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University of Alberta

University of Alberta
Administration Building, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2M7

Official telephone: (780) 492-3113
Fax number: (780) 492-7172
Website: www.ualberta.ca
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: Summer sessions of six weeks each.

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning, external degree program
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, pre-optometry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, adult education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, art, business, engineering, health professions, humanities, natural science, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science/Business
  • Adult Education
  • Agricultural Business Management
  • Agricultural/Resource Economics
  • Agronomy
  • Ancient/Medieval History
  • Animal Biology
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics/Computer Science
  • Applied Mathematics/Statistics
  • Applied Physics
  • Art
  • Art/Design
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biological Sciences/Microbiology
  • Biology
  • Business Economics/Law
  • Business Education
  • Business Studies
  • Business/Marketing
  • Career Technology Studies/Human Sciences
  • Cell Biology
  • Cell Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese Language/Literature
  • Chinese Studies
  • Classical Languages
  • Classical Studies
  • Classics
  • Combined German/Scandinavian
  • Combined Polish/Ukrainian
  • Community Practice
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computing Science
  • Conservation Biology
  • Creative Writing
  • Crop Science
  • Decision/Information Systems
  • Design
  • Distribution Management
  • Drama
  • Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • East Asian Languages/Literature
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English
  • English Language Arts
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Economics/Policy
  • Environmental Physical Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Family Ecology
  • Film Studies
  • Finance
  • Food Business Management
  • Food Science/Technology
  • Forest Business Management
  • Forest Management
  • French Language/Literature
  • General Science
  • General Sciences
  • Geography
  • Geography/Information Processing/Mapping
  • Geography/Northern Frontier Studies
  • Geography/Resources Studies
  • Geology
  • Geology/Geophysics
  • Geophysics
  • German Language
  • Global/Development Studies
  • History
  • Home Economics
  • Human Dimensions of Environmental Management
  • Human Geography
  • Human Resources Management
  • Immunology/Infection
  • Individualized Major
  • International Affairs
  • International Business
  • Italian
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese Language/Literature
  • Japanese Studies
  • Land Reclamation
  • Land/Resources
  • Language/Culture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language/Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems
  • Management Science
  • Marketing
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics/Computational Science
  • Mathematics/Economics
  • Mathematics/Finance
  • Mathematics/Physics
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Mathematics/Statistics/Actuarial Science
  • Middle Eastern/African Studies
  • Modern Languages
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Music
  • Musical Arts
  • Native Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition/Food
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Studies
  • Paleontology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy/Religion
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Physics/Computational Science
  • Physiology
  • Physiology/Developmental Biology
  • Piano
  • Planning
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Political Science
  • Political Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology
  • Range/Pasture Management
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Religious Studies
  • Religious Studies/Western Religious Traditions
  • Retailing/Services
  • Romance Languages
  • Russian Language/Literature
  • Science Education/Physical Science
  • Science Technology/Society
  • Second Languages/Ukrainian
  • Self Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language/Literature
  • Spanish/Latin American Studies
  • Statistics
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • Technical Theatre
  • Technical Theatre Costume Design
  • Textiles/Clothing
  • Ukrainian Folklore
  • Ukrainian Language/Literature
  • Visual Art
  • Voice
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Agricultural/Food/Nutritional Science
  • Anthropology
  • Art/Design
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business
  • Cell Biology
  • Chemical/Materials Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil/Environmental Engineering
  • Communications/Technology
  • Community-Based Research
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computing Science
  • Drama
  • Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Educational Policy Studies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English/Film Studies
  • Health Promotion Studies
  • History/Classics
  • Humanities Computing
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Laboratory Medicine/Pathology
  • Law
  • Library/Information Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematical/Statistical Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Modern Languages/Cultural Studies
  • Music
  • Native Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/Recreation
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Religious Studies
  • Renewable Resources
  • Resource Economics/Environmental Sociology
  • Rural Economy
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Surgery
Master's Degrees

  • Agricultural/Food/Nutritional Science
  • Anthropological Sciences
  • Art/Design
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business
  • Cell Biology
  • Chemical/Materials Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil/Environmental Engineering
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computing Science
  • Dentistry
  • Drama
  • Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Educational Policy Studies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Studies
  • Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English/Film Studies
  • Health Promotion Studies
  • Health Sciences Education
  • History/Classics
  • Human Ecology
  • Humanities Computing
  • Internetworking
  • Laboratory Medicine/Pathology
  • Law
  • Library Information Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematical/Statistical Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Microbiology/Immunology
  • Medical Sciences
  • Modern Languages/Cultural Studies
  • Music
  • Native Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Oncology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/Recreation
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Public Health Sciences
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Religious Studies
  • Renewable Resources
  • Resource Economics/Environmental Sociology
  • Rural Economy
  • Secondary Education
  • Sociology
  • Speech Pathology/Audiology
  • Surgery
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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