With the Bachelor of Arts, General Studies program, you get a broad education in arts.
Residency requirements:
A minimum of 15 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
Degree requirements:
120 credits, including 45 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 for arts and science degree programs.
6 credits in English (university-level composition and literature), excluding technical- and business-writing courses
6 credits in humanities, other than English
6 credits in mathematics (including statistics) and/or science
6 credits in social science
Upper-level requirements (45 credits):
30 credits in humanities, sciences, social sciences or related interdisciplinary fields
15 upper-level elective credits
Elective requirements (51 credits):
May be lower-level or upper-level credits. Approval of education, business and administrative studies courses are is on a case-by-case basis. Applied credit may not be used to meet arts requirements.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
September 2025
TRU programs generally require BC high school graduation or equivalent.
English Language Proficiency Requirements: TOEFL iBT - 88+ with no section below 20; TOEFL paper-based - 570+ TWE 4.5+; TOEFL Computer-Based - 230+ Essay 4.5+; IELTS - 6.5+ with no bands below 6.0; MELAB - 81+; CanTEST - 4.5+ with no component score below 4.0; CAEL - Overall 70+ No subtest below 60.
Deadlines for students of pre-assessment eligible nationalities (Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Iran and Nigeria): Fall: February 15, 2024. Deadlines for students of all other nationalities: Fall: March 1, 2024; Winter 2025: September 1, 2024.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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