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Workload
How Many Courses
May I Take
Fall/Winter
Part time:
Full time:
a maximum of 3.0 courses.
between 3.5 and 5.0 courses
All students may choose from courses offered during the day, evening,
by Distance Studies, or a combination of these.
Spring/Summer
• maximum of 3.0 courses
• no more than 2.0 courses may be taken simultaneously.
• if 2.0 courses are taken simultaneously, only 1.0 course may
be laboratory/tutorial course, and only 1.0 may be taken by
Distance Studies.
Distance Studies
Spring/Summer: 1.0 course
Fall/Winter: 2.0 courses
How Long Will It Take
To Complete A Degree
There is no time limit for completing most Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor
of Science degrees. Therefore, you may choose the pace that best suits
you. For example, part-time students who complete 2.0 courses in
the Fall/Winter session and 1.0 course in the Spring/Summer session
would take five years to complete a 15.0 course (Three Year) BA, and 7
years to complete a 20.0 course (Four Year) BA. Although many parttime
students spread their degree over several years, some part-time
students stay at the same pace as full-time students by completing
3.0 courses during the Fall/Winter session and 2.0 during the Spring/
Summer session.
Choose the pace that best suits you.
Degrees Offered
Western offers two types of undergraduate degrees:
professional and academic.
1. Academic Programs
In Year One, choose from either a Common First Year or a
Specialized First Year.
COMMON FIRST YEAR:
• Register with one of the Faculties of Arts and Humanities,
Science or Social Science
• Choose your module(s) after Year One
• Choose from Three Year (15.0 course) or Four Year (20.0
course) degrees
SPECIALIZED FIRST YEAR PROGRAMS:
• Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies
• Bachelor of Health Sciences
• Engineering
• Human Ecology
• Kinesiology
• Media, Information and Technoculture
• Media, Theory and Production (no upper year transfer)
• Music
• Nursing
Begin in Year One or apply to transfer later
2. 2nd Level Entry
Professional Programs
Beginning after two, three or four years of undergraduate study:
• Business Administration
• Dentistry
• Law
• Medicine
• Social Work
Applying to Graduate
If you have completed all your requirements for graduation or plan
to do so within the term, (please see Graduation Requirements
in the Academic Calendar) then you must apply to graduate at
student.uwo.ca. There are three convocations a year.
To graduate at the June Convocation you must apply on the web by
March 15* of the same year.
To graduate at the October Convocation, you must apply on the web by
September 8* of the same year.
To graduate at the in Absentia February Convocation (no actual
ceremony) you must apply on the web by January 22*.
*All deadlines are subject to change.
Academic Calendar
The official, up-to-date Western Academic Calendar is available online
at www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca. A PDF of the printed version is
also available online, current as of February 1, 2013. A limited number
of printed Calendars are available at the University Bookstore, or for
viewing only through your Academic Counselling office.
HOW TO GET
FINAL GRADES
You can obtain your final grades from student.uwo.ca. You
require your Western user ID and password. Grades are usually
available starting two weeks following your final examination
in a course.
To view the Degree Structure Chart please visit the Academic Calendar at www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca
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