To be eligible for admission to a course of study in Arts, candidates must have obtained at least ‘S’ grades for three subjects considered.

• As there are many subjects in the Arts Stream for the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination, subjects are classified under four baskets.
• Students should have obtained passes in three subjects at the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination from the following baskets.

Basket 01 – Social Sciences / Applied Social Studies:

1. Economics
2. Geography
3. History
4. Home Economics
5. Agricultural Science / Mathematics / Combined Mathematics
6. Communication & Media Studies
7. Information & Communication Technology
8. Accounting / Business Statistics
9. Political Science
10. Logic & Scientific Method
11. One subject from Technological Subjects:
    • Civil Technology
    • Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology
    • Agro Technology
    • Mechanical Technology
    • Food Technology
    • Bio-Resource Technology

Guidance for selection of subjects from Basket 01:

• Students should select at least one subject from this basket.
• Students can also select all three subjects only from basket 01.

There are three exceptions to this rule:

1. Students selecting three National Languages — Sinhala, Tamil, and English — from basket 04 need not select any subject from basket 01.
2. Students selecting a combination of National and Classical Languages need not select any subject from basket 01.
   • National Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English
   • Classical Languages: Arabic, Pali, Sanskrit
   • Example: Students can select three subjects like Sinhala, Pali, and Sanskrit. These students need not select any subject from basket 01.
   • However, no candidate can select three classical languages as their three subjects. A maximum of two classical languages is allowed.
3. Students selecting two languages from basket 04 and the third subject from Religions and Civilizations (basket 02) or Aesthetic Studies (basket 03) need not select any subject from basket 01.

Basket 02 – Religions and Civilizations:

1. Buddhism
2. Hinduism
3. Christianity
4. Islam
5. Buddhist Civilization
6. Hindu Civilization
7. Christian Civilization
8. Islamic Civilization
9. Greek & Roman Civilization

Guidance for selection of subjects from Basket 02:

• A candidate can select a maximum of two subjects from this basket.
• However, if a religion (e.g., Buddhism) is selected, the related civilization (e.g., Buddhist Civilization) cannot be selected as another subject.

Basket 03 – Aesthetic Studies:

Aesthetic subjects consist of four areas:

1. Art
2. Dancing
3. Music
4. Drama & Theatre

Further breakdown:

• Art
• Dancing – Sinhala, Baratha
• Music – Oriental, Carnatic, Western
• Drama & Theatre – Sinhala, Tamil, English

Guidance for selection of subjects from Basket 03:

• Students can select two subjects out of the four areas.
• However, no student can select two subjects from the same subject area.

Basket 04 – Languages:

The language basket has three areas:

• National Languages
  • Sinhala
  • Tamil
  • English
• Classical Languages
  • Arabic
  • Pali
  • Sanskrit
• Foreign Languages
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Japanese
  • Malay
  • Russian
  • Korean

Guidance for selection of subjects from Basket 04:

• Students are allowed to select a maximum of two subjects from this basket.
  • Example: A student can select Chinese and French, and the third subject from another basket.
• However, exemptions apply as already mentioned under Basket 01 guidance.

• Bachelor of Arts Honours