General Education and Liberal Studies Electives

What are Elective Courses?

General Education and Liberal Studies courses:

• Are a vital component of post-secondary certificate, diploma and degree programs.
• Broaden your knowledge and experience through the study of arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
• Enhance your critical thinking and analytic reasoning skills.
• Develop communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills that are essential in your personal and social lives and highly valued in all career fields.

General Education and Liberal Studies courses are grouped into three broad categories:

Categories	Course codes for Diploma & Certificate programs	Course codes for Degree programs
Arts and Humanities	GHUM / *ISHU	LHUM / *ILHU
Science and Technology	GSCI / ISSC	LSCI / ILSC
Social Science	GSSC / ISSS	LSSC / ILSS

*IS = Indigenous Studies. For example, ISHU1035 is an indigenous studies humanities course.

General Education and Liberal Studies courses are NOT your program-related electives. Your program-specific electives/options will have different course codes.

How many electives do I need to take? What are the requirements?

Please log into Degree Works to see how many general education or liberal studies courses you need to take, and in which semesters.

Students are required to take general education or liberal studies courses from at least two of the three categories in order to satisfy the breadth requirement which is part of the GBC policy.

Full-Time Day Courses

ELECTIVE DELIVERY MODES FOR Spring/Summer 2023

Asynchronous learningdoes not occur in the same place or at the same time. Teachers and students do not need to be available at any particular time or day. Resources will be available on Blackboard, usually with instructions to complete weekly modules.

Synchronous online learningoccurs at the same time. The teacher and students will meet online, on Blackboard Collaborate, and will interact with each other in real time. Students should plan to be available at the scheduled class times. Although classes are scheduled for three hours, the Collaborate sessions will likely take up only some of that time. Students will also need to do work independently.

Hybrid learningcombines asynchronous sessions and synchronous sessions. Teachers will provide more instructions for each course.

On campus

Spring/Summer 2023 Elective Course Offerings

• General Education—St. James campus
• General Education—Casa Loma campus
• Liberal Studies

Spring/Summer 2023 Elective Offerings Course Descriptions

• General Education Elective Course Descriptions Spring/Summer 2023
• Liberal Studies Elective Course Descriptions Spring/Summer 2023

Equivalent Evening/Online Continuing Education Courses

The Continuing Education courses listed below are accepted as credit towards the General Education Elective requirements of most diploma and certificate programs.

Other courses in the Continuing Education catalogue (even those listed under Liberal Arts and Sciences) do NOT qualify for a General Education elective credit.

General Education Electives Offered Through Continuing Education Spring/Summer 2023

Students may register for approved ConEd courses directly onConEd’s websiteor bysending an inquiry to the Continuing Education Registration department.

How to Register for an Elective Course

• As planned for your program:每个项目选择和安排特定的义子ers for students to take elective courses. See your program’s web page for which semesters electives are scheduled.
• In any semester:You need to finish all your electives before you can graduate. Please look at the table below to sign up.

**Note:Taking a course out of your program pathway/schedule may result in changes in your tuition. Pleasecontact the registration officeif you have questions regarding your student account.

General Education and Liberal Study Elective Course Registration When Scheduled for the Term

General Education and Liberal Study Elective Course Registration Outside of Program Pathway

1. First, register for your program courses (onSTU-VIEWdirectly, or with your program coordinator, or with the registration office.)
2. Then, review your timetable and know your availability for elective courses.
3. UPDATED May 3, 2023: For the spring/summer 2023 semester we have seats available in only a few general education courses, lower-level liberal courses, and upper-level liberal courses. To request any of these, please emailLASelectives@georgebrown.ca. Include your name and student ID number and state what kind of course you’d like (general education, lower liberal, upper liberal).
4. Our staff will add applicable elective courses to yourSTU-VIEW注册页面,you will receive a confirmation email.
5. You will then be able to select the elective courses on yourSTU-VIEWregistration page under the SPECIAL AUTHORIZED COURSES section.
6. Course enrolment is based on availability. If courses you are interested in are not available at the time, you can keep checking until the registration deadline.

继续Education Equivalent Elective Registration – Diploma and Certificate Programs only

Another option for taking General Elective courses is through the Continuing Education department. These courses do not contribute to your course load and do not qualify for OSAP, but they do count as credit towards General Elective requirements in a full-time program.Click hereto view General Elective courses that are offered through the Continuing Education department. If a course is open and available, you can register for the course now. Please note that you will have to pay for the course at the time of registering. Please note the Program Exclusions column to ensure that you do not register for a course that will not be accepted as an elective for your program. Also be sure to check Degree Works to make sure you are selecting a course that contributes to the college’s breadth requirement, which requires that you take general education courses from at least 2 of the 3 categories.

How to register:

1. ConEd courses do not contribute to your course load. Pleasecontact the registration officeto check your status.
2. Review elective requirements in section A.
3. Select only courses in this document that will meet your program elective requirements.
   GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES OFFERED THROUGH CONED Spring/Summer 2023
4. Register for approved ConEd courses directly onConEd’s websiteor bysending an inquiry to the Continuing Education Registration department.

How to Apply for Transfer Credit/Course Exemptions

• Applying for General Education/Liberal Studies Transfer Credit (Exemptions) Online
• Choosing Courses for a Transfer Credit Application – General Education and Liberal Studies Electives
• Internal Credit Transfer

How to Access Courses Online

If you are registered in an online elective, you will access your course through Blackboard, George Brown College’s learning management tool.

Logging on to Blackboard

To log on to Blackboard for the first time, go to the George Brown College homepage and click the“Current Students”链接。下拉菜单,选择“Websites, Apps & Tech Support.”Next select“Blackboard Login and Help.”

Follow the instructions on the“Blackboard Login Help”page to learn how to log on for the first time and to learn about resetting your password.

Direct Link to Blackboard

If you’ve logged in before and are familiar with Blackboard, you can go to the direct linkhttps://bb-gbc.blackboard.com/to log in.

Online Student Help Resources

If you’ve never used Blackboard before or taken an online course, please take some time to review thevarious help links and video tutorials.

Blackboard Student Help

If you have any problems logging on after following the instructions on the links above, please contact Blackboard help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at:bbstudent@georgebrown.caor 416–415–5000 ext. 2285.

Be sure to include your full name, student number, course name, course code, CRN with a description of your problem.

Week 1: Getting Started!

Online course(s) are available the first week of classes. Once your online course appears, please log in and review the complete contents of anyGetting StartedorWelcome Start Herefolders. Be sure to make note of required assignments, discussions, tests, any other activities and their due dates.

Courses will include anAnnouncementslink on the left menu. Be sure to review the announcements posted there. Announcements may also be sent out in email. That means you need to access your GBC email regularly.

Most courses will be organized with Weekly Learning Modules. Read and review the contents of the Week 1 module and complete any activities required during the first week of class. If you have any questions about your online course, contact your professor using the email/message system inside Blackboard or post a question on one of the discussion forums provided inside your course.

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Contact Us

Our staff are online during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.

Please use only one of the following methods to contact us and please include your student ID.

• Fill the Inquiry Form below, or
• Email us at the following:
  • For General and Liberal studies electives:laselectives@georgebrown.ca
  • For Communication and English courses:comm@georgebrown.ca
  • For GAS programs:gas@georgebrown.ca