The three-year (15 full-course equivalents) Bachelor of Communication and Culture degree program provides a foundation of knowledge in the liberal arts that can be completed in a reduced period of time. Some students take this degree for its own sake and others as a foundation for further credentials. If students are intending to use this degree as a step to a career in teaching, they should take into consideration Alberta Teacher Certification Requirements. For further details, refer to the Faculty of Education website.
Notes:
- The Bachelor of Communication and Culture is not available with Honours and it may not be used in a Combined Degree Program or subsequently completed as a Second Baccalaureate Degree.
- A three-year degree is not accepted as a preparation for graduate-level study.
A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
1. Overall Program: Successful completion of an approved program consisting of 15 full-course equivalents.
2. Multidisciplinary: Successful completion of the multidisciplinary requirements listed below.
3. Academic Achievement:
(a) A minimum GPA of 2.00 must be achieved over all courses.
(b) A maximum of two full-course equivalent "D" or "D+" grades overall.
4. University of Calgary Study: A maximum of 7.5 full course-equivalents in eligible post-secondary transfer credits from other institutions may be counted toward the degree.
5. Depth: A maximum of seven full-course equivalents at the junior or 200 level.
6. Breadth: A minimum of one full-course equivalent from the Faculty of Science.
7. Physical Activity Courses: A maximum of one full-course equivalent may be taken from: Dance Education Activity/Theory, Outdoor Pursuits Activity/Theory and Physical Education Activity/Theory.
B. MULTIDISCIPLINARY REQUIREMENTS
1. Minor Field: Successful completion of an approved Minor Field from within or outside the Faculty of Arts.
Notes: (a) It may be difficult to complete minors that require limited enrolment courses. (b) Not more than six full-course equivalents may be from any one Department or from any group of courses that would comprise a Major Field.
2. Interdisciplinary Course: General Studies 300.
3. Literature: 0.5 full-course equivalents in English literature or other literature, including Comparative Literature.
4. Writing: 0.5 full-course equivalents chosen from Communications Studies 361, 363, 369 or Science 311.
5. Intercultural Requirement to be fulfilled in one of the following two ways:
(a) Successful completion of at least 1.0 full-course equivalents from an approved post-secondary Term Abroad, Group Travel Study or Individual Travel Study program. See the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad for programs that are currently offered.
OR
(b) 
Successful completion of 1.0 full-course equivalents from the Domain of Intercultural Courses (see section 3.2.18).
Faculty of Arts