WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY Waterloo | Brantford | Kitchener | Toronto Undergraduate Academic Booklet 2018/2019 wlu.ca Table of Contents Table of Contents Course Regulations .....................................................11 Grades .....................................................................13 Print Version 2018-19......................................................1 Examinations ............................................................15 Using This Calendar ..........................................................1 Progression Requirements ............................................18 Introduction..................................................................1 Academic Programs at Laurier ..........................................1 Academic Petitions .......................................................21 Faculty Petitions Procedures.........................................21 Quick Reference Telephone Numbers and Email Addresses.....2 Enrolment Services.......................................................2 Senate Student Appeals Committee Procedures for Considering Student Appeals ........................................22 Academic Counselling ...................................................2 Academic Privileges and Responsibilities..........................24 Other University Departments.........................................2 Student Regulations ...................................................24 Classification of Students ................................................3 Student Code of Conduct and Discipline..........................24 Course Description Definitions..........................................3 Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities.....24 Course Number............................................................3 Discipline and Conduct in Non-Academic Areas ................25 Course Description/Contact Hours ...................................3 Ownership of Student-Created Intellectual Property ..........25 Credit Weight..............................................................3 Graduation/Degree Regulations.......................................25 Discipline Codes ..........................................................4 Application for Graduation...........................................25 Publication Information ..................................................4 Residence Requirements for all Designations ...................25 University Undergraduate Regulations ...............................6 Alternate Graduation Option for Honours BA/BSc Students.26 Office of Enrolment Services.............................................6 Graduation: After Three Years of an Honours Degree Laurier International....................................................7 Program ...................................................................26 Additional Undergraduate Degree Requirements ...............26 Registration Regulations .................................................8 Academic Advising .......................................................8 Graduation with Distinction..........................................28 Registration Status ......................................................8 Medals .....................................................................28 Course Selection ..........................................................8 Notification of Disclosure of Personal Information to Program Selection........................................................8 Statistics Canada ..........................................................28 Course/Program Registration Changes..............................9 Student Records Policy ..................................................29 Adding or Withdrawing from Courses ...............................9 Policy Governing the Use of Information Technology..........29 Registration on a Part-time Basis....................................9 Policy on Academic Disruption........................................29 Cross-Registration in Courses at the University of Waterloo ..9 Interdisciplinary Course Offerings................................... 29 Students Registering at Laurier on a Letter of Permission .. 10 University Interdisciplinary Courses .................................29 Withdrawal from Full-time Studies ................................ 10 Faculty of Arts............................................................... 30 Student Identification - Legal Name.............................. 10 BA and BSc Programs and Regulations .............................30 Records, Examinations, and Course Work Materials ........... 10 Academic Counselling and Course Selection ......................31 Transcript Requests .................................................... 10 Regulations for All Honours Programs ..............................31 Selection of Courses ..................................................... 10 Regulations Combining Honours with a Secondary Minor/ Option ........................................................................33 Readmission of Students Required to Withdraw................. 11 University/College Combination Programs.........................33 Academic Regulations ................................................... 11 Exchange Programs .......................................................34 Principal Rules .......................................................... 11 General BA without Designation......................................34 i This document was generated on: October 16, 2018 The official version is located at www.wlu.ca Table of Contents Ancient Studies............................................................ 34 North American Studies Program ...................................140 Anthropology Program .................................................. 36 Philosophy.................................................................143 Applied Digital Program ................................................ 42 Political Science .........................................................147 Applied Social Research Program .................................... 43 Religion and Culture....................................................158 Applied Water Science Program ...................................... 43 Social Entrepreneurship Program ...................................164 Arabic (Lang/Lit) ......................................................... 43 Sociology ..................................................................165 Archaeology and Heritage Studies................................... 43 Spanish (Lang/Lit)......................................................172 Co-operative Education ................................................. 50 Women and Gender Studies Program ..............................172 Communication Studies................................................. 51 Writing for Career and Community .................................175 Community Engagement Program.................................... 56 Lazaridis School of Business and Economics................... 176 Criminology Minor (Faculty of HSS) ................................. 57 Business and Economics ..............................................176 Cultural Studies Program ............................................... 57 Academic Advising......................................................176 English ....................................................................... 59 Co-operative Education................................................176 Environmental Science Program...................................... 69 Designation Programs..................................................179 Environmental Studies (GG/ES)....................................... 69 Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Faculty of Arts (Interdisciplinary) ................................... 72 Innovation ................................................................179 Film Studies ................................................................ 73 Business (Waterloo Campus).........................................179 French (Lang/Lit)......................................................... 79 Business (Brantford Campus) ........................................204 Geography (GG/ES)....................................................... 79 Co-operative Education................................................208 Geology (GG/ES) .......................................................... 89 Economics .................................................................209 German (Lang/Lit)........................................................ 89 Faculty of Education .................................................... 218 Global Studies.............................................................. 89 Academic Dates 2018-2019 ..........................................218 History ....................................................................... 98 2016-2018 Program Schedule .......................................218 History and Philosophy of Science Program .................... 119 August Professional Teaching Orientation Week...............218 Intercultural Understanding Program............................. 120 Academic Policies and Regulations ................................218 Admissions .............................................................218 International Policy Program ....................................... 120 Degree Requirements ................................................222 Italian (Lang/Lit)....................................................... 121 Program Regulations.................................................222