2 years at RDC - 2 years at most universities

Two-Year University Transfer Program:

RDC offers the first two years of the Bachelor of Arts program.

Four-Year Degree Completion:

Years three and four of a University of Calgary Bachelor of Arts degree can be completed at RDC. Majors in Psychology and Sociology are available (with optional Minors in History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology). See the program website.

For the most current university program and transfer information, see the Planning Guides in Academic Advising.

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Bachelor of Arts graduates may also go on to professional studies in fields such as law, business, education, etc., or may continue to graduate studies (for a Master's or Doctoral program) in their specific area of interest.

Liberal Arts graduates generally have superior skills in conceptual analysis, evaluation and critical reasoning, leadership motivation, and interpersonal and communication skills.

The objective in all programs is to provide you with the basis of a liberal arts education which will allow you to transfer to universities offering a Bachelor of Arts degree program.

In most cases, you will major in one of the subjects listed below. By declaring a major, you are simply stating your intent to pursue a comprehensive study of that subject area. Some university programs require you to declare a minor, which represents a second subject you will study in some depth as well.

Majors

You are required to complete a major in the Bachelor of Arts degree. A major includes a certain number of courses taken in one field of study. Generally, about half of the courses taken in a four year degree will be chosen from the major field. This number will vary according to your choice of major and the university you attend.

Majors available at RDC are Anthropology, Communications, Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.  

Honours

Honours programs are designed to prepare students particularly well for advanced study at the Master's or Doctoral level in the major field of interest. High standards of performance are required in Honours programs. Most universities offer Honours programs in the same fields as the Majors listed above. You should consult with an Academic Advisor for details.

Course Load: Full-time or Part-time Study:

The Bachelor of Arts program is open to full-time students and part-time students. A full-time student will take at least 3 courses per term (minimum 9 credits), with 5 (15 credits) being the normal full load. Extra courses represent special burdens and may result in poor academic performance. A student will be permitted to take more than 5 courses in a term only under exceptional circumstances and with the approval of an Academic Advisor. Part-time students take 1 or 2 courses per term.

Related Link: Admission requirements for specific programs will often refer to Alberta Grade 12 course groups. Visit the Admissions page for detailed group descriptions.

1. Minimum average of 60% with no mark below 50% in:

a. ELA 30-1
b. 4 courses from Groups A, B, or C (Social Studies 30 and a 30-level Language Other than English highly recommended), with no more than one course from Group B
Note: Some universities require Math 30-1 for admission or as a prerequisite for required courses.  Transfer students are responsible for learning the specific admission, progression, and prerequisite requirements of their programs.

OR

2. Mature Student
You must be 19 years of age or older, out of high school at least one full year before the program starts, and have a minimum average of 60% with no mark below 50% in:

a. ELA 30-1
b. Subject from Group A, B, or C

OR

3.  Successful completion of one year of a diploma program and Chairperson approval.

Students should be aware of the following:

• whether or not Math 30-1 is required for admission or as a prerequisite varies depending on transfer destination
• students without Math 30-1 may limit their eligibility to some majors or institutions
• this recommendation applies only to Bachelor of Arts majors available at RDC and Math 30-1 specifically.  For other 30-level admission or prerequisite requirements, or for admission to other degrees, please refer to the appropriate university calendar.

Note:  In addition to the program admission requirements applicants, whose first language is not English, must demonstrate English language proficiency. 

University of Alberta Bachelor of Arts Core Program Requirements:

See Academic Advising Planning Guides for more specific program details.  For U of A credit weights, check the Alberta Transfer Guide.

U of A will accept for credit those courses and programs listed in the Alberta Transfer Guide to the extent that they are relevant and applicable to the degree to which the student is admitted.

Program Requirements:

•     basic requirements (36 credits)
•     a major subject of concentration
•     a minor subject of concentration or two major subjects of concentration

Students who declare a double major are not permitted to declare a minor.

Basic Requirements:

1.     Junior English (ENGL 219 and ENGL 220)
2.     Language (6 credits of a language other than English)
3.     The Study of Science (6 credits)
   •     Select 6 credits of transferable coursework from ASTR, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CMPT (not CMPT 261), GENE, MICRO, MATH, PHYS, PSYC (only PSYC 260, PSYC 312*, PSYC 368, PSYC 369, PSYC 375,
         and/or PSYC 377) STAT*, ZOOL
4.     Breadth and Diversity (18 credits)
   •     To acquaint students with and offer them a basic awareness of the variety of disciplines practiced throughout the Faculty of Arts, students must complete 6 credits from each of the following groups:
   •     Group 1 Creative Process in the Arts
   •     Select six credits of transferable coursework from ART, DRAM, or MUSI (not MUSI 210)
   •     Group 2 Cultures and Cultural Products
   •     Select six credits of transferable coursework from ENGL, FILM, HIST, CLAS, or PHIL
   •     Group 3 Social Systems and Interactions
   •     Select six credits of transferable coursework from:
   •     ECON, POLI, PSYC (only those courses designated as Arts courses), PSYC 261, PSYC 312*, PSYC 341, PSYC 347, PSYC 353, PSYC 358, PSYC 389 or SOCI
5.     Options (24 credits)
   •     Select 24 credits of transferable coursework from ARTS, SCIENCE, or OTHER with an overall maximum of 18 credits from the OTHER category.  (Refer to the University of Alberta Calendar for further details).

