New articulation agreements between Georgian College and Lakehead University create diploma-degree options for students
August 15, 2013 – Orillia/Barrie, ON
Georgian College and Lakehead University are creating new ways for students to earn both a college diploma and a university degree in less time.
This latest development in the ongoing Lakehead and Georgian partnership comes as student groups call on postsecondary institutions across Ontario to improve the transferability of college and university credits.
Three newly signed articulation agreements will allow qualified Georgian graduates to gain advanced standing in selected programs at Lakehead.
Graduates from the Georgian College General Arts and Science two-year diploma program are eligible for course credits in Lakehead’s Honours BASc or BASc Interdisciplinary Studies programs, with specializations in Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. Qualifying students will have the opportunity to earn a degree with just over two years of additional study.
In addition, graduates from Georgian College’s Environmental Technology three-year diploma program are eligible to transfer into the Honours BASc Environmental Sustainability program.
These new agreements represent the first college transfers resulting from the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Georgian and Lakehead last year.
“Helping students gain advanced skills through both college and university education is one of the most effective steps we can take to help them succeed, said Dr. MaryLynn West-Moynes, Georgian College President and CEO. “Our two institutions are proud to be leading the way.”
“These are the kinds of innovative post-secondary opportunities that today’s and tomorrow’s students will continue to expect from colleges and universities,” said Lakehead President & Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson. “Georgian and Lakehead are committed to facilitating and enhancing the student-centred, student-focused learning experience that will have a real-life impact on the futures of graduates from both our institutions.”
Lakehead University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Brian Stevenson and Georgian College President and CEO Dr. MaryLynn West-Moynes meet to discuss new ways of partnering. The presidents recently signed articulation agreements to allow Georgian graduates to more easily combine a diploma and a degree.
For details on these articulation agreements, visit the Georgian College Articulation and Transfer Agreements website at http://www.georgiancollege.ca/articulations or Lakehead’s website at http://www.mylakehead.ca/college/.
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MEDIA: For more information and interview opportunities, please contact Lakehead University Communications Officer Kathy Hunt at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca or Georgian College Senior Communications Specialist Mark Hall at 705-728-1968 or mark.hall@georgiancollege.ca .
Georgian College fosters a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, preparing students to become not only job seekers, but job creators. Working together with industry and community partners, Georgian offers relevant, cutting-edge curriculum, quality work placements and co-op experiences. With more than 120 career-focused programs across seven locations in Central Ontario (Barrie, Midland, Muskoka, Orangeville, Orillia, Owen Sound and South Georgian Bay), Georgian serves 11,000 full-time students and 28,000 Continuing Education registrants annually. Georgian received the highest score among Ontario colleges in the 2013 International Student Barometer – ranking number three in the world – and has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers six times and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers four years in a row.
Lakehead University is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. Over 8,700 students and 1,850 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in Orillia, and Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Lakehead University promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. In Orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) standards. For more information about Lakehead University, visit www.lakeheadu.ca.