Program_Requirements

Students are governed by the program requirements of the Calendar in effect at the time of the most recent admission. However, students are governed by the current Calendar in all other respects (e.g., academic regulations, order of registration, fees, course prerequisites, etc.) regardless of the year of admission or readmission.

When a student’s registration at the University is interrupted and the student subsequently is readmitted to a University program, the student shall be governed by the Calendar in effect at the time of readmission, unless granted special permission.

A continuing student may opt to be governed by any Calendar from the one in effect at the point of most recent admission to the University, to the current Calendar. If a student opts for a particular Calendar, all program requirements of the chosen Calendar shall apply, while the current Calendar shall apply in all other respects.

Any student wishing to change the Year of the Calendar must apply to their Faculty or School Academic Advising or Student Program Services office.

b.Liberal Education List Requirement

In keeping with the Liberal Education focus of the University, all students in an undergraduate degree program must complete the Liberal Education List Requirement (Lib Ed List Requirement) (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).

c.Residence Requirements and Time Limits

Please note the following for the last three columns of the table:

Column A: Residence Requirement

A student who is a candidate for an undergraduate credential must satisfy the minimum residence requirement through successful completion of University of Lethbridge courses. A single course, as listed in this table, is the equivalent of 3.0 credit hours.

For some University of Lethbridge programs, students are required to take courses at another institution under Visiting Student Authorization. Such courses taken under Visiting Student Authorization will be counted as University of Lethbridge courses for residence requirement purposes.

Column B: Time Limit for Retention of Individual Course Credit

Many courses have a defined ‘shelf life.’ A course may be used to meet program requirements for a specific number of years. After that point, credit for that course is not retained.

Column C: Time Limit for Program Completion

A student who is a candidate for a credential must satisfy all program requirements within the time limit established by the Faculty or School administering that program.

