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This fifteen course multidisciplinary degree is designed to accommodate students who want to design their own degree program with a particular focus or see this as a means of completing requirements to other degrees. This multidisciplinary degree requires students to include a minor program within the degree for a sense of cohort and intellectual focus. The Bachelor of Communication and Culture degree allows for significant, flexible designing of students' unique programs.

Students should note that this degree will not be accepted as sufficient preparation for graduate level work.

Note: If students are intending to use the Bachelor of Communication and Culture as a route to a career in teaching, they should take into consideration Alberta Teacher Certification Requirements.  For details, refer to the Faculty of Education website:

http://www.education.ucalgary.ca/dtp/elementary_route
http://www.education.ucalgary.ca/dtp/secondary_route

Canadian Studies will constitute a "teachable area" for the purposes of Alberta Teacher Certification Requirements.

For further information visit the Faculty of Communication and Culture website, www.comcul.ucalgary.ca, or contact the Communication and Culture Faculty Office, 403.220.6343.

New applicants should refer to A.2 "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Admissions section of this Calendar for regulations regarding University admission requirements.

Senior Matriculation or Adult Student Admission

Students wishing to enrol in the Bachelor of Communication and Culture degree must present satisfactory matriculation or Adult Student standing as outlined in the Undergraduate Admissions section of this Calendar. English Language Arts 30-1 and one of Pure Mathematics 30, Mathematics 31, Applied Mathematics 30 or a language other than English at the 30 level or a Science at the 30 level are compulsory.

Transfer Student Admission

(a) Completion of the requirements outlined above for matriculated or Adult Student admission.

(b) Admission to the Bachelor of Communication and Culture degree for applicants with previous post-secondary study shall be determined on the basis of the grade point average calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of five full-course equivalents (University of Calgary courses and/or transferable courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a session will be included except where the number of courses taken within a session exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) five full-course equivalents, in which case the highest grades will be used. Where appropriate, completion of particular courses and other admission criteria may be specified for admission purposes.

Note: The Bachelor of Communication and Culture degree program is only available as a first baccalaureate degree program.

The Faculty requires that students complete an approved program equivalent to 15 full courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.00. The grade in General Studies 300 must be at least "C-." Not more than two full-course equivalent "D" or "D+" grades will be counted in the 15 courses. The program must include the following components:

1. Successful completion of one half-course in English literature or other literature, including Comparative Literature, and one half-course chosen from Communications Studies 361, 363, 369 or Science 311.

2. Successful completion of an approved Minor Field consisting of a minimum of five and a maximum of six full-course equivalents Students are warned that they may find it very difficult to complete minors which require limited enrolment courses.

3. General Studies 300

4. Breadth Requirement: four full-course equivalents from courses offered by the Faculties of Fine Arts, Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences. Of the required four full-course equivalents, students must take at least one full-course equivalent in at least two Faculties. Courses counted toward other requirements may also be counted toward the Breadth Requirement.

5. Intercultural Requirement:

The Intercultural Requirement can be satisfied in one of the following ways:

(a) Certificate of fluency in another language. Please consult with the Assistant Dean (Student Affairs).

OR

(b) Term abroad program or international study either through approved individual study or a field school program. This option requires approval of the Assistant Dean (Student Affairs).

OR

(c) Two full-course equivalents from the courses listed under 4.9.1 Intercultural Course List.

6. Not more than six full-course equivalents may be from any one Department or from any group of courses that would fulfill a Major.

7. A maximum of seven of the required 15 full-course equivalents may be at the junior level.

8. A maximum of seven and a half full-course equivalents of the required 15 full-course equivalents may be transferred from other institutions.

9. A maximum of one full-course equivalent physical activity course (Dance Education Activity/Theory and Physical Education Activity/Theory) may be credited towards the degree.

10. All prerequisites must be met with a "C-" or better.