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Starting in the spring, you will receive guidance on how to register for your first-year courses. Online registration is done at your own pace. It is accomplished in five steps:
Questions? Email artsreg@unb.ca.
Faculty of Arts offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Applied Arts degrees (BAA), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BAS), as well as concurrent degree programs with Science and Computer Science (BABSc, or BABCS).
To maximize your exploration of new ideas and subjects, you cannot take more than six credit hours in one subject in the first year of your program.
First-year requirements:
First-year Arts requirements:
All first-year Arts students take six credit hours focused on core ideas and themes related to the themes of justice (ARTS 1013) and the climate and environment (ARTS 1023).
BA and BAA students choose three subjects – one from each of three of the following categories: Humanities, Languages, Sciences and Social Sciences.
BAS, BABSc, and BABCS students choose one subject from one of the following categories: Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences.
If you choose a humanities subject, you will take the same subject for the whole year.
If you choose the language category, you will take one language for the whole year (part one in Fall term and part two in Winter).
If you choose a science subject, you will take the same subject for the whole year.
If you choose the social science category, you will take the same subject for the whole year.
BA and BAA students will choose six credit hours of electives – one course for the Fall term and one course for the Winter. These courses do not need to match. You can choose a subject from any of the categories above (as long as you have not already chosen that subject). Additionally, you may choose from this list:
A credit hour is the unit of measuring course credit and is based on the number of classroom hours in a week. A “three credit hour” course (3 ch) meets for three hours per week over the course of a semester. A “six credit hour” course (6 ch) meets three hours per week for the full academic year.
Most full-time students take five courses per term, which is worth 30 credit hours per academic year. Some take four courses per term to balance work and family commitments. Part-time students take three courses or fewer per term.
How do you know what courses are right for you? What courses will help you achieve your goals and make meaningful contributions? Our advisors artsreg@unb.ca are happy to help you along.
Our online advisor will provide more information on the ARTS 1013 and 1023 and tutorial options during your advising process.
The Student Planning and Registration system lists all courses offered at UNB. To narrow the results, select the appropriate term (Fall or Winter), academic level (undergraduate), subject, and location (Fredericton). The timetable will indicate when each course is offered and provides a description. You may choose from 1000 level courses and 2000 level courses that do not have prerequisites. As you plan and register for courses, the software will plot them on your schedule.
Once you have an idea of which courses you want to take, use these helpful forms to organize your schedule:
To have your choices reviewed by an advisor, you can email artsreg@unb.ca.
We’ll follow up within three to five business days to let you know if you need to make any corrections.
Remember: Your course registration is not confirmed your courses list "registered" underneath and appear green in colour on your schedule for each term in the Student Planning and Registration system.
To make sure that this process runs smoothly, use the following checklist:
You will register through the myUNB portal with your UNB username and password. If you have not already activated your IT services, you will need to do so before you can use these tools.
If you need help with the registration software, email artsreg@unb.ca. Please provide as much detail as possible regarding your problem. A screenshot of the problem or error message can help the advising team understand your problem.
Verify registration: Check your class schedule (in the myUNB portal Launch Menu) for the third week of September to make sure that you’ve successfully registered for all of your courses.