SECTION 5: Additional Faculty Regulations and Policies Applicable to All Degree Programs in the Faculty of Arts 5.1 Recognized Subject Fields

5.1.1 Five-subject Field Requirement and Humanity/Social Science/Science Requirement

Faculties and Schools offer a number of courses covering a variety of sub­jects. To satisfy the subject field requirement for any B.A. degree (with the exception of the B.A. Integrated Studies) a student must complete 6 credit hours in each of 5 different course subjects. For ex­ample: 6 credit hours in Psychology plus 6 credit hours in German plus 6 credit hours in Mathematics plus 6 credit hours in Music plus 6 credit hours in Biological Sciences. Students in the B.A. Integrated Studies degree program must complete 3 credit hours in each of 5 different course subjects.

Each course subject in the Faculty of Arts has been further categorized as either a Humanity or Social Science. Courses offered by the Faculty of Sci­ence will satisfy the Science requirement. Therefore a course may satisfy both the subject field requirement as well as the requirement for the Hu­manity/Social Science/Science.

Listed below are the categories of Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and the course subjects that belong to each category.

Humanities

1) Course subjects taught by the Faculty of Arts that can be used towards the Humanities requirement: Arabic, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, Catholic Studies, Classical Studies, English (excluding ENGL 0930, ENGL 0940, ENGL 2000, ENGL 2001), Film Studies, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, History, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Judaic Civilization, Latin, Native Languages, Native Studies, Philosophy, Polish, Portuguese, Religion, Russian, Spanish, Theatre, Ukrainian, and Yiddish. In addition the following courses may be used: Women's and Gender Studies WOMN 1500, WOMN 2530, WOMN 2570, WOMN 2600, WOMN 3600, WOMN 3610 and WOMN 3620.

2) Course subjects offered by other units which can be used towards the Humanities requirement: Music (i.e. all courses listed for Advanced Major and Minor programs except ensemble courses) and History of Art (i.e. all courses listed with course prefix FAAH). (For details, see Section 9).

Social Sciences

3) Course subjects taught by the Faculty of Arts that can be used towards the Social Science requirement: Anthropology, Economics, Global Politi­cal Economy courses GPE 2700, GPE 4700, Labour Studies, Linguistics, Political Studies, Psychology, and Sociology. In addition the following courses may be used: Women's and Gender Studies WOMN 1600, WOMN 2500, WOMN 2510, WOMN 2560, WOMN 3510, WOMN 3550, WOMN 3560 and Others ARTS 1160. Note: Geography courses completed prior to September 1, 2006 will be considered a Social Science.

Sciences

4) Course subjects taught by the Faculty of Science that can be used to­wards the Science requirement: Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Biotech­nology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Statistics, and Zoology. (For details, see the Faculty of Science chapter of this Calendar.) Note: Environmental Science and Geological Sciences courses completed prior to September 1, 2006 will be considered a Science.

5.1.2 Major, Minor (Concentration) or Honours Programs

1) The Faculty of Arts offers various Majors, Minors (Concentrations) and Honours programs. For a listing of the programs see Section 1.2 and also refer to the respective departmental entries in Section 8 and 9.

2) Major and Minor (Concentration) programs offered by other Faculties or Schools are list­ed in Section 9. These include a General Major, Advanced Major and Mi­nor (Concentration) offered by the Department of Mathematics, a General Major and Minor (Concentration) in History of Art offered by the School of Art, and an Advanced Major and Minor (Concentration) offered by the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music.

An Arts student may declare a Minor (Concentration) (dependent on the student's program) offered by any Faculty and School providing the Minor (Concentration) program consists of a minimum of 18 credit hours. For details on those Minor (Concentration) programs please refer to the relevant Faculty/ School's chapter in this Calendar.

5.2 Courses Acceptable for Credit in the Faculty of Arts

In addition to all courses offered by the Faculty of Arts there are two other categories of courses acceptable for credit in the Faculty of Arts:

5.2.1 Courses Offered by Other Faculties or Schools at the University of Manitoba:

Effective September 2007, all degree credit courses offered by other Facul­ties or Schools at the University of Manitoba are acceptable for credit in Arts (excludes Pass/Fail courses) subject to the Faculty of Arts overall de­gree requirements.

