General Arts and Science
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Peterborough
Accepting applications
GSC
Ontario College Certificate
September 8, 2009
$1,606.00 per semester *
* Tuition and fees subject to change.
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NEW! General Arts and Science - College Transfer
Program Highlights
The General Arts and Science - College Transfer program can be your introduction, preparation and pathway to further college diploma studies. You may select from either the Business, or the Law and Justice streams. Depending upon which stream you choose, you will take either a Business, or a Law and Justice course in each semester, along with your General Arts and Science courses. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be guaranteed entry into a diploma program within Business or within Law and Justice Common First Semester.
If you want more flexibility to explore, you may choose generalist studies, instead of specializing. If you choose this option, you will take additional General Education courses.
The 2-semester General Arts and Science – College Transfer program will allow you to:
• Obtain academic support in communication and research skills
• Develop critical thinking skills
• Engage in career search activities
• Improve self-management and academic success skills to pursue college diploma studies
• Explore vocational skills in fields that interest you
• Obtain guaranteed entry to either a Business diploma program or Law and Justice Common First Semester diploma program (achievement of a minimum GPA is required)
• Or consider other college options.
Why Choose Fleming?
We prepare people of all ages, stages, and walks of life for career and educational journeys - and graduates of our General Arts and Science programs have continued on to take additional post-secondary training and education in a variety of settings. They were able to make good decisions for the future, supported by our instructors and career counselling staff.
Minimum Admission Requirements
OSSD with the majority of credits at the Workplace (E) level, including English.
When Workplace (E) is the minimum course level for admission (C) and (U/C) courses are also accepted.
Mature Students - If you are 19 years of age before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission.
Selection Process
Related Programs
If you are interested in pursuing college diploma studies in the environmental or natural resources fields, consider the General Arts and Science - Environmental and Natural Resource Studies Option, offered at our School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences in Lindsay.
Additional Costs
You should plan to spend approximately $700 per year for books and supplies.
| Course | Hours | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | ||||||||||
| Communication and Learning for College and Work I | 135.00 | |||||||||
| General Arts and Science Math I | 45.00 | |||||||||
Program Electives: Choose One of:
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| Semester 2 | ||||||||||
| Communication and Learning for College and Work II | 90.00 | |||||||||
| General Arts and Science Math II | 45.00 | |||||||||
Program Electives: Choose Three of:
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Semester 1
Communication and Learning for College and Work I
Course Number: COMM133
Communication and Learning for College and Work I integrates the study of communication, composition, academic skills and career planning and emphasizes how these areas of learning complement one another. Students will develop workplace-related skills in writing and time management, learn to set long-term educational and career goals, and explore new paths to self-knowledge.
Units: 135.00
Hours: 135.00
General Arts and Science Math I
Course Number: MATH090
General Arts and Science Mathematics is a foundational mathematics course specifically designed for students of the General Arts and Science Certificate program. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to master the skills of basic mathematics. The topics covered will include, calculator skills, the fundamental operations of mathematics with whole numbers, fractions, ratio and proportion, percent, area and volume, reading charts and graphs and basic statistics.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Business Essentials - A Survival Course
Course Number: BUSN002
This course will explore the nature of business and the role of the individual within the business context. The course will help to prepare the student for the world of business by developing an understanding of the major functional aspects of a successful business. The course will also focus on a number of important business trends that will continue to affect business into the future. These include the growth and influence of international business, the role of ethics and social responsibility in business decisions, the significance of small business, the growth of the service sector, and the influence of technology on business activities. This is an approved general education course.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Intro to Political Science & Public Administration
Course Number: LAWS043
This course provides an introduction to the democratic system of governance in Canada. It includes a description of the organization, structure, interaction, and administration of the three (3) levels of government. The course will introduce and identify the daily problems and issues faced by Canadians in a political context, including public opinion and special interest groups. Major themes explored include a brief introduction to political beliefs and values, an examination of cleavages within the Canadian population, the Canadian constitution, nationalism, and political culture and spectrum. These concepts will be examined in the current forum of the daily politics that unfold during the course. Students will begin to develop research writing skills and group discussion skills. This course is a hybrid course comprised of webct and seminar components.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
One Program Elective
Course Number: SSFC066
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 2
Communication and Learning for College and Work II
Course Number: COMM134
Pre-requisites
Students will have an opportunity to refine the critical thinking, writing and workplace skills they learned in Communication and Learning for College and Work I. This course allows students to develop professional documents and communication practices¿reports, essays, resumes, narrative and presentations¿and to understand the function and nature of media. The course also provides students the opportunity to be ¿self-directed¿ learners as they propose and carry out a major project that is the culmination of their year¿s work.
Units: 90.00
Hours: 90.00
General Arts and Science Math II
Course Number: MATH095
General Arts and Science Mathematics II is a foundational mathematics course specifically designed for students of the General Arts and Science Certificate program. This course is designed to provide students with continued opportunity to master the skills of basic mathematics. The topics covered will include algebraic fundamentals, an introduction to equations and formulae manipulation, and linear functions.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Business Teams
Course Number: SOCI125
Learn about the movement towards getting work done through teams in organizations, and develop the knowledge and skills to thrive in this area. This course meets the General Education requirements primarily in the areas of Work and the Economy and Social Understanding, as well as touching Civic Life, Personal Development, and Cultural Understanding.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Sociology for Law and Justice
Course Number: SOCI123
Through this course, learn the special meanings that Sociology, as a language, assigns to words and how they are organized into concepts and theories. We use these words, concepts and theories to see and make sense of our social world and to talk with others about it, develop the ability to understand our social interactions, the society we create and recreate and how it affects us. Your success will depend very much on your ability in English, ability to send and receive e-mail, use a web browser, engage in discussions in bulletin boards, and other standard operations using a computer.
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Three Program Electives
Course Number: SSFC065
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00