what happens if you fail a course..
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what happens if you fail a course..
What happens if I fail one elective course in first year social sciences? Will I be kicked out or not be able to go into second year?
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04-21-2010 at 08:47 PM
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What happens if I fail one elective course in first year social sciences? Will I be kicked out or not be able to go into second year?
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Generally speaking you will not be kicked out. But you will need to meet the CA requirements for admission to level 2, and the 0 will be included in your average. You will also need to take an extra elective sometime through your university career to ensure you have enough credits overall. |
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04-21-2010 at 08:53 PM
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are you serious thats awesome. that being said I'm still going to try and pass my course, but I was just worried.. thanks  |
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04-21-2010 at 08:54 PM
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and yes my average will still be way over the average that I need so no worries there |
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04-21-2010 at 08:56 PM
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No problem. Now, that's the general case. You should check your program's academic regulations to ensure that there isn't some rule which says you can't move to Level 2 without 30 credits. You should be able to find them in the Academic Calendar on the Registrar's website.
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04-21-2010 at 09:21 PM
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What happens if I fail one elective course in first year social sciences? Will I be kicked out or not be able to go into second year?
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Nope, you're fine.
For some reason I took calc as an elective (????) and failed it. I went on to level 2, but the F dropped my average down a heck of a lot, so I had to mirror the honours program for a year.
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04-21-2010 at 09:22 PM
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Well I'm applying for the B.A in Health aging and society and this is all it says for the requirements.. does this mean that I don't need 30 units exactly?..
Enrolment in this program is limited. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a minimum Cumulative Average of 3.5 and an average of at least 4.0 in HLTH AGE 1AA3 and 1BB3. |
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04-21-2010 at 09:23 PM
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oh nvm, at the bottom it says:
30 units from the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program (see Admission above)
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04-21-2010 at 09:29 PM
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To be honest, I don't fully understand how this works.
A full course load according to the university is 24 units. I was accepted into my program with 27, with the stipulation I had to make up the three units before I graduated.
Your best bet, I think is to ask an academic advisor.
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04-21-2010 at 09:30 PM
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sorry for bombarding ya'll with the messages, but im just worried here :( this is what it says, could someone explain this to me it would be very appreciated!
33 units Electives. If not completed in Level I, a minimum of six units must be from the Faculty of Humanities and/or the Department of Religious Studies.
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04-21-2010 at 09:31 PM
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yea lorend, i think your right, thats what i'm going to go do asap! |
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33 units Electives. If not completed in Level I, a minimum of six units must be from the Faculty of Humanities and/or the Department of Religious Studies.
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You will be able to attain the 33 units of electives easily by the time you finish your degree.
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thank you so much I LOVE YOU GUYS |
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04-21-2010 at 09:57 PM
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Or just me? lol.
I also hate how those stupid calenders are written. It takes you a couple of years to be able to understand them, but then there still are some tricky bits. Grrrr.
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