Bachelor of Arts, General Program
With the Bachelor of Arts, General Program, you get a broad education in Arts, with specialization in two subjects. You can finish the program with a concentration in English, fine arts, geography, history, psychology or sociology, or with a combination of business administration (including economics) and science, completing 15 upper-level credits in each of your two areas of specialization.
Use the credits you attain in this program toward meeting the admission requirements for a graduate program or increase your knowledge and employability.
Program requirements
Some program requirements may be met with credits earned through prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).
Admission requirements
Open admission
Residency requirements
A minimum of 15 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
Degree requirements
120 credits, including 45 third- and fourth-year (upper-level) credits, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher over all courses required for this credential, as follows:
General education requirements (24 credits)
These may be met with lower- or upper-level university courses; refer to General Education requirements
- Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature), excluding technical- and business-writing courses
- Six credits in humanities, other than English
- Six credits in mathematics (including statistics) and/or science
- Six credits in social science
Upper-level requirements (45 credits)
- 30 credits (15 credits in each area of specialization)
- 15 upper-level elective credits
Elective requirements (51 credits)
Specific course requirements may vary, depending on your areas of specialization. Approval of education, business and administrative studies courses is on a case-by-case basis.