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WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY Waterloo | Brantford | Kitchener | Toronto Undergraduate Academic Booklet 2017/2018 wlu.ca Table of Contents Table of Contents Grades .....................................................................12 Using This Calendar ..........................................................1 Examinations ............................................................14 Introduction..................................................................1 Progression Requirements ............................................17 Laurier Visioning Statements............................................1 Academic Petitions .......................................................20 Academic Programs at Laurier ..........................................1 Faculty Petitions Procedures.........................................20 Quick Reference Telephone Numbers and Email Addresses.....1 Senate Student Appeals Committee Procedures for Enrolment Services.......................................................1 Considering Student Appeals ........................................21 Academic Counselling ...................................................1 Academic Privileges and Responsibilities..........................23 Other University Departments.........................................2 Student Regulations ...................................................23 Classification of Students ................................................2 Student Code of Conduct and Discipline..........................23 Course Description Definitions..........................................3 Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities.....23 Course Number............................................................3 Discipline and Conduct in Non-Academic Areas ................24 Course Description/Contact Hours ...................................3 Ownership of Student-Created Intellectual Property ..........24 Credit Weight..............................................................3 Graduation/Degree Regulations.......................................24 Discipline Codes ..........................................................4 Application for Graduation...........................................24 Publication Information ..................................................4 Residence Requirements for all Designations ...................24 Alternate Graduation Option for Honours BA/BSc Students.25 University Undergraduate Regulations ...............................6 Graduation: After Three Years of an Honours Degree Office of Enrolment Services.............................................6 Program ...................................................................25 Laurier International....................................................6 Additional Undergraduate Degree Requirements ...............25 Registration Regulations .................................................7 Graduation with Distinction..........................................26 Academic Advising .......................................................7 Medals .....................................................................27 Registration Status ......................................................7 Notification of Disclosure of Personal Information to Course Selection ..........................................................7 Statistics Canada ..........................................................27 Program Selection........................................................7 Student Records Policy ..................................................27 Course/Program Registration Changes..............................8 Policy Governing the Use of Information Technology..........27 Adding or Withdrawing from Courses ...............................8 Policy on Academic Disruption........................................28 Registration on a Part-time Basis....................................8 Interdisciplinary Course Offerings................................... 29 Cross-Registration in Courses at the University of Waterloo ..8 University Interdisciplinary Courses .................................29 Students Registering at Laurier on a Letter of Permission ....9 Withdrawal from Full-time Studies ..................................9 Faculty of Arts............................................................... 30 BA and BSc Programs and Regulations .............................30 Student Identification - Legal Name................................9 Academic Counselling and Course Selection ......................31 Records, Examinations, and Course Work Materials .............9 Regulations for All Honours Programs ..............................31 Transcript Requests ......................................................9 Regulations Combining Honours with a Secondary Minor/ Selection of Courses .......................................................9 Option ........................................................................32 Readmission of Students Required to Withdraw................. 10 University/College Combination Programs.........................33 Academic Regulations ................................................... 10 Exchange Programs .......................................................33 Principal Rules .......................................................... 10 General BA without Designation......................................33 Course Regulations..................................................... 11 Ancient Studies ............................................................34 i This document was generated on: December 7, 2017 The official version is located at www.wlu.ca Table of Contents Anthropology Program .................................................. 36 Spanish (Lang/Lit)......................................................166 Applied Digital Program ................................................ 41 Women and Gender Studies Program ..............................170 Applied Social Research Program .................................... 42 Writing for Career and Community .................................173 Applied Water Science Program ...................................... 42 Lazaridis School of Business and Economics................... 174 Arabic (Lang/Lit) ......................................................... 42 Business and Economics ..............................................174 Archaeology and Heritage Studies................................... 43 Academic Advising......................................................174 Co-operative Education ................................................. 49 Co-operative Education................................................174 Communication Studies................................................. 50 Designation Programs..................................................176 Community Engagement Program.................................... 55 Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Criminology Minor (Faculty of HSS) ................................. 57 Innovation ................................................................177 Cultural Studies Program ............................................... 57 Business (Waterloo Campus).........................................177 English ....................................................................... 59 Business (Brantford Campus) ........................................201 Environmental Science Program...................................... 68 Co-operative Education................................................204 Environmental Studies (GG/ES)....................................... 68 Economics .................................................................205 Faculty of Arts (Interdisciplinary) ................................... 71 Faculty of Education .................................................... 215 Film Studies ................................................................ 72 Academic Dates 2017-2018 ..........................................215 French (Lang/Lit)......................................................... 78 2016-2018 Program Schedule .......................................215 Geography (GG/ES)....................................................... 83 August Professional Teaching Orientation Week...............215 Geology (GG/ES) .......................................................... 93 May Professional Teaching Transition Day.......................215 German (Lang/Lit)........................................................ 93 Academic Policies and Regulations ................................215 Admissions .............................................................215 Global Studies.............................................................. 94 Degree Requirements ................................................219 History ..................................................................... 102 Program Regulations.................................................219 History and Philosophy of Science Program .................... 124 Progression and Graduation........................................220 Intercultural Understanding Program............................. 125 Certification ............................................................220 International Policy Program ....................................... 125 Academic Standards .................................................220 Italian (Lang/Lit)....................................................... 125 Petitions and Appeals ...............................................222 Languages and Literatures ..........................................