B. A. HONOURS
Loreto College offers B. A. Honours Courses in ENGLISH /EDUCATION / HISTORY / POLITICAL SCIENCE / PSYCHOLOGY / GEOGRAPHY
A candidate wishing to apply for B. A. Honours must choose her Honours subject from any ONE of the above and her TWO Elective subjects from Groups I to VIII given below, (NOT TAKING MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT FROM EACH GROUP as Honours / Elective subjects).
Please note, the Honours and Elective subjects must not be identical. The Honours and Elective subjects must not be from the same Group.
Group - IEducation / Film Studies / Human Rights
Group - IIHistory/Mathematics
Group - IIISociology
Group - IVEconomics
Group - VPolitical Science
Group - VIJournalism & Mass Communication / Psychology * (*only if you had Psych. at Class XII level) / Geography *(*only if you had Geog. at Class XII level)
Group - VIIEnglish (Limited seats)
Group - VIIIBengali / Hindi
B.SC. HONOURS
Loreto College offers:
B.Sc. Honours Course in GEOGRAPHY
The two Electives offered are :
1. Economics / Mathematics
2. Education/Human Rights/Sociology/ Political Science/ English/Hindi/Bengali
B. Sc. Honours Course in PSYCHOLOGY
The two Electives offered are :
1. Economics / Mathematics
2. Education/Human Rights/Sociology/ Political Science /English/Hindi/Bengali
B.Sc. Honours Course in ECONOMICS
The two Electives offered are :
1. Mathematics
2. Education/Film Studies/Human Rights/Sociology/ Political Science / English/Statistics
FILM STUDIES, HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIOLOGY AND STATISTICS ARE SELF-FINANCING COURSES **
B.A. GENERAL
Loreto College offers B.A. General Courses with any THREE Electives of which two are Core Electives and one Generic Elective (studied over 2 Semesters only): :
The two Core Electives offered are CC-1Education and CC-2History / Political Science/ English one Generic Elective is to be selected from :Hindi / Bengali / Journalism & Mass Commuication
*Please note, Psychology Honours cannot be taken if the applicant did not have Psychology/Pure Mathematics/Biology as a subject at the Plus Two level (Class XII level). Elective Psychology can be taken only if the applicant had Psychology in Class XII.
*Please note, Elective Geography can be taken only if the applicant had Geography in Class XII.
The Medium of Instruction in this college is English hence the ability to communicate in English is necessary Kindly note: All Lectures at Loreto College are in English. Hence, fluency in English is very essential for a student to be able to understand/follow classes. The student must also be able to express herself freely in English to enable her to do well in her written work/viva voce. This applies to all subjects except Hindi and Bengali.
A Pass in the Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination in FOUR recognized subjects of which one should be English
Students from Edexcel (London), CIE (Cambridge) and IB Boards and other countries may also apply. However, if they do not have their final score sheet only provisional admission will be granted to them.
A candidate who has passed H.S. (10+2) Examination or its equivalent Examination in 2017 or after, is eligible to seek admission to the 1st year B.A./B.Sc. Courses of Studies provided she has also passed an English Paper with full marks not being less than 100
Marks in Compulsory Environmental Education/Studies shall not be taken into account for calculation of aggregate marks. If the subject 'Environmental Science' is studied as an elective subject of 100 marks it may be taken into account for the purpose of determining the aggregate marks.
Students from a Pure Science background may also apply for any subject, provided they had a related subject at H.S / ISC / CBSE Examinations.
Given below are the MINIMUM requirements for this College for the HONOURS COURSES.
Honours | Eligibility Criteria for application | Related Subjects |
English | Aggregate - min. 60%
English - min. 75% | English |
Geography | Aggregate - min. 60%
Geography or related subject - min. 75% | For Humanities students - Geography
For Pure Science students –Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
Political Science | Aggregate - min. 60%
Political Science or related subject - min. 60% | Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India, Legal Studies, Human Rights and Gender Studies, Mass Media Studies, Economics, History and Sociology. For Pure Science students - English |
History | Aggregate - min. 60%
History or related subject - min. 60% | For Humanities students – English, Political Science, Sociology
For Commerce and Pure Science students - English |
Economics (B.Sc.) | Aggregate - min. 60%
Mathematics - min. 60% | Pure Mathematics (for Science, Humanities & Commerce students) |
Education | Aggregate - min. 60%
Education or related subject - min. 60% | Psychology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Sociology, Economics, History, Political Science, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology |
Psychology | Aggregate - min. 60%
Psychology or related subject - min. 75% | For Humanities students – Psychology,
For Pure Science Students – Mathematics / Biology,
For Commerce students – Psychology |