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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR-YEAR DEGREES

Four-Year General BA In Arts

Students in 4-year general programs must complete graduation requirements within the first 26 courses attempted, including repeated courses. Students in a 4-year general program are still required to satisfy the basic graduation requirements for the 3-year program (15 passes, with an average of at least 60%, and satisfaction of all distribution requirements) within their first 20 course attempts.

The requirement for graduation is completion of a program of twenty courses subject to the following conditions:

• Satisfactory completion of five courses numbered 001-099, including at least one course from each of two of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Social Science (or the equivalent in departments in the Affiliated Colleges) or an approved alternate. The five courses must include at least four different subjects and no more than two courses may be taken in one subject.
• Satisfactory completion of at least one course from each of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Social Science (or the equivalent in departments in the Affiliated Colleges) or an approved alternate.
• Satisfactory completion of at least four designated essay courses, at least three of which must be numbered 100 or higher, and at least two of which must be taken in the area of major concentration. The four essay courses must be completed through The University of Western Ontario or one of its affiliated colleges. There is no retroactive essay course credit for courses completed prior to September 1984.
• Satisfactory completion of one or more major areas of concentration is a graduation requirement. The courses specified for a major or minor area of concentration must be completed with an average of at least 60% and at least five of the 7.5 senior courses specified for a major area of concentration must be completed through The University of Western Ontario or one of its affiliated colleges.
• Inclusion of no more than thirteen courses in one subject among the twenty courses of the program.
• Satisfactory completion of at least thirteen senior courses (numbered 100-499).
• Achievement of a mark of 50% or higher in each of the twenty courses counted for graduation.
• Achievement of an overall numerical average of 60% in the twenty courses counted for graduation.
• Not more than five courses may be taken at another university on a Letter of Permission. A minimum of fifteen courses, at least ten of which must be senior, must be completed at this university or one of the affiliated colleges.
• Students admitted with advanced standing are required to complete a minimum of ten courses offered by the University or one of the affiliated colleges.

Four-Year Bachelor of Arts General Diploma

Five full or equivalent courses must be taken at The University of Western Ontario, not including courses taken to satisfy the graduation requirements for the earlier degree.

Please see specific Faculties/Departments that offer these programs for graduation requirements.

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