University Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the University Degree Requirements as published in the current Academic Calendar.

For requirements for the Consecutive Bachelor of Education program see Educ. Requirements for all other programs consist of:

an academic status of Good Standing
requirements for specific programs as outlined in the Academic Programs section of this Calendar
at least 3.0 credits, with a grade of 60% or higher, leading to majors in different disciplines
a maximum of 7.0 credits at the 1000-level can count towards the degree
a maximum of 1.0 credit with a D grade (50–59%) in courses in a major or each joint-major or minor; not applicable to students enrolled in BScN or BSW
at least 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List* (p. 19)

* This requirement applies to all students beginning studies at Trent in the Fall 2018 term or thereafter.

	Requirement	General programs	Honours programs	Business Admin.	Nursing	Forensic Science	Kinesiology	Social Work
		BA	BAH	BBA	BScN	BScFS		BSW
		BSc	BAS
			BESS
			BScH
7.	total credits required	15.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0
8.	minimum cumulative average required for graduation	60%	65%	65%	65%	65%	65%	65%
9.	minimum credits required at the 3000 or 4000 level	4.0	7.0	7.0	8.5	7.0	7.0	9.5
10.	maximum credits in a discipline that can count towards the degree	8.0	13.0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

The same course may not simultaneously satisfy the requirements of both programs in a jointmajor degree.
Students must complete a minimum of 10.0 credits at Trent University to qualify for a Trent University Honours degree and a minimum of 7.5 credits to qualify for a Trent University General degree. 5.0 of the last 7.0 credits obtained by a candidate for a Trent University degree must be completed at Trent unless program notes stipulate otherwise.
The maximum credits which can be required in each discipline of a joint-major is 6.0 for General programs and 8.0 for Honours programs.

Undergraduate Degree Requirements