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General Associate of arts Degree
Two-Year Associate of Arts Degree at Castlegar
For the latest information about this
program, please visit selkirk.ca/programs/
uas/twoyear/associatedegrees/aa-artsgeneral/details/
Program Objectives
For students interested in a bachelor degree in
the arts, the Associate of Arts degree provides
two years of courses and fulfills most or all course
requirements to enter the third year of Bachelor
of Arts degree programs at universities in British
Columbia.
Students may complete a general Associate of
Arts degree, or choose from a discipline-specific
Associate of Arts degree in Elementary Education,
Entry to Traditional Chinese Medicine, English,
History, Peace Studies, Psychology, or Writing
Studies.
Program Requirements
To earn an Associate of Arts degree, the student
must do the following:
• Select a two-year program of study in
consultation with a Selkirk College
counsellor. An appointment may be
made by calling the Counselling Office at
1.888.953.1133, ext 273.
• Fulfill all the requirements for an Associate of
Arts degree as outlined below.
Students may have to complete discipline-specific
course requirements (see individual program
descriptions).
Admission Requirements
Admission to an Associate of Arts degree program
requires the completion of English 12 with a grade
of “C” or higher. Other prerequisites depend on the
courses chosen to make up the degree, and should
be determined with the advice of a Selkirk College
counsellor. Students who lack the admission
requirements may still gain admission to the
program by taking a combination of university and
upgrading courses during the first year. This mode
of entry may extend the length of their program.
Course of Studies
Associate of Arts degree requirements are listed
and summarized in the table below:
• Completion of 60 semester credits of courses
that have assigned or unassigned university
transfer credit at the 100-level or higher at
accredited provincial universities;
General Course Requirements for
an Associate of Arts Degree
Course/Programs Credits cOnditions
English 6 100 level
Arts Courses 18 100 level of which six must be Humanities,
six must be Social Sciences
Arts Courses 18 200 level or higher; credits must be in
at least two subject areas
Science Courses 9 100 level or higher; three credits of Mathematics,
Computing Science, or Statistics, three credits of
Laboratory Science: requires a minimum two-hour
lab and excludes any course in Engineering (Applied
Science), Computing Science, Mathematics, or
Statistics. Three additional Science credits at the 100
level or higher.
University Transfer Courses 9 100 or 200 level; Arts, Sciences or university
transferable courses in other program areas
TOTAL 60
Note: Always consult with a Selkirk College Counsellor before selecting courses towards an Associate Degree
• Completion of at least 15 of these 60
semester credits at Selkirk College;
• Completion of at least six semester credits
in courses that have assigned or unassigned
university transfer credit at the 100-level in
English;
• Completion of at least 18 credits in
Humanities and Social Science courses
(other than English) that have assigned or
unassigned university transfer credit at the
100- or 200-level; at least six of these credits
must be in the Humanities, and at least six of
these credits must be in the Social Sciences;
• Completion of at least 18 semester credits in
Arts courses that have assigned or unassigned
university transfer credit at the 200-level or
higher; these credits must be in at least two
different subject areas;
• Completion of at least nine credits in Science
courses, including at least three credits
in Mathematics or Computing Science
or Statistics and at least three credits in a
laboratory Science course (i.e. any course
in the Sciences list worth three credits or
more and with a lab of at least two hours,
but excluding any course in Applied Science,
Computing Science, Math or Statistics);
• Completion of an additional nine semester
credits or more in courses that have assigned
or unassigned university transfer credit at the
100-level or higher;
In addition, the student must have achieved an
overall grade of “C” or better in each course.
Only those courses with university transfer credit
at accredited provincial universities will count
towards the Associate Degree.
Contacts
University Arts and Sciences Program Contact
Direct: 250.365.1205
Tel: Ext. 205
uas@selkirk.ca
Linda Harwood School Chair, Instructor, English
Direct: 250.365.1394
Tel: Ext. 394
lharwood@selkirk.ca
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