Math Requirements for students graduating from high school in 2013.
Associate Degrees
PROGRAM LENGTH: 2 years
DEGREE / DIPLOMA: Associate of Arts Degree, Associate of Science Degree
The Associate Degree is a formally established credential recognized province-wide, designed to provide the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree. It requires the completion of a specified two years (approximately 60 credits) of university course work in the Arts and/or Sciences.
Associate Degrees give students the chance to study in the Kootenays before transfering to a university to complete a bachelor’s degree.
- Print off either an Associate of Arts Worksheet or an Associate of Science Worksheet and begin planning your four semesters of courses that will meet the academic requirements of your chosen associate degree.
- Have a Selkirk College counsellor check over your assoicate worksheet with you after you have filled it out.
- Once you have completed your studies at Selkirk College, it is time to submit a request for your associate degee or diploma. Simply fill out an Application for Associate Degree or Diploma and submit it, along with your supporting documentation as outlined on the form, to the Records Officer, Selkirk College, 301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, BC V1N 4L3 or fax to 250.365.3929.
Recognized across BC
After two years at Selkirk College, students can transfer directly into the third year of degree programs at post-secondary institutions across the province. Both Simon Fraser University and the University of Northern British Columbia give priority admission to students with an Associate Degree over other transfer students.
BC public universities give special transfer credit recognition for students who have completed an Associate of Arts degree or an Associate of Science degree. This means that students who have completed an associate degree are guaranteed to receive two years of transfer credit (60 credits) upon admission that can be applied towards completion of their baccalaureate degree.
Students will receive credit for all their associate degree courses according to the course-to-course equivalencies in the BC Transfer Guide. In addition, any university transfer courses that do not have an equivalent at a particular institution will be given unassigned credit. Unassigned credit can be applied to general education or elective requirements at the degree granting institution.
Tailor your degree
Associate degree requirements are flexible enough to enable students to pursue individual educational goals and programs while completing the required first- and second- year university transfer courses required for their intended major. They can provide a broad education for students not wishing to specialize in a particular discipline, or they can be tailored to student interests. Specialized Associate Degrees have been built to improve transfer into the third year of degree programs in particular subject areas.
