General Arts and Science

1 year – Ontario College Certificate

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Overview

Upcoming Intakes:

Fall 2024: College Drive – North Bay

Winter 2025: College Drive – North Bay

Get the knowledge you need to make an educated program or career choice, and the necessary skills and prerequisites to begin your academic career. 

This Program Helps You

  • Explore career options
  • Acquire necessary prerequisites for admission into college programs or industrial skills training
  • Strengthen academic, interpersonal and learning skills

What You Learn

  • Introduction to science
  • Communications
  • Business math
  • Psychology 
  • Critical thinking and reasoning
  • Lifespan development

Build on your certificate by continuing your education in another Canadore program.

19 years or older, or OSSD or equivalent, or GED

If English is not your first language you must provide proof of English competency.

View current English Language Proficiency Requirements.

College Drive Campus

Intake: September Start
Semester 1 - Fall
CMM115 Communication Fundamentals
Elective DFM123- Healthy Living, Healthy Eating OR HUM100- Interpersonal Relations
MTH101 Foundational Math
PSY150 Psychology for Everyday Living
SCI099 Introduction to Science
STS100 Strategies for Success
Semester 2 - Winter
CLT100 First Peoples of Canada
CMM116 Communications Fundamentals II
CTR100 Critical Thinking & Reasoning
Elective SOC115- Law and Ethics OR PFN100- Personal Finance
MTH121 Business Mathematics
PSY168 Child Development

College Drive Campus

Intake: January Start
Semester 1 - Winter
CLT100 First Peoples of Canada
CMM115 Communication Fundamentals
CTR100 Critical Thinking & Reasoning
Elective SOC115- Law and Ethics OR PFN100- Personal Finance
MTH101 Foundational Math
PSY168 Child Development
Semester 2 - Spring
CMM116 Communications Fundamentals II
Elective DFM123- Healthy Living, Healthy Eating OR HUM100- Interpersonal Relations
MTH121 Business Mathematics
PSY150 Psychology for Everyday Living
SCI099 Introduction to Science
STS100 Strategies for Success

2024-25 – 1 year – Ontario College Certificate

College Drive Campus – Domestic
Year Tuition Ancillary Fees Material Fee Trip Fee Total
1 $2720.24 $1362.5 - - $4082.74

2024-25 – 1 year – Ontario College Certificate

College Drive Campus – International
Year Tuition Ancillary Fees Material Fee Trip Fee Total
1 $15547.54 $1942.5 - - $17490.04

Textbooks:

Check out the Campus Bookstore to not only purchase your textbooks but also view your book list before the semester starts. 

Technology/Devices:

Canadore College has implemented Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to enhance your learning experience in and out of the classroom while ensuring flexibility in learning.

To learn more about BYOD and to find out what is required for your program, please visit https://www.canadorecollege.ca/BYOD

Ontario College Certificate

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.

View Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

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There are many options available to students who already have some postsecondary education.

Whether you are looking to study at Canadore from another school,  continue your education at Canadore, or looking to pursue further education elsewhere, we can help find the right path for you!

Whether you want to Transfer TO Canadore, Transfer WITHIN Canadore, or prepare to Transfer FROM Canadore, we've got you covered!

Learn more about Credit Transfer and Pathway opportunities here.