If a student was registered in another faculty or school within the Univer­sity of Manitoba prior to registering in the Faculty of Arts, all courses in which the student received a final grade will be treated in the same way as they would have been had they been taken by a student already registered in the Faculty of Arts. That is, all of these courses will count in determining eligibility for admission to Arts in accordance with Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 5.10 and they will all be taken into account when determining the stu­dent’s Grade Point Averages in accordance with Sections 5.8 and 5.10. In addition, they will all count towards the minimum number of credit hours required for graduating, provided the student received a passing grade in each of them, and the courses did not conflict with some other graduation or continuing regulation (such as the Residency Requirement).

5.2.2 Courses Offered at Other Universities and Colleges:

Effective September 2007, all courses offered at other universities and col­leges which are evaluated as equivalent to University of Manitoba courses (excludes Pass/Fail courses) will be used when determining eligibility for admission and transfer credit.

There are two groups of courses that are taken at other universities or col­leges and which can be used for credit in the Faculty of Arts at the Univer­sity of Manitoba, namely: a) those taken by students who are already registered in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba, and b) those taken by students prior to transferring to the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba.

a) Students who are already registered in the Faculty of Arts at the Univer­sity of Manitoba, and who wish to take courses at another university or col­lege to count towards their University of Manitoba degree are required to obtain a Letter of Permission from The Registrar’s Office prior to registering at that other institution; see the chapter, General Academic Regulations and Requirements. The Letter of Permission will not be approved for a student who has not completed at least 24 hours of coursework at the University of Manitoba or who is on academic warning or academic suspension. As of September 1999 grades earned in courses at other universities are taken into account in the cumulative hours when determining the Grade Point Averages at the University of Manitoba. Grades earned at other universities will not be used in determining eligibility for awards (see Section 5.11 and 5.12 for details).

b) All completed courses that are deemed acceptable for credit in any de­gree program at the University of Manitoba (excludes Pass/Fail courses) which were taken by a student registered at another university or college prior to transferring to the Faculty of Arts, will be used when determining eligibility for admission and transfer credit. That is, all of these courses will count in determining admissibility, in accordance with Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 5.10.

As of September 1999 the applicable courses (credits and attempts) in both a) and b) are included on the University of Manitoba record, the external courses are counted as attempts and external grades are taken into account when determining the University of Manitoba Grade Point Average as well as count towards the maximum number of "F" and "D" grades permitted in an Arts degree (see Section 5.10). Grades earned at other universities will appear on the University of Manitoba transcript and will not be used in de­termining eligibility for awards (see Section 5.11 and 5.12 for details). There is no limit on attempts in any degree program.

All completed courses that are deemed acceptable for credit in any degree program at the University of Manitoba (excluding Pass/Fail courses), which were taken by a student at another university or college prior to transferring to the Faculty of Arts and are outside the ten-year period prior to admission and registration in the Faculty of Arts, will not be used for purposes of de­termining admissibility, advanced standing or transfer credit. (Some exceptions may be considered for students in the B.A. Integrated Studies degree program.)

Students who wish to request a review or reassessment of transfer credit must do so within eight months of the initial determination of transfer of credit to the University of Manitoba.

5.3 Residency Requirement

As indicated in Section 3 and Section 4, each of the four undergraduate degree pro­grams has a residency requirement which requires that a minimum number of credit hours must be taken at the University of Manitoba itself in order to qualify for the degree. Effective September 2009, students admitted to the Faculty of Arts B.A. General, Advanced and Honours degree programs will also be required to satisfy a residency requirement on the Major(s), Advanced Major(s) or Honours subject(s) in addition to the residency requirement on the degree. Similarly students admitted to the B.A. Integrated Studies degree program will be required to satisfy a residency requirement on the Concentration in addition to a residency requirement on the degree.

