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The General plan is a three-year Bachelor of Arts degree without honours. The plan details are similar to a History Minor plan, except the students in a General plan are required to complete 90.0-units to complete their degree. Students have the option of upgrading a General degree to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree and the details of the process and requirement are outlined in section 3 of this document. Please see the details of the History General plan below. 

History General Plan Acceptance Requirements

For more information on the Plan Selection Process, please see the Faculty of Arts and Science website

To be accepted to a History General degree plan you need: 

  1. Cumulative GPA of 2.0 
  2. 3.0 units of 100-level History   
  3. Minimum grade of C in your 100-level History course (or BADR 100 or BADR 101)
Automatic Acceptance Cumulative GPA Course Minimum Grade
General 2.0 HIST 1## (or BADR 100 or BADR 101) C


If you do not meet the above thresholds for a History General degree plan, you need the following to be placed on the Pending List:  

  1. Cumulative GPA of 2.0 
  2. 3.0 units of 100-level History   
  3. Minimum grade of C- in your 100-level History course (or BISC 100 or BISC 101)
Automatic Acceptance Cumulative GPA Course Minimum Grade
General 2.0 HIST 1## (or BADR 100 or BADR 101) C-

History General Plan Requirements 

Plan: Consists of 30.0 units as described below. 

Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 90.0 units, will lead to a Bachelors of Arts Degree.

*Note on the revised degree plan: Students admitted prior to April 2021 are required to take 6.0 units of Canadian content courses, unless granted special permission from the Undergraduate Chair. 

Core 6.0 units    
A. 6.0 units from

HIST at the 100 level; BADR 100/3.0; BADR 101/3.0

Option 24.0 units    
A. 18.0 units  from HIST at the 200 level or above
B. 6.0 units from HIST at the 100 or 200 level
Notes  
A. It is recommended that all Option courses be at the 200 level or above. 

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