16.9 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

16.9.6 COMBINED DEGREES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

The BSc and BSc Hons degrees may be combined with the MD, DMD, DMV, BSP, or JD degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and may be obtained in a period of time shorter than would be required if the two programs were taken separately. This is possible because many of the courses taken in the professional colleges of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and law at the University of Saskatchewan, may be treated as electives in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina.

The following rules govern these combined degrees:

• Students must satisfy the requirements of the BSc degree including those of the particular "major" chosen.

• The Faculty waives the requirement that 15 of the final 30 credit hours needed for the BSc degree must be taken at the University of Regina.

• Of the 120 credit hours required for the BSc degree, a minimum of 75 hours must have been taken in the Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts, and Science at the University of Regina. A maximum of 45 hours of courses taken while the student was registered in a professional college may be used toward the BSc.

• The particular courses from professional colleges that may be counted toward the BSc shall be those courses agreed upon from time to time by the Faculty of Science. Students wishing to pursue one of these combined degrees should consult the Associate Dean (Academic) to ascertain the precise requirements and the courses taken in the professional college that may be used for credit in their particular programs.

• Students wishing to obtain such a combined degree must submit an Application for Graduation to the University of Regina in the normal manner when all the requirements for the degree at the University of Regina have been fulfilled.

16.9.7 CERTIFICATE IN INDIGENOUS HEALTH STUDIES (CIHS)

The First Nations University of Canada, in partnership with the Faculty of Science offers the Indigenous Health Careers Program which is a pre-professional, preparatory program to prepare students for entry into professional health and allied health programs in other post-secondary institutions; and at the same time provide an indigenous cultural perspective, understanding of the health care system, and knowledge of health career options.