Geography

Full-time or part-time Most courses start September or January Fees: $330$439 per course Individual university classes All courses available at Prince George campus; many also at regional campuses Careers Are you curious about climate change, earthquakes, tsunamis, cities, different cultures, or other aspects of the world around you? If so, you may want to take one of the many geography courses offered at CNC. With a degree in geography, you can work in a broad range of elds related to your interests and aptitudes examples include education, forestry, real estate, natural resource management, planning, and parks and recreation. Many people think geography is a boring catalogue of rivers, mountains, natural resources, and capital cities. Nothing could be further from the truth. Modern geography studies all aspects of the physical and human landscape and the interactions between them. Geography uses a holistic approach to understand the complex problems being faced on planet Earth today. Students study geography for many reasons: they may be pursuing an associate degree or bachelors degree, fullling course requirements for programs such as forestry or education, or they may simply be curious about the world in which they live. Admission Youll need one of the following: Successful completion of Grade 12 (with English 12 or English 12: First Peoples) ABE/CCP Advanced Certicate GED Certicate Completion of Grade 11 with an outstanding academic record in the year of application. Tips for your successful application To ensure you select the most appropriate high school courses for your chosen career path, we strongly recommend that you consult a high school counsellor. Youll need to comply with the prerequisites of the specic CNC courses you select (see course listings at the back of this calendar). The GED certicate meets CNCs general admission requirements, but does not meet specic program or course prerequisites. Students applying for admission to Math 101, CSC 109, PHYS 101, or CHEM 111 who obtained a C+ grade or less in Principles of Math 12 (interim grade) or Math 050 will be registered in Math 100. Note 1: Students attending in 2013 who intend to enrol in MATH 101, CSC 109, PHYS 101 or CHEM 111 and who obtained a C+ or less in Pre-calculus 12 (interim grade) or Math 050 will be registered in MATH 100. What will you study? For help creating the two-year geography program that meets your personal goals, contact CNC Counselling and Advising, or see Packages 2 and 6 in the University Classes section (starts page 147) for sample programs of study. For information on an associate degree in science, see page 134 For information on an associate degree in arts, see page 12 For a list of all geography courses available at CNC, see page 218 For information on transferability, visit www.bctransferguide.ca, talk to a CNC counsellor or advisor, or
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contact the university you plan to attend after CNC You might also be interested in . . . Arts, Associate Degree Natural Resources and Environmental Technology Diploma Other university-level classes Science, Associate Degree University Transfer First-Year Science (Quesnel) Important dates (Prince George only; contact other campuses for their dates.) Fall term Classes: September 7, 2010 December 17, 2010 Exams: December 9 17, 2010 Spring term Classes: January 4, 2011 April 21, 2011 Exams: April 14 21, 2011 Study break: February 14 18, 2011
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