118 GRADUA TE STUDIES AND GLOSSAR Y IMPOR T ANT DA TES 119 CER TIFICA TE OF BILINGUALISM Students who achieve at least 15 cr edits in each language English and Fr ench during their university studies at Laur entian can ear n a Certifcate of Bilingualism CER TIFICA TES Basic Multilingual Competence Classical Studies E Computing E Envir onmental Chemistry E Family Life Studies and Human Sexuality EF Folklor e F Geographic T echniques EF Ger ontology E Graduate T eaching E Intervention aupr es des femmes F Labour Studies E Theatr e Arts E W omen s Studies E DOCTORAL DEGREES Bor eal Ecology PhD E B iomolecular Sciences PhD E Human Kinetics E Human Studies and Inter disciplinarity PhD EF Materials Science PhD E Mineral Deposits and Pr ecambrian Geology PhD E Engineering Science PhD E Rural and Norther n Health PhD E GRADUA TE DIPLOMA Scien ce Communicatio n GDip E MAST ERS DEGR EES Ar chitectur e MAr ch E Biology MSc E Business Administration MBA E Business Administration Online MBA E Chemical Sciences MSc E Computational Sciences MSc E Engineering Science MEng MASc E Engineering Science fast track MEng E Envir onmental Solutions MEnv E For ensic Sciences MFS E Geology MScMASc E Health Administration MHA EF History MA EF Human Kinetics MHK EF Humanities MA E Indigenous Relations MIR E Inter disciplinary Health MA MSc EF Medical Studies MMS E Nursing MScN E Orthophonie MScS F Physics MSc E Psychology Applied Experimental MA EF Science Communication MScCom E Sciences infrmier es MScInf F Service Social MSS F Social W ork MSW E Sociology MA EF POST GRADUA TE DIPLOMA Nurse Practitioner GDip EF PROFESSIONAL DEGREES Medicin e MD E Education BEd consecutif F Certifcates diplomas and graduate pr ograms Important dates E of fer ed in English F of fer ed in Fr ench some courses available in Fr ench pending appr oval possibility of combining with Nurse Practitioner graduate diploma pr ogram MScNNP For program details consult our website at www laurentianca GLOSSAR Y OF TERMS Undergraduate Studies Studies at the postsecondary level typically for the achievement of a bachelor s degr ee Graduate Studies Studies at the postundergraduate level typically for the achievement of a master s or doctoral degr ee Bachelor s Degr ee An undergraduate pr ogram that covers a major ar ea of study and that typically takes four years to complete Master s Degr ee A graduate level pr ogram that follows the undergraduate degr ee and focuses on a particular ar ea within a feld of study T ypically this one to twoyear pr ogram is comprised of a thesis or capstone pr oject Doctoral Degr ee The most advanced degr ee that symbolizes the mastery of a specifc ar ea of study or feld of pr ofession it involves a major r esear ch pr oject or dissertation It typically takes several years to complete Fulltime status Enr ollment in 1830 cr edits per academic year Parttime status Enr olled in a minimum of 3 cr edits to a maximum of 15 cr edits per academic year 3cr edit courses Courses that run for a single semester ie September to December or January to April 6cr edit courses Courses that run for a full academic year ie September to April BA Bachelor of Arts BAS Bachelor of Ar chitectural Studies BBA Bachelor of Business Administration HBCom SP AD Honours Bachelor of Commer ce in Sports Administration BCosc Bachelor of Computer Science BEd Bachelor of Education BEng Bachelor of Engineering BF A Bachelor of Fine Arts BHSc Bachelor of Health Sciences Midwifery BPHE Bachelor of Physical and Health Education BSc Bachelor of Science BScN Bachelor of Science in Nursing HBSW Honours Bachelor of Social W ork 3Y ear Degr ee r equir es a minimum of 90 cr edits 4Y ear Degr ee r equir es a minimum of 120 cr edits Certifcate Requir es 30 cr edits within a distinct feld of study Concentration A way of enhancing your degr ee by selecting a gr oup of courses that ar e thematically r elated and r equir es a minimum of 36 cr edits within a distinct feld of study Major Indicates a specialization by completing a minimum of 42 cr edits concentrated on one specifc feld of study Minor Indicates a small ar ea of concentration by completing a minimum of 24 cr edits in a specifc feld of study Specialization Indicates a higher degr ee of specialization in a subject ar ea by completing a minimum of 60 cr edits concentrated on one specifc feld of study MOVEIN Se ptember 3 and 4 2020 Pack your bags It s time to make your way to Sudbury and move into your new digs Mega Mar ch T ours Monday Mar ch 16 to Friday Mar ch 20 2020 If you were unable to attend either of our Open House events visit us at your leisure during March Break week Open Houses Fall Satur day November 2 2019 THE Laurentian University event to attend you will discover the facilities and learn every detail about what education and student life is like as a V oyageur Winter Satur day Mar ch 14 2020 Kick of f March Break with a preview of what to expect as a frstyear student at Laurentian Ontario University Regional Fairs OURF W eek of Sept 30 2019 Northwestern and Hamilton HaltonNiagaraBrant W eek of Oct 7 2019 Northeastern Ontario and MuskokaGrey Bruce W eek of Oct 15 2019 KitchenerW aterlooGuelph W eek of Oct 21 2019 Southeastern Ontario W eek of Oct 27 2019 Ottawa Region W eek of Nov 4 2019 Southwestern Ontario Ontario University Fair OUF September 2729 2019 Meet and chat with Laurentian University students staf f and faculty at the Metro T oronto Convention Centre OUAC Application Deadlines January 15 2020 OUAC application deadline for 101 highschool students February 1 2020 OUAC application deadline for 105 non highschool students to limited enrolment programs Scholarship Bursary and OSAP Application Deadlines M ar ch 1 2 020 Scholarships and bursaries application deadline June 30 2020 OSAP recommended date to submit your FallWinter application and all required documents to receive funds at the beginning of the Fall term Residence Application Deadlines Ju ne 1 202 0 R esidence accommodation deadline Deadline to Accept Y our Of fer June 1 2020 101 highschool student deadline to accept an of fer of admission to Laurentian