1) B.A. General Degree

a) Degree: There are two ways in which the Residency Requirement for the B.A. General degree may be satisfied: either by successfully completing at the University of Manitoba no fewer than 48 credit hours of the required 90 credit hours (these 48 credit hours may be taken at various points in the student's career); or by successfully completing at the University of Mani­toba itself no fewer than the last 30 credit hours of the required 90 credit hours.

b) Major: A minimum of 18 credit hours of the 30 credit hours required for the Major must be successfully completed at the University of Manitoba or through an approved University of Manitoba exchange.

2) B.A. Advanced Degree

a) Degree: To receive the B.A. Advanced degree, the student must success­fully complete at least 60 credit hours of the required 120 credit hours at the University of Manitoba.

b) Advanced Major: Students must successfully complete at the University of Manitoba or through an approved University of Manitoba exchange pro­gram the hours of coursework in their Advanced Major as noted below:

• In an Advanced Major requiring 48 to 57 credit hours, 30 credit hours must be completed at the University of Manitoba or through an approved University of Manitoba exchange program.

• In an Advanced Major requiring more than 57 credit hours, 36 credit hours must be completed at the University of Manitoba or through an ap­proved University of Manitoba exchange program.

3) B.A. Honours Degree

a) Degree: In order to graduate with a B.A. Honours degree, students must take and successfully complete the hours of coursework offered by the Uni­versity of Manitoba as noted below:

• In Honours programs requiring 108 credit hours, 48 credit hours must be from acceptable courses offered by the University of Manitoba;

• In Honours programs requiring 114 credit hours, 54 credit hours must be from acceptable courses offered by the University of Manitoba;

• In Honours programs requiring 120 credit hours, 60 credit hours must be from acceptable courses offered by the University of Manitoba.

b) Honours Subject(s): Students must successfully complete at the Universi­ty of Manitoba or through an approved University of Manitoba exchange program the hours of coursework in their Honours subject(s) as noted be­low:

• In a single Honours subject requiring 54 to 69 credit hours, 33 credit hours must be completed in the Honours subject.

• In a single Honours subject requiring more than 69 credit hours, 39 credit hours must be completed in the Honours subject.

• In a double or joint Honours subject requiring 42 to 45 credit hours in one Honours subject, 24 credit hours must be completed in that Honours subject.

• In a double or joint Honours subject requiring less than 42 credit hours in one Honours subject, 21 credit hours must be completed in that Hon­ours subject.

• In a double or joint Honours subject requiring more than 45 credit hours in one Honours subject, 33 credit hours must be completed in that Hon­ours subject.

c) Once admitted to an Honours program, students are expected to take all their courses at the University of Manitoba. For information on exceptions to this requirement, the student should consult the Faculty of Arts General Office.

4) B.A. Integrated Studies Degree

a) Degree: To receive the B.A. Integrated Studies degree, the student must successfully complete at the University of Manitoba no fewer than 36 credit hours of the required 90 credit hours (these 36 credit hours may be taken at various points in the student's career).

b) Concentration(s): A minimum of 9 credit hours of the 18 credit hours required for the Concentration must be successfully completed at the University of Manitoba or through an approved University of Manitoba exchange program.

Residency Requirement Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface:

In order to satisfy the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Arts residency re­quirement, students who transfer from Collège universitaire de Saint-Boni­face must complete the following minimum hours at the Fort Garry Campus.

1) In order to receive the B.A. (General) or (Advanced) degree, the student must successfully complete at least 30 credit hours at the Fort Garry cam­pus.

2) In order to receive the B.A. (Honours) degree, the student must success­fully complete the hours of coursework offered at the Fort Garry campus as noted below:

• In Honours programs requiring 108 credit hours, 24 credit hours of ac­ceptable coursework must be completed at the Fort Garry campus.

• In Honours programs requiring 114 credit hours, 24 credit hours of ac­ceptable coursework must be completed at the Fort Garry campus.

• In Honours programs requiring 120 credit hours, 30 credit hours of ac­ceptable coursework must be completed at the Fort Garry campus.

