13. Partnerships that Benefit Students
13.1. Transfer Credit Arrangements
Athabasca University has negotiated hundreds of collaboration and articulation agreements with institutions and organizations in Alberta, across Canada, and around the world. For an up-to-date list, see below. For information and links, refer to Collaborations.Through block transfer credit, many of these agreements provide easy access to degree completion opportunities that build on your previous educational achievements.
To determine how transfer credit could give you advanced standing in an Athabasca University degree program, please refer to the Credit Transfer Database.
Additionally, hundreds of Athabasca University courses that lead to Athabasca University degrees are offered on site at specified collaborating institutions. In some cases, entire Athabasca University degrees can be completed on site. For a complete list of upcoming courses scheduled at collaborating institutions, please refer to Athabasca University Learning Services.
Here are a few such collaborations in Alberta:
13.2.1 Mount Royal College
Athabasca University and Mount Royal College (Calgary) are collaborating to provide a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with majors in English, History, and Psychology, and a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degree on site at Mount Royal College. Courses to meet the degree requirements can be taken on site at Mount Royal College or through a combination of classroom seminars at the College and online and distance courses through Athabasca University. (For the BN, clinical placements are in the Calgary region.)Athabasca University has an on site BN advisor at Mount Royal College (Room Y348), and a BA advisor at the Calgary Learning Centre.
For enquiries, contact:
BA Ceri Vitanov
(403) 298 2904
ceriv@athabascau.caSabrina Reed
(403) 240 5953
sreed@mtroyal.ab.caBN Susan McNally
(403) 240 6026
susanm@athabascau.ca
13.2.2. Grande Prairie Regional College
Athabasca University and Grande Prairie Regional College are collaborating to provide on site at Grande Prairie Regional College a Bachelor of Administration, Bachelor of Commerce, and Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems degrees. Courses from other programs are also offered, based on demand. All courses to meet the degree requirements can be taken on site at Grande Prairie Regional College, or through a combination of classroom seminars at the College and online and distance learning through Athabasca University.
For enquiries, contact:
Advising
(800) 788 9041
Advising Services
Scott McAlpine
(780) 539 2982
smcalpine@gprc.ab.ca
13.2.3 Lethbridge Community College
Athabasca University and Lethbridge Community College are collaborating to provide Bachelor of Administration and Bachelor of Professional Arts - Criminal Justice and Human Services degrees on site at Lethbridge Community College. Courses from other programs are also offered based on demand. Courses to meet the degree requirements can be taken on site at Lethbridge Community College or through a combination of classroom seminars at the College and online and distance courses through Athabasca University.Athabasca University has an on-site advisor at Lethbridge Community College, in room TE 1207.
For enquiries, contact: Sandy Gibson
(403) 320 3431
or sandrag@athabascau.ca
13.2.4 Grant MacEwan College
Athabasca University and Grant MacEwan College (Edmonton) are collaborating to provide on site at Grant MacEwan College a Bachelor of Professional Arts - Criminal Justice degree. Courses to meet the degree requirements can be taken on site at Grant MacEwan College, or through a combination of classroom seminars at the College and online and distance courses through Athabasca University.
For enquiries contact:
Priscilla Campeau
(780) 497 3404
or crjs@athabascau.ca
13.2.5 Blue Quills First Nations College
Athabasca University and Blue Quills First Nations College (Blue Quills First Nation, St. Paul) are collaborating to provide university credit and degree completion opportunities in the community.
For enquiries contact:
Lena Lapatack
(888) 645 4455
or registrar@bluequills.ca
13.2.6 Yellowhead Tribal College
Athabasca University and Yellowhead Tribal College (Enoch Cree Nation, Edmonton) are collaborating to provide university transfer courses in the community.
For enquiries contact: Candace Thomas
780.484.0303
or cthomas@ytced.ab.ca
Athabasca University has established transfer arrangements with the three major professional accounting bodies in Alberta: the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Chartered Accountant, CA. www.icaa.ab.ca/), the Society of Management Accountants (Certified Management Accountant, CMA), and the Certified General Accountants Association (Certified General Accountant, CGA). To review current equivalencies and course requirements for each program, access the regional office's URL.
Athabasca University is continually exploring new opportunities for initiatives that benefit students. In most cases, graduates with specified diplomas or certificates qualify for a block transfer of credit toward a specified Athabasca University degree.More information about the arrangements Athabasca University has with the following organizations may be accessed at www.athabascau.ca/html/collab/collab.htm.
