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Community Planning & Native Studies
This program is under review. Please note that no new students will be accepted into this program in 2013-14. Students already accepted as majors in this program will be allowed to complete the program. Please consult with the Department of Native Studies, the Department of Geography and/or the Undergraduate Student Office for more information.
The B.A. in Community Planning and Native Studies is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills they will require to work as community planners in Aboriginal communities or in non-Aboriginal communities where a deep understanding of Aboriginal history, philosophy, methods and priorities are important. The interdisciplinary education provided in Community Planning and Native Studies will prepare students to work or undertake further specialized graduate studies in an area where graduates are in demand and where applied and conceptual questions remain to be solved. The B.A. in Community Planning and Native Studies is not currently recognized by the Association of Professional Community Planners of Saskatchewan and Canadian Institute of Planners as an accredited university degree in planning.
Major Average
The major average in Community Planning & Native Studies programs includes the grades earned in:
- NS 107.3
- All courses listed in the Major Requirement B6.
Residency Requirements in the Major
To receive a degree in Community Planning & Native Studies, students must complete at least two-thirds of the following coursework (to the nearest highest multiple of 3 credit units) from the University of Saskatchewan.
- NS 107.3
- Minimum requirements in Major Requirement B6.
See Residency for additional details.
Bachelor of Arts Four-year (B.A. Four-year) - Community Planning & Native Studies
No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used in Requirements B1 to B4.
B1 Basic Social Science Requirement (12 credit units)
NS 107.3 POLS 111.3
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
ANTH 111.3 ARCH 112.3 ARCH 116.3 ECON 111.3 ECON 114.3 GEOG 130.3 LING 111.3 LING 112.3 NS 107.3 POLS 111.3 POLS 112.3 PSY 100.3 PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110) SOC 111.3 SOC 112.3 WGST 112.3 - Any senior-level social science course provided that not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Social Science Requirement.
- Statistics courses in social sciences are not accepted for credit toward the Social Science Requirement (eg. ECON 204.6, PSY 233.3, PSY 234.3, SOC 225.3 and SOC 325.3).
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions.
- NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the Social Science Requirement.
B2 Humanities Requirement (6 credit units)
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CLAS 110.3 CLAS 111.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 HIST 110.3 HIST 111.3 HIST 114.6 HIST 120.6 HIST 121.3 HIST 122.3 HIST 151.3 HIST 152.3 HIST 170.6 INTS 101.12 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LING 110.3 LIT 100.6 PHIL 110.6 PHIL 120.3 PHIL 133.3 PHIL 140.3 RLST 110.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 WGST 112.3 - any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met and not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Humanities or Languages Requirements.
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions.
- CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the Humanities requirement.
B3 Science Requirement (6 credit units)
GEOG 120.3 or GEOG 125.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
ASTR 102.3 ASTR 103.3 BIOL 107.6 BIOL 120.3 BIOL 121.3 CHEM 112.3 CHEM 115.3 CMPT 100.3 CMPT 102.3 CMPT 105.3 CMPT 106.3 CMPT 111.3 CMPT 115.3 CMPT 120.3 GEOG 120.3 GEOG 125.3 GEOL 108.3 GEOL 109.3 GEOL 121.3 GEOL 122.3 MATH 104.3 MATH 110.3 MATH 112.3 or MATH 116.3 MATH 121.3 MATH 125.3 MATH 128.3 PHYS 115.3 PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3 PHYS 127.3 (formerly PHYS 128) STAT 103.3 - Any senior-level science course provided that the prerequisite is met and not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Science Requirement.
- Students may use only 6 credit units in mathematics and statistics toward the Science Requirement.
- STAT 244.3 may not be used to meet the Science Requirement in Program Types A, B or D.
B4 Language Requirement (6 credit units)
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LIT 100.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 - Any senior-level language course provided that the prerequisite is met and not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Humanities or Languages Requirement.
