2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

~ FACUL TV OF SCIENCE• Honours B.Se. Programs: You must have, a cA of at least 6.0, to continue in an Honours I.3.Sc. program. If your CA is 5.5 to 5.9,you may. remain in the Honours 8.S.c. program, but will be placedon program probation. You may be on p'rogramprobation for onlyone reviewing period. If your CA is 3.0 to 5.4, you musttransfer toanother program for which you qualify. If your CAfallsbelow 3.0 youmay not continue at the University. \ .• B.Se. Programs: You must have a CA of at least 3.5 to continuein a three-level B.Sc. program~ If your CA is 3.0 to 3.4, you may'continue on academic probation for one reviewing period. Youmay be on academic probation only .once. ,If your CA is less than3.0, you may not continue at the l.Jniversity. :• M.R.Se. Program: You must have a CAof at least 5.0 or perm is-,sion of the, Committee of Instruction (Chair Medical Imaging,CoordinatorRadiographySpecialization, Goordinator UltrasonographySpecialization; Coord,inator Medical RadiationSci~r~es)ReinstatementIf you are ineligible to continue at the university (Le. the' result ofsession on your last grade reportwas'May Not-Continue at University)and you wish to' apply for Reinstatement" please contact theOffice of the Registrar. You will be required to submit the followinginformationalong'w.ith your application: ' ,,1. A summary of the relevant circumstances surrounding youracademic situa,tionduring the last session attended.2. Reasons ,for reinstatement at this, time. ,3., Reasons for selection ofcourses!program indicated.4. 'Activities since last registered at the University, inqludirig all, academic work. , ',,',Some Faculties, may require a' s~pplementary application' formor letters of reference. Consult the appropriate Faculty seCtiqn ,inthis Calendar. Reinstatement is not goaranteed. ', If. at any review after reinstatement your-Cumulative Averagefalls,belCfW 3.5;you witl be required to withdraw from the Universityfor at period of at ,least 12 months.,Transfer B~~een ProgramsIf youwish to transfer from one program to another, you should, discuss the possibility with the appropriate Office of the AssociateDean to which YOUlwish totransfer. It is possible that full credit maynot be given at the time of, transfer ,between Faculties, and addi;.'tionc;tl courses may ne,ed to be taken. 'MinorsIf you, are enrolled in a four- or five-1ever' program' (with theexception of the Midwifery Educationandthe Medical RadiationSciences programs which are three-level programs offered overa four-year period): you are eligible to obtain aMinor in anothersubject area, ,provided 'that the subject area is not integral to therequirements of your degree program. You should check thecalendar requirements statement fqr your program in the case ofScie,nce programs, Of check with your Faculty in the case'of otherprograms, for subject areas thatare excluded from considerationas a Minor in your program. ' . 'If you wish to receive a Minor, you should check the information underthe heading Minor in'the appropriate department's listing. McMasteralso offers Interdisciplinary Minors in Archaeology and Jewish Studies.(See Interdisciplinary Minors and Thematic Areas~section.) Youwill be responsible for enswing that you register in the required Minorcourses. Normally, you must complete a minimum of 24 units in theMinor subject No more than six of these units can be at Levell, unlessotherwise stated in the specific requirements of the minor. At least18 units must be completed at McMaster: ,In the final year of your program, when you file your GraduationInformation Card, you must indicate your desire to receive a Minorin the chosen subject. The Faculty Reviewing Committe-e will verifythat the requirements have been met. If you are successful, yourtranscript will contain a designation for, Minor jn that area. SeeSessional'Dates section for deadlines. 'Minors cannot be .revoked once approved. (See Note 4 under ' ''Second Bachelor's Degree Programs.)' ,GENERAL ACADEMIC ,REGULATIONS 23'Second Bachelor's Degree' Programs· For,admission to a second undergraduate degree program youmust hold a first undergraduate degree whether itbe a three-level,four-level or five-level degree. The minimum admission requirementsand program of study for the second deg,ree depend on the'subject areas of the two degrees. '• Honours Degree following a Three-Level Degree in the Same'Subject: For entry, a Cumulative Average bf at least, 6.0 in the firstdegree program is required. If admitted, you musttake atleast'30,units beyond the first degree, including all Honours requir~mentsspeqified for the program. In some, Faculties, this includes aminimum· number of units of work in the, discipline.• B.A. orB.Se. in Another Subject: For entry,you must meetthe ', admission. requirements for the program. If admitted" you mustcomplete at least 30 units beyond the first degree, including allprogram requirements. In some Faculties, this includes a ,minimumnumb-er of units of work in the discipline.• 'B.Mus;HonoursB.A.orB~Se.inAnotherSubjeet:For~ntry,you, must meet the admission requirements for the program and havea 'Cumulative Average of at least 6.0. If admitted, you mustcomp!ete at least 60 units beyond the first degree, including allHonours requirements specified for the program. .• "B. Eng.: ,For entry, you m'ustme'et the admission requi,rements',fot the program. If admitted, you must com'plete at least60·unitsbeyond' the first degree including all. programrequirenients.(Admission to a second s'Eng, degree is not possible if your firstdegree i$in' Engineering.) ,• B.H.S~. (Honours): A Cum~lative Average of at least'l.a', (minimum overall aver~ge of B.,) will be, ~equireq for admission.Previous university undergraduate studies must involve a signifi- 'cant component of work.in subject areas unrelated to 'the B.H.Sc(Honours) Program. Certain subject combinations may ,I')ot' be,permitted. If admitted you' must complete atleast 60 units beyondthe first degree ircludirig all honours requirements sp!3cified forthe program.• 'B.Kin. Major:, The B.Kin.Major ,Program is being phased. out.Cur~enlly registered second, degree students must complete atleast 60 units beyond the first degree including all programrequirements. Eligibility to transfer to the Honours B.Kiri.'programor the Honours Kinesiology (B.Sc.)pmgram as a,Second Degreeis determined upon completicm of 30 units of work. -NOTES1. All work for the sE}conddegree must beGompietedat MqMasterUniversity. . . ,2. Some additional , regulations are applied by the Faculty of .Science involving cognate disciplines. e.g. Mathematics andStatistics. These are described in the Faculty. of Science'section of this Calendar.3. A second degree is not available in' all subject areas. Seeindividual Faculty regulations for further information.4. Minors. will not be revoked to permit later registration in a three:.level'second degree in the same subject. Students may returnfor a sec~md degree in a subject in which they have obtaineda Minor, but only,atthe Honours level. (See Minors above.)5. Extra courses taken whilf? you ar~.registered in a first degreeprogram, or courses completed as a Continuing Student,may, with the approval of the Faculty, be applied to the seconddegree program. . ,. r '6. You must meet the same· standards for continuation andgraduation as are applied to students, re,gistered 'in a firstdegree ',program. "7. ~redit f~om the first two d.egrees eannot be applied toa third ,undergraduate degree. To obtain a third undergraduate degreeyou muSt. take the Gomplete program. Le. aRProximately90 units fora three-:level degree and approximately 120 units', for ~ four-level degree. '