College Diploma - General Arts and Science (University Transfer) - Fast Track (208)

This program is designed to offer transfer pathways to additional college and university programs.

Program Highlights: • Develop essential employability skills such as strong communication, critical thinking, and socio-cultural awareness. • Customize schedule with a wide range of electives chosen from areas of interest delivered in blended and online learning environments. • Cost-effective and efficient pathway into university studies with up to two years of direct and non-specified university transfer credit into a humanities and social sciences field of study. • Get a fresh start by upgrading and achieving the entrance-level requirements needed for other competitive college and university programs. • Earn transfer credits at the university level.

Learning outcomes: • Introduction to a wide variety of course options in the humanities and social science disciplines to broaden understanding of the world around. • Critically evaluate global and social issues and topics by demonstrating an understanding of interdisciplinary connections between society, culture, environment, politics, history, etc. • Gain essential employability skills that will be applicable in both future career and post-secondary educational aspirations. • Develop communications competence to a level required by business and a wide variety of other careers/employment.

Fast Track allows students to complete a two-year Diploma program (non co-op) in 16 months. Students will study for the 16 months consecutively, without a summer break.