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About your program…

Your Academic Program  Contemporary Studies (CT)  Concurrent Education, Honours CT  Criminology  Health Studies  Journalism  Leadership  Honours Combined: Psychology (BA), English, History  Options: CED, Indigenous Studies, Administration

Minors Available  Anthropology  Communication Studies  Criminology  English  Geography  Global Studies  History  Human Rights/Human Diversity  Indigenous Studies  Journalism  Leadership  Philosophy  Political Science  Psychology  Religion and Culture  Sociology  Women’s Studies

Grading System  12 point grading system (12=A+)  For a half credit course, 6.0=A+  Each letter grade represents a percentage range (A+=90-100%)  GPA=Grade Point Average All your grade points divided by the number of credits

Progressing through your program…  Progression Requirements Assessed every 4.0 credits  For honours, need a 5.0 (63-66% or a C) overall average and a 5.0 average in your honours courses  To graduate, a 5.0 overall and a 7.0 in honours courses  Your GPA’s are cumulative  BA/BEd – 7.0 or 70% in your arts courses and 70% in your Education and pass your practice teaching

What to expect…  hours of work outside of class per hour of lecture  Midterms  End of term essays  Attendance and readings are important Success:  Accountable  Access resources/services  Ask for help

The Details…

Status  Full-time At least 2.0 credits per term  Part-time Up to 1.5 credits per term  Are you a senior student? Receive 4.0 or more transfer credits Winter – 1.5 or more transfer credits

Course information  Junior vs. Senior credits 100 vs. 200/300 level courses  Junior credit limits 7.0 including transfer credits for most programs  Half credit vs. full credit  Required courses vs. elective courses  Pre-requisites  Cross-listing (ie. CC/OL/CT221)

Example CT121 BR3 (1) (CB206) T/R 4:00-5:20 pm 3A W 9:30-10:20 am  CT – Contemporary Studies  121- The 121 means it is a 100 level course  BR3 – at least 3 different times this section is offered  1 – Fall (September – December)  CB206- Room Location (Carnegie Building, 206)  T/R – Tuesday and Thursday  3A – Tutorial time (00 – lab) Tutorials and Labs – register for at the same time as the lecture on LORIS

Dates  July 9 – additional courses available  July 13 – Early registration discount ends  August – LORIS unavailable

Contemporary Studies…

Contemporary Studies Contemporary Studies examines current issues from an interdisciplinary perspective and provides the problem solving and research skills that every informed citizen needs to be a contributing member of society. Contemporary Studies is a part of every program at Laurier Brantford

Honours Contemporary Studies o 2 of: CT111, CT/ID120, CT121, CT122 o 4.0 credits o Honours CT students are also eligible to register for CS/PP201, CC/CT/OL221, CT/OL224, GS101 and HS200 in their first year

Honours Criminology  All Criminology students complete the requirements of the CT major  2 of: CT111, CT/ID120, CT121, CT122  CC100  3.5 credits  Should register for at least 1 of CC200, CC202, CC203, CC/ID204, CC205 CC/CT/OL221

Transfer Students  Offer of Admission will indicate transfer student status  Transfer credits are listed on the Offer of Admission  If you received between 0.5 or 1.0 transfer credits – register in Brantford courses, not a senior student  If you received between 1.5 and 3.5 transfer credits, can take senior courses in the winter (must have prerequisites)  If you received 4.0 credits or more you are a senior student and can take senior courses in f/w  Registration for year two students begins July 3

Transfer Students HCC  6.0 transfer credits – can take senior courses in the fall  Typically will receive:3.5 jr. misc., CC100, CT121 and CT/ID120, 1.0 senior CT  Junior credit limit of 7.0 credits includes transfer credits

Transfer Students HCT with CED  5.0 transfer credits – can take senior courses in the fall  Junior credit limit of 7.0 credits includes transfer credits  Take 2 of CT111, CT/ID120, CT121 or CT122  PS100* and SY101

Options - CED  CED Children’s Education and Development o 2 of: CT111, CT/ID120, CT121, CT122  PS 100*  SY101  2.5 credits  Also eligible to register for CO/CT243 if prerequisites met

CT with Administration Option o 2 of: CT111, CT/ID120, CT121, CT122  BU121  BU111  3.0 credits

CT with Indigenous Studies Option o CT/ID 120 o 1 of: CT111, CT121, CT122 o 4.0 credits

Example – Honours CT with CED  CT122 BR1   CO/CT243 BR2  HS101 BR (elective)  RE103 BR (elective)  CT111 BR2  (Continued from fall term)  HI103 BR (elective)  GS101 BR  SY101 BR2

Combination Honours Programs  Contemporary Studies with English, History or Psychology  Criminology with English, History or Psycology  Please refer to handout (page 45 of Registration Guide)

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