Arts diplomas

Two-year Arts admission category
Students applying to the following program will use the Two-year Arts admission category on the Admissions application form:
• Liberal Arts diploma
• Associate of Arts degrees (excluding Theatre)

Liberal Arts diploma
The Liberal Arts diploma program requires a minimum of 60 university-level credits. It is designed to provide students with a breadth of intellectual and academic experience while recognizing the importance of concentrated study in a specific field or discipline.
    The diploma addresses the needs of students pursuing educational or career goals in the humanities or social sciences. The Liberal Arts diploma may serve as an educational goal or as an intermediate qualification for those who transfer to other educational institutions. Students planning to obtain the Bachelor of Arts offered by the Arts division can complete the diploma and satisfy the general program requirements for the degree and the lower-level requirements for their majors/extended minors.

Entrance requirements
See the Associate of Arts degree section for details on entrance requirements and application procedures. See the Admissions Guide for a complete list of application dates and general information.

Standing required for continuance
Liberal Arts students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA).

Academic warning
Students whose grades fall below a 2.0 CGPA will be placed on Academic Warning for the next semester. A student on Academic Warning may not register in a course overload. Students who achieve a semester grade point average of 2.0 will continue on Academic Warning until the CGPA equals or exceeds 2.0.

Required to withdraw
Students who do not achieve a minimum semester grade point average of 2.0 while on Academic Warning will be withdrawn from the Liberal Arts program. A student who has been required to withdraw may continue to take courses as a General Studies student.

Readmission to the program
To be readmitted to the Liberal Arts program, you must complete nine university-level credits (can be duplicate courses), with a minimum 2.0 CGPA. Once these criteria are met, you may apply for readmission at the Admissions and Records office. When readmitted, you will remain on Academic Warning until your overall CGPA is 2.0.

Graduation
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all program requirements are met. This should be done by regular consultation with the Liberal Arts advisor.
    Candidates who qualify to receive a UCFV Liberal Arts diploma must be approved by the UCFV Arts division and the University College Board.
    Students must apply for graduation by completing a request to graduate form available at the Admissions and Records office. We recommend this be done in the first month of the final semester. The final deadline for students who wish to attend the graduation ceremony is April 1, with all program requirements completed by April 30.

Program requirements
A total of 60 university-level credits with an overall cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required to complete this program. Of those 60 credits, 30 must be completed at UCFV. Thirty-three credits must be in Arts chosen from the following list of subjects:
• Anthropology, art history, criminology/criminal justice (excluding CRIM 201, 202, and 203), economics, English, film, geography, history, international studies, Latin American studies, mathematics/statistics, media and communication studies, modern languages, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology, SCMS, theatre, and visual arts.

The remaining credit can be from:
1. Any UCFV courses listed as a requirement for a current degree-granting program (with the exception of the BA in Child and Youth Care, the BBA in Aviation, the BSc in Nursing, and the BSW), or
2. Any other course or practicum which has been reviewed by the Arts Curriculum committee.
To date, some courses from Aviation, Communications, Library and Information Technology, and Social Services and Social Work have been approved. For a list of acceptable courses and practica, please contact the Bachelor of Arts advisor.

Liberal Arts diploma students must consider the following in making their course selection:
• Access to seats in some courses may be limited due to course prerequisites and/or seats reserved for students in specific programs or majors.
• Students considering a teaching career should be aware that not all disciplines or programs are recognized for professional certification. As teacher education programs are professional schools, students should seek advice regarding course selection from the educational advisors in Students Services or from the institution which they plan to attend.
Students in the Liberal Arts program planning to continue on to complete the Bachelor of Arts degree offered by the Arts division at UCFV are advised to take courses to satisfy their choices within requirements numbered 1 to 7, and to follow the discipline requirements of their chosen major, extended minor/minor options.

1. Breadth requirement
30 university-level credits from at least five subject areas. No more than 12 credits from any one subject area can be used to satisfy this requirement.

2. Writing requirement
Three credits from:
• English 105
• English 210 or Communications 155

3. Reasoning requirement
• Philosophy 100 or at least three credits
from each list:
• Humanities List •Social Sciences List
• Art History 205, 316 •Anthropology 301
• Communications 250, 360 •Economics 100
• English 150, 364 •Geography 241, 452
• History 300 •Math 104
• Math 355 •Psychology 210, 408
• Theatre 201, 453 •SCMS 255
•Sociology 350

4. Laboratory Science requirement:
Four credits from:
• Biology 100-level or higher
• Chemistry 100-level or higher
• Geography 101 or 102
• Kinesiology/Physical Education 163 or 170
• Physics 100-level or higher.
• Psychology 210 or 220

5. Humanities requirement:
Six credits from:
• Art History
• English 120 or higher
• Film
• French
• German
• History
• Interdisciplinary courses*
• Japanese
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Philosophy 100 or higher
• Religious Studies
• Russian
• Spanish
• Theatre
• Visual Arts

6. Social Science requirement:
Six credits from:
• Anthropology
• Criminal Justice**
• Economics
• Geography 111 or higher
• Interdisciplinary courses*
• Latin American Studies
• Media and Communication Studies
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Social, Cultural, and Media Studies

7. University-level elective credit(s), to bring total credits to 60.

* Interdisciplinary courses are determined by the Arts advisor.
** Please contact the Liberal Arts advisor for details regarding acceptable criminal justice courses.

Note: Students should choose their electives according to the degree they may be pursuing. Please refer to the appropriate section of the calendar for details.

Theatre diploma
Please refer to Theatre diploma for details.

Visual Arts diploma
Please refer to Visual Arts diploma for details.
 

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