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Program Requirements

2024-2025 Academic YearUndergraduate Academic Calendar information header

Chair
Jeffrey MacLeod, BA (CBU), MA (Acadia), PhD (Western), Professor

Coordinator
James Sawler, BComm, MA, PhD (Dalhousie), Professor

Admission Requirements

Review sections 2.1.4 Admission Requirements and 2.1.6 Additional Admission Requirements.

Students may count courses from a major, concentration and/or minor towards a second major, concentration and/or minor; however, students must complete a minimum of 50 percent of unique courses toward the second major, concentration and/or minor, unless otherwise stated in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.

Major

The degree with a major is intended for those students with a clearly focused interest who wish to gain knowledge in depth of a single discipline.

Students intending to complete the major degree must declare their intention to do so before registering for their sixth unit of coursework. Students who do not make this declaration within this time frame will not be permitted to register for further coursework. In order to complete the major in Economics it may be necessary to complete courses at another university.

The Mount also offers a limited enrollment internship option.

Students must successfully complete 20.0 units with the following requirements:

❏ 8.0 units in the major as follows:

  • ECON 1101, 1102, 2201, 2210 (2.0 units)
  • 2.5 additional units of ECON at the 2000 level*
  • 3.0 additional units of ECON at the 3000 level or above*

* Note: Selected in consultation with the department

  • ECON 4444/POLS 4444 (0.5 unit)
  • a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the required 8.0 units of ECON

❏  MATH 2208 and 2209

❏  a minor consisting of 3.0 units as specified by the department offering the minor. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the required 3.0 units

❏ students may choose a second 3.0 unit minor in any area that offers a minor

❏ 1.0 unit from each core group A, B, and C under the Bachelor of Arts (General Studies) (exclusive of the major):

  •  Core A – Sciences & Mathematics (1.0 unit)
  •  Core B – Social Sciences (1.0 unit)
  •  Core C – Humanities (1.0 unit)

❏ at least 9.0 units must be at the 2000 level or above

❏ Note: No more than 4.0 units from professional areas may be counted toward the degree. Courses included in the Applied Human Nutrition science minor will not be counted as professional electives.

Special Studies: Students may count a maximum of 4.0 units of directed/independent/research studies courses towards the degree, with no more than 2.0 units in any single discipline.

Major Certificate

Students who have graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University with a Bachelor of Arts General Studies degree may apply to do a major certificate. Students must fulfill the requirements for the major degree listed above.

Combined Major

The combined major degree is intended for those students who wish to gain in-depth knowledge of two disciplines. Students must declare a major or combined major before registering for their sixth unit of coursework. Students who do not make this declaration within this time frame will not be permitted to register for further coursework.

The Mount also offers a limited enrollment internship option.

Students must successfully complete 20.0 units. In order to complete a combined major in Economics, the following requirements must be met:

❏ a minimum of 6.0 units and a maximum of 8.0 units in the Economics combined major as follows:

  • ECON 1101, 1102, 2201, 2210
  • 2.0 additional units of ECON at the 2000 level or above
  • 2.0 additional units of ECON at the 3000 level or
    above

❏ a second combined major specified by another program (Biology, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Communication, Cultural Studies, English, Family Studies, French, Gerontology, History, Mathematics, Political Studies, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, Women’s Studies)

❏ a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the required 6.0 units of each combined major

❏ at least 5.0 units of the 12.0 units overall required for the combined majors must be at the 3000 level or above

❏ 1.0 unit from each core group A, B, and C listed under the Bachelor of Arts (General Studies) (inclusive of the majors):

  • Core A – Sciences & Mathematics (1.0 unit)
  • Core B – Social Sciences (1.0 unit)
  • Core C – Humanities (1.0 unit)

❏ at least 9.0 units of the total 20.0 units must be at the 2000 level or above

❏ Note: No more than 4.0 units from professional areas may be counted toward the degree. Courses included in the Applied Human Nutrition science minor will not be counted as professional electives.

Students wishing to combine an arts major and a science major (e.g. Chemistry and English or Biology and Political Studies):

❏ must meet all of the requirements listed above

and

♦ to complete a BSc (Combined Major) primary science
discipline plus secondary arts discipline

❏ must complete a minimum 12.0 units of the total 20.0 units in science disciplines

♦ to complete a BA (Combined Major) primary arts discipline
plus secondary science discipline

❏ must complete a minimum 12.0 units of the total 20.0 units in arts disciplines

Concentration

To obtain a concentration in Economics, students must fulfill the following requirements:

❏ ECON 1101 and 1102

❏ 2.0 additional units of ECON at the 2000 level or above

❏ 1.0 additional unit of ECON at the 3000 level or above

Minor

To obtain a minor in Economics, students must fulfill the following requirements:

❏ ECON 1101 and 1102

❏ 2.0 additional units of ECON

Academic Note: This web-based calendar information is applicable for the 2024-2025 academic year which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.

For information on previous years, please consult the University Academic Calendars web page.

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