Liberal Studies - Advanced Entry

2025-2026 - UG - Major Program Modification (Addition of a Simple Pathway)

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(A) Proposal summary
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  • STEP 1 - Complete the proposal summary information

  • Please send Schedules of Articulation Agreement(s), if applicable, to ciqe@ontariotechu.ca

  • Home faculty*
    Choose your faculty from the list of available options.
  • Content type*
    Choose program, unless you are certain the pathway should be created as a shared core. Contact ciqe@ontariotechu.ca if you require assistance.
  • Summary of proposed addition*

    To create an advanced entry and GAS pathway for Liberal Studies students.

    Include a brief point by point summary of the change.
  • Is there a change to total credit hours in the program?*
  • Will this pathway be included in the academic calendar?*
    If this pathway program should be visible in the academic calendar for all students to see, select yes. Contact ciqe@ontariotechu.ca for guidance.
  • Calendar start date*
    Choose when the change should appear in the academic calendar.
  • Registration start date*
    Specify the first active term (e.g., Fall 2019).
  • STEP 2 - Attach supporting documents, if applicable

  • Visit the files section of the toolbox on the right-hand side of the form to attach any supporting documentation.

  • Are you attaching any supporting documents?*
(B) Pathway details
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  • STEP 3 - Complete Section B
  • Title of pathway*
    Liberal Studies - Advanced Entry
    Liberal Studies - Advanced Entry
    Note university program name in the Program Description if not obvious.
  • Program type*
    Choose either bridge or advanced entry for pathway type. For assistance or clarification, contact ciqe@ontariotechu.ca.
  • Degree type*
    Choose College-to-University Transfer from the list.
  • Pathway Description*

    The Liberal Studies - Advanced Entry program provides college graduates with the opportunity to apply their two-year college diploma toward a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Liberal Studies.

    Students enrolled in the Liberal Studies Advanced Entry program will enter directly into third year of the Liberal Studies degree program at the university and will follow a modified program map that will allow students to complete the program in two years of full-time study.

     

    The program description will be included in the academic calendar. Visit the current calendar for examples of program descriptions for other pathways.
  • Admission requirements*

    Admission is competitive. Students are selected by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria including school marks, distribution of subjects taken, and performance in subjects relevant to the academic program. Possession of the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Preference will be given to applicants with the best qualifications.

    For further information, please visit college-university transfer programs.

    To qualify for the Liberal Studies Advanced Entry program, the minimum entrance requirement is a completion of any two-year Ontario College diploma (or equivalent).

     

    List the admission requirements students must meet to be eligible for admission to the pathway. This information will appear in the calendar.
  • Calendar copy*
    Please add new calendar content as it will appear in the Academic Calendar, if applicable, or provide a program map. Outline the requirements of the pathway program, including required courses.
(C) Detailed proposal information
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  • STEP 4 - Complete Section C
  • Program learning outcomes*
    Liberal Studies
    The program learning outcomes will be the same for this pathway as those for the 4-year program. Please insert program name.
  • Proposed transfer credit block*
    • SSCI 1910U Writing for the Social Sciences
    • 9 UNSP 1XXXU (General Electives)
    • 10 UNSP 2XXXU (General Electives)
    Please outline which specific or unspecified credits should be in the list of transfer credits.
  • Brief background on existing program*

    The Liberal Studies program was established in 2019 to showcase interdisciplinary FSSH undergrad teaching, research and publication to current and prospective students. Two-thirds of students enrolled in LBAT 2000U are STEM students, taking the course as an elective. At its inception, the Liberal Studies program was to offer a cluster of courses (or stream) on topics and issues in science, technology and society. In 2022-2023, a minor in Science, Technology & Society was developed, to service OTU students. As such, Liberal Studies is an obvious home for a new Advanced Entry program to an BA in Liberal Studies and this will open a new path to student enrollment in FSSH.

  • Rationale for the new pathway*

     The new Advanced Entry BA will:

    -support OTU's "tech with a conscience' mission, and identity

    -increase enrollments to FSSH (the Advanced Entry would be marketed to College students as a new pathway to the BA program, and appear in calendar and recruitment materials, opening a new enrollment pathway into the FSSH

     

    How will this enhance the parent program and/or opportunities for students and graduates?
  • Fit with the mission, mandate, strategic plans and program offerings*

    The new Advanced Entry BA will:

    -support OTU’s pursuit of “tech with a conscience”.

    exemplify how the FSSH is contributing to OTU advancing “tech for the social good”. 

