Second year is all about making choices and that begins with choosing your major. Students who have completed 24 units or more must participate in the Program/Plan selection process. This involves choosing the area of study (plan) that you wish to pursue. For some students this may involve requesting to change your degree program. For example, students may request a change of degree program from:
Bachelor of Arts Honours (BAH) to Bachelor of Science Honours (BSCH) or Bachelor of Computing Honours (BCMPH)
BCMPH to BAH or BSCH
BSCH to BAH or BCMPH
When choosing your degree program, be sure to select the four-year Honours degree program.
NOTE: Students who were admitted to the following programs do not participate in Plan selection: Bachelor of Fine Art, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Physical and Health Education; or Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.
For more information on degree programs offered in Arts and Science, please visit Degrees at a Glance.
To request your Program/Plan, log into your Student Centre in SOLUS beginning May 16. Program/Plan Selection is NOT first-come first-served and you may access the page as often as you wish. Please keep in mind, though, that each time you are accepted into a plan, a record of that change will be recorded on your student record and transcript.
All plans in Arts and Science have minimum academic requirements that a student must satisfy in order to be admitted to that plan. To view the thresholds for all plans in Arts and Science please visit the Arts and Science website.
Available Internships
Employer
Job Title
QUIP
Job ID
Relevent For:
CSIS
Various Positions (May 2017 start)
77631
Social Sciences, Political Studies, Computing
GE Canada
Service Support Operations Intern (Sept. 2016 start)
77701
Economics
Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
Cryptanalyst/Data Scientist/Mathematician
77362
Math/Statistics/
Computing/ Physics/Chemistry
Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
Computer Science/Engineering
77363
Computing
In addition, there are a number of internship positions for January 2017. Visit Career Services for more information.
The Personal Interest Credit - Take Your PIC!
In order to encourage students to explore subject matter outside their program of study and to promote interdisciplinary study, all upper-year Arts and Science students will be permitted to designate 6.0 units of degree-credit courses for pass/fail grading, thereby minimizing any risk to the students' GPA. Such courses designated for pass/fail grading will be referred to as Personal Interest Credits (PIC's).
Effective for classes offered in Fall Term 2016, students have the option to designate degree-credit courses for pass/fail grading.
The Personal Interest Credit policy applies to all students who:
are registered in a Plan that will lead to completion of a degree program in the Faculty of Arts and Science;
have successfully completed a minimum of 24.0 units at Queen's; and
are in good academic standing (GPA of 1.60 and higher).
This policy applies to all courses offered by Departments in the Faculty of Arts and Science that are normally graded using a letter-grade system.
Our staff will do a short presentation about upper year living and learning opportunities at Queen's own Castle in East Sussex, England. After the presentation, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions.
The presentation will cover:
How you can use your Castle experience and courses towards your degree.
What a typical day/week looks like at the Castle.
Logistics of getting there, exploring Europe and applying.
Applications for the Fall 2016 (September 8 - December 14) and Winter 2017 (January 7 - April 12) are now open! The BISC offers a wide range of Queen's accredited courses in Art and Music, British Cultural Studies, Business and Economics, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science.
Would you like to add a Certificate to your Program?
Queen's has a number of Certificates available to add to your Program. Certificates provide students with the opportunity for new expanded credentials that can help:
students develop both general and specific skills that meet their particular career needs; and
address society's needs by preparing students appropriately for careers that they will pursue after leaving Queen's.