5.4 Year-of-Study Equivalents

A student's progress towards a degree is measured in terms of credit hours passed rather than years of study completed. The following table may be used to determine the year equivalent.

Year Equivalent	Credit Hours Passed (General/Integrated Studies  Degree)	Credit Hours Passed (Advanced/Honours Degree)
1	fewer than 24 credit hours	fewer than 24 credit hours
2	24 credit hours to fewer than 54 credit hours	24 credit hours to fewer than 54 credit hours
3	54 credit hours or more	54 credit hours to less than 84 credit hours
4	not applicable	84 credit hours or more

 

5.5 Maximum Number of Courses During a Term

Normally a student may attempt a maximum of 15 credit hours during a Fall or Winter term. If, however, a student takes at least 15 credit hours in any term and has obtained a Degree Grade Point Average of 2.75 and is in good stand­ing, he/she may apply at the Faculty of Arts General Office to be allowed to take 3 additional credit hours per term.

5.6 Prerequisite, Corequisite, and Course Availability

Prerequisite: Minimum grades of “C” are required in all courses listed as prerequisites, except as otherwise noted in the course descriptions pub­lished in each department and program section of this chapter. If a course is a prerequisite for a second course, the prerequisite must be met in order to continue in the second course.

Some course descriptions will indicate that a specific course is a pre- or corequi­site for the course in which you wish to register. If you have not previously taken the specific course, you may register for it in the same term.

Corequisite: Where a course identifies another course as a corequisite, both courses must be taken at the same time.

Course availability: All courses listed in this Calendar are not offered every year. The course(s) being offered for the current terms are available at umanitoba.ca

5.7 Challenge for Credit

Some departments in the Faculty of Arts offer courses by means of chal­lenge for credit. Since the courses offered in this manner may vary from year to year, students interested in this method of attaining credit should consult the Challenge for Credit section in the Faculty of Arts Registration Information located on the Faculty of Arts website. The Academic Schedule in the front of this Calendar contains the relevant registration deadline dates appropriate to challenge for credit. Students on academic warning or aca­demic suspension are not permitted to challenge courses for credit.

5.8 Repeating a Course

A student will normally be permitted to repeat a course only once. If a student wishes to repeat a course, he/she should be aware of the following:

• To repeat a course, a student must request permission to do so from the Faculty of Arts General Office or on-line at http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/student/index.html.

• All completed courses will appear on the student's transcript and will be used to calculate the student’s attempted hours. Courses that have been repeated will appear on the transcript but only the grade on the last attempt will be used in the calculation of the grade point average in the Major field, the cumulative grade point average and in the calculation of the grade point average required for the degree.

• Repeating a course will not remove the original course or grade from the tran­script.

• All courses with “F” and “D” grades that are repeated count towards the limit of “F” and “D” grades permitted in an Arts degree as outlined in Section 5.10.

5.9 Statute of Limitations

Students who have not been registered at the University of Manitoba (or any other post-secondary institution) for a period of five years or longer im­mediately preceding an admission to Arts may submit a written appeal to the General Office to be allowed to "start afresh" a Faculty of Arts degree. If the appeal is granted, all courses listed on the University of Manitoba record will remain but all previous work will not count towards satisfying degree requirements nor affect the degree GPA calculation. The following notation will appear under the term of readmission:

“Having discontinued attendance at post-secondary institutions for a peri­od of five years or more, this student has been permitted to start afresh on recommendation of the Dean. All previous credits have been forfeited.”

5.10 Maximum Number of "F" and "D" Grades Permitted on Courses Acceptable for Credit in Arts

Each student in the Faculty of Arts will be placed on academic suspension regardless if there has been evidence of improved performance if they have:

more than 30 credit hours of “F” grades, or

more than 42 credit hours of a combination of “F” and “D” grades.

Following the one year suspension, the student may return upon applica­tion to the Faculty of Arts General Office by selecting one of the following irreversible options:

(a) to continue with no possibility of further “F” or “D” grades. Any further “F” or “D” grades will result in academic suspension for two years. (Follow­ing the two year suspension, the student may apply to the Faculty of Arts General Office to return to start afresh.)

