Contacts:

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1-800-371-8111,
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Admissions
Quesnel:
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What do you mean by transfer

The British Columbia Council on

University classes

Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) website

courses?

is located at www.bctransferguide.ca

• Full-time or part-time • Starts:

Since CNC offers only the first two years of

instruction, you need to transfer to a

September and January (most

university to finish your degree. You transfer

Admission requirements

courses) • Fees: $3,238 (one year

the credits you receive for CNC courses to a

1. Successful completion of Grade 12 (with

of arts courses); $3,874 (one year of

university and continue on to complete your

English 12 or English 12: First Peoples) or

science courses) Prince George •

degree.

ABE/CCP Advanced Certificate or GED

All courses available at Prince

When you take a course from one of our

Certificate or completion of Grade 11,

George; many at Lakes, Nechako,

instructors, it’s as though you were sitting in

with an outstanding academic record, in

and Quesnel

the same class at a university. For example, if

the year of application.

you complete our introductory psychology

Note 1: It is recommended high school

course, a university will give you credit for its

students consult their counsellors to ensure

I want to get a university degree. Can I

introductory course.

they select the most appropriate high school

start at CNC?

To ensure your credits transfer seamlessly,

courses for their chosen career paths.

Definitely. We offer dozens of university-level

CNC has formal agreements in place with the

Note 2: Students who have received less

courses. A bachelor’s degree (also known as

following BC universities:

than a “B” grade in English 12 or its

an undergraduate degree) usually takes four

• Athabasca University

equivalent are encouraged to select English

years. Many people take the first two years at

103 as their first university credit English

a community college such as CNC, then

• Emily Carr University

course.

transfer to university for years 3 and 4.

• Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Advantages of starting at a community

Note 3: The GED certificate meets the

college include smaller classes, more one-on-

• University of British Columbia

general admission requirements but does not

one attention from instructors, and lower

meet specific program or course

• University of Northern British Columbia

tuition fees.

prerequisites.

• Simon Fraser University

Note 4: You will need to comply with the

• Thompson Rivers University

prerequisites of the specific courses you

Associate degrees

select.

• University of Victoria

We offer associate degrees in arts and

science, featuring two years of university-level

• Vancouver Island University

Note 5: Students applying for admission to

study in a variety of academic subjects.

MATH 101, CSC 109, PHYS 101, or CHEM

You can also transfer to universities in other

These degrees transfer into university

111 who have obtained a “C+” grade or less

provinces, and internationally — talk to a

programs, and give you preferential

in Principles of Math 12 (interim grade) or

CNC counsellor or advisor for details.

admission at UNBC and SFU. All public

Math 050 will be registered in MATH 100.

universities and university-colleges in BC give

Once you have your bachelor’s degree, you

Note 6: Students attending in 2013 who

special recognition of transfer credit to

have the option to go on and obtain a

intend to enrol in MATH 101, CSC 109,

students with associate degrees. See “Arts,

master’s degree (MA or MSc) or a doctorate

PHYS 101 or CHEM 111 and who obtained a

Associate Degree” and “Science, Associate

(PhD).

“C+” or less in Pre-calculus 12 (interim grade)

Degree” elsewhere in this calendar.

or Math 050 will be registered in MATH 100.

University transfer information

A diploma gives you recognition

(BCCAT)

Start your degree at CNC — take

Like an associate degree, a diploma can be

Students planning to transfer their credits to

university classes at College

equivalent to the first two years of a university

another institution should consult the British

We offer university classes leading to degrees

degree in that particular subject. With a

Columbia Transfer Guide to verify

in these subjects:

diploma, you can go to work immediately, or

transferability of credits.

transfer to university. If you decide to work, a

• Aboriginal Studies

The British Columbia Transfer Guide is

diploma gives you more options in the

• Accounting

published by the British Columbia Council on

workplace. We offer diplomas in accounting

• Anatomy and physiology

Admissions and Transfer and is available

and finance, criminology, human kinetics,

• Anthropology

online.

marketing and management, social work, and

• Biology

more.

CNC counsellors/advisors will assist students

• Chemistry

in selecting transferable courses; however,

• Commerce

the final responsibility for course selection

• Computing science

rests with the student.

• Criminology

• Dental hygiene

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•

Earth science

Note: The packages are only guidelines —

Notes:

•

Economics

they don’t represent mandatory requirements.

1. Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11, or

•

Engineering (applied science)

As well, they’re not an exhaustive list of all

MATH 045 (for MATH 100); Principles of

•

English

career paths available at CNC — it’s possible

Math 12, or MATH 100, or MATH 050 (for

•

Environmental science

to do the first year and often the second year

MATH 101) or equivalent; Principles of

•

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

as well in disciplines that aren’t specifically

Math 11 (for CSC 105) or equivalent.

•

Finance

referenced below.

•

Fine arts

2. Are you planning to transfer to UBC’s

Also, the packages cover first year only. To

•

Forestry

Faculty of Commerce and Business

plan a second-year program that transfers

•

Geography

Administration? You must take ENGL 103

smoothly to your university of choice, or for

•

History

along with one other English course.

any other questions, please consult CNC

•

Human kinetics

Counselling and Advising (1-800-371-8111,

3. For students graduating Grade 12 in

•

Human resource management

ext. 5818, or 250-561-5818).

2013, prerequisites are: Foundations of

•

Humanities

Math 11, or Pre-calculus 11, or MATH

•

International business

Other sources of information on

045 (for MATH 100) or equivalent; Pre-

•

Kinesiology

transferability:

calculus 12 or MATH 100 or Math 050

•

Management

• www.bctransferguide.ca

(for MATH 101) or equivalent;

•

Marketing

Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-calculus

• The university you plan to attend after

•

Mathematics

11 or Math 045 (for CSC 105) or

CNC

•

Microbiology

equivalent.

•

Nursing

•

Philosophy

Package 1:

Package 2: Path to a degree in English,

•

Physical education

Path to a bachelor’s degree in

geography (arts focus), history, or

•

Physics

commerce, business administration,

teaching (elementary)

•

Political science

economics, English, industrial relations,

•

Psychology

or mathematics (arts focus)

Semester 1

•

Public policy

•

Social Service

Year One:

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

•

Sociology

or ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

Semester 1 September-December

•

Statistics

• One science course: BIO 103 (Biology for

•

Teaching

• ECON 201 (Principles of Economics —

Humanities and Social Science Studies I)

•

Women’s studies

Microeconomics)

or BIO 107 (Cellular and Organismal

• ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

Biology) or CHEM 113 (Introduction to

Chemistry I) or GEOG 201 (Weather and

Pre-professional programs

• MATH 100 (Pre-Calculus Mathe-matics)

Climate) or PHYS 105 (General Physics I)

or MATH 101 (Calculus 1)

At CNC, you can prepare for careers in:

• HIST 103 (History of Canada to 1867)

• CSC 105 (Introduction to Computers and

• Chiropractic

Programming) or CSC 109 (Computing

• GEOG 103 (Canada: Some Geographical

• Dentistry

Science 1)

Perspectives)

• Education

• Law

• COM 204 (Financial Accounting)

• One elective

• Medicine

Semester 2 January-April

• Naturopathic medicine

Semester 2

• Optometry

• ECON 202 (Principles of Economics—

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II),

• Pharmaceutical science

Macroeconomics)

or ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature

• Rehabilitation science

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II),

and Composition)

• Veterinary medicine

ENGL 103 (Composition and Style), or

• One science course: BIO 104 (Biology for

ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature and

Humanities and Social Science Studies II)

Composition)

University transfer packages

or BIO 120 (Genetics, Evolution, and

• MATH 101 (Calculus I) or MATH 102

Ecology) or CHEM 114 (Introduction to

“I’m planning to get a degree — which first-

(Calculus II)

Chemistry II) or GEOG 202 (Weather and

year CNC courses should I take for the best

Climate) or PHYS 106 (General Physics II)

chance of successfully transferring to

• COM 222 (Management and

university?”

Organizational Behaviour)

• HIST 104 (History of Canada since 1867)

The packages below help answer this

• Two electives

• COM 212 (Managerial Accounting)

question.

Note: For elementary education, you’ll need

one of the following (can be taken as an

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elective in second year): MATH 100, 101,

• Two electives

or zoology), you must take BIO 107 and

104, or 190

120 in the first year. Otherwise, you can

Note: We strongly recommend a statistics

choose an arts elective instead.

course (MATH 104 or PSYC 201) during the

Package 3: Path to a BA in

first two years.

3. Students considering programs in the

anthropology

physical sciences should take CHEM 111

and 112, and PHYS 101 and 102.

