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Faculty of Arts Degree
Requirements
Each student in the Faculty of Arts must be aware of the Faculty
regulations as stated in this publication
and on the McGill, Arts, and Arts Office of Advising and Student
Information Services (OASIS) websites...
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Minimum Credit
Requirement for Faculty of Arts Degrees
You
must complete the minimum credit requirement for your
degree as specified in your
letter of admission.
Students are normally admitted to a four-year degree requiring the
completion of 120...
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Residency Requirement for Faculty of Arts Degrees
To obtain a degree, you
must complete a minimum of 60 credits at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
toward the fulfilment of your
degree requirements. At least two-thirds of all program requirements
(Multi-track, Honours...
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Time
and Credit Limit for Completion of Degree for the Faculty of Arts
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 for the...
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About Program Requirements for Bachelor of Arts
If you need 97 or more credits to complete your degree requirements (4-year degree), you are automatically registered in the Freshman program and are expected to select one of the Freshman program concentrations from...
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Bachelor of Arts Freshman Program Overview
If
you need 97–120 credits to complete your
degree requirements,
you must first complete the Freshman program, which is
designed to provide a basic foundation prior to selecting a departmental
program the...
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The Bachelor of Arts Freshman Program is designed to ensure that students gain a broad foundation for the three-year degree program. It is comprised of 24-30 credits. In the General option, students develop their own program of study using courses from the social...
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The Bachelor of Arts Freshman Program is designed to ensure that students gain a broad foundation for the three-year degree program. It is comprised of 24-30 credits in one of two program options. In the "En français" or French option, students choose up to 18...
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Departmental Programs for Bachelor of Arts
If you need 96 or fewer credits to complete your degree requirements, you are
required to have an approved program (Multi-track, Honours, Faculty), and to
select your courses in each term with a view to timely...
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Faculty of Arts Course Requirements
All required and complementary courses used to fulfil program
requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better. If
you fail to obtain a satisfactory grade in a required
course,
you must either pass the...
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Faculty of Arts Course Prerequisites
The Faculty of Arts does not prevent you from registering for
courses if you do not have the required prerequisites. However, if
you lack the prerequisite course,
you must consult with the instructor of the course you...
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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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Programs Outside the Faculties of Arts or Science – For Arts Students
The following regulations apply to you if you are an Arts student and wish
to take a program outside the Faculties of Arts or Science:
Regardless of the
minimum credit requirement...
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Faculty of Arts Inter-University Transfer
Credit Policy for Courses Taken Outside the Faculties of Arts and of
Science
If
you transfer from a faculty outside the Faculties of
Arts and of Science at another institution,
you may transfer up to a maximum of...
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Bachelor of Arts Inter-Faculty Transfer Credit
Policy for Courses Taken Outside the Faculties of Arts and of Science
You
will normally have counted for credit (for grades of D or better) and/or
GPA (regardless of the grade) all courses in Arts and Science,...
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Policy on
Online Courses for the Faculty of Arts
A maximum of 6 credits of elective courses taught through online
education may be used towards your
degree at McGill. Courses taught through online education from
institutions other than McGill will be...
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Internship Courses (Faculty of Arts)
The Faculty of Arts offers internship courses for credit. For more
information, refer to Faculty of Arts Internship Program.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2018-2019 (last updated Aug. 16, 2018...
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Courses in Academic English for English as a Second Language Students – Bachelor of Arts Degree
Up to a maximum of 12 credits of
CESL courses (previously known as ESLN courses), with an emphasis
on academic writing, are open to you if your primary language is...
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Faculty of Arts First-Year Seminar Courses
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...
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Faculty of Arts Graduate-Level Courses
Enrolment of undergraduate students in 600-level courses
Policy:
An undergraduate student will be permitted to take 600-level courses subject to the following conditions:
The student has a minimum CGPA of 3.3.
The student is...