15. Declaration, Application or Change of Honours, Major, Concentration, Minor, Diploma or Certificate (Formerly Academic Regulation 14)

a.  Students must declare, or apply for their major, concentration, minor, diploma or certificate before completing their first seventy-five (75) credit hours as per the appropriate procedures. 

b.  Students are advised that possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee admission to a particular academic program.

c.  Students wishing to pursue an honours designation must apply as per the appropriate program procedures.

d.  Admissions to honours programs are the oversight of the individual academic departments and are subject to factors such as academic GPA, course prerequisites, faculty supervisory capacities and availability.

e.  The regulations governing the honours, major, concentration, minor, diploma or certificate program will be those in effect at the time of declaration, application or change. 

f.  Students should note that general regulations for honours, major, concentration, minor, diploma, or certificate programs are listed in subsection 15.d and in Academic Regulations 21 and 22. Specific regulations for each Faculty, department, and subject area can be found in the relevant sections of the Academic Calendar. Students should review the available honours, major, concentration, or minor programs in their area of interest, as they may not be offered in all disciplines.

g.  Students may declare a maximum of two honours, majors or concentrations, and a maximum of three minors within their degree program.  Each minor must be distinct from the student’s honours, majors, concentrations, and other declared minors.  Minors cannot be pursued as stand-alone credentials. 

h.  In cases where students wish to remove an honours, major, concentration, minor, diploma or certificate program but do not follow the appropriate procedures, the student will be expected to complete the requirements to qualify for graduation. 

i.  In instances where students have not formally declared, applied or made changes to an honours, major, concentration, minor, diploma or certificate but they have completed the necessary requirements to earn the credential, those credentials may be awarded by the University.