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University Certificates
     
Regulations effective September 1, 2003
   
 

 

 
 

General Regulations

University certificate programs provide interim qualifications in specific subject areas. The following general regulations apply to all certificate programs.

1. 
Students must complete 50 percent* of the total credits required through AU. Up to 50 percent of the required credits may be transferred from another post-secondary institution.
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Some certificate programs require less than 50 percent, e.g., University Certificate in Counselling Women and University Certificate in English Language Studies.

2. 
University certificate credentials are awarded throughout the year. Students must submit an Application for Graduation Form to the Office of the Registrar (see 6.19. Convocation).

3. 
Students with less than 50 percent of coursework completed in their current AU degree program may withdraw from their degree and apply into a university certificate program. Credit will be awarded (from the previous incomplete degree program) to the extent permissible under the applicable program regulations in effect at the time of the change of credential.

4. 
Students with 50 percent of coursework completed in their current Athabasca University degree program must receive written permission from the appropriate program director before being eligible to change from their current degree program to a university certificate program.

5. 
Students who change their program of study from an AU degree program to a university certificate program forfeit their standing in the degree program. If students wish to return to the degree program (after being enrolled in the university certificate program) they will be required to meet the degree requirements in effect at the time of re-enrolment (see 6.5.2. ) to the degree.

6. 
Students with a degree or a graduate diploma/degree (either from Athabasca University or another institution) that contains more than 50 percent of the credits required for any specific university certificate program, cannot enrol in the specific university certificate program unless the regulations as outlined for the specific certificate formally permit such enrolments (e.g., University Certificate in French Language Proficiency).

7. 
Students may obtain either the University Certificate in Human Resources and Labour Relations (formerly Industrial Relations and Human Resources) or the University Certificate in Labour Studies, but not both.
   
   
   


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