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Honours Option

Admission to the Bachelor of Design Honours Stream is by application and requires meeting honours option entry requirements and completion of an independent senior design project (DES 403) in year four in lieu of DES 402.

Entry to the Honours Option requires achievement of a sessional average of 80% or better in each of year two and three and a grade of 80% or better in each of DES 201, 202, 301 and 302.

Graduation from the Honours Option requires a grade of 80% or better in DES 401 and 403.

Successful completion of the Honours Option will be reflected on the academic transcript and degree parchment with the notation Bachelor of Design (Hons.) in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urbanism.


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