Minors, Majors and Teachables

2010/2011

What is Available

Teachables:□ English□ Geography□ Religion□ History□ Math □ French

Minors□ Criminology□ English□ Geography□ Health Studies□ History

Minors Continued…□ Human Rights/Human

Diversity□ Indigenous Studies□ Journalism□ Law and Society□ Leadership□ Philosophy□ Psychology□ Religion and Culture

The Difference

Teachable□ J/I – any 3.0 credits in one

of teachable areas□ Think about what will be

useful for you□ Can be at any level□ Can have a teachable

without qualifying for a minor

□ Not declared to Laurier

Minor□ Governed by regulations in

the calendar www.wlu.ca/academics

□ Must have a 4.5 GPA□ Junior credit limits□ Must take the courses

outlined in the regulations□ Declare on your

application for graduation□ Indicated on your

transcript

Example - History

Teachable□ HI103□ HI202□ HI211□ HI292□ HI314□ HI/GS349

Minor□ 1.0 credit of 100 or 200 level

history courses and 2.0 senior history credits.

□ 1.0 credit must be from among Canadian history courses: HI110*, HI117, HI118 or any 200 or 300 level course designated by a {C}.

□ 1.0 credit must be from among European history courses: HI101, HI102, HI104*, HI106*, HI108, HI109 or a  200 or 300 level course which may be designated by a {E} or an {P}.

What is a Major?

□All BA/BEd students major in Contemporary Studies

□An additional Honours Major can be added

□Can be in a teachable area

Honours Majors Available

□Criminology□English□Health Studies□History□Human Rights &

Human Diversity□Journalism

□Law and Society

□Leadership□Psychology

To Qualify for a Second Honours Major

□Must complete the program requirements for both Honours majors

□All program requirements are listed at:www.wlu.ca/brantford/advising, under

Program Requirements□To progress: 7.00 overall, 5.00 Honours

major□To graduate: 7.00 overall, 7.00 Honours

major

Senior Teachable

□Senior Qualification = any 5.0 credits in your teachable

□Honours Majors are more than 5.0 credits, so you will obtain your senior teachable within the Honours major

□Can have a senior teachable without meeting the requirements for a second major

Example - English

Senior Teachable:□ EN119□ EN120□ EN121□ EN201□ EN204□ EN226□ EN267□ EN245□ EN370□ EN310

Honours Major:□ The combined Honours English program consists of 20.0 credits.

Not more than 6.0 of these may be at the 100 level. Students must take 1.0 credit from EN119, EN120 and EN121; and a minimum of 6.0 senior English credits. This will include at least 1.0 credit from each of the four categories listed below. A 0.5 credit must be chosen from the annual fourth-year offerings.

Categories:

□ Pre-1660 British Literature:EN233, EN234, EN235, EN245, EN372, EN373, EN390, EN391, EN392, EN393, EN394, EN395

□ Literature after 1660 (mainly British):EN231, EN246, EN292, EN293, EN295, EN296, EN298, EN299, EN344, EN345, EN346, EN347, EN388, EN396, EN397, EN398, EN399

□ Canadian/American/Postcolonial/World Literature:EN201, EN211, EN212, EN218, EN265, EN266, EN267, EN268, EN270, EN280, EN322, EN324, EN325, EN326

□ Theory/Language/Gender/Genre:EN200, EN203, EN204, EN205, EN207, EN210, EN220, EN221, EN222, EN223/LL223, EN225, EN226, EN238, EN281, EN291, EN300, EN306, EN310, EN323/LL323, EN330, EN333, EN350/ML350, EN370, EN371

Social Sciences

□http://www.wlu.ca/documents/34990/Social_Sciences_Teachable_Handout.pdf

□This is not a major or a minor. You do not declare this to Laurier or Nipissing

□Upgrade after graduation

How to Upgrade

□Intermediate□ English, History, Geography, Religion, Math, French□ 3.0 credits in one subject area□ Upon graduation, complete an ABQ course called

“Education in the Intermediate Division”

□Senior□ Social Sciences□ 5.0 credits in one subject area□ Upon graduation, complete an ABQ course called

“Education in the Senior Division”□ http://www.wlu.ca/documents/34990/

Social_Sciences_Teachable_Handout.pdf

Multiple Teachables

□Intermediate□ 3.0 credits in each subject area + completion of the

ABQ course in each subject area

□Senior□ 5.0 credits in the first subject area + completion of the

ABQ course□ 3.0 credits + completion of the ABQ course in each

additional subject area

Questions?