Diplomas, Certificates and Citations

Post-Baccalaureate Diplomas

In order to receive a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma, students must complete a minimum of 30 credits of fifth and sixth-year courses. Admission to a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma typically requires students to have already obtained a Bachelor Degree.

Note: For details of these programs, please refer to each individual program description.

Liberal Arts Diploma

The Liberal Arts Diploma program is a two-year credential designed to provide students with a breadth of intellectual and academic experience while recognizing the importance of concentrated study in a specific field or discipline. The diploma addresses the needs of students pursuing educational or career goals in the arts, humanities or social sciences. The Liberal Arts Diploma may serve as an educational goal or as an intermediate qualification for those completing further degrees at Douglas College or elsewhere.

General Requirements:

This program requires a total of 60 university-transferable credits, at least 15 of which must be completed at Douglas College, and at least 33 credits must be from Arts and Humanities subjects, chosen from the following list:

Anthropology
Communications (excluding CMNS 1099)
Creative Writing, Criminology
Economics
English (excluding ENGL 1099)
Geography
History
Humanities
Legal Studies
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Music
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Political Science
Print Futures
Psychology
Sociology
Stagecraft and Event Technology
Theatre
Women's Studies and Gender Relations

Specific Course/Area Requirements

1. Breadth requirement: 30 university-level credits from at least five subject areas. No more than 12 credits from any one subject area can be used to satisfy this requirement.

2. Writing requirement: One of ENGL 1130 or 1200, or CMNS 1110, 1111 or 1115

3. Reasoning requirement: Either PHIL 1101 or 1201; or at least three credits from list A and three credits from list B:

List A:
CMNS 1118, 1218, 1221, 3100; ENGL 1101, 1102, 1106, 1107, 1109, 1112, 1114, 1115 or 1118; HIST 1180; HUMS 1101; MATH 1234; PEFA 1116; PHIL 1102, 1103; PRFU 2201; THEA 1230; WSGR 1100, 1101

List B:
ANTH 2200; CRIM 1150, ECON 1125, 1150; GEOG 2212, 2213; MATH 1160; POLI 1101, 2201; PSYC 2301, 3308; PRFU 1102; SOCI 2235, 2260; SOSC 2140

4. Laboratory Science requirement: One university-level laboratory science course of at least three credits. (See an Academic Advisor for eligible courses.)

5. An additional six credits from each of the following lists:

List A:
Performing Arts; Chinese; Communications (excluding 1099); Creative Writing; English (excluding 1099); French; German; History; Interdisciplinary Studies; Japanese; Mathematics; Music; Philosophy; Print Futures; Humanities; Spanish; Theatre; Stagecraft and Event Technology; Women's Studies and Gender Relations

List B:
Anthropology; Criminology; Economics; Geography; Geology (excluding 1130, 2201 and 2320); Interdisciplinary Studies; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology

Note: Students planning to transfer to a program at another post-secondary institution should choose their optional courses according to the requirements of that program. Students planning to continue on to obtain any Bachelor of Arts degree must also complete the lower-division requirements for their major. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all program requirements are met. This should be done by regular consultation with an Academic Advisor.

Co-operative Education Option
Students enrolled in this program may be eligible for a Co-operative Education designation.

Co-operative Education involves alternating full-time academic and work terms. For information see Co-operative Education or contact the Co-operative Education Office at 604 527 5100.

Diploma in General Studies

The Diploma in General Studies at Douglas College is awarded in recognition of individualized achievement in education at the College. The General Studies Program complements both the career and university transfer programs. It enables students to design a framework for studies independent of the requirements for the university transfer program or for specific career-technical programs.

Students may select courses in the calendar in which they are particularly interested and for which the prerequisites have been met. Some of the courses selected may offer transfer credit to a university, institute or a professional school.

Students will qualify for a Diploma in General Studies upon completion of 60 credits and 20 courses using the following criteria:

must include one university-transfer English or Communications course
must include a minimum of two courses from each of three faculties including Student Development
no more than a maximum of 15 credits in any combination of development or college preparatory courses
a maximum of 15 credits in one subject as defined by the four-letter course abbreviation such as BIOL or MODL and excluding development and college preparatory courses as mentioned above

Diploma in Science

The Diploma in Science is granted after the completion of a minimum of 60 university-transfer credits from the list of courses described below. Normally, first-year courses are those with a course number beginning with 1000, while second-year courses are those beginning with 2000. Students planning to transfer to a program of studies at another post-secondary institution should choose their courses according to the requirements of that program. This should be done by regular consultation with an Academic Advisor.

Diploma Requirements

1) One first-year university-transfer course from each of three different subject areas from List A.

