In each year, an Honors student's program must be approved by an Honors Advisor in the student's Department and by the Faculty Office.

A minimum of 72 in Science is required in most Honors programs. Certain Departments may require more than 72 in Science courses.

A student normally must take at least 18 in Arts courses as part of the requirements for the Honors degree.

Normally, no more than 42 in junior (100-level) courses are permitted in Honors programs.

Certain non-Arts and non-Science courses appropriate to the program may be permitted in Honors programs with the written approval of the Department directing the student's program.

Applicants to the BSc Honors program who have taken non-Arts and non-Science courses before application will have the potential to transfer credit for such courses assessed at the time of admission to the program.

Continuation in an Honors program is by recommendation of the department concerned and requires a GPA of at least 3.0 on a course load of 24 or more in the preceding Fall/Winter periods. See description of Honors programs of individual departments for additional requirements relating to continuation in the Honors program. Students must be in good standing in the Honors program in order to graduate.

A student who fails to attain the standard necessary for continuance in Honors must withdraw from the Honors program. In so doing, the student may transfer to a Specialization program with the appropriate department's approval or to the General program in the Faculty of Science. Students applying to transfer from an Honors program to Specialization or General must meet the continuation standards for the program concerned.

A student who fails to complete the requirements for a degree with Honors in the fourth year may be granted the Specialization degree or the General degree on application if the courses taken and the standing attained are satisfactory. Such students must apply to transfer to a Specialization or General program.

Degrees with First Class Honors are awarded as per §192.7(4)a. and b.

In each year, a Specialization student's program must be approved by a Specialization advisor in the appropriate Department and by the Faculty Office.

A minimum of 72 in Science is required in most Specialization programs. Certain Departments may require more than 72.

A student must take at least 18 in Arts courses as part of the requirements for most Specialization degrees.

Normally, no more than 42 in junior courses are permitted in Specialization programs.

Certain non-Arts and non-Science courses appropriate to the program may be permitted in Specialization programs with the prior written approval of the Department directing the student's program.

Applicants to the BSc Specialization program who have taken non-Arts and non-Science courses before application will have the potential transfer credit for such courses assessed at the time of admission to the program.

Continuation in a Specialization program is by recommendation of the Department concerned and requires a GPA of at least 2.3 in each of the preceding Fall/Winter periods. See description of Specialization programs of individual departments for additional requirements relating to promotion in the Specialization program. Students must be in good standing in the Specialization program in order to graduate.

A student who fails to attain the standard necessary for continuation in the Specialization program will be required to withdraw from that program. In so doing, the student may apply to transfer to the General program in the Faculty. Students applying to transfer from a Specialization to the General program must meet the continuation GPA of 2.0.

A student who fails to complete the requirements for a Specialization degree in the fourth year may be granted the General degree forthwith on application if the courses taken and the standing attained are satisfactory. Such students must apply to transfer to the General program.

For graduation, a program of at least 120 credited to the degree.

BSc Specialization degrees with Distinction are awarded when students achieve a GPA of at least 3.5 on the last 60 if the student was enrolled in a normal course load (minimum 24) during each Fall/Winter of the last two years.

A student's program must be approved by an advisor in the Faculty Office each academic year.

To obtain a BSc General Degree, a student must receive credit in 120. At least 72 and not more than 102 must be in Science. At least 18 and not more than 48 must be in Arts.

Each student must complete a Science major. A minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48 are required in the major, with no more than 18 at the junior level. At least 12 must be 300-level or higher courses taken while registered in the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta.

Each student must also either

Majors

A Science major consists of Science courses taken from one of the following nine subject areas:

Biological Sciences (see Note 1): Choose courses from BIOCH (see Note 2), BIOIN (see Note 3), BIOL, BOT, CELL, ENT, GENET, IMIN, MA SC, MICRB, MMI (with the exception of 133), NEURO, PALEO (see Note 4), PHYSL (with the exception of 600), PMCOL (with the exception of 300), ZOOL

Chemistry: Choose courses from BIOCH (see Note 2), CHEM.

Computing Science: Choose courses from CMPUT.

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Choose courses from Science EAS courses (see Note 5), GEOPH, PALEO (see Note 4).

Mathematical Sciences: Choose courses from BIOIN (see Note 3), CMPUT, MA PH (see Note 6), MATH, STAT.

Mathematics: Choose courses from MATH.

Physical Sciences (see Note 7): Choose courses from ASTRO, BIOCH (see Note 2), CHEM, GEOPH, MA PH (see Note 6), PHYS.

Physics: Choose courses from ASTRO, GEOPH, MA PH (see Note 6), PHYS.

