Students interested in entering an Honours program should consult advisors in the department concerned before registering for their second year. Of the 120 credit units required for the B.Sc. Honours degree, at least 66 credit units must be at the senior level. Application for admission to Honours is not considered until successful completion of at least 60 credit units with a Cumulative Weighted Average of at least 70% overall and at least 70% in the subject of Honours. For further details, please see the Academic Information and Policies section.

No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used to meet Requirements C1 to C3. An exception will be made to this rule to allow a student to choose to take 9 credit units in the same subject to fulfill the English Language Writing and Indigenous Learning Requirements (in the C1 College Requirement). Students who make this choice will be required to take 3 additional credit units ofEP 253 Fine Arts Program Type, Humanities Program Type, Social Science Program Type, or Arts and Sci No Program Type courses, in a different subject, within the C5 Electives Requirement.

C1 College Requirement (9 credit units)

The Quantitative Reasoning requirement for this program is met in the Major Requirement (C4).

English Language Writing

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • ANTH 302.3
  • ANTH 306.3
  • ANTH 310.3
  • ANTH 421.3
  • CMRS 110.3
  • CMRS 111.3
  • CPSJ 203.3
  • ENG 110.6
  • ENG 111.3
  • ENG 112.3
  • ENG 113.3
  • ENG 114.3
  • ENG 120.3
  • ENG 210.3
  • ENG 211.3
  • ENG 212.3
  • ENG 213.3
  • ENG 394.3
  • ESL 116.3
  • HIST 115.3
  • HIST 125.3
  • HIST 135.3
  • HIST 145.3
  • HIST 155.3
  • HIST 165.3
  • HIST 175.3
  • HIST 185.3
  • HIST 193.3
  • HIST 194.3
  • MUS 155.3
  • PHIL 115.3
  • PHIL 120.3
  • PHIL 121.3
  • PHIL 133.3
  • PHIL 208.3
  • PHIL 233.3
  • POLS 236.3
  • POLS 237.3
  • PSY 323.3
  • PSY 355.3
  • RLST 280.3
  • RLST 362.3

Indigenous Learning

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • ANTH 202.3
  • ANTH 350.3
  • ANTH 480.3
  • DRAM 111.3
  • ENG 242.3
  • ENG 243.3
  • ENG 335.3
  • ENG 338.3
  • GEOG 465.3
  • HIST 195.3
  • HIST 257.3 (may only be used if taken in 2022-23 or later)
  • HIST 266.3
  • HIST 315.3
  • HIST 316.3
  • INDG 107.3
  • LING 114.3
  • LING 253.3
  • PLAN 445.3
  • POLS 222.3
  • INDG — 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level

C2 Breath Requirement (9 credit units)

No more than 6 credit units in C1 - C5 from any one subject. For example, if you have received credit for ENG 110.6 in C2, you may not take further ENG courses to fulfill this requirement

Choose 6 credit units from the areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, Languages and/or Fine Arts.

  • ART 110.3
  • ART 122.3
  • ART 123.3
  • ART 124.3
  • ART 125.3
  • ART 136.3
  • ART 141.3
  • ART 151.3
  • ART 152.3
  • ART 161.3
  • ARTH 120.3
  • ARTH 121.3
  • DRAM 101.3
  • DRAM 108.3
  • DRAM 110.3
  • DRAM 111.3
  • DRAM 113.3
  • DRAM 118.3
  • DRAM 119.3
  • DRAM 121.3
  • MUS 101.3
  • MUS 102.3
  • MUS 104.3
  • MUS 111.3
  • MUS 112.3
  • MUS 120.2
  • MUS 121.2
  • MUS 125.1
  • MUS 133.3
  • MUS 134.3
  • MUS 155.3
  • MUS 156.3
  • MUS 175.3
  • MUS 184.3

  • Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.

  • ARBC 114.3
  • ARBC 117.3
  • CHIN 114.3
  • CHIN 117.3
  • CLAS 110.3
  • CLAS 111.3
  • CMRS 110.3
  • CMRS 111.3
  • CREE 101.6
  • CREE 110.3
  • DENE 110.3
  • ENG 110.6
  • ENG 111.3
  • ENG 112.3
  • ENG 113.3
  • ENG 114.3
  • ENG 120.3
  • ESL 115.3
  • ESL 116.3
  • FREN 103.3
  • FREN 106.3
  • FREN 122.3
  • FREN 125.3
  • FREN 160.3
  • FREN 218.3
  • GERM 114.3
  • GERM 117.3
  • GRK 112.3
  • GRK 113.3
  • HEB 114.3
  • HEB 117.3
  • HIST 115.3
  • HIST 125.3
  • HIST 135.3
  • HIST 145.3
  • HIST 155.3
  • HIST 165.3
  • HIST 175.3
  • HIST 185.3
  • HIST 193.3
  • HIST 194.3
  • HIST 195.3
  • HNDI 114.3
  • HNDI 117.3
  • JPNS 114.3
  • JPNS 117.3
  • LATN 112.3
  • LATN 113.3
  • LING 110.3
  • LING 113.3
  • LING 114.3
  • LIT 110.3
  • LIT 111.3
  • MUS 101.3
  • MUS 111.3
  • MUS 112.3
  • PHIL 110.6
  • PHIL 115.3
  • PHIL 120.3
  • PHIL 121.3
  • PHIL 133.3
  • PHIL 140.3
  • RLST 111.3
  • RLST 112.3
  • RLST 113.3
  • SNSK 114.3
  • SNSK 117.3
  • SPAN 114.3
  • SPAN 117.3
  • UKR 114.3
  • UKR 117.3
  • WGST 112.3

  • Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
  • CLAS 101, CLAS 103, CLAS 104, CLAS 105, CLAS 107 and CLAS 203 may not be used to fulfill the Humanities requirement.

  • ANTH 111.3
  • ANTH 112.3
  • ANTH 116.3
  • ECON 111.3
  • ECON 114.3
  • GEOG 130.3
  • GEOG 150.3
  • HLST 110.3
  • INDG 107.3
  • LING 111.3
  • LING 112.3
  • LING 113.3
  • LING 114.3
  • POLS 110.3
  • POLS 111.3
  • POLS 112.3
  • PSY 120.3
  • PSY 121.3
  • SOC 111.3
  • SOC 112.3
  • WGST 112.3

  • Any senior-level social science course provided that the prerequisite is met.
  • Statistics courses in social sciences are not eligible for use in this requirement (e.g. PSY 233, PSY 234, SOC 225 and SOC 325).

  • CPSJ 112.3
  • CPSJ 203.3
  • INTS 110.3
  • INTS 111.3
  • INTS 380.3

C3 Cognate Requirement (9 credit units)

Choose 9 credit units from the following, such that no more than 6 credit units are from any one area:

6 credit units in CMPT is strongly recommended (either CMPT 141.3 and CMPT 145.3, or CMPT 116.3 and CMPT 117.3, depending upon student preferences), both for programmatic and conformity considerations. Including these classes facilitates a range of program options; for example, 6 credit units in CMPT is required for B.Sc. Honours Applied Mathematics and 3 credit units in CMPT is required for B.Sc. Honours Physics, programs closely related to this one.

Biology

  • BIOL 120.3
  • BIOL 121.3

Chemistry

  • CHEM 112.3
  • CHEM 115.3
  • CHEM 250.3

Computer Science

  • CMPT 140.3
  • CMPT 141.3
  • CMPT 145.3

Earth Science

  • GEOG 120.3
  • GEOL 121.3
  • GEOL 122.3

C4 Major Requirement (87 credit units)

Junior course requirements (12 credit units):

  • PHYS 115.3
  • PHYS 125.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • MATH 110.3
  • MATH 176.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • MATH 116.3
  • MATH 177.6

Senior course requirements (75 credit units):

  • ASTR 411.3
  • EP 253.1
  • MATH 164.3
  • MATH 238.3
  • MATH 266.3
  • MATH 276.3
  • MATH 277.3
  • MATH 339.3
  • MATH 352.3
  • MATH 371.3
  • MATH 379.3
  • MATH 402.0
  • PHYS 223.3
  • PHYS 230.1
  • PHYS 231.1
  • PHYS 252.3
  • PHYS 323.3
  • PHYS 356.3
  • PHYS 371.3
  • PHYS 383.3
  • PHYS 481.3
  • PHYS 490.0
  • STAT 241.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • MATH 450.3
  • MATH 460.3 
  • MATH 470.3 
  • MATH 480.3 

Choose 15 credit units from the following:

Students must select at least 6 credit units of Physics courses (or at least 9 credit units of Physics courses if PHYS 493 is completed):

  • MATH 361.3
  • MATH 362.3
  • MATH 438.3
  • MATH 439.3
  • MATH 450.3
  • MATH 460.3 
  • MATH 470.3 
  • MATH 480.3
  • MATH 485.3
  • PHYS 402.3
  • PHYS 403.3
  • PHYS 452.3
  • PHYS 456.3
  • PHYS 461.3
  • PHYS 470.3
  • PHYS 482.3
  • PHYS 491.3 or PHYS 493.6
  • MATH 498.3 or PHYS 498.3 may, depending upon the topics, be included. Consult the program representatives.

C5 Electives Requirement (6 credit units)

Arts and Science courses, or those from other colleges that have been approved for Arts and Science credit, to complete the requirements for 120 credit unit Four-year program, of which at least 66 must be at the 200-level or higher.

If you require further assistance, please contact the Arts and Science Undergraduate Student Office.