Package 5:

Semester 1

Path to a BSc in the sciences or health

4. For students graduating Grade 12 in

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

sciences

2013, prerequisites are Pre-calculus 12 or

or 103 (Composition and Style)

MATH 050 or MATH 100 or equivalent.

Biochemistry, biological sciences, biology,

• One science course: BIO 103 (Biology for

biophysics, chemical physics, chemistry,

5. Are you considering UBCs’ biology

Humanities and Social Science Studies I)

chiropractic medicine, dentistry, home

program? You should take PHYS 105

or BIO 107 (Cellular and Organismal

economics, mathematics (science focus),

and 106, not PHYS 101 and 102.

Biology) or CHEM 113 (Introduction to

medicine, microbiology, oceanography,

Chemistry I) or GEOG 201 (Weather and

pharmacology, physics, physiology,

Package 6: Path to a BSc in the

Climate) or PHYS 105 (General Physics I)

psychology (science focus), or rehabilitation

sciences, health sciences, computer

• HIST 103 (History of Canada to 1867)

medicine.

science, or geography

• GEOG 103 (Canada: Some Geographical

Semester 1

Biochemistry, biological sciences, biology,

Perspectives)

biophysics, chemical physics, chemistry,

• BIO 107 (Cellular and Organismal

• ANTH 101 (Introduction to Socio-cultural

computer science, dentistry, home

Biology)—life sciences majors only

Anthropology)

economics, geography (science focus),

• CHEM 111 (Fundamentals of Chemistry I)

mathematics (science focus), medicine,

Semester 2

or CHEM 113 (Introduction to Chemistry I)

microbiology, oceanography, pharmacology,

physics, physiology or psychology (science

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II)

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

or ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

focus).

or 104 (Introduction to Literature and

Composition)

• MATH 101 (Calculus I)

Semester 1

• One science course: BIO 104 (Biology for

• PHYS 101 (Introductory Physics I) or

• CHEM 111 (Fundamentals of Chemistry I)

Humanities and Social Science Studies II)

PHYS 105 (General Physics I)

or CHEM 113 (Introduction to Chemistry I)

or BIO 120 (Genetics, Evolution, and

Ecology) or CHEM 114 (Introduction to

Semester 2

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

Chemistry II) or GEOG 202 (Weather and

or ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

• BIO 120 (Genetics, Evolution, and

Climate) or PHYS 106 (General Physics II)

• MATH 100 (Pre-calculus Mathematics) or

Ecology) — life sciences majors only

• HIST 104 (History of Canada since 1867)

101 (Calculus I)

• CHEM 112 (Fundamentals of Chemistry II)

• ANTH 102 (Introduction to Physical

or CHEM 114 (Introduction to Chemistry

• CSC 105 (Introduction to Computers and

Anthropology and Archaeology)

II)

Programming) or CSC 109 (Computing

Science 1)

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II),

Package 4: Path to a BA in English,

• Elective

or ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature

psychology, sociology, or social work

and Composition)

Semester 2

Semester 1

• MATH 102 (Calculus II)

• CHEM 112 (Fundamentals of Chemistry II)

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

• PHYS 102 (Introductory Physics II) or

or CHEM 114 (Introduction to Chemistry

or 103 (Composition and Style)

PHYS 106 (General Physics II)

II)

• PSYC 101 (Introduction to Psychology I)

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II),

Notes:

or ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature

• SOC 101 (Introduction to Sociology I)

1. Prerequisites: Math 12 or MATH 100 or

and Composition)

• Two electives

MATH 050; Biology 11 or BIO 045;

• MATH 101 (Calculus I) or 102 (Calculus II)

Chemistry 12 or CHEM 050 (for CHEM

Semester 2

111); Chemistry 11 or CHEM 045 (for

• CSC 109 (Computing Science 1) or CSC

CHEM 113); Physics 12 or PHYS 050 (for

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II),

110 (Computing Science II)

PHYS 101); Physics 11 or PHYS 045 (for

or 104 (Introduction to Literature and

• Elective

Physics 105).

Composition)

2. If you want to major in the life sciences

• PSYC 102 (Introduction to Psychology II)

(biochemistry, biology, botany,

• SOC 102 (Introduction to Sociology II)

microbiology, pharmacology, physiology,

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Notes

either SOC 101 or ANTH 101 as

2. For students graduating Grade 12 in

electives.

2013, prerequisites are: Foundations of

1. Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or

Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11 or MATH 045

MATH 045 (for MATH 100); Principles of

3. Students majoring in physical therapy at

(for MATH 100) or equivalent.