Science Psychology: Choose courses from Science PSYCO courses.

Statistics and Applied Probability: Choose courses from STAT.

Minors

A Science minor consists of Science courses taken from one of the following areas: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computing Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Science EAS), Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Psychology (Science PSYCO), or Statistics and Applied Probability. For information about the BSc General – Computing Science minor, see §193.6.8. For information about the BSc General – minor in Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, see §193.1.4. For information about the BSc General – minor in Business, see §193.1.5.

If the minor is from the Faculty of Arts, further requirements as specified by the Arts Department must be met. See Faculty of Arts §43.1 to 44.31 for specific requirements for minors, by Department. The following Arts subjects may be taken as a minor: Anthropology; Art and Design; Biblical Hebrew; Central/East European Studies; Chinese; Christian Theology; Classical Studies; Classical Languages; Comparative Literature; Creative Writing; Drama; East Asian Studies; Economics; English; Film Studies; French; Human Geography (see Note); German; History, Ancient or Medieval History, History of Art, Design and Visual Culture; International Studies; Italian; Japanese; Latin American Studies; Linguistics; Middle Eastern and African Studies; Music; Native Studies; Philosophy; Polish; Political Science; Arts Psychology (see Note); Religious Studies; Russian; Scandinavian; Science, Technology and Society; Sociology; Spanish; Ukrainian; Women’s Studies.

Note: The major and minor may not share courses from the same department. The following combinations are not allowed:

Arts Geography/Earth Sciences

Arts Psychology/Science Psychology

Courses in the major and minor may not overlap. For example, if the major is Mathematical Sciences, and the minor is Statistics, the major may be made up of Mathematics courses and Computing Science courses, but no Statistics courses. The minor would consist exclusively of Statistics courses.

The General program features a first-year core of courses which must include the following:

Normally, at least 30 at the junior level must be successfully completed before a student may register in senior-level courses.

Not more than 42 of all courses taken can be at the junior level.

Each student must successfully complete a minimum of 12 at the 300-level (or higher) in the major and, in addition, at least 6 at the 300-level (or higher) in the minor while registered in the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta.

Subject to receiving written approval from the Faculty of Science Office before registration, a maximum of 12 may be taken from Faculties other than Arts or Science. For applicants to the BSc General who have already taken courses from Faculties other than Arts or Science, potential transfer credit for such courses will be assessed at the time of admission to the program.

Such subjects are not included as part of the major or minor, nor toward the minimum requirement of 18 in Arts, nor toward the minimum requirement of 72 in Science.

Note: In Women's Studies minor, courses not in Arts or Science but in the list of “cross-listed courses” may count toward the minor in Women’s Studies (see §44.31).

To obtain a BSc General degree, a minimum 2.0 GPA must be attained on the last 60 credited to the degree. Moreover, a minimum 2.3 GPA must be attained in all courses in the major. Students must be in Satisfactory Standing in the General program in order to graduate (a minimum 2.0 GPA in the final Fall/Winter).

BSc General degrees with Distinction are awarded when students achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher over the last 60 if the students have satisfactorily completed at least a normal academic load of a minimum of 24 during the Fall/Winter periods of the last two years at the University of Alberta.

AN SC 200

AREC 200 (Prerequisite of ECON 101 or consent of Department)

PL SC 221

SOILS 210 (Prerequisite: Must have completed a university-level course in life or natural sciences. A university-level chemistry course is strongly recommended.)

12 to 18 in additional courses at the 300-level or higher to be chosen from AN SC, AREC, ENCS, PL SC or SOILS.

HECOL 100

HECOL 200

HECOL 150 or 170

3 from HECOL 212, 310 or 313

12 to 18 in HECOL courses, with at least 9 at the 300-level.

ECON 101, 102

18 to 30 in courses offered by the Faculty of Business including ACCTG 311; SMO 301; two of FIN 301, MARK 301, MGTSC 352, SMO 321

Several of the above courses have one or more Arts or Science courses as prerequisites. These prerequisites must be met.

Students completing a minor in Business must still choose a major in Science and must satisfy the requirement that at least 72 of the 120 credited to the degree be in Science.

Students minoring in Business must still complete at least 18 in Arts. ECON 101 and ECON 102 constitute six of those required Arts units.

A student’s program must be approved by an advisor in the appropriate Faculty prior to the start of each Fall/Winter.

Within the 150 program, a student must complete a minimum of 72 in Science, 48 in Education and 18 in Arts.

In the major, at least 12 must be in 300-level or higher courses taken while registered in the BSc (Specialization in Science and Education)/BEd (Secondary) program at the University of Alberta.