Program(s)	Number of Courses in Program	A.Residence Requirement (Minimum number of terms and/or University of Lethbridge courses required and, if applicable, when they must be completed in the program.)	B.Time Limit for Retention of Individual Course Credit (University of Lethbridge and/or transfer credit.)	C.Time Limit for Program Completion
Faculty of Arts and Science
Undergraduate Certificate •Indigenous Student Success	8	8 courses (24.0 credit hours).	No limit.	No limit.
Certificate in Arts and Science	10	7 courses (21.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and School of Liberal Education.	No limit.	No limit.
B.A., B.Sc., BASc.	40	20 courses, including at least 10 courses (30.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and School of Liberal Education at the 3000/4000 level.	No limit.	No limit.
B.A., B.Sc., BASc. (After an approved degree)	Minimum of 20	20 courses, taken after admission to the second degree program, including at least 10 courses (30.0 credit hours) at the 3000/4000 level.	No limit.	No limit.
Post-Diploma •B.A., B.Sc. - Agricultural Studies major •B.Sc. - Computer Science major •B.Sc. - Environmental Science major •B.Sc. - Geography with a Concentration in Geographical Information Science major	20	20 courses. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	No limit.
Faculty of Education
B.Ed. (Early Years Education)	40	25 courses in Education	No limit.	No limit.
B.Ed. (After an approved degree)	20	20 courses	No limit.	No limit.
B.Ed. (After Teacher Training)	Varies	Set on an individual basis.	No limit.	No limit.
Diploma in Education	8	5 courses	No limit.	5 years after admission. (Extension possible upon application.)
Faculty of Fine Arts
B.F.A. - Art	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 offered by the Department of Art of which at least 7 must be at the 3000/4000 level.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 in Drama of which at least 7 must be at the 3000/4000 level.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - Indigenous Art	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 offered by the Department of Art of which at least 7 must be at the 3000/4000 level and at least four courses offered by the Department of Indigenous Studies.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - Multidisciplinary	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 in the Faculty of Fine Arts and the last 10 taken for credit toward the degree.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - New Media	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 offered by the Department of New Media of which at least 7 must be at the 3000/4000 level.	No limit.	No limit.
B.Mus.	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 in Music and/or Music Studio of which at least 7 must be at the 3000/4000 level.	No limit.	No limit.
Second Degree (After an approved degree) •B.F.A. - Art •B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts •B.F.A. - Indigenous Art •B.F.A. - Multidisciplinary •B.F.A. - New Media •B.Mus.	Minimum of 20	20 courses, taken after admission to the second degree program.	No limit.	No limit.
Post-Diploma (After a two-year diploma) •B.F.A. - Art •B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts •B.Mus.	20	20 courses. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	No limit.
Post-Diploma (After a three-year diploma) •B.F.A. - Art •B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts •B.Mus.	15	15 courses. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	No limit.
Post-Diploma (After a two- or three-year diploma) B.F.A. - Multidisciplinary	20	20 courses. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	No limit.
Faculty of Health Sciences
B.H.Sc.	40	20 courses, including a minimum of 10 from the Faculty of Health Sciences.	No limit.	Within 7 years of completion of the first required course offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
B.N.	41.3 (124.0 cr. hrs.)	20 courses, including a minimum of 12 in Nursing and Health Sciences (see Faculty of Health Sciences, Degree Programs).	7 years for Nursing courses; 10 years for Human Anatomy and Human Physiology courses (see Faculty of Health Sciences, Degree Programs).	7 years after completion of the first Nursing course used for the degree.
B.N. - After Degree	27 (81.0 cr. hrs.)	19.3 courses (58.0 cr. hrs.).	6 years for Nursing courses.	6 years after completion of the first Nursing course used for the degree
B.T.R.	20	20 courses. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	6 years after completion of the first Therapeutic Recreation course used for the degree.
Post-Diploma B.H.Sc.	20	20 courses. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	6 years after completion of the first course offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences used for the degree.
Dhillon School of Business
B.B.A.	40	20 courses, including MGT 3031, MGT 4090, and 8 Dhillon School of Business courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.^2,3,5,6,7	See Note 1.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
B.B.A. (As a second degree)	15-25	15 courses, including MGT 3031, MGT 4090, and 8 Dhillon School of Business courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.^2,3,5,6	See Note 1.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
B.B.A. / LL.B. (As a dual degree)	30	20 courses, including MGT 3031, MGT 4090, and 8 Dhillon School of Business courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.^2,7	See Note 1.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Post-Diploma B.B.A.	20-25	20 courses, including MGT 3031, MGT 4090, and 8 Dhillon School of Business courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.^2,3,5,6	No transfer credit for admission purposes. See Note 1.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Undergraduate Diploma in Business Administration	20	10 courses, including MGT 3031 (where applicable).^6,7	See Note 1.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration	10	5 courses completed as part of the Undergraduate Certificate in Business Administration and not used towards another University of Lethbridge credential..	See Note 2. Dhillon School of Business Core courses (except MGT 4090): no limit; MGT 4090 and Dhillon School of Business Non-core courses: 10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business..	5 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals (formerly Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting)	10	5 courses towards the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals taken at the University of Lethbridge.	See Note 1.	5 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Post-Bachelor Certificate in Advanced Accounting)	6	5 courses toward the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Advanced Accounting taken at the University of Lethbridge.⁵	See Note 1.	5 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Combined Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting	16	5 courses toward the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals and 5 courses toward the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting.⁵	See Note 1.	5 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Combined Degrees
