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Arts, Associate Degree: University-level classes

Arts Associate Degree.pdf

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Arts, Associate

Associate Degree - Arts: Course planning worksheet

Degree

Required courses

# of credits Total

Conditions

Your courses

English

First year level

• Full-time or part-time • Starts:

September and January (most

Arts courses

1. Humanities

courses) • Fees, entire program:

(other than English)

$5,970 • Two years • Prince George

2. Social Sciences

and Quesnel

3. Soc Sci or Hum

Careers

Arts courses

200 level taken in

• Covers a broad range of university-level

(200 level)

2 or more subject

subjects, with a focus on the arts.

areas

• Prepares you for further education and an

enriched life as an educated person.

• Equivalent to the first two years of a

Science courses

university degree.

1. Math, CSC or

A lab science

The program also teaches abilities essential

Statistics

requires min.

for academic success at advanced levels,

2. Lab science

2-hour lab and

including computer literacy, advanced

excludes any

reading comprehension, critical thinking and

3. Science

course in APSC

problem solving, scientific and mathematical

or CSC

reasoning, and the application of theoretical

Electives in arts,

100 level or

understanding.

sciences, or other

higher

other areas

Total credits required: 60

Associate degrees

Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 required.

All public universities and university colleges

in BC that offer traditional arts and science

degrees now give special transfer credit

•

An appreciation of intellectual thought

• ABE/CCP Advanced Certificate

recognition for students who have

and human creativity

• GED Certificate

completed an Associate of Arts Degree or an

•

An openness to a variety of viewpoints

Associate of Science Degree.

• Completion of Grade 11 with an

•

A capacity for and interest in self-directed

outstanding academic record in the year

The Associate Degree curriculum comprises

lifelong learning

of application.

two years of university-level study in a variety

of academic areas. Students must complete

•

Acceptance of the social responsibilities

a broad range of course offerings balanced

that come with the benefits of advanced

Tips for your successful application

with in-depth study in specific disciplines.

learning

• To ensure you select the most

Since many students will continue their

Where to find the details

appropriate high school courses for your

studies, the requirements are sufficiently

chosen career path, we recommend you

flexible to enable students to plan their

Specific associate degree credit transfer

consult a high school counsellor.

educational programs carefully and to

policies at each receiving institution are on the

complete prerequisites for upper-level course

BCCAT website (www.bctransferguide.ca).

• If you received less than a “B” in English

work in their intended majors. Students are

12 (or its equivalent), we encourage you

Just click on “Other Transfer Guides”, and

exposed to concepts, theories, and modes of

to choose ENGL 103 as your first CNC

then on “Associate Degree.” A link is also

inquiry in the humanities, the social sciences,

English course.

provided there to all the general and specific

and the sciences to develop:

requirements for associate degrees.

• You’ll need to comply with the

• An interest in and curiosity about the

prerequisites of the specific CNC courses

world around them

you select (see course listings at the back

Admission

of this calendar).

• An understanding of the global context in

which they live and work

You’ll need one of the following:

• The GED certificate meets CNC’s general

admission requirements, but does not

• Successful completion of Grade 12 (with

English 12 or English 12: First Peoples)

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meet specific program or course

Classification of subjects

This policy applies to CNC courses and to all

prerequisites.

courses transferred from other post-

For help designing your program, please talk

secondary institutions for credit at CNC.

to a CNC counsellor/advisor.

Courses more than 10 years old may be

Graduation requirements — general

Only those College of New Caledonia courses

considered for unassigned credit. Students

60 credits of 100-level or higher courses

with articulated university transfer credit and a

should contact the Dean to discuss this

that have university transfer credit. These

College of New Caledonia course designation

option.

must include a minimum of 18 credits in

at the 100-level or higher, will count towards

Note: Professional certification or

second-year arts, in two or more subject

the Associate Degree.

accreditation bodies and receiving institutions

areas.

For the purpose of the general and specific

may have different criteria.

2. It is recommended that up to 30 credits,

requirements for Associate Degrees, College

both assigned and unassigned, be

of New Caledonia courses are categorized as

accepted for transfer credit to the

follows:

StudentAid BC eligibility

StudentAid BC is for British Columbians who need help to pay for their post-secondary education. Not everyone qualifies for student loans or other forms of assistance. Please make sure you understand all the eligibility criteria.

How to apply

See Applying to CNC

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* Approximate tuition fees - subject to change. Does not include books, tools, and supplies. Other fees may also apply. Fees for international students are higher.