Wilfrid Laurier University Undergraduate Academic Calendar - 2007/2008
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Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2007/2008



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J Bell
email: jbell@wlu.ca
phone: 6350

 
Undergraduate Admissions  Ontario Secondary School Applicants - 2007 Program Specific Requirements 

Ontario Secondary School Applicants - 2007 Program Specific Requirements

A minimum of six OAC, Grade 12U and/or Grade 12M (U/C) courses are required for admission. Laurier will use the top six grades from these courses when calculating the admission average. The following course requirements are listed according to the New Ontario Curriculum. OAC equivalents will also be considered.


PLEASE NOTE: Grade 12U English must be at a minimum of 60 percent for all programs at Laurier unless otherwise specified. Applicants must also meet program-specific requirements; all required courses, listed below, must be at a minimum of 60 percent unless otherwise specified.

LAURIER BRANTFORD CAMPUS, BRANTFORD, ONTARIO

Programs Available

Ontario High School Requirements
(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Contemporary Studies
Second Majors Available:
English, History		Grade 12U English @ 60%


(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Contemporary Studies with Children's Education Development Option
Second Majors Available:
English, History		Grade 12U English @ 60%
(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Criminology
Second Majors Available:
English, History 		Grade 12U English @ 60%

(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Combination English or History.
Must be combined with a second major: Contemporary Studies, Criminology, Health Studies, Leadership, Journalism 

Grade 12U English @ 60%
(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Combination Psychology
Must be combined with a second major:
Contemporary Studies, Criminology, Health Studies, History, Leadership, Journalism

-Grade 12U English @ 60%,
-one of Grade 11M Functions, Grade 11U Functions and Relations, or Grade 12U Mathematics @ 60%


(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Health Studies
Second Majors Available:
English, History

 Grade 12U English @ 60%


(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Journalism
Second Majors Available:
Contemporary Studies, Criminology, English, Health Studies, History, Leadership, *Psychology (*requires one of MCF3M, MCR3U, or Grade 12U Math at 60%)

 

Grade 12U English @ 75%

(Laurier Brantford Campus) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Leadership
Second Majors Available:
English, History


 Grade 12U English @ 60%

(Laurier Brantford Campus)
Laurier/Nipissing BA/BEd Concurrent Education program
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Contemporary Studies and Bachelor of Education (BEd) Nipissing University;

Primary/Junior Division; or
Junior/Intermediate Division

Primary/Junior
-Grade 12 ENG4U @ 70%
-Grade 12U Mathematics @ 60%
-Teaching Evaluation Package

Junior/Intermediate
-Grade 12 ENG4U @ 70%
-Grade 12U Mathematics @ 60%
-Teaching Evaluation Package


College Articulation Agreements
Admission to the Brantford Campus is governed by the rules and regulations of Wilfrid Laurier University. The applications are administered through the Admissions Office at the Laurier Waterloo campus. Refer to the section Application Procedures in the Undergraduate Admissions chapter. For information regarding college articulation agreements, refer to University/College Combination Programs section of this calendar.
LAURIER WATERLOO CAMPUS, WATERLOO ONTARIO

Programs Available

Ontario High School Requirements

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Majors available:
Anthropology, Archaeology, Classical Studies, Communication Studies, English, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geography & Geomatics, Global Studies, History, Languages, Mediterranean Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion & Culture, Sociology, and Spanish

The following majors must be combined with another major:  Canadian Studies, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Greek, Latin, Medieval Studies, and Women’s Studies		Grade 12U English @ 60%
Honours Bachelor of Arts Biology (BA)


-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 SBI4U @ 70%

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology, or 
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology and Chemistry, or
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology and Physical Geography, or
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology and Psychology
-Grade 12U English @ 60%  
-Grade 12 SBI4U @ 70%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12U SCH4U @ 60%
-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biology & Mathematics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%  
-Grade 12 SBI4U @ 70%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12 SCH4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 MGA4U or Grade 12 MDM4U @ 60%
-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses 

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biochemistry/Biotechnology
-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12U SBI4U @ 60%
-Grade 12U SCH4U @ 75%
-minimum average of 75% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses 
Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%

Honours Bachelor of Business and Chemistry (BBSc)

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%
-Grade 12 SCH4U @ 60%

-special science average @ 70%

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), with Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science
-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%
-one of Grade 12 SBI4U, Grade 12 SCH4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%
-minimum average of 80% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses 
Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), with Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computing and Computer Electronics 
-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%
-one of Grade 12 SBI4U, Grade 12 SCH4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%
-minimum average of 80% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses 
Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (Laurier); and Honours Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) (University of Waterloo) joint program

 

-Grade 12U English @ 70%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 85%
-Grade 12 MGA4U @ 85%

Must meet admission criteria for both Laurier and University of Waterloo

 

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Chemistry

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12 SCH4U @ 60%
-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

 

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Chemistry and Mathematics

-Grade 12 U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12 SCH4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 MGA4U or Grade 12 MDM4U at 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 SCH4U, Grade 12 SBI4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

 

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computing & Computer Electronics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 SCH4U, Grade 12 SBI4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%
-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Applied Economics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics;
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics and Accounting;
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics and Administration;
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics and Financial Management

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Financial Mathematics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 MGA4U or Grade 12 MDM4U @ 60%
-a combined average on the Mathematics courses of 80% is required

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Financial Mathematics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 MGA4U or Grade 12 MDM4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 SBI4U, Grade 12 SCH4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%

-a combined average on the Mathematics courses of 80% is required

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography;
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography with Environmental Studies Option;
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography and Geomatics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-2 of Grade 12 SBI4U, Grade 12 SCH4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U each @ 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Kinesiology and Physical Education

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-one of Grade 11M Functions, Grade 11U Functions and Relations, or a grade 12U Mathematics @ 60%
-Grade 12 SBI4U @ 70%

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Kinesiology and Physical Education 

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12 SBI4U @ 70%
-one of Grade 12 SCH4U or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Mathematics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 MGA4U or Grade 12 MDM4U @ 60%

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Mathematics;
Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science and Mathematics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12MGA4U or Grade 12 MDM4U @ 60%
-one of Grade 12 SBI4U, Grade 12 SCH4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Music (BMus)

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Audition

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Photonics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%
-one of Grade 12 SCH4U or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 70%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Physics

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-2 of Grade 12 SBI4U, Grade 12 SCH4U, or Grade 12 SPH4U @ 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Politics, Philosophy and Economics

-Grade  12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 70%

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-one of Grade 11M Functions, Grade 11U Functions and Relations, or Grade 12U Mathematics @ 60%

Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) Psychology

-Grade 12U English @ 60%
-Grade 12 MCB4U @ 60%
-Grade 12 SBI4U @ 60%

-minimum average of 70% in the Grade 12U Math and Science courses