General Registration Information
- Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- You must register in a course before the start of the second class or before 15% of the course hours have passed, or you must obtain the permission of the department. Instructors are not responsible for repeating course content covered in missed classes.
- Course cancellations/changes may occur due to low enrollment (see Cancellations/Changes).
Age/Education Requirements
- Generally, you must be 19 years old or have a secondary school diploma by the day your course starts.
- You must be at least 16 years old to take Hospitality and Culinary Arts courses (except where otherwise indicated).
Certificates, Designations and Diplomas
- Many Continuing Education courses can be applied toward College certificates. Others can be applied toward designations awarded by external professional or licencing bodies. In all cases, requirements are clearly outlined in the descriptions published in this course calendar (online and in print). Some certificates and designations also offer information sessions.
- In most cases, you do not register for a certificate. Instead, you register for individual courses that make up the certificate requirements. Compulsory courses provide the foundation while electives permit you to select courses best suited to your interests and goals. It is your responsibility to request a certificate from the department co-ordinator once you have completed all the requirements (see Certificates).
- In some cases, Continuing Education courses lead to diploma completion. However, in those cases, formal admission is generally required. Additionally, the process for obtaining a diploma once you have completed the requirements is different than the process for obtaining a certificate. For more information, please speak to the department co-ordinator.
- For more information about certificate requirements, see Certificate Requirements. To find out how to request a newly completed certificate, see Certificates, or replace a lost one, see Replacement Certificates and Diplomas.
Course Audits
- You may attend a course with no requirement to complete assignments or the final exam. If you decide to formally waive the credit value of a course by choosing not to be evaluated or graded, you are considered to be auditing the course.
- You cannot register online for course audit status. You must register in person and declare that you wish to take the course on an audit basis.
- Permission of the department chair is required for registration with audit status because of the nature of some courses, class size restrictions, space constraints, possible legal restrictions and safety factors. Priority is given to those enrolled for credit.
- Full fees still apply when you audit a course.
- Once you complete the course, your grade will be AUD, and the course will be excluded from your grade point average (GPA) calculations.
- You cannot change from auditing a course to taking the course for credit (or vice versa) once the course has started.
Course Fees
- Course descriptions include fee information.
- Course fees for courses that are part of a certificate/diploma do not have HST applied; course fees for all other courses include HST.
- Every course includes a $4 technology fee that funds
the open access computing facilities. Every course of 20 hours or more includes a $19.88 campus service fee and a $20 infrastructure upgrade fee. Some courses also include materials fees.
- Unless otherwise indicated, the cost of textbooks is not included in the course fee.
- Information about refunds can be found on Refunds.
Prerequisites
- It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet certificate/course requirements and prerequisites as outlined in the certificate/course descriptions published in this course calendar (online and in print).
- Prerequisites are required for your academic protection. Course content and teaching methods are based on the assumption that you are academically prepared. If you do not have the proper prerequisite(s), no special consideration will be given if you find the material too difficult, and you may be asked to withdraw or transfer by the instructor (or department co-ordinator). If you are asked to withdraw, you will be charged an administrative fee as per the withdrawal policy.
- You may be asked for proof that you have completed the prerequisite at your first class.
- Some language courses require pre-registration interviews. Details are provided with the certificate/course descriptions.
Seniors (Age 65+)
- Seniors (persons 65 years of age or older by the start date of a course) are entitled to a discount of 20% on tuition for all Continuing Education courses (excluding Distance Education courses). This discount applies to the base tuition and not to materials fees or other related course fees. In order to receive the discount, you must register in person and show the proper identification; and show the proper identification; this discount is not available if you register online.
- Seniors are eligible to take a maximum of two courses per term, and George Brown College reserves the right to limit the number of seniors enrolling with a discounted tuition in any one course.
- There is an active Seniors' Association at George Brown College. For details about courses or upcoming activities for seniors, call 416-415-5000, ext. 2418.
Tax Benefits
- Did you know that you can claim Continuing Education course tuition fees on your income tax? If your tuition fee for a given course is more than $100, you will be issued an official income tax receipt, known as a T2202A form. (Materials and administrative fees are not eligible for tax deduction.) T2202A forms are available online (accessed through your student account) in mid-February of every year for all courses taken during the preceding calendar year. In addition, if your course lasts at least three consecutive weeks and involves a minimum of 12 hours per month, you may be eligible to claim a part-time education amount of $120 per month. A textbook tax credit of $20 may also be available for each month you qualify for the part-time education amount. For more information, see Tax Receipt or visit the Canada Revenue Agency web site.
Course Calendar Accuracy
- The information in this printed course calendar was accurate at the time of publication but may change throughout the year. Due to technical upgrades expected to take place during the 2011-12 academic year, some of the policies and processes listed here may change significantly. To see the most current calendar information, check out the online version of the course calendar.
- Certificate/designation and course descriptions are provided as a matter of general information; however, actual certificate/course content, length, location, instruction type, books and materials may vary due to unforeseen circumstances. George Brown College will not be held liable in any material way for difficulties created by changes to published information.
- The College reserves the right to alter fees and other charges described in this course calendar (online and in print) and to impose additional regulations, policies or conditions as required. The information that may be impacted includes (but is not limited to) admission standards and prerequisites, promotion and graduation requirements and conditions for continuation of study.
- The College reserves the right to change, without notice, any information appearing in this course calendar (online or in print).
- The College reserves the right to cancel courses (see Cancellations/Changes Policy).
