    overall GPA (from all courses taken at Wilfrid Laurier    
    University). Departments which intend to use other forms of GPA
    calculation must so advise students by October 1.
 
 4. Students enrolled in Honours Programs who have failed to
    achieve the standing required for admission to the subsequent
    year of their program may proceed on academic probation for a
    period of twelve months, providing the Honours Department
    recommends, and the Dean approves, such action. An Honours
    student may proceed on probation only once. The terms of
    probation, normally including making up deficiencies from the
    previous year, will be determined by the Dean and the Chair of
    the Honours Department and will be conveyed to the student by
    the Office of the Registrar.

 5. Unless other department regulations apply, students having
    failed a course may proceed in the Honours Program, provided
    they have the required average. For calculation of a GPA
    involving a repeated course, see the calendar section on
    grades. Unless other departmental regulations apply, students
    having failed a course may proceed in the Honours Program
    provided that they have the required average. Such a student
    must repeat a failed course if it is a required course. If
    it is not a course required for the program, the student may
    repeat the course or take an additional course. No course may
    be attempted more than twice.

 6. At the end of the First Year, students may transfer into an  
    Honours Program from either a General or another Honours
    Program at the discretion of the Department. Thereafter    
    students may not transfer unless they have maintained
    the progression requirements. In Departments where there is a
    distinctio between Honours and General level courses, students
    may count a maximum of two senior General credits toward their
    Honours course requirements. All transfers after the end of
    the First Year must have the approval of both the Department
    and the Dean.

 7. Students must have their total program approved by their
    Honours Department(s) by the beginning of each academic year.

 8. Any exceptions to the Honours regulations require the written
    approval of both the Department and the Dean, except that in
    each case a minimum of 20 credits (or equivalent) is required
    for graduation.

 9. Candidates in an Honours Program for the BA or BSc degree
    who have passed all courses of the final year, but have failed
    to obtain the requisite average for an Honours degree, may   
    elect to receive a General degree. They may not repeat the   
    Fourth Year to upgrade.