New dual credit agreements signed

On November 25, in the Boardroom of
the New Westminster Campus, an
articulation agreement was signed
between Douglas College and school
districts in Coquitlam, Maple Ridge-Pitt
Meadows, Surrey, Richmond and Delta.
The agreement puts the finishing touches
on a dual credit program in sports
sciences and leisure studies, giving
qualified students the opportunity to take
college-level courses while still in high
school.

School superintendents, College deans
and vice presidents who signed the
agreement welcome this chance to
increase cooperation between levels of
education in the area. The agreement is
designed to allow qualified students to
accelerate their studies, as well as to
encourage early commitment to a career
path by increasing academic focus and
retention, and ease the transistion into
college.

Students will be able to develop a
meaningful six-year course sequence from
grade 11 through college, and on to a
degree at the university level. The classes
are offered at the secondary schools,
taught by secondary school teachers, and
are available for no additional fee over the
cost of the textbook.

This new agreement adds another field
of study, one with growing employment
‘opportunities, to the already wide range of
choices available to high school
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School district Superintendents from Coquitlam, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, Surrey,
Richmond and Delta joined College deans, vice presidents and President Lloyd Morin
to sign the new articulation agreement for physical education courses.

 

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established once testing is completed):
<http://www.douglas.be.ca/calendar/
general/calendar.html>. Please send your
comments as email to
barberb @ douglas.bc.ca by January 31, so
that changes can be implemented before
the site officially goes online. The
Calendar will also be tested in a more
controlled environment with secondary
school and College students.

After you surf through the Calendar,
you may want to check out Douglas

Development’s new site at
<http://www.development.douglas.be.ca>.
Other departments with home pages are
Business and Commerce, Chemistry,
Computer Information Systems, Co-op
Education, Developmental Studies,
Geography, International Education, Print
Futures and Psychiatric Nursing, as well
as ESL, Event, the Douglas College
Foundation, Systems and Computing, and
The Institute of Urban Ecology. ff

Do even more on the Web

The Registrar’s Office and Systems and Computing are planning to add even more
features to the Douglas College web site. As early as June 1997, students may be able to
apply for admission to Douglas College through the site. Future plans include registration,
creation of personalized course schedules, posting of final grades and access to personal 9

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