    -be a home for students wishing to have an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree. 

    -complement the development of a new Sociology BA program to increase enrollment in many courses across the various programs.

    -foster life-long learning/learning across the life span and enable new students to upskill to a BA in Liberal studies.

    -demonstrate FSSH putting the “Arts” and “Social” into STEM at OTU.

     

    Fit with the mission, mandate, strategic plans of the University, and the broader array of program offerings (evidence of fit, particularly areas of teaching and research strengths and complementary areas of study).
  • Resource requirements
  • Faculty members

    No new faculty members are required.

  • Additional academic and non-academic human resources

    No new academic and non-academic resources are required.

  • Physical resource requirements

    No new physical resources are required.

  • Statement of funding requirements*

    There are no new additional funding requirements.

  • Statement of resource/funding availability*

    There are no additional resource or funding requirements.

  • Other: Additional supporting information, if applicable

    NA

(D) Impact and consultation
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  • STEP 5 - Complete Section D

  • Consultation is central to governance at Ontario Tech. Faculties are required to consult with all areas impacted by this change, and the home faculty dean is responsible for all consultation decisions in this section of the form. Note that any false statements related to consultation may require re-submission of proposals.

  • Faculty Consultation
  • Will this change impact any other faculties? Some examples may include, but are not limited to, the scenarios listed below. *

  • Examples:

    • A course from another faculty is being added or removed from the program map.
    • Changes to joint and/or service programs (e.g., 'and Management' programs, targeted minors).
    • Changes to year of offering for courses from another faculty (e.g., moving a course from Year 1 to Year 2).

    Additional examples can be found in the Resources section of the CIQE website.

  • If you answered yes to the question above, please explain and outline the consultation process in detail. Attach relevant documents (emails, Faculty Council minutes, etc.) or include links to corresponding documents.*

    NA

  • Student Consultation
  • How have current or prospective students been consulted about this change? (e.g., informal conversations, attendance at meetings, survey, indirectly through academic advising). Please provide details below. *

    Student feedback was collected informally through Academic Advising.  Also at the annual University Fair where interest was indicated by prospective students.  Consultation has also taken place involving the Program Director, Associate Dean and Dean.  This MPM was also presented at the Undergraduate Curriculum committee for discussion and review

  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • What considerations have been made for equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization?*

    The Liberal studies advanced entry BA helps to facilitate access for more students because of the shortened time frame.

     

  • For more information and guidance on incorporating equity, diversity and inclusion principles in curricula, please visit the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging resource section of the CIQE website.

  • Indigenous Content and Consultation
  • Does this program contain any Indigenous content?*

  • For more information on how Indigenous content is defined at Ontario Tech University and how to consult with the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle, please refer to the Protocol for Consultation with the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle.

  • Has the IEAC been contacted?
  • If Yes, when?
  • What was the advice you received from the IEAC? And, how has it been included in your proposal? Please attach or provide links to documents that outline the consultation process and advice given.
  • Did the IEAC ask you to return the proposal to them for review?
    If Yes, have they completed their review?
  • Other Consultation
  • Have you consulted with the Office of the Registrar, Student Life, the Library and/or any other areas on campus that may be impacted? *
  • If yes, please explain and outline the consultation process in detail.*

    NA

  • Does this change involve co-op?*
  • If yes, please acknowledge that you have consulted with Lindsay Coolidge, Director, External Relations and Partnerships by checking the box below.
(E) Routing
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  • STEP 6 - Enter routing information

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    Please note that changes to joint or collaborative programs do require approval at Faculty Council of each faculty involved in the program. You do not need to include other faculties in the routing, however, consultation with other faculties should be noted and any required approval by other Faculty Councils (and date of approval) should be noted in the comments section as approval is logged on the home Faculty Council step.

  • Should this proposal be routed to the Program Approval step prior to Curriculum Committee?*
    If your curriculum committee is organized by program, or if program-level approval prior to curriculum committee is not required, select 'no'.
  • Faculty or program-level group*
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  • Is this change for a Bachelor of Engineering program or program which requires Engineering Curriculum Committee approval?*
  • Are there departments associated with your faculty?*
  • Is this change for the Sustainability Studies program?*
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