SECTION 6
FACULTIES OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
6.3.3

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS -- B.A. AND B.SC. (3- YEAR DEGREES)

A. First Degree
Of the 90 credit hours required to graduate with a 3-year B.A. or B.Sc. degree, EITHER the final 30 credit hours OR at least 48
credit hours must be taken at Brandon University.
The Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee will consider appeals against the Residence Requirements for individuals who
are forced to relocate to another province or country as special cases.
B. Second Degree
Students who already have a first undergraduate degree and who are seeking either the 3-Year B.A. or B.Sc. degree as a second
degree will be required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of university-level work at Brandon University. Students are
required to complete the requirements of a Major, 18 credit hours above the 100-level of which must be completed as part of the
second degree. Students who are seeking either the 3-Year B.A. or B.Sc. degree as a second degree, with a 57 credit hour
Distributed Major, will be allowed to use up to 27 credit hours from previous coursework, provided that they meet the Distributed
Major requirements.
Students should be advised that to qualify for two 3-year Bachelors' degrees, one of which is the B.G.S. degree, from Brandon
University, a minimum of 120 credit hours of university level work must be completed.
When a student is admitted to a second degree program, the department chair/program coordinator and dean will determine the
amount of advanced placement allowed and will provide a written statement detailing the remaining degree requirements to the
Registrar’s Office.
6.4

MAJOR-MINOR CURRICULUM -- B.A. AND B.SC. (4 - YEAR DEGREES)

6.4.3

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS -- B.A. OR B.SC. (4- YEAR DEGREES)

A. First Degree
Of the 120 credit hours required to graduate with a B.A. 4-Year or B.Sc. 4-Year degree, a minimum of 60 credit hours of
Brandon University courses will be required and at least 18 of the final 30 credit hours must be completed at Brandon University. If
a student desires to fill out the last year of his/her program by taking some courses in the final 30 credit hours at another university,
specific and prior approval must be obtained from the department in which the student is majoring. However, no more than 12 credit
hours of these final 30 may be transferred.
Students in the Bachelor of General Studies program are advised that in transferring to either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of
Science degree, block transfers allowed in the Bachelor of General Studies program may not be allowed. Students are advised to
consult with the Dean and the appropriate Departmental Chair.
The Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee will consider appeals against the Residence Requirements for individuals who
are forced to relocate to another province or country as special cases.
B. Second Degree
Students who already have a first undergraduate degree and who are seeking either the B.A. 4-Year or B.Sc. 4-Year degree as
a second degree will be required to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of university-level work of which at least 42 credit
hours must be completed at Brandon University. Students are required to meet the requirements of a Major (48 or more credit hours),
24 credit hours above the 100 level of which must be completed as part of the second degree
Students who already have a first undergraduate degree and who are seeking the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
as a second degree will be required to complete a minimum of 66 credit hours of university-level work, of which at least 42
credit hours must be completed at Brandon University.
Many such students, however, who are seeking the Bachelor of Environmental Science as a second degree may need to exceed
the 6 6 credit hour minimum stated above. Students will be required to meet all of the core requirements, the requirements for
the selected stream, and complete a minimum of 15 credit hours from the list of 30 credit hours for that stream, of which a
minimum of 9 credit hours must be at the 300 level or higher with at least 3 of the 9 credit hours at the 400 level. For the
Resource Management Stream, the 15 credit hours selected must be from courses with department numbers 15, 31, 38, 42 or
74.
When a student is admitted to a second degree program, the department chair/program coordinator and dean will determine the
amount of advanced placement allowed and will provide a written statement detailing the remaining degree requirements to the
Registrar’s Office.

6.5

MAJOR-MINOR CURRICULUM -- B.A. AND B.SC. (4- YEAR HONOURS DEGREES)

6.5.2

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS -- B.A. OR B.SC. (4- YEAR HONOURS DEGREES)

A. First Degree
Of the 120 credit hours required to graduate with a B.A. (Honours) or B.Sc. (Honours) degree, a minimum of 60 credit hours of
Brandon University courses will be required and at least 18 of the final 30 credit hours must be completed at Brandon University. If
a student desires to fill out his/her Honours program by taking some of the courses in the final 30 credit hours at another university,
specific and prior approval must be obtained from the department in which the student is majoring; however, no more than 12 of
these 30 credit hours may be transferred.
Students in the Bachelor of General Studies program are advised that in transferring to either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of
Science (Honours) degree, block transfers allowed in the Bachelor of General Studies program may not be allowed. Students are
advised to consult with the Dean and the appropriate Departmental Chair.
The Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee will consider appeals against the Residence Requirements for individuals who
are forced to relocate to another province or country as special cases.
B. Second Degree
Students who already have a first undergraduate degree and who are seeking either the 4-Year B.A. or B.Sc. Honours degree as a
second degree will be required to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of university-level work of which at least 42 credit
hours must be completed at Brandon University. Students are required to meet the requirements of a Major (48 or more credit hours),
24 credit hours above the 100 level of which must be completed as part of the second degree.
Student seeking a 4-Year Honours Degree with a Combined Major will need to complete 6 0 credit hours of university-level work
of which 42 credit hours must be completed at Brandon University. Students must meet the requirements of the two combined
majors and must complete at least 24 credit hours in both of the combined majors as part of the second degree.
When a student is admitted to a second degree program, the department chair/program coordinator and dean will determine the
amount of advanced placement allowed and will provide a written statement detailing the remaining degree requirements to the
Registrar’s Office.
6.5.3
A.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS -- B.B.A.
First Degree

Of the 120 credit hours required to graduate with a B.B.A. degree, a minimum of 60 credit hour of Brandon University courses will
be required and at least 18 of the final 30 credit hours must be completed at Brandon University. If a student desires to fill out their
program by taking some courses in the final 30 credit hours at another university, specific and prior approval must be obtained by the
department in which the student is majoring; however, no more than 12 of these 30 credit hours may be transferred.
In addition, students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of the courses comprising the Business Administration major
at Brandon University. Transferred courses in excess of maximum allowed towards the Business Administration major may be
used as electives in meeting the overall 120 credit hours for the degree.
The Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee will consider appeals against the Residence requirements for individuals who
are forced to relocate to another province or country as special cases.
B.

Second Degree

Students who already have a first undergraduate degree and who are seeking the B.B.A. as a second degree will be required to
complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of university-level work of which at least 51 credit hours must be completed at Brandon
University. Students are required to meet the requirements of the Business Administration major (57 credit hours) and co-requisite
foundation courses. 30 credit hours of the Business Administration major above the 100 level must be completed as part of the
second degree.
When a student is admitted to a second degree program, the department chair/program coordinator and dean will determine the
amount of advanced placement allowed and shall provide a written statement detailing the remaining degree requirements to the
Registrar’s Office.