Or

(b) start afresh, with their previous work not counting towards satisfying de­gree requirements.

(In either case this does not mean that the previous coursework will be re­moved from the student history or transcript.)

5.11 Dean’s Honour List and Graduating with Distinction or First Class Honours

Dean’s Honour List

To qualify for this list a student must be registered in one of the four de­gree programs offered by the Faculty of Arts and complete at least 9 credit hours offered by the University of Manitoba during a term and attain a min­imum Term Grade Point Average of 3.55. The notation ”Dean’s Honour List” will be included on the student’s transcript specific to that term.

With Distinction

Students graduating with a B.A. General or a B.A. Integrated Studies degree as a first degree will have their degree granted “With Distinction” if they have a minimum Degree Grade Point Average of 3.80 on all coursework taken at the University of Manitoba and provided a minimum of 60 credit hours of acceptable coursework is completed at the University of Manitoba. (Students seeking a second degree will be eligible for this recognition provided they com­plete a minimum of 60 credit hours of acceptable coursework at the Uni­versity of Manitoba following admission to their second degree program.)

Students graduating with a B.A. Advanced degree as a first degree will have their degree granted “With Distinction” if they have a minimum Degree Grade Point Average of 3.80 on all coursework taken at the University of Manitoba and provided a minimum of 90 credit hours of acceptable coursework is completed at the University of Manitoba. (Students seeking a second degree will be eligible for this recognition provided they com­plete a minimum of 90 credit hours of acceptable coursework at the Uni­versity of Manitoba following admission to their second degree program.)

This distinction will be noted on the parchment and on the student’s tran­script.

First Class Honours

Students graduating with a B.A. Honours degree will have their degree granted with “First Class Honours” if they have a minimum Degree Grade Point Average of 3.80 on all acceptable coursework completed at the Uni­versity of Manitoba and have met the following residency requirements:

• Students must have completed a minimum of 78 credit hours of acceptable coursework at the University of Manitoba in a 108 credit hour Honours program;

• Students must have completed a minimum of 84 credit hours of acceptable coursework at the University of Manitoba in a 114 credit hour Honours program;

• Students must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours of acceptable coursework at the University of Manitoba in a 120 credit hour Honours program.

The notation “First Class Honours” will appear on both the parchment and the student's transcript.

5.12 University Gold Medal and Program Medals

Gold Medal

The Faculty of Arts will award the University Gold Medal to the student graduating with an Arts degree who:

1) has the highest Grade Point Average of all graduating students (with a minimum of 3.85) on all courses creditable in Arts attempted at the Univer­sity of Manitoba over the last two Fall/Winter terms prior to graduation (with each Fall/Winter consisting of a minimum 24 hours of credit complet­ed at the University of Manitoba) including any courses taken in the Sum­mer Session between the last two Fall/Winter terms and

2) has a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.85 which is determined on the basis of all courses creditable in Arts attempted in completing the degree, including courses approved on transfer from other faculties/schools at the University of Manitoba.

Students who have up to 30 hours of external transfer credit (including failed courses) would be eligible providing they attain the minimum Grade Point Average of 3.85 on all courses completed at the University of Manitoba which are acceptable for credit in Arts.

The Gold Medal winner is ineligible for Faculty of Arts program medals.

For specific details on the tie-breaking mechanism, contact the Faculty of Arts General Office.

Program Medals

The Faculty of Arts will award a Program Medal to the student graduating in each of the General, Integrated Studies, Advanced and Honours degree programs who:

1) has the highest Grade Point Average of all graduating students (with a minimum of 3.75) on all courses creditable in Arts attempted at the Univer­sity of Manitoba over the last two Fall/Winter terms prior to graduation (with each session consisting of a minimum of 24 hours of credit complet­ed at the University of Manitoba) including any courses taken in the Sum­mer Session between the last two Fall/Winter terms and

2) has a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.75 which is determined on the basis of all courses creditable in Arts attempted in completing the degree, including courses approved on transfer from other faculties/schools at the University of Manitoba.

