Program Highlights
If you're a problem solver, a hands-on learner, and you enjoy putting theory into practice, consider an Associate of Science Degree at CapU.
To understand and resolve most issues facing the world today, a foundation in the sciences is a strength.
The Associate of Science degree offers maximum flexibility, allowing you to take a broad range of science courses along with general electives.
Our multidisciplinary and laboratory-intensive curriculum emphasizes both the academic and applied skill sets you need to succeed, particularly in the growing fields of green, health, and applied sciences.
You can also ladder your credits into the Bachelor of Science (General) degree to continue your studies at CapU.
- Use the scientific method - generate hypotheses; predict outcomes; collect, analyze and interpret data; compile and interpret graphs and figures; draw sound conclusions; modify predictions and identify knowledge gaps
- Demonstrate proper laboratory techniques - conduct planned experiments, operate laboratory equipment, prepare dissections
- Communicate scientific information effectively - research and write annotated bibliographies, research and write essays and laboratory reports, research and write essays and laboratory reports
Admission Requirements
English language requirements
English is the language of instruction at CapU. All applicants are required to demonstrate competence in the English language prior to admission.
If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English, you must meet our English Language Requirements.
Basic requirements
- High school graduation
- A minimum grade point average of 2.0 (60%) calculated on English Studies 12 or English 12 or English First Peoples 12 and two academic Grade 12 courses
Program Requirements
An Associate Degree is a formal credential that recognizes the successful completion of sixty (60) credits in Arts or Sciences. To be eligible for the Associate of Science Degree a student must complete the following requirements.
60-semester credits of first- and second-year courses, including the following:
- Six credits in first-year English
- Six credits in Mathematics including at least three credits in Calculus
- Thirty-six credits in Science, including at least three credits in a laboratory science, and which must include a minimum of 18 credits at the 200-level from two or more subject areas
- Six credits in Arts other than English (excluding Mathematics and laboratory-based science courses)
- Six credits in Arts, Science, or other areas.
Program Notes
Courses taken within the Associate Degree framework are defined as follows:
- A course is defined by the subject for which it is granted transfer credit at Simon Fraser University (SFU) or the University of British Columbia (UBC: Vancouver or Okanagan Campus) or the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) or the University of Victoria (UVic).
- An Arts course is defined to be any course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Arts degree at SFU or UBC (Vancouver or Okanagan Campus) or UNBC or UVic.
- A Science course is defined to be any course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate of Science degree or Baccalaureate of Applied Science degree at SFU or UBC (Vancouver or Okanagan Campus) or UNBC or UVic.
- A course in an "other" area is defined to be any course in a subject area for which there is a Baccalaureate degree other than in Arts, Science, or Applied Science at SFU or UBC (Vancouver or Okanagan Campus) or UNBC or UVic.
- A first-year course is defined as a course that has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 100-level at SFU or UBC (Vancouver or Okanagan Campus) or UNBC or UVic.
- A second-year course is defined as a course that has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at the 200-level or higher level at SFU or UBC (Vancouver or Okanagan Campus) or UNBC or UVic.
- A laboratory science is one in which a substantial component of student instruction involves the study of natural phenomena, either in the laboratory or in the field. Each institution granting the Associate Degree will determine which of its courses satisfy this requirement.
Additional requirements for Associate Degrees
- No course may be used to meet more than one of the requirements.
- An average overall grade of "C" (cumulative GPA of 2.0 or its equivalent) calculated on all courses counting towards the associate degree must be achieved.
- Although the number of credits awarded for any particular course may vary from institution to institution, it is expected that a student will have completed the equivalent of approximately 20 three-credit courses to fulfil the degree requirements.