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The largest faculty at the University, Arts is committed to remaining at the forefront of intellectual inquiry in our continually changing world. The humanities and social science disciplines that constitute the Faculty share a common endeavor: to better understand the...
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The Downtown Campus of McGill University is an oasis in downtown Montreal. At the centre of the Downtown Campus is the McCall MacBain Arts Building, the oldest building on campus and the University’s flagship. For years, its front steps have been a favourite spot...
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Dean
Lisa Shapiro
Associate Deans
Manuel Balán (Associate Dean, Student Affairs); Michael Fronda (...
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Faculty of Arts Office of Advising and Student Information
Services (OASIS)
Arts OASIS provides ongoing advice and guidance on programs, degree
requirements, academic standing, interfaculty
transfer, study away, and graduation for undergraduate Arts students...
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For information about admission requirements to the B.A., B.A. & Sc., B.S.W., or B.Th.
please refer to the
Undergraduate Admissions Guide, found at
mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/apply.
For information about interfaculty transfers, please...
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Degree
Requirements for the Faculty of Arts
Each student in the Faculty of Arts must be aware of the Faculty
regulations as stated in this publication
and on the McGill, Arts, and Arts Office of Advising and Student
Information Services (OASIS)...
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You
must complete the minimum credit requirement for your
degree as specified in your
letter of admission.
Students are normally admitted to a four-year degree requiring the
completion of 120 credits, but Advanced Standing of up to 30 credits may be...
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To obtain a degree, you
must complete a minimum of 60 credits at McGill University
toward the fulfilment of your
degree requirements. At least two-thirds of all program requirements
(Multi-track, Honours, Faculty) must normally be completed at McGill....
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If
you need 96 or fewer credits to complete your
degree requirements,
you are expected to complete your
degree in no more than eight terms after your
initial registration for the degree. If
you are a student
in the Freshman/Foundation Year program...
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If you need 97 or more credits to complete your degree requirements (four-year degree), you are automatically registered in the Freshman/Foundation Year Program and are expected to select one of the Freshman/Foundation Year program concentrations from the...
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Bachelor of Arts Freshman/Foundation Year Program Overview
If
you enter McGill directly from high school or enter with 0-23 credits of Advanced Standing,
you must complete the Freshman/Foundation Year Program core requirements (18 credits), designed to...
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The Bachelor of Arts Freshman/Foundation Year is designed to ensure that students gain a broad foundation for the three-year degree program. It is comprised of 24-30 credits. In the General option, students develop their own program of study using courses from the...
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The Bachelor of Arts Freshman/Foundation Year is designed to ensure that students gain a broad foundation for the three-year degree program. It is comprised of 24-30 credits in one of two program options. In the "En français" or French option, students choose up to...
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Departmental Programs for Bachelor of Arts
If you need 96 or fewer credits to complete your degree requirements, you are
required to have an approved program (Multi-track, Honours, Faculty), and to
select your courses in each term with a view to timely...
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All required and complementary courses used to fulfil program
requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better. If
you fail to obtain a satisfactory grade in a required
course,
you must either pass the supplemental examination in
the course if...
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Faculty of Arts Course Prerequisites
The Faculty of Arts does not prevent you from registering for
courses if you do not have the required prerequisites. However, if
you lack the prerequisite course,
you must consult with the instructor of the course you...
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Course Overlap Policy
You
will not receive additional credit towards your
degree for any course that overlaps in content with a course for which you
have already received credit at McGill, CEGEP, at
another university, or advanced placement exams, advanced...
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Programs Outside the Faculties of Arts or Science – For Arts Students
The following regulations apply to you if you are an Arts student:
Regardless of the
minimum credit requirement towards your
B.A. degree, you
are allowed a maximum of 12...
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Faculty of Arts Inter-University Transfer
Credit Policy for Courses Taken Outside the Faculties of Arts and of
Science
If
you transfer from a faculty outside the Faculties of
Arts and of Science at another institution,
you may transfer up to a maximum of...
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Bachelor of Arts Interfaculty Transfer Credit
Policy for Courses Taken Outside the Faculties of Arts and of Science
Upon a successful interfaculty transfer to the B.A. degree, you
will normally receive credit for all the Arts and Science courses you have...
