Bachelor of Arts, General Program (Online)

Student responsibility

Consult with your program advisor to ensure that the courses you select can be applied toward the program requirements of your chosen credential.
Also, before you register in a course not listed on the OL website, you must apply for a letter of permission. Otherwise, you may find that either course credits cannot be applied to your program or you must pay a transcript reassessment fee.

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.