ACADEMIC PROCEDURE #A25 PR-4
New Academic Program Development Policy #A-2 5
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ACADEMIC PROCEDURE #A25 PR-4
General Education Procedure
New Academic Program Development Policy #A-2 5
- A minimum number of discrete general education courses is required for Ontario College Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs. When an Ontario College Certificate is an exit point for a Diploma or Advanced Diploma program, there is a requirement for a minimum of at least one general education course in the Certificate, otherwise, this may be locally determined.
- Program maps identify the semester in which a student must take a general education course, or where a prescribed general education course exists in the program of study.
- A central repository of general education courses is maintained by Academic Operations and is accessible through a common server.
- In support of Northern College’s commitments within the Strategic Plan and the Indigenous Services and Initiatives Strategy, students must take a minimum of one general education course in an Indigenous specific subject area (e.g., culture, history, contemporary issues, etc.).
- General education courses support students in expanding their awareness of the society and culture(s) in which they live and work and are designed with learning outcomes that broaden a student’s perspective of the world around them, outside of their vocational field of study. General education courses must be outside a student’s primary field of study and meet the purposes and themes of the General Education Requirement as outlined in Appendix A.
- For full details on the General Education Requirements for Ontario College Credentials, please refer to the Framework for Programs of Instruction, Appendix C.
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Source: https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/A-25-PR-4-General-Education-Procedure.pdf