Students who have up to 30 hours of external transfer credit (including failed courses) are eligible providing they attain the minimum Grade Point Average of 3.75 on courses completed at the University of Manitoba which are acceptable for credit in Arts.

The Gold Medal winner is ineligible for Faculty of Arts program medals.

For specific details on the tie-breaking mechanism, contact the Faculty of Arts General Office.

5.13 Evaluation of Undergraduate Student Coursework

A copy of the Faculty of Arts Regulations for the Academic Evaluation of Student Coursework is available to students for perusal in the Faculty of Arts General Office or website. This booklet includes reg­ulations concerning the method of student evaluation, final examinations and/or term tests, final grades, etc. It should in particular be noted that there are no Supplemental Examinations in the Faculty of Arts. For infor­mation on Incompletes, Deferred Examinations, Debarment, Academic Dishonesty, etc., see the chapter General Academic Regulations and Re­quirements in this Calendar.

5.14 Seeking a B.A. as a Second Degree

Once a Bachelor of Arts degree has been awarded by the University of Manitoba Senate, it cannot be revoked or “turned in” towards another de­gree.

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree may apply and be admitted to the Faculty of Arts seeking a second undergraduate degree. Students who hold a first degree from the Faculty of Arts may not apply for the B.A. Integrated Studies degree program as a second degree.

Effective the 2002-2003 Regular Session and thereafter, students who have graduated with a first undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba will be al­lowed to transfer up to 60 credit hours of coursework from their first degree toward a second degree program in the Faculty of Arts. Courses taken in a qualifying program will be considered part of the first degree. Courses ex­tra to the first degree, excluding courses taken in a qualifying program or another awarded degree, diploma or certificate, may be transferred in ad­dition to the 60 credit hours.

Students with first degrees awarded by external institutions will be eligible for up to 60 credit hours of transfer credit providing the degree was award­ed and the courses were taken within the 10 year period prior to admission and registration in the Faculty of Arts (see Section 5.2.2).

Once admitted students must satisfy all relevant undergraduate degree re­quirements except for the Written English and Mathematics requirements.

Students may not be admitted to the Faculty of Arts or complete a Bachelor of Arts Degree while concurrently pursuing a degree in another Faculty or School.

No transfer credit will be awarded to students seeking a third, fourth, etc., degree.

Students cannot obtain a second degree in the same discipline at the same or lower level as any of their previously awarded degree(s).

5.15 Application to Graduate with a B.A. Degree

In order to officially receive a degree in any of the four programs leading to a B.A., students must indicate their intention to graduate by the relevant deadline date listed below. This process applies to students in each of the following three categories.

Category 1: Those students currently registered in the Faculty of Arts in ei­ther the B.A. General degree, B.A. Integrated Studies degree or the B.A. Advanced degree program must indicate their intention to graduate using Aurora Student.

Those students currently registered in the Faculty of Arts in the B.A. Hon­ours degree program must indicate their intention to graduate at the point of registration for their last set of courses when they complete the Registra­tion Worksheet.

Category 2: Those students currently registered in the Faculty of Arts in ei­ther the B.A. Advanced or a B.A. Honours degree program who decide to revert to the B.A. General degree in order to graduate, must submit a request in writing to graduate to the General Office, Faculty of Arts. For graduation in May, the request must be received by April 30. For graduation in October, the re­quest must be received by September 30. For graduation in February, the request must be received by January 30.

Category 3: Those students previously admitted to and registered in one of the respective degree programs in the Faculty of Arts and who have completed all of the requirements for the degree while registered in the Faculty of Arts, but who are currently registered in another Faculty or School at the University of Manitoba (excluding Extended Education) may submit a re­quest in writing to graduate to the Faculty of Arts General Office.

Deadline Dates to declare expected Graduation Date by Aurora Student:

May Graduation: end of registration revision period for Winter Term

October Graduation: August 1

February Graduation: end of registration revision period for Fall Term