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5. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (BA/BSc)

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5. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (BA/BSc)
    5.1. Duration
    5.2. Course requirements
        5.2.1. Science component
        5.2.2. Arts component
        5.2.3. Balance of points

5. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (BA/BSc)

The BA/BSc combined course provides students with an opportunity to obtain a general education in the humanities, social sciences and the languages and cultures of other people, and to also complete a major in one or more science disciplines.

5.1. Duration

The BA/BSc combined course is normally completed over five years.

5.2. Course requirements

Students enrolled in the BA/BSc combined course must accumulate a total of 500 points. Within the 500 points students must satisfy the minimum requirements for both the BSc component and the BA component. These requirements are detailed below.

All subjects offered by the Departments of Geography and Environmental Studies, and History and Philosophy of Science must count toward the arts component of the combined course.

Students undertaking psychology subjects can receive credit toward either the science or arts component of the combined BA/BSc course. Credit for psychology cannot be split between the two faculties. Students should advise the Faculty of Science office if they would like psychology to count toward the BSc component of the BA/BSc combined course.

5.2.1. Science component

A minimum of 237.5 science points is required, which must include:

between 75 and 125 science points at the 100-level;
completion of 50 points of a prescribed science major at the 300-level.

There are no 200-level requirements.

Students who first enrolled in the BA/BSc before 1999 must complete the requirements set out above with the exception that they do not need to complete a prescribed science major, but rather 50 science points at the 300-level of subjects of their choice.

See Science and non-science subjects for discussion of what constitutes subjects earning science points.

5.2.2. Arts component

A minimum of 225 arts points is required, of which:

50 points must be at the 100-level;
75 points must be at the 200-level;
100 points must be at the 300-level.

Please refer to the Faculty of Arts introduction section for a list of teaching departments. Also refer to Combined arts degree requirements.

5.2.3. Balance of points

The remaining 37.5 points may be taken from subjects offered by either faculty.