Honours BA North American Studies in Combination with another Honours BA Program
The Combined Honours North American Studies program consists of 20.0 credits, including 7.0 credits that must be completed in the North American Studies program; 6.0 program credits must be at the senior level. At least 14.0 of the 20 degree credits must be at the senior level (refer to exception, in Note 1 below).
Required NO Courses (4.5):
NO105 - Billionaires, Beavers, & Banditos
NO211 - Canadian Identities and Cultures,
plus 1.0 additional NO credits at the 200 level
NO315/PO315 - Politics and Society in Contemporary Québec,
plus 1.0 additional NO credits at the 300 level
NO401 - Managing Borders and Boundaries in North America,
0.5 credit language (Spanish, French or Indigenous; students are encouraged to take at least 1.0 credit of language)
Senior North American Elective Courses (2.5 credits):
Any senior North American Studies course not used to meet one of the required course requirements listed above may be used towards the elective courses requirement. In addition, many other courses offered by other departments and programs in the Faculty of Arts may also be counted towards the elective courses requirement. These courses are to be chosen by the student, in consultation with the North American Studies co-ordinator and according to program-approved lists available on the program website (refer also to Note 2 below),
Degree Program Electives: An additional 13.0 credits toward the degree total of 20.0 credits, which includes the second BA major.
- For North American Studies majors who take 100 level language courses during Year 2, Year 3, or Year 4, and who have already accumulated 6.0 junior credits, these courses (up to a maximum of 0.5 credit) will not be counted toward the maximum 6.0 limit on 100 level credits. Language credits need not affect the North American Studies major GPA.
- Students in the honours program may undertake a North American Studies Experience (NASE) to fulfill some of the elective courses requirement and, depending on the nature of the experience, the 0.5 credit in language. When approved by the North American Studies Co-ordinator in advance, the NASE can include: official university exchanges, arranged through Laurier International (particularly with Laurier's American and Mexican partners); participation in summer programs that provide in-depth examination of North America; individually initiated study/internship opportunities; and appropriate field studies courses offered by other Laurier programs and departments.
- Refer to the University Regulations chapter for progression and course regulations and the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.
