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Certificate (Cert.) STEM Foundations (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) (30 credits)

Offered by: Technology & Innovation     Degree: C-STEM

Program Requirements

The Certificate in STEM Foundations (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is a 30-credit undergraduate program that focuses on specific STEM topics (i.e., mathematics, chemistry, biology and physics) at the Grade 12 level.

NOTE: There is no guarantee admission to a º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ degree program upon completion of the Certificate in STEM Foundations (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Required Courses (24 credits)

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

3 credits from:

* For Engineering programs.
** For Health and Science programs.

3 credits from the following (up to 3 credits may be chosen from 100-level courses approved by the program adviser:

  • CSCI 022 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (3 credits)

    Offered by: Fac Partner & Summer Studies (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    CSCI : Nature of organic compounds, functional groups, nomenclature, tereochemistry, bonding, reactivity and reaction mechanisms of alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes and benzene

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

  • CSCI 040 Basic Concepts in Mathematics & Science (3 credits)

    Offered by: Technology & Innovation (School of Continuing Studies)

    Overview

    CSCI : Basic content-based vocabulary for mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics.

    Terms: Fall 2023

    Instructors: Garlick, Dean (Fall)

  • WCOM 150 Critical Analysis and Composition. (3 credits)

    Offered by: º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Writing Centre (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    WCOM : Principles of effective written communication: audience, purpose, organization, and style. Emphasis on short writing assignments leading to the composition of longer essays. Critical analysis of academic and popular genres. Application of rhetorical strategies. Pre-writing and re-writing processes. Multiple drafts and peer review.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

    • Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Centre.

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEAP 150.

  • WCOM 295 ESL: Academic Skills (3 credits)

    Offered by: º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Writing Centre (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    WCOM : The university classroom: note-taking and summary of lectures; paraphrase and summary of written and multimedia materials; oral and seminar presentations. Critical thinking, reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills and strategies. Exigences des cours universitaires: prendre des notes, faire des exposés oraux, résumer (cours magistraux, documents oraux, écrits et multimédias). Raisonnement critique, lectures, écoutes, rédactions, habiletés et stratégies de communication.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

    • Restriction: Only open to students whose first language is not English and who are newly admitted at º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ (into Year 0 or Year 1) to a Bachelor program in the following fall. The course is designed to assist these new students to integrate into the English language milieu at º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾.

    • Restriction: Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants dont la langue maternelle n'est pas l'anglais et qui sont nouvellement admis (en première année préparatoire - niveau U0 ou première année d'études universitaires - niveau U1) à º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ à un programme de 1er cycle à l'automne suivant. Il est conçu pour faciliter leur intégration dans le milieu anglophone de º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾.

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CESL 299.

    • Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.

    • Although this course follows a MTWR class schedule pattern, the last day of class may be on a Friday.

École d'éducation permanente—2023-2024 (last updated Oct. 2, 2023) (disclaimer)
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