Associate Degrees and Certificates

First Year Arts

Requirements: Completion of 10 courses, including one of English 100 or 101 and one of English 108, 110, 121 or 131. The last 5 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

First Year Commerce

Requirements: Completion of 10 courses, including at least 5 courses in the Economics and Commerce areas; the last 5 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

First Year Computer Science

Requirements: Completion of 10 courses, which must include at least 2 courses in Computer Science (not counting CSCI 101) and 2 courses in Mathematics (which will be MATH 113 and 114) and one Lab Science course (not to be BIOL 100 or CHEM 100).

First Year Science

Requirements: Completion of 10 courses, including at least 5 courses in Mathematics and the Lab Sciences (not BIOL 100 or CHEM 100); the last 5 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

First Year Social Science

Requirements: Completion of 10 courses, including at least 5 courses in the Social Science areas; the last 5 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

First Year General Studies

Requirements: Completion of 10 courses, including courses selected from at least five departments; the last 5 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

First Year Engineering

Requirements: Completion of the courses listed under “Engineering at Columbia College” of this Calendar (a total of 42 credits).

Second Year Arts

Requirements: Completion of 20 courses, the majority of which must be in English and Social Science courses and at least 6 of which are at the second-year level, to include 4 English courses, at least 1 of which is at the second-year level. The last 10 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

Second Year Commerce

Requirements: Completion of 20 courses, with at least 9 courses in the Commerce and Economics area, of which 6 courses are at the second-year level. The last 10 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

Second Year General Studies

Requirements: Completion of 20 courses, with at least 6 courses at the second-year level including courses selected from eight departments. The last 10 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

Second Year Science

Requirements: Completion of 20 courses including at least 6 courses at the second-year level. At least 9 courses must be in the Math/Science area (Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics) of which at least 6 must be at the second-year level. At least one Lab Science course (not to be BIOL 100 or CHEM 100) must be included. The last 10 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

Second Year Social Science

Requirements: Completion of 20 courses of course work, with at least 6 courses in Social Science (including any courses in the Social Science division or Philosophy) at the second-year level. The last 10 courses must be taken at Columbia College.

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Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma

Requirements: Completion of graduation requirements as outlined by the Ministry of Education in the province of British Columbia see “Senior Secondary Program”. At least 32 credits, including English 11 and 12, Social Studies 11 or Social Studies 12, Career Life Education and Career Life Connections and 12 credits in academic Grade 12 courses, must be
taken at Columbia College. Students who complete the requirements for high school graduation in BC at Columbia College will also receive a BC High School Graduation Diploma (the Dogwood Diploma) from the BC Ministry of
Education.

Accelerated Secondary Program Graduation Certificate

Requirements: Completion of the Accelerated Secondary Program. At least 16 credits must be taken at Columbia College. Students in this program will not receive a BC Ministry of Education Dogwood Diploma.

Adult Secondary Graduation Diploma

Requirements: Completion of graduation requirements as outlined in the “Adult Secondary Program”. At least 16 credits in academic Grade 12 courses must be taken at Columbia College. Students who complete the requirements for adult high school graduation in BC at Columbia College will also receive a BC Adult High School Graduation Diploma (the Adult Dogwood Diploma) from the BC Ministry of Education.

English for Academic Purposes Certificate

Requirements: Upon leaving the English for Academic Purposes program, a certificate indicating the final successful English level achieved and number of months of study is presented.