In the minor, at least 6 must be in 300-level or higher courses taken while registered in the BSc (Specialization in Science and Education)/BEd (Secondary) program at the University of Alberta.

No more than 42 at the 100-level are permitted in the BSc (Specialization in Science and Education)/BEd (Secondary) program.

Continuation in the combined degrees program requires a GPA of at least 2.3 on 24 in each Fall/Winter of the five-year program.

Graduation from the combined degrees program requires a GPA of 2.7 in the declared major.

Students who fail to achieve a GPA of 2.7 in their major at the end of Year 2 in the program will not be promoted to the Faculty of Education.

A student who fails to attain the standard necessary for continuation or graduation may appeal to be granted one further Fall/Winter to achieve the required standing and requires the written approval of the Dean of Science and the Dean of Education.

A student who cannot attain the standard necessary for continuation or graduation in the combined degrees program will be required to withdraw from the program. In so doing, the student may apply to transfer to a BSc program in the Faculty of Science or the BEd program in the Faculty of Education, provided they meet the necessary admission GPA.

Normally, a student transferring from the combined degrees program to a BEd program after Year 2 or 3 should be able to complete the degree in one or two years. However, transfer to a BSc program must be made after Year 2 at the latest to avoid loss of credit.

The BSc (Specialization in Science and Education) degree With Distinction is awarded when students achieve a GPA of at least 3.5 on the last 60 if the student was enrolled in at least (24) during each Fall/Winter of the last two years.

All admission, program, academic standing and graduation requirements of the second degree program must be met. Admission to a BSc Honors or Specialization program as a second degree requires the approval of the appropriate Department(s) and the Faculty Office.

A graduate holding a BSc General degree from this Faculty may qualify for a second BSc General degree provided the major in the second degree is not the same as either the major or minor in the first degree. The only exception is that students who wish to upgrade their previous minor to be the major in their second degree may do so. However, their original minor must have been in Science and the new minor cannot overlap either the major or minor of their previous degree. At least 9 senior units of the major and at least 6 senior units of the minor for the second degree must be completed while registered in the second degree program.

Students must declare a major and minor on application to the program. Students must follow the program to which they have been admitted and must achieve a GPA of 2.3 or higher in their major, in each Fall/Winter period, to be able to continue in good standing. Subsequent changes in major or minor may be possible according to merit.

A graduate holding a BSc General degree may qualify for a BSc Specialization or BSc Honors degree by completing a minimum of 30. The specific course requirements for a BSc Specialization or BSc Honors degree as a second degree are determined at the time of admission by the appropriate Department(s) and the Faculty Office. At least 15 senior units in the subject discipline of the degree must be completed while registered in the second degree program.

A graduate holding a BSc Specialization or BSc Honors degree from this Faculty may qualify for a second BSc Specialization or Honors degree provided the second degree is in a different subject or area.

Students in a second degree program must maintain satisfactory standing in each Fall/Winter. Such students in a second degree program who do not maintain satisfactory standing will be required to withdraw and will not be eligible for Academic Warning or Probation.

Students who present the equivalent of a BSc General or other undergraduate degree from another institution may complete a BSc General degree, as a second degree, from this Faculty provided the major in the second degree is not the same as either the major or minor in the first degree. The only exception is that students who wish to upgrade their previous minor to be the major in their second degree may do so. However, their original minor must have been in Science and the new minor cannot overlap either the major or minor of their previous degree. Students must declare a major and minor on application to the program.

Students who present the equivalent of a BSc Honors or Specialization degree from another institution may complete a second BSc Honors or Specialization degree, in a different discipline, from this Faculty.

Satisfactorily complete a minimum of an additional 60 while registered at the University of Alberta with at least 30 while registered in the Faculty of Science second degree program.

For students completing a BSc General After degree, at least 18 senior units in the student's major and at least 12 senior units in the student's chosen minor must be completed while registered in the After Degree program in the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta.

In the BSc Specialization or Honors After Degree, at least 24 senior units of the course requirements in the subject discipline of the degree must be completed while registered in the After Degree program in the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta.

Satisfy all admission requirements (see §15.15), as well as program, academic standing, and graduation requirements of the particular degree program (See §193.1.1 for Honors, §193.1.2 for Specialization, and §193.1.3 for General Program.)

Admission to a Specialization program and an Honors program requires approval of the appropriate Department and the Faculty Office. The specific course requirements for a degree program are determined, at the time of admission, by the appropriate Department (for Specialization and Honors) and the Faculty Office. For further information, consult the Faculty of Science Student Services Office.