Students entering or continuing in an Honours program should consult advisors in the English department every year before registering for courses.  Not more than 60 credit units of the courses comprising the B.A program may be in any one subject, and of the 120 credit units required for the B.A. 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.  In some programs, higher averages may be imposed.  For further details, please see the Academic Information and Policies section.

No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used in Requirements A1, A2, and A3.

A1 College Requirement (3 credit units)

The English Language Writing and Indigenous Learning requirements for this program are met in the Major Requirement (A4).

Quantitative Reasoning

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • CMPT 140.3
  • ECON 111.3
  • ECON 114.3
  • MATH 101.3
  • MATH 102.3
  • MATH 104.3
  • MATH 110.3
  • MATH 121.3
  • MATH 125.3
  • MATH 133.4
  • MATH 150.3
  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3
  • MATH 176.3
  • MATH 177.3
  • STAT 103.3
  • STAT 244.3
  • STAT 246.3
  • PHYS 115.3
  • PSY 233.3
  • SOC 225.3                   

A2 Breadth Requirement (15 credit units)

Choose 9 credit units from the following areas, with a minimum of 3 credit units from each:

  • ASTR 102.3
  • ASTR 104.3
  • ASTR 113.3
  • BINF 151.3
  • BIOL 107.6
  • BIOL 120.3
  • BIOL 121.3
  • CHEM 112.3
  • CHEM 115.3
  • CMPT 100.3
  • CMPT 120.3
  • CMPT 140.3
  • CMPT 141.3
  • CMPT 145.3
  • GEOG 120.3
  • GEOG 125.3
  • GEOL 108.3
  • GEOL 109.3
  • GEOL 121.3
  • GEOL 122.3
  • MATH 104.3
  • MATH 110.3
  • MATH 116.3
  • MATH 121.3
  • MATH 125.3
  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3
  • MATH 176.3
  • MATH 177.3
  • PHYS 115.3
  • PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3
  • STAT 103.3

  • Any senior-level science course provided the prerequisite is met.
  • MATH 102 and STAT 244 are not eligible to be used in this requirement.

  • ANTH 111.3
  • ARCH 112.3
  • ARCH 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).

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

  • ART 110.3
  • ART 111.6
  • ART 112.6
  • 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.

  • ASTR 102.3
  • ASTR 104.3
  • ASTR 113.3
  • BINF 151.3
  • BIOL 107.6
  • BIOL 120.3
  • BIOL 121.3
  • CHEM 112.3
  • CHEM 115.3
  • CMPT 100.3
  • CMPT 120.3
  • CMPT 140.3
  • CMPT 141.3
  • CMPT 145.3
  • GEOG 120.3
  • GEOG 125.3
  • GEOL 108.3
  • GEOL 109.3
  • GEOL 121.3
  • GEOL 122.3
  • MATH 104.3
  • MATH 110.3
  • MATH 116.3
  • MATH 121.3
  • MATH 125.3
  • MATH 163.3
  • MATH 164.3
  • MATH 176.3
  • MATH 177.3
  • PHYS 115.3
  • PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3
  • STAT 103.3

  • Any senior-level science course provided the prerequisite is met.
  • MATH 102 and STAT 244 are not eligible to be used in this requirement.

  • ANTH 111.3
  • ARCH 112.3
  • ARCH 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

A3 Cognate Requirement (15 credit units)

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • ARBC 114.3
  • ARBC 117.3
  • CHIN 114.3
  • CHIN 117.3
  • CREE 101.6
  • CREE 110.3
  • CREE 120.6
  • DENE 110.3
  • ESL 115.3
  • ESL 116.3
  • FREN 103.3
  • FREN 106.3
  • FREN 122.3
  • FREN 125.3
  • GERM 114.3
  • GERM 117.3
  • GRK 112.3
  • GRK 113.3
  • HEB 114.3
  • HEB 117.3
  • HNDI 114.3
  • HNDI 117.3
  • JPNS 114.3
  • JPNS 117.3
  • LATN 112.3
  • LATN 113.3
  • SNSK 114.3
  • SNSK 117.3
  • SPAN 114.3
  • SPAN 117.3
  • UKR 114.3
  • UKR 117.3