List A (first-year courses)

BIOL	1110, 1210
CHEM	1110, 1210
GEOL	1120, 1121, 1200, 2201
MATH	1110, 1120, 1125, 1130,1220, 2230
PHYS	1107, 1207 or 1110, 1210

2) Additional courses in first-year or second-year university-transfer Science in two or more subject areas from List B.

List B

MATH 1160	Introduction to Statistics
MATH 1191	Mathematics for Teachers
PHYS 1170	Mechanics of Applied Science
SCIE 1106	Introductory Physical Science
SCIE 1107	Environmental Science
All courses from lists A and C

3) A minimum of three courses in second-year university-transfer Science courses from List C.

List C (second-year courses)

BIOL	2300, 2301, 2302, 2321, 2421
CHEM (organic)	2321, 2421
CHEM (physical)	2310, 2410
GEOL	2201, 2300, 2320, 2410, 2420,
MATH	2232, 2321, 2421, 2440

List D:
A minimum of three credits in first-year university-transfer English or Communications.

List E:
A minimum of six credits and a maximum of nine credits from two different subject areas in university-transfer Arts.

Diploma in Applied Environmental Science

First-Year Required Courses (8 courses)

SCIE 1100, 1107
BIOL 1110, 1210
GEOL 1120, 1121
ENGL 1130
SCIE 1108 (Quantitative Studies) or MATH (any course)

First-Year Optional Courses (2 courses):

Choose one first-year course from "Electives" list

Choose two first-year courses from "Electives" list

Second-Year Required Courses (2 courses):

SCIE 2207 (Field Methods for Environmental Science)
SCIE 2307 (Field Research Project)

Second-Year Themes (choose 1 theme = 3 courses):

Earth Sciences: GEOL 2320
GEOL 2420
any other GEOL course
OR
BIOL 2302
BIOL 2301 or any 2nd year BIOL course
OR
Oceans and Climate: BIOL 2300
GEOL 2201
GEOG 1110 or 2210
OR
General: One course each from any two themes plus one from "Electives" list.

Second-Year Optional Courses (5 courses):

ENVS 1103 or GEOG 2270 (recommended)
OR
Choose any three additional courses from the "Electives" list.

Recommended Elective Courses (OR choose any college level courses):

ANTH 1112
ASTR 1105
BIOL 2300, 2301, 2302, 2321, 2421
CHEM (any course)
ECON 2460
ENGL (any first-year course except 1099)
GEOG 1110, 1120, 1170, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2270,
GEOL (any course)
MATH (any course)
PHIL 1123
PHYS (any course)
SCIE 1106

Co-operative Education Option
Students enrolled in this program may be eligible for a Co-operative Education designation. Co-operative Education involves alternating full-time academic and work terms. Work experience obtained during Co-operative Education work placements may be applied toward the experiential requirements for the CGA and CMA designation. For information see Co-operative Education or contact the Co-operative Education Office at 604 527 5100.

Other Diplomas

Note: For details of these programs, please refer to each individual program description.

Accounting Management
Animal Health Technology
Business Administration
Child and Youth Care
Commerce and Business Administration
Community Social Service Work
Classroom and Community Support
Computing Science and Information Systems General Diploma
Criminology
Dispensing Opticianry
Early Childhood Education
Financial Services Management
General Business
Health Information Management
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Legal Studies
Marketing Management
Office Administration
Performing Arts: Theatre
Performing Arts: Stagecraft and Event Technology
Performing Arts: Music
Print Futures: Professional Writing
Psychiatric Nursing
Sign Language Interpretation
Sport Science
Therapeutic Recreation
Youth Justice

Academic Studies Certificate Program

The Certificate in Academic Studies recognizes the achievement of students who study on a part-time basis. Students may apply for this certificate upon completion of a minimum of 30 transferable credits provided that at least two courses have been completed from the English or Communications departments and that courses have been completed in at least three different departments. The certificate is of interest to seniors and those working full-time while pursuing their studies.

Other Certificates

Note: For details of these programs, please refer to each individual program description.

Accounting Management
Basic Musicianship
Child and Youth Care
Community Mental Health
Communications
Community Social Service Work
Classroom and Community Support
Computing Science and Information Systems
Criminology
Dental Assisting
Dispensing Opticianry
Early Childhood Education
General Business
Health Care Support Worker
Marketing Management
Modern Languages
Office Administration: Medical Office Assistant
Office Administration: Administrative Assistant
Office Administration: Legal Administrative Assistant
Office Administration: Applied Bookkeeping
Performing and Fine Arts

Citations

Note: See the program description for details.

Basic Occupational Education (BOE) Program
Behaviour Intervention
Career and Employment Preparation Program
Citation of Proficiency in College Preparation English
Community Mental Health Worker Citation
Consumer and Job Preparation Program
Home Support/Resident Care Attendant
Marketing Management
Office Administration: Office Assistant
Office Administration: Legal Administrative Assistant
Office Administration: Medical Office Assistant
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

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