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CONCURRENT BA IN HONORS KINESIOLOGY - SPORT MANAGEMENT AND HONORS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Applicants must be designated Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Kinesiology main campus students.


Program
First Year

Second Year

3.5 - 4.0 Kinesiology courses to be selected as follows:

An additional half-course, to reach a total of 5.0 courses for the year, is dependent upon the number of Kinesiology courses selected.


Third Year (HBA 1)

Business Administration 300, 301, 302y, 303, 304, 305a/b, 307, 308, 316y, 326y


Fourth Year
  • 3.0 Kinesiology courses numbered 200-499 which must include Kinesiology 398a/b, 399a/b, 332a/b .
  • 0.5 Introductory Statistics course
  • Business Administration 420y
  • 1.0 Business Administration elective credit(s) chosen from available 400-series courses

Fifth Year
  • 3.0 Kinesiology courses numbered 200-499 series which must include Kinesiology 498a/b .
  • 2.0 Business Administration elective credits chosen from available 400-series courses.

Admission

Application for the concurrent degree program is normally made during Year 2 of the BA Honors Kinesiology program. To be eligible for admission consideration for the concurrent program, studentsmust complete all requirements for the first two years of the BA Honors Kinesiology program, obtain a minimum two-year (ten credit) average of 80% and achieve a minimum 70% grade in Business Administration 257. Demonstrated participation in extra curricular and/or community activities, leadership and work experience is also an admission criteria. Applications for the concurrent program must be made in writing to the Director of the School of Kinesiology and must also be made on-line to the HBA program by the published deadline for the Ivey Business School. Entrance to the program is competitive and limited.

Students applying to the Richard Ivey School of Business Academic Excellence Opportunity (AEO) are also eligible to be considered for the concurrent program, as are students who have completed the first two years of the BA Honors Kinesiology program and the first year of the HBA program.


Program Requirements

Students registered in the concurrent program are expected to abide by all guidelines associated with each of the individual programs.


Progression Standards

Students in this concurrent program must meet the following progression standards:

To proceed to Year 4, students in the concurrent program must place in the top half of HBA1. In Years 4 and 5, students must attain a minimum weighted average of 75% in their 400 level HBA courses. For the School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, students must meet UWO honors progression requirements.


Failure to Meet Progression Standards

A student who fails to meet the progression standards in any year of the concurrent program must withdraw from the concurrent program. With permission from the appropriate Kinesiology and/or HBA Program Director, the student may continue in one program and request permission from the other Faculty or School to complete that program at a later date.

A student who fails to meet the progression standards in any year of the concurrent program may appeal the decision in writing to the Kinesiology Program Director and/or HBA Program Director, depending on the program or programs in which the progression standards were not met, in accordance with the University's policies on Academic Rights and Responsibilities.


Dean's Honor List

Students enrolled in Years 4 and 5 of the concurrent program are considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Business School in Year 5 only. Only grades obtained in 400 level Business courses will be used in calculating averages for determining Dean's Honor List standing. Courses taken on exchange and courses taken outside the Business School are excluded. The Dean's Honor List for HBA2 (Year 5) typically includes the top 10% of all of the class and is determined by vote of the teaching faculty. Those who stand on the Dean's Honor List over all 300 and 400 level courses taken at the Business School at the completion of the concurrent program will graduate as Ivey Scholars.

In the School of Kinesiology, students will be adjudicated for the Dean's Honor List based on all courses taken in the academic year (i.e., September - April) provided the student is registered in a minimum of four full or equivalent courses. In addition, an average of 80% or more must be achieved on all courses taken toward the Kinesiology program and degree with a minimum of at least 60% in

each course.


Graduation With Distinction

Students in degree programs who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will graduate "With Distinction."


Gold Medal

Eligibility is determined by the regulations in effect in the School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences and the Richard Ivey School of Business, respectively.


Fees

When enrolled in the BA Honors Kinesiology/HBA concurrent program, students pay the prevailing fees as determined by the University policy on Concurrent Programs.


Exchange Programs

Students interested in the concurrent program may be eligible for HBA exchanges in Year 5. A student must satisfy both Program Directors that his or her course load is appropriately balanced before permission will be given to participate in an exchange program.


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