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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
6.21    With the exception of Fine Arts, all undergraduate degrees require completion of 120 credits. Fine Arts requires 126 credits.

6.22    Students must complete at Mount Allison at least half the credits required for a degree. Third and fourth year courses will normally be completed at Mount Allison.

DEGREE WITH DISTINCTION
REQUIREMENTS
6.23    The degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music will be awarded with Distinction at the discretion of the Senate. To be considered for Distinction, a student should have maintained a Cumulative Grade Point Average of approximately 3.7 in all work taken at the University.

HONOURS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
6.24    All degrees with Honours consist of at least 120 credits completed beyond the secondary school level. All candidates for these degrees must meet the average requirements outlined below.

6.25    A degree with First Class Honours requires attainment of a 3.7 Cumulative Grade Point Average in the Prescribed Honours work; a degree with Honours requires attainment of a 3.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average in the prescribed Honours work. Unless a specific statement indicating otherwise appears after the Honours programme description, all courses specified in the programme are included in the calculation of the Honours average. When a thesis is part of the programme, a minimum grade of "B" is required in all cases. In addition, a Cumulative Grade Point Average of approximately 3.0 must be earned by all Honours candidates on all work undertaken beyond the first year at Mount Allison. For those in full-time attendance at Mount Allison for three years or fewer, the Cumulative Grade Point Average will be calculated on all Mount Allison courses taken.

6.26    Bound copies of on Honours student's thesis must be submitted to the supervisor no later than the first day of the final examination period.

6.27    Students failing to reach the minimum standard for Honours but who otherwise have satisfactorily completed the prescribed curriculum will be awarded a degree without Honours.

SECOND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
REQUIREMENTS
6.28    To be a candidate for a second undergraduate degree, a student should have demonstrated strong academic ability and must be approved by an Academic Dean. The student must also a) fulfill all the requirements for the second degree; and b) complete at least thirty-six additional credits,.

HONOURS CERTIFICATE
6.29    Recipients of a first degree from Mount Allison earned with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of approximately 3.0 in both the last three years of the degree programme and in the intended Honours discipline may apply to an Academic Dean to return as a candidate for an Honours Certificate.


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