Admissions Chart 3 Specific Admission Requirements to BA Honors Programs
Honors Program | AGPA Requirements | Other |
Anthropology | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Anthropology courses | Entrance to Honors in Anthropology will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the department Honors advisor for first-year course selection which should include ANTHR 101. |
History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Art History courses. | Entrance to Honors in History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of University study. Entrance may be granted by the Department at an earlier or later stage depending on circumstances. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the Department Honors advisor for first-year course selection which should include ART H 101/102, and a Language other than English (normally French, German, or Italian). |
Classical Languages or Classical Studies | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Classics and Latin and Greek courses. | Entrance to Honors in Classical Languages or Classical Studies ordinarily takes place at the end of the first year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the Department Honors advisor for first-year course selection which should include LATIN 101/102 and GREEK 101/102. |
Comparative Literature | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Comparative Literature courses. | Entrance to Honors in Comparative Literature will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the Program Honors advisor for first-year course selection which should include C LIT 100 and a Language other than English. |
Creative Writing (Department of English and Film Studies) | A minimum AGPA of 3.3 with a minimum average of 3.3 or better in all Creative Writing courses completed. | Entrance to a Combined Honors in Creative Writing ordinarily takes place at the end of the second year of university study, with the completion of at least one of WRITE 294, 295, or 298. Note: The submission of a portfolio is required prior to registration in all Creative Writing courses, except WRITE 298, 397, 398 and 498. |
Drama | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Drama courses. | Entrance to Honors ordinarily takes place at the end of the second year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult §15.2.2 for common admission requirements for the Honors program. The Department Honors advisor should also be consulted for first-year course selection which should include DRAMA 103 and 150, and for second-year course selection, which should include DRAMA 208, 209, 257 and 279. |
Chinese, or Japanese or East Asian Studies (Department of East Asian Studies) | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 is required for all routes. Honors in Chinese also requires an average of 3.3 or better in all Chinese courses. Honors in Japanese requires an average of 3.3 or better in all Japanese courses and Honors in East Asian Studies requires an average of 3.3 or better in all East Asian Studies and approved cross-listed courses. | Entrance to Honors in Chinese or Japanese or Combined Honors in East Asian Studies will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult the Department Honors advisor for first-year course selection. |
Economics | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Economics courses. | Entrance to Honors in Economics will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Entrance may be granted by the Department at an earlier or later stage depending on circumstances. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult §43.6 for general program requirements and the Department Honors advisor. |
English | A minimum AGPA of 3.3 with a minimum average of 3.3 or better in English courses (at least | Application to the Honors program in English is normally made at the end of the first year, when students will have completed |
Germanic Languages (See Modern Languages and Cultural Studies) | ||
History | A minimum AGPA of 3.3 with an average of 3.3 or better in HIST courses. | Entrance to Honors in History will ordinarily take place at the end of the first or second year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult the Department Honors advisor for first-year course selections which should include a 100-level History course. |
Linguistics | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Linguistics courses. | Entrance to Honors in Linguistics may take place at the end of the first, second or third year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult the Department Honors advisor. |
Mathematics (see also §15.15.3 and Admission Chart 5 for BSc admission requirements) | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Mathematics courses. | Entrance to Honors in Mathematics will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Entrance may be granted at an earlier or later date depending on circumstances. Recommended first year courses include MATH 117, 118, 125, and 228. |
Middle Eastern and African Studies | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in all Middle Eastern and African Studies (MEAS) courses and approved cross-listed courses. | Entrance to Honors in Middle Eastern and African Studies will ordinarily take place at the end of the second year of university-level studies. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the Middle Eastern and African Studies program advisor. |
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies: Germanic, Romance, Slavic French, German, Italian Studies, Romance Languages, Russian,Scandinavian (Combined Program only), Spanish and Latin American Studies, Ukrainian | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in courses in the major subject area. | Entrance to all Honors programs in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult the adviser in the appropriate area. |
Music | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Music courses. | Entrance to Honors in Music will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of University study. Entrance may be granted at an earlier or later date depending on circumstances. Students should consult §44.21.1 for requirements in Honors programs in Music. The Departmental Honors advisor should be consulted for first year course selection. First year music options include MUSIC 124, 126 and 127. An audition is required for admission to MUSIC 124, 126 and 127. (Auditions take place in March and May.) |
Philosophy | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Philosophy courses. | Entrance to Honors in Philosophy will ordinarily take place in the second or third year of study. |
Political Science | A minimum AGPA of 3.3 with an average of 3.3 or better in all Political Science courses. | Entrance to Honors in Political Science will ordinarily take place at the end of the second year of university study. First-year students with an interest in Honors are advised to enrol in the BA program (see §43.6) and choose courses in consultation with the Department Honors advisor. These courses should include POL S 101. |
Psychology | A minimum GPA of 3.3 on | Entrance to Honors in Psychology can take place only at the end of the second year (after completion of a minimum of |
Religious Studies | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in Religious Studies courses. | Entrance to Honors in Religious Studies will ordinarily take place at the end of the first year of university study. Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult the Program Honors advisor for first-year course selection which should include ENGL 101 and |
Romance Languages (See Modern Languages and Cultural Studies) | ||
Slavic Languages (See Modern Languages and Cultural Studies) | ||
Sociology | A minimum AGPA of 3.3 with an average of 3.3 or better in all Sociology courses and no grade of less than B- in any Sociology course. | Admission to Honors in Sociology normally occurs after completion of a minimum of |
Women's Studies | A minimum AGPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 or better in any Women's Studies (W ST) courses and cross-listed Women's Studies courses. | Entrance to Honors in Women's Studies will ordinarily take place at the end of the second year of university-level studies. Students planning to apply for admission should consult the Women's Studies program advisor. |
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