B5 General Requirement (6 credit units)
Choose 6 credit units from the areas of Humanities, Science and/or Fine Arts.
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CLAS 110.3 CLAS 111.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 HIST 110.3 HIST 111.3 HIST 114.6 HIST 120.6 HIST 121.3 HIST 122.3 HIST 151.3 HIST 152.3 HIST 170.6 INTS 101.12 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LING 110.3 LIT 100.6 PHIL 110.6 PHIL 120.3 PHIL 133.3 PHIL 140.3 RLST 110.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 WGST 112.3 - Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions.
- CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, CLAS 106.3, INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101), MATH 100.6 and MATH 102.3 most statistics courses, and courses from other colleges cannot be used for the General Requirement.
ASTR 102.3 ASTR 103.3 BIOL 107.6 BIOL 120.3 BIOL 121.3 CHEM 112.3 CHEM 115.3 CMPT 100.3 CMPT 102.3 CMPT 105.3 CMPT 106.3 CMPT 111.3 CMPT 115.3 CMPT 120.3 GEOG 120.3 GEOG 125.3 GEOL 108.3 GEOL 109.3 GEOL 121.3 GEOL 122.3 MATH 104.3 MATH 110.3 MATH 112.3 or MATH 116.3 MATH 121.3 MATH 125.3 MATH 128.3 PHYS 115.3 PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3 PHYS 127.3 (formerly PHYS 128) STAT 103.3 - Most senior-level science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
- Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement
ART 111.6 ART 112.6 ART 113.6 ART 136.3 ART 141.3 ART 161.3 ARTH 120.3 ARTH 121.3 DRAM 101.3 DRAM 104.6 DRAM 110.3 DRAM 113.3 DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116) DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117) DRAM 121.3 MUS 101.3 MUS 105.3 MUS 111.3 MUS 120.2 MUS 121.2 MUS 133.3 MUS 134.3 MUS 150.3 MUS 151.3 MUS 184.3 - Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.
NRTH 101.3
Humanities
Science
Fine Arts
Courses with No Program Type
B6 Major Requirement (51 credit units)
- NS 260.6
- NS 263.6
- NS 265.3
- NS 450.6
- GEOG 240.3
- GEOG 341.3
- GEOG 342.3
- GEOG 343.3
- GEOG 442.3
- GEOG 445.3
- RUP 390.3
- RUP 395.3
- RUP 490.3
- RUP 495.3
B7 Electives Requirement (33 credit units)
Required Cognate Courses
- SOC 232.3
- POLS 306.3
- RRM 312.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
- POLS 322.3
- POLS 323.3
- POLS 328.3
Open Electives
Arts and Science courses, or those from other Colleges that have been approved for Arts and Science credit, to complete the requirements for the 120 credit unit Four-year degree program. Of the 120 credit units required, at least 66 must be at the 200-level or higher and no more than 60 can be in one subject.
Students are encouraged to consult one of the Co-Chairs of the Community Planning and Native Studies program about suggested groupings of elective courses to create a focus in Environmental Planning and Management, Geomatics, Urban Design, or Economic Development and Marketing.
Important Notes
Senior POLS classes require 6 credit units of 100-level POLS as a prerequisite. However, students who have declared Community Planning and Native Studies as their major require only POLS 111.3 as a prerequisite for senior POLS classes listed as CP & NS program requirements. Students taking other senior POLS classes- not listed as CP & NS program requirements- will require the normal prerequisite.
Students who have declared Community Planning and Native Studies as their major do not require GEOG 130.3 as a prerequisite for GEOG 240.3.
Students who have declared Community Planning and Native Studies as their major do not require SOC 111.3 and 112.3 as prerequisites for SOC 232.3
Bachelor of Arts Honours (B.A. Honours) - Community Planning & Native Studies
No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used in Requirements B1 to B4.
