Glossary

Advisor

Your Arts 1000 tutor is your academic/faculty Advisor.  This is the person who helps you choose your courses.

ARTS 1000

Arts 1000 - The Development of Western Thought

This course, compulsory for all students in the BA and joint BA programs, explores the significant concepts that have shaped the development of Western civilization from the time of Ancient Greece to the present day.

Discipline

A discipline is a subject area or field of study. For example, Psychology is a discipline, as are Philosophy, Political Science, Biology and Russian. A course is a unit of study in a specific discipline. For example, PSYC 1013, PHIL 1001, POLS 1103, BIOL 1621, RUSS 1013.

Elective

An elective is an optional course for which credit is given toward a program. What constitutes an elective depends on your program.

Prerequisite

A prerequisite is a course which must be successfully completed before registering in a course at the next level. For example, in order to take MATH 1013 you must have first successfully completed MATH 1003.  MATH 1003 is the prerequisite to MATH 1013.

Co-requisite

A co-requisite is a course which must be taken at the same time as another course.

Major

When to choose your major?

A major is a concentration in a single subject. Students may choose to do a single major or a double major. A major in a given subject shall consist of the successful completion of not less than 30 credit hours in that subject, 24 of which must be in advanced level (3000-4000 level) courses. Departments may require single major students to take up to 42 credit hours in advanced level courses and double major students to take up to 30 credit hours in advanced courses. Students should consult the department in which they are majoring to determine what is required.

You choose your major only after you have completed 60 credit hours (typically after you have completed the first two years of your BA program).

Credit Hours

The difference between a 6 credit-hour course and a 3 credit-hour course

A credit hour is a value assigned to a course. A 6 credit-hour (6 ch) course is normally offered from September to April, the full academic year. A 3 credit-hour (3 ch) course is normally offered for one semester, from September to December or from January to April.

 

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