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Programs
and Teaching in Arts and in Science
Programs and teaching in Arts are described in Faculty of Arts > The Faculty > Programs and Teaching in Arts. Those in Science are described in Faculty of Science >
The Faculty > Programs and Teaching...
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The largest faculty at the University, Arts is committed to remaining at the forefront of intellectual inquiry in our continually changing world. The humanities and social science disciplines that constitute the Faculty share a common endeavor: to better understand the...
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About the Faculty of Arts (Undergraduate)
The McGill campus is an oasis in the heart of the business, cultural, and entertainment centres of downtown Montreal. At the centre of the Downtown campus is the McCall MacBain Arts Building, the oldest building on campus...
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Administrative
Officers for the Faculty of Arts
Dean
Mary Hunter
Associate Deans
David Wright; Michael...
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Faculty of Arts Office of Advising and Student Information
Services (OASIS)
Arts OASIS provides ongoing advice and guidance on programs, degree
requirements, Academic Standing, interfaculty
transfer, study away, and graduation for undergraduate Arts students...
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Faculty of Arts Admission
Requirements
For information about admission requirements to the B.A., B.A. & Sc., B.S.W., or B.Th.
please refer to the
Undergraduate Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Guide, found at
mcgill.ca/applying.
For information about interfaculty...
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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 enter McGill directly from high school or enter with 0-23 credits of Advanced Standing,
you must complete the Freshman program core requirements (18 credits), designed to provide a basic foundation prior to...
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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 towards 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...