B.A./B.Ed., B.Sc./B.Ed.	50	30 courses, including 15 courses from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and School of Liberal Education and 15 courses in Education.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - Art/B.Ed.	50	30 courses, including 15 in Fine Arts or Arts and Science (7 of which must be Art, Art History, and/or Museum Studies) and 15 in Education.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts/B.Ed.	50	30 courses, including 15 in Fine Arts or Arts and Science (7 of which must be Drama) and 15 in Education.	No limit.	No limit.
B.F.A. - New Media/B.Ed.	50	30 courses, including 15 in Fine Arts or Arts and Science (7 of which must be New Media) and 15 in Education.	No limit.	No limit.
B.Mus./B.Ed.	52	32 courses, including 17 in Fine Arts or Arts and Science (9 of which must be Music and/or Music Studio) and 15 in Education.	No limit.	No limit.
B.B.A./B.Ed.	50	30 courses, including MGT 3031, MGT 4090, and 8 Dhillon School of Business courses (5 of which must be at the 3000/4000 level) and 15 in Education.	No limit for Education courses. See Note 1 for Dhillon School of Business courses.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
B.A./B.B.A., B.Sc./B.B.A.	50	30 courses, including 20 courses from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, and School of Liberal Education and 10 courses from the Dhillon School of Business at the 3000/4000 level, including MGT 3031 and MGT 4090.^2,4,5,6	No limit for Arts and Science courses. See Note 1 for Dhillon School of Business courses.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
B.F.A. - New Media/B.B.A.	50	30 courses, including 7 New Media courses and 10 Dhillon School of Business courses at the 3000/4000 level, including MGT 3031 and MGT 4090.²	No limit for New Media courses. See Note 1 for Dhillon School of Business courses.	Faculty of Fine Arts - No limit. 10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
B.H.Sc. (Addictions and Mental Health Counselling)/B.A. (Psychology)	50	30 courses, including a minimum of 20 Health Sciences courses and 10 courses from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science.	No limit.	Within 7 years of completion of the first required course offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
B.H.Sc./B.B.A.	50	30 courses, including a minimum of 15 Health Sciences courses and 10 Dhillon School of Business courses at the 3000/4000 level, including MGT 3031 and MGT 4090.²	7 years for Public Health courses. See Note 1 for Dhillon School of Business courses.	Faculty of Health Sciences - 7 years after completion of the first Public Health course used for the degree. 10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
Post-Diploma •B.F.A. - Art/B.Ed. •B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. (After a two- or three-year diploma) •B.Mus./B.Ed. (After a two- or three-year diploma)	35	35 courses, including a minimum of 8 in the discipline (Art, Art History, Museum Studies, Drama, or Music) and 20 courses in Education. (No transfer credit.)	No limit.	No limit.
Post-Diploma - B.B.A./B.Ed.	35	30 courses, including MGT 3031, MGT 4090, 6 Dhillon School of Business courses, and 15 in Education.	No limit for Education courses. See Note 1 for Dhillon School of Business courses.	10 years after admission to the Dhillon School of Business.
1Non-core Dhillon School of Business courses (or equivalents) and Management 4090 may be no more than eight years old prior to admission to the Dhillon School of Business. Once admitted, credit is retained until completion of the program (up to a maximum of 10 years after admission). There is no time limit on Dhillon School of Business Core courses (except MGT 4090). For a list of core courses, refer to the program requirements for the applicable major in the Dhillon School of Business, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Majors. 2Students who study at an international institution under Exchange Student authorization will count the exchange courses toward meeting the minimum residence requirement. 3Exceptions apply to certain majors for the ten 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses required for residency. Students in the following majors may use courses in the major towards this requirement: Computer Science majors can use 3000/4000-level Computer Science courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses; Economics majors can use 3000/4000-level Economics courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses; Indigenous Governance and Business Management majors can use 3000/4000-level Indigenous Studies courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses; and Political Science majors can use 3000/4000-level Political Science courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses. 4Exceptions apply to certain majors for the ten 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses required for residency. Students in the following majors may use courses in the major towards this requirement: Economics majors can use 3000/4000-level Economics courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses; Indigenous Governance and Business Management majors can use 3000/4000-level Indigenous Studies courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses; and Political Science majors can use 3000/4000-level Political Science courses in addition to 3000/4000-level Dhillon School of Business courses. 5In addition to meeting the residence requirement for their program, students in the Accounting major must complete five of the following courses at the University of Lethbridge: Accounting 3100, 3101, 3130, 3131, 3151, 3160, 3171, 3180, 3190, 4110, 4125, 4130, 4151, 4160. 6Finance majors must complete all courses from the following list, and which are part of their major, at the University of Lethbridge: Finance 3412, 3441, 3460, 3480, 4421, 4430, 4451. 7Up to 50% of the residence requirement may be met through previous U of L credentials.

