Credit Course Selection Information
for Continuing Education Students
Credit Course Selection Information for
Continuing Education Students
WHAT CREDIT COURSES DO I NEED TO
TAKE?
General Education Courses
Program Courses
Pre-requisite Courses
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What are General Education Courses?
To obtain a DEC (Diplôme d’études collégiales), all students must
pass 14 general education credit courses.
4 English courses
3 Humanities courses
3 Physical Education courses
2 complementary courses
2French courses
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
(credit courses)
ENGLISH
HUMANITIES
FRENCH
*NOT OFFERED IN
CONTINUING EDUCATION*
BLOCK A
BLOCK A
BLOCK A
603-101-MQ (must be passed
345-101-MQ
345-102-MQ
before taking any other English –
Placement test required)
*No sequence necessary once 603-101MQ has been passed
345-103
345-102
*Must have passed one of the Block A
humanities in order to register in the
Block B humanities
602-100-MQ
602-101-MQ
602-102-MQ
602-103-MQ
(not offered in Continuing
Education )
603-102-MQ
603-103-MQ
BLOCK B
BLOCK B
BLOCK B
603-HSZ (Generic for all
programs in Cont. Ed.)
345-HSZ (Generic for all
programs in Cont. Ed.)
602-HS_ (not offered in
Continuing Education )
Students must take two (2)
complementary credit
courses.
At Vanier, the 2 sets of
complementaries are
distinguished from one another
by the letters S
and T:
e.g. Set 1: 350-HSA -03 / Set 2:
350-HTA -03
If two courses are taken from the
same Category, one must be
from Set 1 and the other must be
from Set 2.
Note:
A Social Science student cannot
take General Education courses,
Social Science courses or AEC
courses as a complementary
A Science student cannot take
General Education courses, Science
courses or AEC courses as a
complementary
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
109-101
109-103
109-102 109-104
109-103 109-105
Students need to complete 109-101 and 109-102 before registering in 109-103
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SOCIAL SCIENCES 300.AA
Continuing Education offers 2 evening programs leading to a DEC and 4
evening programs leading to an AEC.
Social Science students must complete 15 program credit courses: 6
Introduction courses, 3 Analysis, 2 Applications, 1 Enrichment and 3
Methodologies.
* To graduate, Social Science students must complete the 14 General
Education credit Courses, 15 Program credit courses, pass the English
Exit Exam and Meet Comprehensive Examination Requirements
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SOCIAL SCIENCES 300.AA
Introduction credit courses
6 introduction courses including 3compulsories and 3 options must be
passed.
Compulsories
Introduction to Psychology (350-102), Western Civilization (330-910) and
Macro Economics (383-920).
Introduction options
Introduction to Anthropology (381-100)
Individual and Society (387-100)
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SOCIAL SCIENCES 300.AA
Analysis and Applications credit courses
Once an Introduction credit course has been passed, a student can
register in Analysis and Application credit courses.
Analysis: 350-200-VA Developmental Psychology, 383-200 Micro
Economics, 387-206-VA Cultural Diversity. Note that the majority of
Analysis courses in Social Sciences tend to have a “200” attached
the course number 350-200-VA
Application: 350-304-VA Psychology of Relationships, 330-300
Topics in Local History. Note that the majority of Application
courses in Social Sciences tend to have a “300” attached the course
number 350-304-VA
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SOCIAL SCIENCES 300.AA
Enrichment credit courses
Once an Analysis or an Application course has been passed, a student can
register in an Enrichment course.
Enrichment: 350-400-VA Issues in Contemporary Psychology,. Note that
the majority of Enrichment courses in Social Sciences tend to have a “400”
attached the course number 350-400-VA
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SOCIAL SCIENCES 300.AA
Methodology credit courses
Students In Social Science must complete 3 Methodology courses in the
sequence
1. Quantitative Methods 360-300-VA
2. Research Methods 300-300-VA
3. Integrative Project 300-301-VA
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SCIENCE 200.AA
Science credit courses
Students In Science must complete 9 Compulsory Science credit courses
and 3 Science Option credit courses in sequence as per the prerequisites
mentioned in the Course Schedule.
* To graduate, Science students must pass 14 General Education courses,
9 Compulsory science courses, 3 Science Option courses, meet
Comprehensive Examination Requirements (ESP) and pass the English
Exit Exam
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SCIENCE 200.AA
SCIENCE COMPULSORY CREDIT COURSES 200.AA
Physics
* Check prerequisites in the course schedule
1. 203-NYA-05 Mechanics
2. 203-NYC-05 Waves, Optics and Modern Physics
3. 203-NYB-05 Electricity and Magnetism
•
Please note that 203-NYC-05 needs to be passed before 203-NYB-05
Biology
101-NYA-05 General Biology
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SCIENCE 200.AA
SCIENCE COMPULSORY CREDIT COURSES 200.AA
Chemistry
* Check prerequisites in the course schedule
1. 202-NYA-05 General Chemistry
2. 202-NYB-05 Chemistry of Solutions
Math
1. 201-NYA-05 Calculus I
2. 201-NYB-05 Calculus II
3. 201-NYC-05 Linear Algebra
* Linear Algebra can be completed at the same time as Calculus II
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
SCIENCE 200.AA
Science Option credit courses
•Check prerequisites in the course schedule
Can be from Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Mathematics and tend to have
an “HT” after the 3 first numbers of the course number 202-HTF-05.
*Continuing Education will offer 202-HTF-05 Chemistry: Food and Drugs
in the Winter 2011 semester.
PROGRAM CREDIT COURSES
AECs
Attestations
Please follow the sequence in the program grids found in our Continuing
Education Website.
http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/conted/part-time-attestations.html
Call Registration Help Line
514-370-8265
May 30 to June 2
12:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Delete before the deadline
•Summer Semester June 14
Preference course change
June 7
Application for Continuing Education
Fall semester 2011
July 4
HOW MANY COURSES DO I HAVE TO
PASS TO BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER
FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER?
PRE-UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
Full-time Continuing Education
students must pass 4 courses
AEC
Please refer to the academic
standing of your respective
programs or contact the academic
advisor
HOW MANY COURSES DO I HAVE TO PASS TO BE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO DAY STUDIES?
080.07 STUDENTS – Refer to the
letter given to you by your Dean
Other programs – eligible to apply
if there are no restrictions