Students interested in entering an Honours program should consult advisors in the department concerned before registering for their second year. Of the 120 credit units required for the B.Sc. degree, at least 66 credit units must be at the senior level. Application for admission to Honours is not considered until successful completion of at least 60 credit units with a Cumulative Weighted Average of at least 70% overall and at least 70% in the subject of Honours. For further details, please see the Academic Information and Policies section.
B1 Basic Social Science Requirement (12 credit units)
NS 107.3 POLS 111.3
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
ANTH 111.3 ARCH 112.3 ARCH 116.3 ECON 111.3 ECON 114.3 GEOG 130.3 LING 111.3 LING 112.3 NS 107.3 POLS 111.3 POLS 112.3 PSY 100.3 PSY 120.3 and PSY 121.3 (formerly PSY 110) SOC 111.3 SOC 112.3 WGST 112.3 - Any senior-level social science course provided that not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Social Science Requirement.
- Statistics courses in social sciences are not accepted for credit toward the Social Science Requirement (eg. ECON 204.6, PSY 233.3, PSY 234.3, SOC 225.3 and SOC 325.3).
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions.
- NRTH 101.3 may not be used to fulfill the Social Science Requirement.
B2 Humanities Requirement (6 credit units)
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CLAS 110.3 CLAS 111.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 HIST 110.3 HIST 111.3 HIST 114.6 HIST 120.6 HIST 121.3 HIST 122.3 HIST 151.3 HIST 152.3 HIST 170.6 INTS 101.12 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LING 110.3 LIT 100.6 PHIL 110.6 PHIL 120.3 PHIL 133.3 PHIL 140.3 RLST 110.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 WGST 112.3 - any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met and not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Humanities or Languages Requirements.
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions.
- CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, and CLAS 106.3 may not be used to fulfill the Humanities requirement.
B3 Science Requirement (6 credit units)
GEOG 120.3 or GEOG 125.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
ASTR 102.3 ASTR 103.3 BIOL 107.6 BIOL 120.3 BIOL 121.3 CHEM 112.3 CHEM 115.3 CMPT 100.3 CMPT 102.3 CMPT 105.3 CMPT 106.3 CMPT 111.3 CMPT 115.3 CMPT 120.3 GEOG 120.3 GEOG 125.3 GEOL 108.3 GEOL 109.3 GEOL 121.3 GEOL 122.3 MATH 104.3 MATH 110.3 MATH 112.3 or MATH 116.3 MATH 121.3 MATH 125.3 MATH 128.3 PHYS 115.3 PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3 PHYS 127.3 (formerly PHYS 128) STAT 103.3 - Any senior-level science course provided that the prerequisite is met and not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Science Requirement.
- Students may use only 6 credit units in mathematics and statistics toward the Science Requirement.
- STAT 244.3 may not be used to meet the Science Requirement in Program Types A, B or D.
B4 Language Requirement (6 credit units)
Choose 6 credit units from the following:
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LIT 100.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 - Any senior-level language course provided that the prerequisite is met and not more than 6 credit units in one subject are used for the Humanities or Languages Requirement.
B5 General Requirement (6 credit units)
Choose 6 credit units from the areas of Humanities, Science and/or Fine Arts.
CHIN 111.6 CHIN 130.6 CLAS 110.3 CLAS 111.3 CMRS 110.3 CMRS 111.3 CREE 101.6 CREE 120.6 ENG 110.6 ENG 111.3 ENG 112.3 ENG 113.3 ENG 114.3 FREN 103.3 FREN 106.3 FREN 122.3 FREN 125.3 FREN 128.3 FREN 218.3 GERM 114.3 GERM 117.3 GRK 112.3 GRK 113.3 HEB 111.6 HIST 110.3 HIST 111.3 HIST 114.6 HIST 120.6 HIST 121.3 HIST 122.3 HIST 151.3 HIST 152.3 HIST 170.6 INTS 101.12 LATN 112.3 LATN 113.3 LING 110.3 LIT 100.6 PHIL 110.6 PHIL 120.3 PHIL 133.3 PHIL 140.3 RLST 110.6 RUSS 114.3 RUSS 117.3 SNSK 101.6 SPAN 114.3 SPAN 117.3 UKR 114.3 UKR 117.3 WGST 112.3 - Any senior-level humanities course provided that the prerequisite is met.
- Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the course descriptions.
- CLAS 103.3, CLAS 104.3, CLAS 105.3, CLAS 106.3, INTS 100.3 (formerly PSY 101), MATH 100.6 and MATH 102.3 most statistics courses, and courses from other colleges cannot be used for the General Requirement.
ASTR 102.3 ASTR 103.3 BIOL 107.6 BIOL 120.3 BIOL 121.3 CHEM 112.3 CHEM 115.3 CMPT 100.3 CMPT 102.3 CMPT 105.3 CMPT 106.3 CMPT 111.3 CMPT 115.3 CMPT 120.3 GEOG 120.3 GEOG 125.3 GEOL 108.3 GEOL 109.3 GEOL 121.3 GEOL 122.3 MATH 104.3 MATH 110.3 MATH 112.3 or MATH 116.3 MATH 121.3 MATH 125.3 MATH 128.3 PHYS 115.3 PHYS 117.3 or PHYS 125.3 PHYS 127.3 (formerly PHYS 128) STAT 103.3 - Most senior-level science courses provided that the prerequisite is met.
- Most statistics courses are not accepted for credit in the General Requirement
ART 111.6 ART 112.6 ART 113.6 ART 136.3 ART 141.3 ART 161.3 ARTH 120.3 ARTH 121.3 DRAM 101.3 DRAM 104.6 DRAM 110.3 DRAM 113.3 DRAM 118.3 (formerly DRAM 116) DRAM 119.3 (formerly DRAM 117) DRAM 121.3 MUS 101.3 MUS 105.3 MUS 111.3 MUS 120.2 MUS 121.2 MUS 133.3 MUS 134.3 MUS 150.3 MUS 151.3 MUS 184.3 - Any senior-level fine arts course provided that the prerequisite is met.
NRTH 101.3
Humanities
Science
Fine Arts
Courses with No Program Type
B6 Major Requirement (51 credit units)
- NS 260.6
- NS 263.6
- NS 265.3
- NS 450.6
- GEOG 240.3
- GEOG 341.3
- GEOG 342.3
- GEOG 343.3
- GEOG 442.3
- GEOG 445.3
- RUP 390.3
- RUP 395.3
- RUP 490.3
- RUP 495.3
B7 Electives Requirement (33 credit units)
Required Cognate Courses
- SOC 232.3
- POLS 306.3
- RRM 312.3
Choose 3 credit units from the following:
- POLS 322.3
- POLS 323.3
- POLS 328.3
Open Electives
Arts and Science courses, or those from other Colleges that have been approved for Arts and Science credit, to complete the requirements for the 120 credit unit Honours degree program. Of the 120 credit units required, at least 66 must be at the 200-level or higher and no more than 60 can be in one subject.
Students are encouraged to consult one of the Co-Chairs of the Community Planning and Native Studies program about suggested groupings of elective courses to create a focus in Environmental Planning and Management, Geomatics, Urban Design, or Economic Development and Marketing.
Important Notes
Senior POLS classes require 6 credit units of 100-level POLS as a prerequisite. However, students who have declared Community Planning and Native Studies as their major require only POLS 111.3 as a prerequisite for senior POLS classes listed as CP & NS program requirements. Students taking other senior POLS classes- not listed as CP & NS program requirements- will require the normal prerequisite.
Students who have declared Community Planning and Native Studies as their major do not require GEOG 130.3 as a prerequisite for GEOG 240.3.
Students who have declared Community Planning and Native Studies as their major do not require SOC 111.3 and 112.3 as prerequisites for SOC 232.3