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

Choose 12 credit units from the following:

  • 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
  • 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
  • HNDI 114.3
  • HNDI 117.3
  • JPNS 114.3
  • JPNS 117.3
  • LATN 112.3
  • LATN 113.3
  • LING 110.3
  • LING 113.3
  • LIT 110.3
  • LIT 111.3
  • 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, excluding courses in the area of the major, provided that the prerequisite is met
  • Refer to the course descriptions. CLAS 101.3, CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, CLAS 107.3, CLAS 203.3, and MUS 101.3 may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

A4 Major Requirement (60 credit units)

  • ENG 394.3

Choose 6 credit units from the following:

Choose 6 credit units from the following Histories of English Courses:

  • ENG 210.3
  • ENG 211.3
  • ENG 212.3

Choose 6 credit units from EACH of categories 1 through 4 (24 credit units in all).

Category 1: Anglo-Saxon & Medieval

  • CMRS 333.3 (May be used to fulfill a Category 1 or Category 2 requirement, but not both)
  • ENG 301.3
  • ENG 310.3
  • ENG 311.3
  • ENG 312.3
  • ENG 313.3
  • ENG 314.3
  • ENG 316.3
  • ENG 402.3
  • ENG 420.3

Category 2: 16th & 17th Century

  • CMRS 333.3 (May be used to fulfill a Category 1 or Category 2 requirement, but not both)
  • ENG 224.3
  • ENG 225.3
  • ENG 319.3
  • ENG 322.3
  • ENG 324.3
  • ENG 326.3
  • ENG 404.3
  • ENG 406.3

Category 3: 18th & 19th Century

  • ENG 327.3
  • ENG 331.3
  • ENG 334.3
  • ENG 340.3
  • ENG 341.3
  • ENG 362.3
  • ENG 373.3
  • ENG 380.3
  • ENG 410.3
  • ENG 414.3
  • ENG 416.3
  • ENG 418.3

Category 4: 20th & 21st Century

  • ENG 206.3
  • ENG 242.3
  • ENG 243.3
  • ENG 255.3
  • ENG 288.3
  • ENG 305.3
  • ENG 307.3
  • ENG 330.3
  • ENG 338.3
  • ENG 358.3
  • ENG 359.3
  • ENG 360.3
  • ENG 363.3
  • ENG 368.3
  • ENG 377.3
  • ENG 381.3
  • ENG 382.3
  • ENG 446.3
  • ENG 460.3
  • ENG 464.3
  • ENG 466.3

Choose 3 credit units from Category 5:

Category 5: Decolonizing, Transnational, Diasporic

  • ENG 207.3
  • ENG 209.3
  • ENG 383.3
  • ENG 444.3

Choose 18 credit units from the following:

Further A4 Major Requirements:

(a) 12 of the 54 senior credit units must be at the 300-level

(b) 12 of the 54 senior credit units must be at the 400-level

(c) At least 3 credit units from ENG 242.3, ENG 243.3, ENG 335.3 or ENG 338.3 to meet the Indigenous Learning requirement

(d) 3 of the 54 senior credit units must be a Canadian course

  • ENG 254.3
  • ENG 255.3
  • ENG 294.3
  • ENG 305.3
  • ENG 358.3
  • ENG 359.3
  • ENG 382.3
  • ENG 418.3
  • ENG 466.3

(e) Honours students must enroll in ENG 497.0 in their final year.

(f) No more than 6 credit units of non-ENG courses may be used to fulfill the Major Requirement.

Recommendations

Honours students who may wish to pursue graduate studies in the discipline should pay early attention to acquiring skills in a language other than English.

Honours students should make an appointment with the English Department's Undergraduate Chair for academic advising.

A5 Electives Requirement (27 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 Honours program. Of the 120 credit units required at least 66 must be at the 200-level or higher and no more than 60 in one subject.

Students in English programs may take courses in any department of the College of Arts & Science, but a knowledge of classical and biblical literature is especially useful. Students will also find useful complementary courses in the following subject areas: Art; Art History; Classical, Medieval & Renaissance Studies; Classics; Drama; French; German; History; Linguistics; Music; Native Studies; Philosophy; Religious Studies; Spanish; and Women's & Gender Studies.

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