Course Categories for Associate Degrees

Courses you can take as part of your Associate Degree

The course requirements for an Associate Degree program are mandated by the BC provincial government. You can earn an Associate of Science or Associate of Arts Degree by completing 20 university transfer courses (60 transfer credits), with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (“C”).

Each Associate Degree contains program requirements that include course categories such as Humanities, Arts or Science. No course may be used to meet more than one of the specific requirements. The following list will help you identify which courses belong to which category. However, to ensure the courses you choose will transfer appropriately for your specific educational goals, it is important that you also seek academic advice from your destination university.

For a course to be applied toward an associate degree, it must transfer to at least one of Simon Fraser University (SFU), the University of British Columbia (UBC), the University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBC-O), the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) or the University of Victoria (UVic) as per the BC Transfer Guide.

Course Categories

Please note: Within the categories below, if a subject is listed without specific course numbers, most, but not necessarily all, courses within that subject may meet associate degree requirements. If only specific courses are listed, only those courses are eligible. Students are advised to ensure that a course transfers to at least one of SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UNBC or UVic on the BC Transfer Guide or confirm course eligibility with an academic advisor before enrolling.

ARTS

• English, as below
• Humanities, as below
• Social Sciences, as below

ELECTIVES

• Any course that transfers to one of SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UNBC or UVic

ENGLISH 

• CRWR  
• ENGL   

HUMANITIES

• ART  
• ASIA   
• CMNS 112 , CMNS 150  
• CRWR  
• FREN  
• GSWS  
• HIST  
• IST  
• JAPN  
• KORE  
• MUSC   
• PHIL  
• REL  
• SPAN  

LABORATORY SCIENCE

• ASTR  
• BIOL  
• CHEM  
• GEOG 100 , GEOG 111 , GEOG 216 ,GEOG 217 , GEOG 218 , GEOG 219 , GEOG 272 , GEOG 274 , GEOG 276  
• GEOS  
• PHYS  
• PSYC 110 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 215   

MATH / COMPUTER SCIENCE / STATISTICS

• BUS 140 , BUS 230 , BUS 231   
• COMP  
• GEOG 216  
• MATH  
• STAT  

MATHEMATICS

• BUS 230 , BUS 231  
• MATH  
• STAT  

SCIENCE

• ASTR  
• BIOL  
• BUS 140 , BUS 230 , BUS 231  
• CHEM  
• COMP  
• GEOG 100 , GEOG 111 , GEOG 216 , GEOG 217 , GEOG 218 , GEOG 219 , GEOG 272 , GEOG 274 , GEOG 276  
• GEOS  
• MATH  
• PHYS  
• PNUR 101  
• PSYC 110 , PSYC 201 , PSYC 215  
• SOC 280  
• STAT  

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• ANTH  
• ASIA  
• CMNS 100 , CMNS 105 , CMNS 112 , CMNS 130  
• CRIM  
• ECON  
• GEOG  
• GBST  
• PSC  
• PSYC  
• SOC  
• SOCW 211 , SOCW 212  
• SOSC 203  

SECOND-YEAR ARTS

• Any Arts course that transfers as a 200 or higher-level Arts course

SECOND-YEAR SCIENCE

• Any Science course that transfers as a 200 or higher level Science course