Program Overview
Thompson Rivers University's Advanced Certificate in Liberal Arts is an online program that provides a comprehensive education in the humanities, social sciences, and science. Students can specialize in their chosen fields by selecting courses from various subject areas, including environment, history, psychology, and visual arts. The program requires 30 credits of third- and fourth-year (upper-level) courses, with a minimum of six TRU credits for residency requirements. It is delivered online with ongoing start dates.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Advanced Certificate in Liberal Arts is an online program offered by Thompson Rivers University's Open Learning division. It provides a foundation for lifelong learning by offering a broad education in the humanities, social sciences, and science. The program emphasizes third- and fourth-year courses, allowing students to delve deeper into their chosen fields. Students can select liberal arts electives from various subject areas, including environment, history, politics, psychology, sociology, and visual arts.
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- The program requires a minimum of six TRU credits (distance or on-campus) for residency requirements.
- The certificate requires 30 credits total of third- and fourth-year (upper-level) courses, with a GPA of 2.00 or higher over all courses required for this credential.
- The program requires six upper-level credits in humanities (including English), six upper-level credits in social science, three upper-level credits in science, and fifteen credits of liberal arts electives.
- Six credits of the liberal arts electives may be first- and second-year (lower-level) courses, while the remaining nine credits must be chosen from a specific list of courses.
- The program is delivered online and has ongoing start dates.
