6.4.3 Course Requirements
A student for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts or the Honours Degree of the iBA shall complete a program of studies that shall consist of not fewer than 120 credit hours subject to the following regulations:
A student is required to complete the Core Requirements as detailed in the Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Arts. These include:
Breadth of Knowledge Requirement
Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) Requirement
Language Study (LS) Requirement
Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Requirement
A student must also:
Pass a general comprehensive examination in a Subject of Specialization. This examination may be written, or oral, or a combination of both. The comprehensive examination shall count as 3 credit hours in the Subject of Specialization; and/or
Submit an Honours essay on an approved topic which, at the discretion of the Head of the Department or the Program Supervisor, may be followed by an oral examination thereon. Normally, the Honours essay will count as 3 credit hours in the Subject of Specialization, or as 6 credit hours in the case of linked (A/B) Honours essays (please consult departmental regulations).
The semester in which the student sits for the comprehensive examination, and/or the semester in which the Honours essay is to be submitted, may be decided by the student after consultation with the Head of the Department or Program Supervisor.
A copy of the Honours essay must be submitted to the University Library upon completion. All Honours essays in the University Library shall be available for unrestricted consultation by students and faculty except under very exceptional circumstances, which must be approved by the Head of the department concerned. Copyright remains with the author. A signed release form must accompany an essay or dissertation when it is submitted to the University Library.
Further courses shall be chosen either
in consultation with the Faculty Advisor and with the approval of the Head of the Department or Program Supervisor of the Subject of Specialization. The student's program shall include not fewer than 60 credit hours in courses applicable to the Subject of Specialization, including the comprehensive examination and/or the Honours essay, at least 36 of which must be at the 3000 level or above, and not fewer than 24 credit hours in a Minor subject or program according to the Departmental or Program Regulations covering that Minor, and the total number of credit hours which may be applied to the degree is not fewer than 120; or
in consultation with the Faculty Advisor and with the approval of the Head of the Department or Program Supervisor of the Subject of Specialization. The student's program shall include not fewer than 60 credit hours in courses applicable to the Subject of Specialization, including the comprehensive examination and/or the Honours essay, at least 36 of which must be at the 3000 level or above, and not fewer than 36 credit hours in a Major subject or program according to the Departmental or Program Regulations governing that Major, and the total number of credit hours which may be applied to the degree is not fewer than 120; or
a student may complete the Joint Honours program.

6.4.4 Departmental Regulations
A student for Honours degrees shall also comply with such additional requirements of the appropriate Department(s) as are approved by the Senate and printed in the Calendar.