d.Laddering Regulations

The University of Lethbridge offers students the ability to ladder specific credentials into larger, subsequent credentials. Laddering aligns credentials of same disciplines to build upon depth, breadth and understanding of a discipline. Students can learn more about which credentials are eligible for laddering and the subsequent credentials in which they ladder on the Eligible Credential Laddering Pathways. The following regulations are set out to ensure students understand how laddering works at the University of Lethbridge.

1.Laddering is efficient and allows students to complete embedded credentials and build upon their previous credentials to expand their education.

2.Typically, laddering allows a student to take multiple credentials without adding to the program length of any of the credentials completed. If there is a necessity for additional requirements, the Faculty/School will articulate the additional courses needed. As a rule, all courses in a laddering credential count towards the next credential, without the need for additional courses. However, there may be programs where the electives taken at one level determine which pathways can be pursued at the subsequent level without additional coursework. Students are advised to consult with an Advisor for advice on the selection of electives based on their anticipated laddering sequence. There may also be situations where a particular pathway has requirements that cannot be fully captured strictly within the laddering credentials and where additional coursework will be required. These additional requirements will be clearly stated in descriptions of the relevant pathways on the Eligible Credential Laddering Pathways.

3.Students are only able to be enrolled in one credential at a time.

4.Students who complete a more advanced credential (diploma or bachelor’s degree) without having first completed a laddering credential (certificate or diploma) may not apply to obtain the prior laddering credential(s).

5.Laddering is available both to students who have graduated and left the institution and to students who want to enrol in a credential immediately following the completion of the previous credential.

6.Course and/or program time limits stand for each individual credential in a laddering pathway (see Residence Requirements and Time Limits).

7.For diplomas and bachelor’s degrees taken as part of a laddering pathway, at most 50% of the courses taken to satisfy the credential requirements may be met through previous University of Lethbridge laddering credentials.

8.Laddering pathways only includes for-credit credentials.

e.Prior Learning Assessment Recognition (PLAR)

PLAR acknowledges skills and knowledge gained through work experience, volunteer work, military training, professional development, non-credit training, or other life experiences. PLAR operates like transfer credit in that the University evaluates the learning outcomes of an experience and how the experience aligns with the learning outcomes of a specific academic course. If learning objectives align, a student may receive credit for that course.

The following conditions apply to PLAR:

•Students that would like to apply for PLAR must be admitted to an Undergraduate or Graduate-level credential program at the University at the undergraduate or graduate level. A student may not apply for PLAR credit while in Open Studies or a non-credential granting program.

•A student may only request PLAR after being admitted to a ULethbridge credential program. PLAR assessment and evaluation may take up to four months (one term) to be recorded on the academic transcript. Students should consider this timeline if the course is needed as a prerequisite or for meeting graduation requirements.

•PLAR requests and assessments are not eligible for student loan or scholarship funding and do not count toward full-time/part-time status.

•A student does not need to be registered in the eligible course to request PLAR. If a student requests PLAR for a course is not granted PLAR credit, the student may still enrol and successfully complete the course if required for program and/or graduation requirements.

•PLAR is only available for courses that have been approved for PLAR eligibility. If a student believes they have experience that needs to be evaluated, they may reach out to their academic program office.

•PLAR evaluation may include pre-determined non-credit learning/certification/completion as approved by the appropriate academic unit and/or content experts.

•PLAR may not be used to receive credit for an Independent Study, thesis, co-op work term, exchange, internship, field work, practicum, Applied Study or any course required in a program that is used to evaluate the student’s final progress towards completion of the program (e.g. thesis oral defense).

•Students may only receive PLAR credit for a course once.

•PLAR does not count toward the program residence requirement. Students applying to graduate after receiving PLAR credit must still be able to meet any program or University residence requirements or will be required to take additional University of Lethbridge courses

•There is a non-refundable assessment fee to apply for and be evaluated for PLAR credit. The fee will be 50% the tuition cost of the course being evaluated. Fees will be charged at the time of the request and assessed based on the tuition fees in place for the course at that time. If the student is not successful in their PLAR evaluation, the assessment fee will not be refunded.

•PLAR is assessed by a content expert The content expert will determine what type of assessment is necessary to demonstrate course knowledge and outcomes. Assessments may include, but are not limited to, portfolio evaluation, challenge exam, practical demonstration, interview, assignment, essay, performance, or third-party documentation.

•PLAR credits are recorded as “PL” (see Non-Grade Designations) on the official transcript and are not included in the GPA calculations. The official transcript will only be updated to record successful PLAR evaluations.

•PLAR must satisfy an entire course’s credit.

•Students should be aware that the PLAR “PL” grade may not be accepted as transfer credit at other institutions and that it is their responsibility to know how the receiving institution will accept the “PL” grade will be acceptable for transfer or for admission purposes.