Bachelor's in General Arts

General Arts is a Bachelor program taught at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Lakehead University’s General Arts is a multidisciplinary undergraduate program. Students choose courses from Criminology, English, History, Indigenous Learning, Interdisciplinary Studies, Languages, Media Studies, Music, Northern Studies, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Visual Arts, and Women’s Studies. The program supports shifting into a specific major at any point, which Lakehead University recommends if students plan to apply to graduate or professional school.

Lakehead University offers the General Arts program entirely online. The program also supports participation in research activities through the Faculty of Social Science & Humanities, and students may have opportunities such as summer work positions and seminar and/or directed reading courses, depending on their area of interest. Lakehead University also offers the ability to do a joint BA degree with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Native Education at Primary, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior levels.

Modules

• Criminology
• English
• History
• Indigenous Learning
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Languages
• Media Studies
• Music
• Northern Studies
• Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
• Philosophy
• Political Science

The minimum requirements for admission in General Arts at Lakehead University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Lakehead University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Lakehead University as pre-requiste for admission in General Arts.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

General Admission Requirements (Ontario High School Students): Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD); A minimum of 6 Grade 12U or M courses, or equivalent, including program specific prerequisite courses; A minimum 70%* overall final average. Higher averages may be required for admission to programs in which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the supply of available spaces. Admission averages are calculated using the top 6 Grade 12 U or M courses.

• Other Canadian High School Students: Completion of Grade 12 and the Secondary School Diploma (see the Program Specific Prerequisites section for your particular provinces requirements); Program specific prerequisite courses; A minimum 70%* overall final average.
• International Secondary School/ College or University: Successful graduation from an academic secondary school program or equivalent; Program specific prerequisite courses; Equivalent of a minimum 70% overall final average (Canadian). Note: Meeting the minimum admission requirements is not a guarantee of admission.
• Canadian College: Completed a minimum of 1 year of full-time academic studies at an accredited community college since leaving high school; Completed the appropriate program-specific prerequisite courses; Achieved a minimum overall average of 70%.
• Canadian University: Attended a university and successful completion of university level course work since leaving high school/college; Program specific prerequisite courses; A minimum overall average of C or 60%.
• Canadian Bible College: A minimum overall average of C / 60% or equivalent; College must be accredited by the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE); Successfully meets the minimum program specific preparatory course prerequisites at the Grade 12U or M level or equivalent; If not eligible right out of high school, a minimum of two years of full time studies must be completed at the Bible College.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/undergraduate-programs/general-arts/node/3580

51 fully funded scholarships are listed for Canada. See Canada scholarships.