Advancement Requirement

Academic Standing Requirements

To be in good standing and to register (unconditionally), a student must have passed more than 50% of his/her courses for the year (excluding Summer School). A student admitted in January must pass more than 50% of his/her courses in that semester. A student must also meet the standards of his/her particular program as outlined in the advancement policy of the program to which he/she belongs. If the program policy is more stringent than the college policy, the program policy takes precedence. Some program advancement policies are outlined below.

For the purposes of this policy, courses with the following remarks do not count as courses passed or failed: EQ, SU, DI, “authorized absence” (IN).

Advancement Requirements of Programs and Profiles:

Creative Arts, Literature, Languages Program

A student must have passed more than 50% of the concentration courses required for the year, as well as more than 50% of the general education/complementary courses required for the year.

A student admitted in January must have passed more than 50% of the required concentration courses, as well as at least one general education/complementary course in his/her first term.

Social Science Program

A student must have passed at least three Social Science Concentration courses (any combination of introductory concentration courses/Research Methods) and two general education courses in his/her first two terms.

A student must have passed at least five Social Science concentration courses (any combination of introductory concentration courses/Research Methods/Quantitative Methods) and four general education/complementary courses in his/her first three terms.

A student must have passed at least seven Social Science concentration courses (including five introductory Social Science concentration courses and Research Methods) and at least seven general education/complementary courses, in his/her first four terms.

A student admitted in January must have passed at least two introductory Social Science concentration courses in his/her first term.

Commerce Profile

As well as meeting the Social Science program requirements mentioned-above, Commerce profile students must also have passed Calculus I in their first year to remain in the profile.

Science Program

A student must pass more than 50% of his/her courses for the year. A student must also pass 50% of his/her required Science concentration courses for the year, as well as 50% of general education and complementary courses taken in the year.

A student admitted in January must pass more than 50% of his/her courses including one Science concentration course and one general education/complementary course.

Career Programs

A student in a career program should refer to his/her program manual for the appropriate advancement policy.