(For partners and prospective partners in Ontario, the University has a regional representative, Frances Gunn, who can be reached at (905) 428 8399 or gunn@sympatico. Prospective partners outside Ontario should contact Lori Oddson at (780) 497 3423 or lorio@athabascau.ca.)
Universities
Augustana University College, Alberta
Aurora University, USA
Brandon University, Manitoba
Lakehead University, Ontario
Laurentian University, Ontario
Soochow University, Taiwan
Télé-université du Quebec, Quebec
The United States Open University, USA
Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina
Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
University of Alberta, Alberta
University of British Columbia, British Columbia
University of the Arctic, Finland
University of Guelph, Ontario
University of Lethbridge, Alberta
Ryerson University, Ontario
Tamkang University, Taiwan
University of South Africa, South Africa
University of Western Ontario, Ontario
University of the West Indies, Caribbean
Western Governors University, International
College/Technical Institutions
Academy of Learning
Computer and Business College, Canada
Algonquin College, Ontario
Aurora College, Northwest Territories
AVC-Sunrise, Alberta
Blue Quills First Nations College, Alberta
Cambrian College, Ontario
Camosun College, British Columbia
Canadian Forces University Program, Canada
Canadore College, Ontario
Capilano College, British Columbia
Centennial College, Ontario
Century College, British Columbia
Centre for Nursing Studies, Newfoundland
Conestoga College, Ontario
Confederation College, Ontario
Dorset College, British Columbia
Douglas College, British Columbia
Durham College, Ontario
Fairview College, Alberta
Fanshawe College, Ontario
George Brown College, Ontario
Graduate Centre of Applied Technology, Newfoundland
Grande Prairie Regional College, Alberta
Grant MacEwan College, Alberta
Horizon College, British Columbia
Humber College, Ontario
Institute for Computer Studies, Canada
International Extension College, International
INTI College, Malaysia
John Abbott College, Quebec
Keyano College, Alberta
King's University College, Alberta
Labour College of Canada, Ontario
Lakeland College, Alberta
Lambton College, Ontario
Langara College, British Columbia
Lethbridge Community College, Alberta
Loyalist College, Ontario
Medicine Hat College, Alberta
Mohawk College, Ontario
Mount Royal College, Alberta
Niagara College, Ontario
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta
Northern College, Ontario
Northern Lakes College, Alberta
Northwest Community College, British Columbia
Olds College, Alberta
Open Learning Agency, British Columbia
Portage College, Alberta
RCC College of Technology, Ontario
Red Deer College, Alberta
Red River College, Manitoba
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Saskatchewan
Sault College, Ontario
Seneca College, Ontario
Shaw College, Hong Kong
Sheridan College, Ontario
Sir Sandford Fleming College, Ontario
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Alberta
St. Clair College, Ontario
St. Lawrence College, Ontario
Stamford K-Management Centre Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Yellowhead Tribal College, Alberta
K-12École Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School, Alberta
Edmonton Catholic School Division 40, Alberta
New Sarepta High School, Alberta
Professional Development/Training
Alberta Society for Engineering Technologists, Alberta
Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia, British Columbia
Association of Administrative Assistants, Canada
Boeing, Manitoba
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Canada
Canadian Armed Forces (Military Training), Canada
Canadian Healthcare Association, Canada
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science, Canada
Centre for Nursing Studies, Newfoundland
Certified General Accountants Association, Canada
Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba,
Manitoba
Edmonton Police Service, Alberta
Gimbel Eye Centre, Alberta
Grenfell Regional Health Service, Alberta
National Institute of Multimedia Education, Canada
Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and
Technologists, Ontario
Professional Hockey Players Association, Canada
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science And Technology, Saskatchewan
Sturgeon Community Hospital, Alberta
Syncrude, Alberta
Transport Canada, Canada
Western Region Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing,
Western Canada
Strategic Alliances
Alberta North (Northern Alberta Post-Secondary Institution Society), Alberta
Canadian Virtual University, Canada
Global University Alliance, International
Télé-université du Quebec, Quebec
The United States Open University, USA
Western Governors University, International
Other PartnershipsACCESS TV, Alberta
CJRT-FM (Open College), Ontario
CKUA Radio Network, Alberta
Campus Manitoba, Manitoba
Canadian Student Services Corporation, Canada
Canadian International Development Agency, International
Canadian Learning Television, Canada
Commonwealth of Learning, International
International Open Education Systems, International
International University Consortium, International
Smart City, Alberta
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