Program Confirmation

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Program Confirmation Registration

• Concurrent Education

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Program Confirmation

• Current students not in their final year will be
  automatically confirmed in their current program
• Students wanting to change their program, can do
  so using the paper form (GRH208)
• Students returning for a 5th year will need to
  confirm their program

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Program Change

• Year 1
• Honours CT in combination with another honours
  program
• Year 2, 3, 4
• Change from Gen/Hon or add general major to your
  program

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Fourth Year Students

• Fourth year students who are planning to return
  for a fifth year, need to confirm your program as
  well
• If you will have already graduated, need to
  change your program to reflect only your Laurier
  major(s)
• Contact Deans Office in May for forms if you are
  returning
• Complete details www.wlu.ca/brantford
  (department Concurrent Education)

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Nipissing Arts Courses

• NU2020 Exclusion PS275
• NU2095 Equivalent to SY316

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So Far

• Year 1
• Should have
• 4.0 WLU credits
• 1.0 credit of 100-level CT
• CT/CO243, CO244
• J/I 1.0 credit in teachable subject

• Year 2
• Should have
• 7.5 WLU credits NU2020
• 3.0-3.5 CT credits
• If honours started on Other Discipline courses
• If J/I 2.0 credits in teachable

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So Far

• Year 3
• Should have 11.0 WLU credits completed and NU2020
  and NU2095
• 4.0-5.0 CT credits complete
• Honours continue to take other discipline
  courses
• J/I most of your teachable complete

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Courses Year 2 3

• Min. 3.5 Laurier credits in total
• Includes
• CT courses (1.5-2.0 credits)
• Electives
• Honours courses
• 1.0 credits for teachable (J/I)
• Nipissing minimum of 2.0 credits

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Year 4

• Fall
• Complete your remaining WLU credits (15.0 credits
  in total incl NU2020 and NU2095 and all your CT
  courses)
• Complete you DE requirement

• Winter
• Mainly practice teaching
• 6 weeks Late January to Mid March
• Remaining Education courses (curriculum studies)

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BA Honours or General?

• Choice is available to students admitted prior to
  Sept 2007
• Contemporary Studies
• General (4 yrs) 15.0 arts credits (includes
  NU2020 and NU2095), 5.0 in CT as outlined
• Honours (5 yrs) 20.0 arts credits (includes
  NU2020 and NU2095), 12.0 required credits in CT
  and other disciplines
• 0.5 Web/DE credit
• Program outlines www.wlu.ca/brantford/academics

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Honours Contemporary Studies

• 6.5 required credits in CT
• 5.5 required credits in other disciplines
• 8.0 other credits (include NU2020 and NU2095)
• 20.0 BA credits BEd credits 5 years

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Electives and the Honours Program

• 20.0 credits
• 2.0 Nipissing Arts credits (NU2020, NU2095)
• 3.0 credits in teachable subject (J/I)
• 12.0 required credits for honours CT
• CO244 (0.5 credit)
• 17.5 credits (J/I) or 14.5 credits (P/J)
• Electives (includes courses such as PS100, WS100,
  CS100, SY101, AN101,etc. and 0.5 Web/DE course)

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To Keep in Mind

• J/I need to take 3.0 credits in teachable
• Need 0.5 credit by DE
• 7.0 (70) GPA

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Additional Courses

• Year 2 and Year 3
• BEd courses BA courses above standard
  courseload
• Summer or during the year
• Summer registration is now open on LORIS

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Dates

• Summer timetable now available
• Summer positions
• Fall/Winter timetable will be posted in early
  April
• LORIS Registration Dates
• Year 4 (Honours Only) - June 16
• Year 3 (All final year general)- June 23
• Year 2 - July 2 These dates are currently under
  review
• LORIS will not be available Aug. 27, 28, 29

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BA/BEd Chart

• www.wlu.ca/brantford/academics
• (under Program Requirements)

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Questions?