The Faculty of Arts and Science comprises the Departments of
Biology, Chemistry, Classics, English, French, Geography and
Environmental Studies, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages and
Literatures, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics and Computing,
Political Science, Psychology, Religion and Culture, and Sociology
and Anthropology, as well as the Co-ordinating Committees in
Archaeology, Canadian Studies, Communication Studies, Development
and International Studies, Fine Arts, Theatre, Urban Studies, and
Women's Studies. The Faculty is responsible for undergraduate
education in all of these and related areas.

    The Faculty of Arts and Science offers a wide variety
of programs, leading to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) or the Bachelor
of Science (BSc) degree, at the General or Honours level. In
addition to their basic programs, students may choose to
complete, as secondary programs, one or more of a large number of
available majors, minors, and options. Successful completion of a
secondary program will be recognized on the student's transcript
at graduation.

    General programs emphasize a balance between an in-depth
understanding of the student's chosen major subject and a knowledge
and appreciation of the wide range of human endeavour in the
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. General programs
are normally three-year programs including a minimum of 15
full-credit courses.

    Honours programs emphasize the gradual acquisition of
a broad and deep knowledge of the student's chosen Honours subject,
including both skill at applying the subject and appreciation of
its relation to general knowledge and society. Honours programs
require a minimum of 20 full-credit courses and are normally
completed over a four-year period.

 Exchange Programs
See page 4 for information regarding the Student Exchange Program
with Philipps University (Germany), as well as the Third Year
Abroad Program allowing French Language students an opportunity to
study at the University of Nice (France).

 Faculty Regulations
The following regulations apply throughout the Faculty of Arts and
Science:

    1. Proficiency Requirement in English
       Students in the Faculty of Arts and Science who have       
       demonstrated deficiency in English writing skills may be   
       required to receive non-credit instruction in basic writing
       skills from the University Writing Centre. Students who do
       not meet these requirements will be prohibited from further
       registration in the Faculty except by permission of the    
       Dean.


    2. Prohibition from Registration
       (a) A student deemed, by the Department offering a         
       particular course, to have the knowledge or skills taught
       in that course may be declared ineligible to register for
       credit in that course.
       (b) A student who has failed the equivalent of two junior
       credits in a subject, whether the failure occurred in the
       same course(s) or different courses, will be barred from   
       registering for credit in further junior courses in that   
       subject, except by permission of the Department offering 
       the subject and the Dean.

    3. Honours and General Courses
       Several departments in the Faculty of Arts and Science offer
       a limited number of courses which are specifically intended
       for, and restricted to, Honours students in the discipline.
       For these courses, all other students require special
       permission from the department concerned to register in the
       Honours level courses, but may take General level     
       equivalents where such exist.
 
    4. Double Counting
       A course counted toward a program, Honours, major, minor or
       option may not also be counted toward any other program    
       except when a program description explicitly permits it.   
       When the same course is required in more than one program
       another course must be substituted for it as follows: a    
       course required in both a minor and a major, or option, must
       be substituted in the minor. A course required in both a   
       major, or option, and an Honours program must be substituted
       in the major or option. Likewise a course required in both
       a minor and an Honours program must be substituted in the
       minor. A junior course may not be substituted for a senior
       course. Substitute courses will be counted as part of the
       program in which they were substituted. It is necessary to
       obtain the approval for the substitution from the Department
       or Co-ordinating Committe responsible for the program in   
       which the course is substituted.

    5. Faculty Regulation
       Departments may, with the approval of the Dean, recognize
       a specific course as the equivalent of a required course   
       when a student has obtained satisfactory credit for the    
       course at this or another institution.