Customize Your Degree

To know how you’ll be able to customize your degree, you first need to know the degree type you’d like to obtain. This will help you find out how many credits you need to complete.

This is the most in-depth option and is often required for graduate studies or professional programs. To graduate with a 4-year Honours Bachelor's degree, you must earn 120 credits by completing a number of required and elective courses, including an Honours thesis course. You must also maintain a minimum GPA of 5.5 and meet the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science academic regulations.

The 4-year Honours Bachelor's degree is best for students who:

• Want to take the most courses in an area of focus
• Want to work on a capstone project, major research paper, or thesis (recommended for graduate school)
• Plan to apply to graduate school (Master’s or Ph.D.) or a professional school (law school, veterinary school, medical school, etc.)

Need a 4-year degree to register with a professional regulatory body or college.

To graduate with a 4-year Bachelor’s degree, you must earn 120 credits by completing a number of required and elective courses. You are not required to complete a major project or thesis course. You must also maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 and meet the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science academic regulations.

The 4-year Bachelor's degree is best for students who:

• Want to take the most courses in an area of focus
• Plan to enter graduate school (Master’s or Ph.D.) or professional school (law school, veterinary school, medical school, etc.)
• Need a 4-year degree to register with a professional regulatory body or college

The 3-year bachelor’s degree is a shorter degree that still provides a strong foundation in your chosen area of study. To graduate with a three-year degree, you must earn 90 credits by completing a number of required and elective courses. You must also maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 (60%) and meet the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science academic regulations.

The 3-year degree is best for students who:

• Want a more general education that aligns with their career goals
• Want to enter the workforce sooner

Each degree type requires a certain combination of modules. Depending on the program you choose and how you combine degree options, your program can be tailored to meet your specific needs. Many of our programs are also quite flexible, which means that if you change your mind about your degree type or modules, you don’t have to start all over. 

Modules are the building blocks of your degree. They are a set number of credits that you must complete in a single subject. You can combine one or more different modules to learn about multiple fields of study. You can also combine modules offered in different languages.

For a 4-year Honours Bachelor's or 4-year Bachelor’s degree, you can combine modules in 8 different ways:

• 1 specialization (60 credits) and 60 elective credits
• 1 specialization (60 credits), 1 major (42 credits), and 18 elective credits
• 1 specialization (60 credits), 1 minor (24 credits), 36 elective credits
• 1 specialization (60 credits), 2 minors (48 credits), 12 elective credits
• 2 majors (84 credits), 36 elective credits
• 2 majors (84 credits), 1 minor (24 credits), 12 elective credits
• 1 major (42 credits), 1 minor (24 credits), 54 elective credits
• 1 major (42 credits), 2 minors (48 credits), 30 elective credits

Example 4-year degree combination:

• 1 specialization in Behavioural Neuroscience, 1 major in Psychology, 18 elective credits

For a 3-year General Bachelor’s degree, you can combine modules in 6 different ways:

• 2 concentrations (72 credits), 18 elective credits
• 1 concentration (36 credits), 2 minors (48 credits), 6 elective credits
• 1 concentration (36 credits), 1 minor (24 credits), 30 elective credits
• 1 concentration (36 credits), 54 elective credits
• 2 minors (48 credits), 42 elective credits
• 3 minors (72 credits), 18 elective credits

Example 3-year degree combination:

• 1 concentration in Biology, 1 minor in Biodiversity and Conservation, 1 minor in Environmental Chemistry, 6 elective credits