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Double Major Programs

The double major program allows study in two disciplines of equal or comparable interest.

BA Double Major (120 credit hour)

  • First Year
    No more than 18 credit hour equivalents of the first 30 credit hours taken may be in a single subject
  • EITHER ASSC 1300.03 (Intro to the Humanities) OR ASSC 1400.03 (Intro to the Social Sciences), to be taken during the first 30 credit hours of the degree
  • 6 credit hours in a writing course
  • 6 credit hours in one or more language/humanities subjects (see Section 1 of Subject Groupings).
  • 6 credit hours in one or more social science subjects (see Section 2 of Subject Groupings).
  • 6 credit hours in one or more life or physical science subjects (see Section 3 of Subject Groupings).
  • 6 credit hours in a single language subject for (see Language Course section)
  • A minimum of 60, maximum of 84 credit hours in the major subject beyond the 1000 level are to be in the two allied subjects, with no more than 48 credit hours and no fewer than 30 credit hours in either, including 18 credit hours beyond the 2000 level in each of the two major subjects. The major subject with the most advanced credits appears first on the record.
  • Within the last 90 credit hours, complete six credit hours in a single subject other than the two major subjects
  • Total credit hours required above 1000 level - 72
  • Total credit hours required for degree - 120
  • Required GPA for graduation - 2.00
  • Graduation with distinction - 3.70
  • May be combined with minor(s)

Bachelor of Arts Double Major subjects: Choose both subjects from the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science major subjects, or Computer Science (as a second subject only); or combine one BA major subject with Environment, Sustainability and Society. In addition to the BA major subjects listed in the BA (120 credit hour) section, Canadian studies, music and creative writing are also available as one of the subjects in a double major. European Studies is not available in the double major program.

BSc Double Major (120 credit hour)

  • an approved writing course
  • 6 credit hours in one or more language/humanities subjects (see Section 1 of Subject Groupings).
  • 6 credit hours in one or more social science subjects (see Section 2 of Subject Groupings).
  • 6 credit hours in approved mathematics/statistics courses (see Math Requirement).
  • Minimum of 60 and a maximum of 84 credit hours in the two major subjects beyond the 1000 level, with no more than 54 credit hours and no fewer than 30 credit hours in either, including at least 18 credit hours beyond the 2000 level in each of the two major subjects.
  • The major subject with the most advanced credit hours appears first on the record.
  • If a BSc major subject is combined with a BA major subject, the BSc subject must have more credit hours than the BA subject
  • Total credit hours required above 1000 level - 72
  • Total credit hours required above the 2000 level - 36
  • Total credit hours required for degree - 120
  • Required GPA for graduation - 2.0
  • Graduation with distinction - 3.70
  • May be combined with minor(s)

BSc Double Major subjects:

  • Choose two BSc major subjects (Actuarial Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience, Ocean Sciences, Physics, Psychology, or Statistics)
  • Combine one BSc major subject with Computer Science or Environment, Sustainability and Society. Either subject may have the greater number of credit hours.
  • Combine one BSc major subject with one of the BA major subjects (except European Studies) or with Canadian Studies, Creative Writing, or Music. The BSc subject must have the greater number of credit hours.