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The three-year (15 full-course equivalents) Bachelor of Communication and Culture degree program provides a foundation of knowledge in the liberal arts that can be completed in a reduced period of time. Some students take this degree for its own sake and others as a foundation for further credentials. If students are intending to use this degree as a step to a career in teaching, they should take into consideration Alberta Teacher Certification Requirements. For further details, refer to the Faculty of Education website.

Notes:

• The Bachelor of Communication and Culture is not available with Honours and it may not be used in a Combined Degree Program or subsequently completed as a Second Baccalaureate Degree.
• A three-year degree is not accepted as a preparation for graduate-level study.
  

A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS

1. Overall Program: Successful completion of an approved program consisting of 15 full-course equivalents.

2. Multidisciplinary: Successful completion of the multidisciplinary requirements listed below.

3. Academic Achievement:

(a) A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be achieved over all courses.

(b) A maximum of two full-course equivalent "D" or "D+" grades overall.

4. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Study: A maximum of 7.5 full course-equivalents in eligible post-secondary transfer credits from other institutions may be counted toward the degree.

5. Depth: A maximum of seven full-course equivalents at the junior or 200 level.

6. Breadth: A minimum of one full-course equivalent from the Faculty of Science.

7. Physical Activity Courses: A maximum of one full-course equivalent may be taken from: Dance Education Activity/Theory, Outdoor Pursuits Activity/Theory and Physical Education Activity/Theory.

B. MULTIDISCIPLINARY REQUIREMENTS

1. Minor Field: Successful completion of an approved Minor Field from within or outside the Faculty of Arts.

Notes: (a) It may be difficult to complete minors that require limited enrolment courses. (b) Not more than six full-course equivalents may be from any one Department or from any group of courses that would comprise a Major Field.

2. Interdisciplinary Course: General Studies 300.

3. Literature: 0.5 full-course equivalents in English literature or other literature, including Comparative Literature.

4. Writing: 0.5 full-course equivalents chosen from Communications Studies 361, 363, 369 or Science 311.

5. Intercultural Requirement to be fulfilled in one of the following two ways:

(a) Successful completion of at least 1.0 full-course equivalents from an approved post-secondary Term Abroad, Group Travel Study or Individual Travel Study program. See the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad for programs that are currently offered.

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(b) Successful completion of 1.0 full-course equivalents from the Domain of Intercultural Courses (see section 3.2.18).