GEORGE BROWN FULL-TIME PROGRAMS GUIDE 2011-2012

 
Registration Information

Contents:

• Full-time or part-time status
• Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
• Advanced standing, course exemptions and Residency
• Changes to timetables, courses, programs or other information

Full-Time or Part-Time Status

Full-time or part-time status depends on how many courses or course hours you are taking.

If you are enrolled in either 70% to 100% of the total semester hours of a program or 66 2/3% to 100% of the courses, then you are a full-time student.

If you are enrolled in less than 70% of the total semester hours of a program or less than 66 2/3% of the courses, then you are a part-time student.

If you are enrolled in more than 100% of the total semester hours of a program or more than 100% of the courses, additional fees will apply to any load over 100%.

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

This section explains how you may earn credit for learning you’ve done before through work, school and life experiences.

What is PLAR?

PLAR means Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition. PLAR gives you credit for knowledge and skills you’ve gained through life experiences such as working and volunteering and/or non-credited education. You can get up to 75% of your credits through PLAR and transfer credits, and the other 25% must come from classes taken at the College. There are charges for PLAR evaluations.

Who can apply?

PLAR candidates must be 19 years old or have an OSSD.

How does it work?

If a course covers material you already know, you can ask for an assessment of your knowledge. This is called a “challenge.” For example, if you have done a lot of computer work, you might challenge a computer course. To assess your learning, you may be:

• tested with written or oral exams, interviews, or case studies
• assessed through a portfolio of your work that shows your skills

How to apply

If you’d like to discuss PLAR options or confirm the current PLAR fee, contact the PLAR Office at 416-415-5000, ext. 7527 (PLAR) or plar@georgebrown.ca.

Advanced Standing, Course Exemptions and Residency

Definitions

Advanced standing provides credit to a student upon admission for courses taken previously in a related area of study, which enables direct entry into a second or higher semester of a program. Course exemptions give a student credit for courses taken elsewhere that are equivalent to George Brown College courses.

Who can apply?

You can apply for advanced standing or course exemptions if you have credits from another college or university.

How to apply for advanced standing

To apply for advanced standing, complete your ontariocolleges.ca application form as follows:

1. In section A, under the heading Additional Academic Information, check off the box marked “college/university transfer.” Include all relevant documents.
2. In section B, indicate the semester or level you are applying to enter.

How to apply for course exemption

Complete an Exemption Request form available from the Service Centre, the website at www.georgebrown.ca/Admin/Registr/ or your Divisional Office.

Your application will be forwarded to the appropriate academic department for review. More information, such as course outlines, may be required. A decision will be made by the academic division.

Residency

25 per cent of the declared program of study must be earned at George Brown College. Advanced standing, course exemptions and credits earned through the PLAR process are not credited toward residency.

Changes to Timetables, Courses, Programs and Other Information

Timetables

Classes in post-secondary College programs usually take place between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The College follows timetables as closely as possible. However, unplanned events do occur and sometimes the schedule has to change.

Early closing on long weekends

College services will close at 3:30 p.m. on Fridays before long weekends (when statutory holidays fall on Mondays).

Changes to other information

This book is like a snapshot in time. The policies and procedures are current at the time of publication, but may change throughout the year. The College will not be held liable in any material way for difficulties created by required changes to any policies, courses or programs.

Bachelor’s degree programs

This College has been granted permission by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer the following applied degrees: Bachelor of Applied Technology – Construction Science and Management; Bachelor of Applied Business – Financial Services; and Bachelor of Applied Business – Hospitality Operations Management. The College will ensure that all students admitted to the above-named programs during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the programs within a reasonable period of time.

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