Associate Degree

Associate Degree

To learn about Associate Degree in detail visit the Associate Degree page.

Arts electives include the following departments and subjects: 

*English ElectivesHumanitiesSocial SciencesMay be used as Arts Electives
  • Communications
  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • GSWS**
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Performing & Fine Arts
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Stagecraft & Event Tech.
  • Theatre
  • Anthropology
  • Criminology
  • Geography(Human)
  • GSWS**
  • International Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Economics
  • Linguistics
  • Math
  • Global Learning Global Citizenship

 

*English courses can include courses in written Communications and Creative Writing that transfer to one of the Research Universities as ENGL credit. A maximum of 3 credits can come from such as an equivalent; at least 3 credits must be earned in an actual ENGL course.  For purposes of the Associate of Arts degree, ENGL. courses cannot be counted as Humanities courses
**Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies 
 Human Geography and most Psychology courses are designated as Arts courses
A course is considered university-transferable (UT) if it transfers to at least one of British Columbia's five research universities (UBC-Vancouver, UBC-Okanagan, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, or University of Northern British Columbia) as per the BC Transfer Guide. 

Resources

  1. Science sequencing PDF
  2. Access to Psychology Communication  Centre hosted on Blackboard.
  3. Bachelor of Arts - Applied Psychology BA FAQ's and Checklists
  4. Associate of Arts Degree checklist (PDF)
  5. Associate of Science Degree checklist (PDF)
  6. Video Tutorials to Learn How to Plan for Associate Degrees
Helpful definitions

 A course which transfers as an assigned or unassigned credit at 100-level to at least one Research University.

A course which transfers as an assigned or unassigned credit at 200-level or higher to at least one Research University.

An Arts course is defined to be any 100- or 200-level course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Arts degree at: SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UNBC, or UVIC (including Math and Economics).  

 A science course is defined to be any course within a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Science degree or Baccalaureate of Applied Science degree at one of the Research Universities: SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UNBC, or UVIC.