Arts:

Anthropology (ANTH), Art (ART), Classics (CLAS), Drama (DRAM), Economics (ECON), English (ENGL), Film Studies (FILM), French (FREN), History (HIST), Music (MUSI, MUSE), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (POLI), Psychology (PSYC) (only courses transferring as Faculty of Arts courses), Sociology (SOCI)

Science:

Astronomy (ASTR), Biochemistry (BIOC), Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), Computing Science (CMPT) (not CMPT 261), Genetics (GENE), Mathematics (MATH), Microbiology (MICR), Physics (PHYS), Psychology (PSYC) (only courses transferring as Faculty of Science courses), Statistics (STAT), Zoology (ZOOL).

Other:

Accounting (ACCT), Business (BUS, BADM), Communication (COMM), Dance (KDNC), Education (EDCM, EDFN, EDFX, EDIT, EDUC), Engineering (ENCP, ENGG, ENPH), Family Studies (FAM), Kinesiology (KNSS, KPED, KPAC, PSIO), Disability & Community Studies (DACS).

Junior Courses:

No more than 48 U of A credits at the 200 Level are permitted in your program.

University of Calgary
Bachelor of Arts Core Program Requirements:

See Academic Advising Planning Guides for more specific program details.  For U of C credit weights, check the Alberta Transfer Guide.

Major Field:  42-60 credits required in the major field.

Optional Minor:  requires completion of between 30-36 credits in a particular field of study.

Domain of Science:  6 credits are required from the Faculty of Science.  RDC Science courses that fulfill the U of C Science requirement:
Astronomy (ASTR 205); Biochemistry (BIOC 393); Biology (BIOL 201, BIOL 217, BIOL 218, BIOL 301, BIOL 317, BIOL 318); Chemistry (CHEM 211, CHEM 212; one of CHEM 351, CHEM 352); Computing Science (CMPT 201, CMPT 261); Genetics (GENE 370, GENE 375); Mathematics (MATH 221, MATH 204; one of MATH 202, MATH 203); Microbiology (MICR 365); Physics (PHYS 205, PHYS 226, PHYS 241, PHYS 247); Statistics (STAT 251*); Zoology (ZOOL 325, ZOOL 342).
* Economics, Psychology, Sociology Majors should not take any statistics courses as option.
Options:  All students in the Faculty of Arts are encouraged, but not required, to complete at least 15 credits from across the fields of study within the Faculty of Arts.

Complete details are available from Academic Advising.

Refer to the University of Calgary Calendar for further details.

University of Lethbridge
Bachelor of Arts Program Requirements:

See Academic Advising Planning Guides for more specific program details.  For U of L credit weights, check the Alberta Transfer Guide.

Majors available:  Anthropology, Economics, English, French, French, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology.

Art, Dramatic Arts, Agricultural Studies, Archaeology & Geography, Canadian Studies, General Humanities, General Social Science, Urban & Regional studies.

General Liberal Education Requirement (GLER):
The General Liberal Education Requirement (GLER) is a 12-course requirement for all University of Lethbridge undergraduate students. You should complete these requirements by the end of your second year.

You must complete 12 transferable credits from each of the following three areas:

•     Fine Arts and Humanities
•     Social Sciences
•     Science

Fine Arts and Humanities:

All transferable courses in the following subjects are classified as Fine Arts and Humanities (excluding those courses listed as Sciences):  ART, DRAM, ENGL, FREN, HIST, MUSI (not MUSE or MUSI 210), PHIL

The following courses are also classified as Fine Arts and Humanities: ANTH 308, CLAS 209, COMM 271, FILM 201, FILM 202, INTD 240, KNSS 205, POLI 308, SOCI 307.

Social Science:

All transferable courses in the following subjects are classified as Social Science (excluding those courses listed as Fine Arts and Humanities or Sciences):  ANTH, ECON, KNSS (not 280), POLI, PSYC, SOCI.

The following courses are also classified as Social Sciences:  FAM 315 (not FAM 322)

Science:
All transferable courses in the following subjects are classified as Sciences:  BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CMPT, MATH, PHYS, PSIO, ZOOL

The following courses are also classified as Sciences:  ANTH 200, ANTH 306, ANTH 319, ANTH 390, ASTR 205, BUS 307, ENGG 230, GENE 370, GENE 375, KNSS 200, KNSS 201, KNSS 307, MICR 365, PHIL 221; PHIL 222 or PHIL 389; PHIL 364, PSYC 260, PSYC 312, PSYC 368, PSYC 369, PSYC 375, PSYC 377; STAT 250 or BADM 111 or BUS 306

Open Options - Any U of L transferable course for which you have the prerequisite(s) (including transferable COMM).

You must pass 20 term university transfer courses or a minimum of 60 credit hours, and achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 to receive a RDC Diploma in University Transfer Studies.

Program Content of specific majors available at RDC:

• Anthropology
• Communications
• Economics
• English
• History
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

This information provides basic program content but does not include specific details regarding requirements. This information is current at the time of publication but may change as the universities change their requirements.

If you wish to check exact degree requirements and transfer equivalents, see the university calendars and the Alberta Transfer Guide.

Course Selection:

Universities normally place restrictions on the type of courses accepted for the B.A. degree. These restrictions may take the form of required core subjects, or discipline areas and limits on the number of first-year courses that you can take. In selecting courses, you must make sure they meet both the admission and the program requirements of the transfer university.