General Arts and Science - College Transfer
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Program Overview
Do you want to earn a college diploma but do not know where to start or how to turn your interests into a career? Do you want a fresh start on your academic journey and the chance to gain admission requirements and transfer credits for a future program? Would you like to explore career and program options in sustainability to address the climate crisis and social issues? If so, Humber’s General Arts and Science – College Transfer certificate program may be right for you.
After completing this eight-month certificate, you may continue your studies in a variety of program areas including:
- business
- community and social services
- hospitality and tourism
- justice and legal studies
- media and public relations
- sustainability
The program provides the perfect environment for you to learn about your choices and possibilities. Take control of your academic future and choose a pathway that will lead to academic and career success.
This program is for you if you are interested in:
- discovering your interests and choosing a future program or career
- earning transfer credits towards future programs
- gaining a strong academic foundation to prepare for success in college programs
- taking the first steps towards your academic goals
- learning about sustainability, social justice, humanities, business, writing and social change
- upgrading your grades to achieve admission requirements for other programs
Program Highlights:
- develop skills in communication, writing and critical thinking while receiving transfer credits for college programs
- gain extra Humber recognition if you choose the Sustainability Stream
- learn in an interactive and diverse learning environment
- work with a personalized academic advisor to assist you in your career and pathway options
Experience a variety of unique learning opportunities including:
- field trips
- guest speakers
- college-wide workshops and events
- sustainability-related activities and events
There is also the option to transfer to the General Arts and Science – Degree Transfer certificate or University Transfer diploma after your first semester – an opportunity unique to Humber.
International Students: please email gas@humber.ca to find out if this program is right for you.
Green Options for GAS College Transfer Students
Interested in environmental and social sustainability? Think you might be headed toward a career in the green sector? If this sounds like you, consider choosing the Sustainability Stream:
Sustainability Stream
Choose the Sustainability Stream if you’re pretty sure a green career is in your future and you need some help getting started. In the Sustainability Stream, you will take core courses in sustainability, and you’ll complete work that is focused on sustainability and the green career sector.
Student Testimonials
Emily talks about how the program helps students improve skills such as analytical skills and essay writing, particularly students with limited experience or preparation for post-secondary education.
Erica describes her academic challenges in high school and how the General Arts and Science Pathway program at Humber College helped her to achieve academic success and prepare her for University.
Nelson shares how the variety of courses in the General Arts and Science Program at Humber College helps students who are unsure, make a decision on which program they may want to pursue as well as guide their career paths.
Yaz explains that the Pathways Program at Humber College has given her a well-rounded experience, where she has made new friends and was able to realize her full potential.
“After more than six years of working jobs that didn't challenge or excite me, I finally feel that I have a purpose. If you're struggling to find a path, the Humber General Arts and Science program can help you find your purpose.”
Cameron, Graduate
Featured Alumna & Alumni
Marcia Brown
Liberal Arts & Sciences, 1987; Early Childhood Education, 2006
Founder and Executive Director, Trust 15
Marcia Brown is the Executive Director and Founder of Trust 15, a youth community support organization in her home community of Rexdale. Trained as an educator, Brown built Trust 15 by canvassing her neighbourhood with flyers and creating an after-school program for 15 girls at a local community church. Today, as head of the organization, she provides critical mentoring opportunities to hundreds of boys and girls and their families. Brown is celebrated and awarded as a community leader, activist and enabler, and is a resilient advocate for youth in need of self-confidence and self-esteem.
Jamil Jivani
General Arts and Science, 2006
Activist and Author
Jamil Jivani is a lawyer, activist, professor and author, whose work centres on issues impacting youth, and low-income families. He founded the Citizen Empowerment Project to empower underrepresented communities to engage with national legal and policy issues such as police carding and voter turnout. A Yale Law graduate, he was named the 2015 Young Lawyer of the Year by the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. In 2018, Jivani authored Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity, a critically acclaimed book recounting his experiences and using them to open discussions around finding a solution to these issues.
Your Career
This program is a launching pad into further studies for your career success. You will build key skills every employer wants and the ones you need to get ahead – time management, project management and teamwork. You’ll focus on subject areas for careers in business, communications, mathematics, sociology, sustainability, social justice and more.
Program Availability
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Humber is a publicly funded institution. International students graduating from a PGWP Eligible program at Humber are eligible to apply for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
International students in Canada could be eligible for an automatic scholarship*. Apply now!
Check out the step-by-step Admissions Road Map for helpful information and additional resources.
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Humber is a publicly funded institution. International students graduating from a PGWP Eligible program at Humber are eligible to apply for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
International applicants outside of Canada can apply through Humber International. Check out the step-by-step Admissions Road Map for helpful information and additional resources.
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