Social Sciences Certificate

Social Sciences Certificate is a Diploma program taught at Northern Lights College, Canada. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

The Social Sciences Certificate at Northern Lights College is equivalent of one year of planned coursework. Students complete a planned combination of courses that counts as a full year of university-level courses and may transfer to degree programs in Social Sciences offered at universities or other receiving institutions. Program requirements include ENGL 100 – Academic Writing and six Social Sciences courses, plus two baccalaureate level open electives.

The program has a minimum length of 30 credits (450 hours) and is taken over two semesters with a minimum of 15 credits per semester. Part-time studies will take longer. Intakes run as Fall, Winter, and Spring, with locations at Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St John, and Online. Chetwynd uses a required mix of online and video-conference courses.

Modules

• ENGL 100 – Academic Writing
• Six Social Sciences courses
• Two baccalaureate level open electives from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Laboratory Sciences, or Other Sciences

The minimum requirements for admission in Social Sciences Certificate at Northern Lights College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Northern Lights College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Northern Lights College as pre-requiste for admission in Social Sciences Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• One of the following with a “C” grade or higher: English 12 or English Literature 12 or English First Peoples 12, ENGL 050, or ENGL 099. Alternatively, any university-level English course with a “C” grade or higher. Students who do not meet one of the above English requirements must complete the NLC Writing Assessment for appropriate course placement.
• International students who do not meet the requirement A. above, and domestic students who received their secondary education in French or another language, must show that they have met the NLC English requirement: see Appendix A (General Academic English Language Proficiency Requirements).

Note that some course options have specific prerequisites. Meeting the program entrance requirements does not ensure course prerequisites have been met for all available courses.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.nlc.bc.ca/programs/social-sciences-certificate/

• Continued Bachelor level studies at universities or other receiving institutions
• Continued studies in specific programs at NLC
• Continued studies in professional programs
• Entry-level employment opportunities

51 fully funded scholarships are listed for Canada. See Canada scholarships.