Faculty of Liberal Arts  English Programs at Brantford  Honours BA English (Sussex) LLB Stream 

Honours BA English (Sussex) LLB Stream


Requirements for students enrolled in Faculty of Liberal Arts (Brantford campus) and administered by the FLA English program subunit:

Laurier students enrolled in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the Brantford campus can complete, in 20.0 credits, the Honours BA in English at Laurier and Sussex’s LLB program over a 6-year period. Laurier students will attend Year 1 and Year 2 at Laurier, Years 3-5 at Sussex, and Year 6 at Laurier. 15.0 of the required Honours BA credits will be completed at Laurier, and 5.0 credits will be completed as Sussex. No more than 6.0 overall credits may be at the 100-level. A minimum of 10.0 credits of English are required for the English major and with no more than 1.0 credits at the 100-level. Students must complete 0.5 credits in British Literature, 0.5 credits in American Literature, 0.5 credits in Canadian Literature, and 0.5 credits in Theory (see note 5, below). Prior to departing for studies at the University of Sussex, students must have completed the 10.0 credits that are listed under Year 1 and Year 2 below.

Due to the compacted nature of the Sussex Stream, students enrolled in Honours English in the Faculty of Liberal Arts are required to pursue their degree in the following manner:

Year 1 (5.0 credits)

1.0 credits of 100 level EN.
EN 245 (0.5 credit) and EN 246 (0.5 credit)
BF 299 (0.5 credit) and BF 190 (0.5 credit)
2.0 elective credits

Year 2 (5.0 credits)

3.5 credits of EN.
BF 290 (0.5 credit) and BF 199 (0.5 credit)
0.5 elective credits

Years 3-5 (at Sussex) (5.0 Laurier credits)

Sussex years = 2.5 EN elective credits at senior level [no categories]
Sussex years also = 2.5 elective credits

Year 6 (5.0 credits)

1.0 credits 400-level EN seminars
1.0 credits EN electives (senior level)
2.5 additional credits incl. courses to prep students for national accreditation exams
0.5 credit electives

Additional Information
 
Program Notes

  1. EN190 excludes BF299 and is not available on the Brantford campus.
  2. Students may choose a maximum of 1.0 credit from senior Film Studies courses and/or non-designated writing courses (EN206, EN304) toward the 10.0 required for the Honours English degree.
  3. Refer to the University Regulations chapter for progression and course regulations and the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.
  4. Students in the Sussex LLB Stream are not eligible to do the English program’s Concentration in Creative Writing, Minor in Professional Writing, or Minor in Youth and Children: Texts and Contexts.
  5. Courses qualifying as American literature include EN218, EN264, EN265, or EN266. Courses qualifying as Canadian literature include EN263, EN267, or EN324. Courses qualifying as British literature include EN214, EN233, EN234, EN292, EN293, EN298, EN299, EN334, E N344, EN345, EN346, EN372, EN388, EN390, EN392, EN393, EN394, EN395, EN396, EN397, EN399. Courses qualifying as Theory include EN301 and EN364.

 
Top
Progression Requirements

  1. Progression to Year 2 requires completion of 5.0 credits during Year 1 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all English courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 8.00 in all 5.0 credits. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2. These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by August 31.
  2. To be recommended for application to the Sussex LLB program in year three, students must have maintained a minimum overall GPA of 8.00 (B) over all credits completed over their first three full terms (i.e., minimum 7.5 credits). These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by December 31 of the students' second year.
  3. Refer to the UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS chapter for progression and course regulations and the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.

 
Top
Application to Sussex

  • Students will apply to Sussex via the standard Sussex application procedures. Students will apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for entry. Students will provide Sussex full application documents, including high school and university transcripts, references (Laurier students will submit references on a standardized reference form), and a personal statement, in line with normal admissions procedures. Sussex will consider applications according to its normal procedures. Students will be guaranteed an offer of a place if they meet the progression requirements described above and where students have achieved Sussex's standard English language entrance requirements, where appropriate.
  • NOTE: The University of Sussex reserves the right not to provide a guaranteed offer after consideration of any relevant unspent criminal convictions a student may have. Sussex recommends that if students have a conviction, Laurier contact the Admissions Office to discuss this before proceeding further. 
  • Transfer Students into Year 2 (WLU only): In exceptional cases, first-year students outside of the Sussex BA/LLB Program may apply to transfer into the Program. Admission into the Program is at the sole discretion of the Sussex Admissions Committee. Normally, a student's application will not be accepted unless the following non-exhaustive conditions are met:
    • As of May 1 of the applicant's first year, the student has completed 5.0 credits, and;
    • The student's overall GPA is at least 8.00, and at least 7.00 for all courses within the student's major, and;
    • The program at WLU or at Sussex has space for more students, and;
    • The committee believes that the student will succeed in the program, according to any evidence it deems relevant.

    • Inquiries about a transfer into the Honours BA/LLB program should be made through the Sussex Co-ordinator. Application for transfer into Year 2 of the Honours BA/LLB program should be made by May 1 by submitting a Program Transfer Request Form.

 
Top