Math 12 or MATH 100 or MATH 050 (for

UBC should select PHYS 105 (unless

MATH 101) or equivalent; Chemistry 11

they’ve taken Physics 12), plus MATH

3. Please consult a CNC counsellor for

or CHEM 045 (for CHEM 113); Chemistry

104.

specific requirements for UBC, UNBC,

12 or CHEM 050 (for CHEM 111)

and the University of Alberta.

4. Students seeking to enter dentistry,

2. Students majoring in computer science

medicine, or rehabilitation medicine may

Package 9: Path to a bachelor’s degree

should select PHYS 101 and PHYS 102

also take Package 5.

as their electives.

in wood products processing

5. Effective Sept. 15, 2013, prerequisites

3. For students graduating Grade 12 in

are: Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-

Semester 1

2013, prerequisites are: Foundations of

calculus 11 or MATH 045 (for MATH 100)

• CHEM 111 (Fundamentals of Chemistry I)

Math 11 or Pre-calculus 11 or MATH 45

or equivalent; Pre-calculus 12 or MATH

or CHEM 113 (Introduction to Chemistry I)

(for MATH 100) or equivalent; Pre-

100 or MATH 050 (for MATH 101) or

calculus 12 or MATH 100 or Math 050

equivalent.

• ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

(for MATH 101) or equivalent.

• MATH 101 (Calculus I)

Package 8: Path to forestry, natural

• PHYS 101 (Introductory Physics I) or

Package 7: Path to a degree in

resources, mathematics, physics

PHYS 105 (General Physics I)

chemistry, dentistry, medicine, or

Semester 1

rehabilitation medicine

• ECON 201 (Principles of Economics—

• BIO 107 (Cellular and Organismal Biology)

Microeconomics)

Note: You can also use Package 5 to prepare

or CHEM 113 (Introduction to Chemistry I)

for these careers.

Semester 2

or PHYS 105 (General Physics I)

Semester 1

• CHEM 112 (Fundamentals of Chemistry II)

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

or CHEM 114 (Introduction to Chemistry

• BIO 107 (Cellular and Organismal Biology)

or ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

II)

• CHEM 111 (Fundamentals of Chemistry I)

• MATH 101 (Calculus I)

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II)

or CHEM 113 (Introduction to Chemistry I)

• MATH 104 (Introduction to Statistics)

or ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature

• ENGL 101 (Literature and Composition 1)

and Composition)

• Elective (may be one of the sciences

or ENGL 103 (Composition and Style)

listed above in this package)

• MATH 102 (Calculus II)

• Two electives

Semester 2

• PHYS 102 (Introductory Physics II) or

Semester 2

PHYS 106 (General Physics II)

• BIO 120 (Genetics, Evolution, and

Ecology) or CHEM 114 (Introduction to

• Elective

Ecology)

Chemistry II) or PHYS 106 (General

Notes

Physics II)

• CHEM 112 (Fundamentals of Chemistry II)

1. Prerequisites: Pre-calculus 12 or MATH

or CHEM 114 (Introduction to Chemistry

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II)

100 or MATH 050 (for MATH 101) or

II)

or ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature

equivalent; Chemistry 11 or CHEM 045

and Composition)

• ENGL 102 (Literature and Composition II),

(for CHEM 113); Chemistry 12 or CHEM

or ENGL 104 (Introduction to Literature

• MATH 102 (Calculus II)

050 (for CHEM 111); Physics 11 or PHYS

and Composition)

• MATH 105 (Introductory Programming

045 (for Physics 105); Physics 12 or

• Two electives

with Statistics)

PHYS 050 (for PHYS 101).

2. Students with credit in Physics 12 must

• Elective (may be one of the sciences

Notes

listed above in this package)

take PHYS 101.

1. Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or

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MATH 045 (for MATH 100); Principles of

Notes

Math 12 or MATH 100 (for MATH 101) or

1. Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or

equivalent; Biology 11 or BIO 045;

MATH 045 (for MATH 100); Biology 11 or

Chemistry 11 or CHEM 045 (for CHEM

BIO 045; Chemistry 11 or CHEM 045;

113); Chemistry 12 or CHEM 050 (for

Physics 11 or PHYS 045; and one of

CHEM 111).

Biology 12, Chemistry 12, or Physics 12.

2. Students majoring in occupational

therapy should choose MATH 104 and

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