The General Arts one-year certificate program provides you with a general education and an opportunity to explore other college programs. You may select courses from a wide range of disciplines to meet your individual needs. Areas of selection include the Humanities, Social and other Behavioural Sciences, and courses in Technology and/or Business Studies. An effective career-counselling component will help you choose and prepare for more career-specific postsecondary education.
Graduates utilize the skills acquired in the program to enter the working world or pursue further education. Educational opportunities may include:
Students who are not sure what program they wish to pursue at the college level will find the General Arts certificate program a wonderful way to explore career programs and to experience college life. Graduates enter the work world with excellent life skills or go on to higher education well prepared. General Arts certificate students often move into other college diploma programs.
This Seneca program has been validated by the Credential Validation Service as an Ontario College Credential as required by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development.
$4,009
$15,170
$1,000
Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice. Parking, locker and some mandatory incidental fees are among the charges not included in the figures above.
The Degree and Credit Transfer Office provides a number of services for students continuing their education at Seneca, and for graduating students considering degree transfer options.
Through transfer agreements and institution partnerships, graduates of this Seneca College program may be eligible for credit at various post-secondary institutions. Please refer to the Degree Transfer Guide for more information.
Transfer Credit may be granted for courses deemed equivalent to courses at Seneca that have been completed at recognized postsecondary institutions. Additional information is available online.
Please select the curriculum from the Academic Year in which you started (or will be starting) your studies. An Academic Year begins in September and ends in August of the following year.
Also see: English and General Education requirements.
Semester 1 | |
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EAC150 | College English |
MTH159 or MTH259 or MTH365 |
Introduction to Mathematics (Algebra) or Topics in Modern Mathematics or Introduction to Statistics |
NAT108 | Understanding Science and Technology |
PSY355 | Applied Psychology of Learning and Careers |
SOC122 | Introduction to Social Sciences |
Semester 2 | |
CAN149 | Current Issues in Canada |
CUL145 | Global Citizenship - Digital Communities |
PHL185 | Big Ideas in Philosophy |
plus: choose one course from Options list below * | |
plus: choose one course from Options list below * | |
Options | |
Any other General Education course or program course, provided you meet the prerequisites and have the permission of the program of study, or: | |
ACC120 | Accounting Basics I |
BUS106 | Business - It's Nature and Environment |
MRK106 | Marketing I |
* CAN149, CUL145, NAT108, PSY355 or SOC122 will not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
Semester 1 | |
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EAC150 | College English |
MTH159 | Introduction to Mathematics (Algebra) |
PSY555 | Creative Problem Solving |
plus: General Education Course* | |
plus: General Education Course* | |
Semester 2 | |
HIS102 | From Colonies to Nations in The English World |
SOC225 or SOC600 |
Sociology and Canadian Society: Contemporary Issues or Introduction to Sociology |
plus: General Education Course* | |
plus: General Education Course* | |
plus: General Education Course* | |
* PSY555, HIS102, SOC225 or SOC600 will not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
Semester 1 | |
---|---|
EAC150 | College English |
MTH159 or MTH259 or MTH359 |
Introduction to Mathematics (Algebra) or Topics in Modern Mathematics or Introduction to Combinatorial Mathematics |
NAT108 | Understanding Science and Technology |
PSY355 | Applied Psychology of Learning and Careers |
SOC122 | Introduction to Social Sciences |
Semester 2 | |
CAN149 | Current Issues in Canada |
CUL145 | Global Citizenship - Digital Communities |
PHL185 | Big Ideas in Philosophy |
plus: choose one course from Options list below * | |
plus: choose one course from Options list below * | |
Options | |
Any other General Education course or program course provided you meet the prerequisites and have the permission of the program of study, or: | |
ACC120 | Accounting Basics I |
ARW250 | Academic Research and Writing |
ARE350 | Academic Research and Writing II |
BEA001 | CAD Fundamentals |
BES700 | Building Systems: Practical Overview |
BUS106 | Business - It's Nature and Environment |
CAN604 | A Social History of Canada |
FPF190 | Fire Protection Fundamentals |
HUM100 | Humanities: The Development of Western Thought I |
HUM200 | Humanities: The Development of Western Thought II |
HUM301 | Humanities: The Development of Western Thought III |
HUM389 | European Art and Culture |
HUM400 | Humanities: The Development of Western Thought IV |
ITC111 | Introduction to Customs |
JBC111 | Introduction to Journalism |
MRK106 | Marketing I |
PSY291 | Foundations of Psychology II |
RTV141 | Media Writing |
RTV336 | News Reporting I |
SCL191 | Introduction to Sociology I: Social Inequality |
SCL291 | Introduction to Sociology II: Social Inequality |
SOC122 | Introduction to Social Sciences |
SWL136 | Introduction to Social Problems |
YKC100 | Critical Thinking I |
YKC200 | Critical Thinking II |
YKL100 | Introduction to World Literature I |
YKL200 | Introduction to World Literature II |
* CAN149, CUL145, NAT108, PSY355 or SOC122 will not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
Semester 1 | |
---|---|
EAC150 | College English |
MTH159 | Introduction to Mathematics (Algebra) |
PSY555 | Creative Problem Solving |
plus: General Education Course* | |
plus: General Education Course* | |
Semester 2 | |
HIS102 | From Colonies to Nations in The English World |
SOC225 or SOC600 | Sociology and Canadian Society: Contemporary Issues or Introduction to Sociology |
plus: General Education Course* | |
plus: General Education Course* | |
plus: General Education Course* | |
* PSY555, HIS102, SOC225 or SOC600 will not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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