Students who have completed Electronics courses at other schools or who have demonstrated equivalent work experience may be eligible for advanced standing in the program. Please contact a Program Advisor at 1-888-553-5333 (ref: ) to discuss if you are eligible.
Interested in Turning Your Certificate Into a Diploma or a Degree?
Graduates of the Electronics Technician Certificate program can continue their studies towards an electronics diploma or undergraduate degree through the following options:
Electronics Engineering Technician Diploma at George Brown College
Graduates of our program may apply credits earned in the Electronics Technician program towards advanced standing in our Electronics Engineering Technician Diploma.
Graduates of the Electronics Technician Certificate program are required to complete an additional 7 courses to earn their Electronics Engineering Technician diploma. Of the 7 courses that are required, 3 communication courses are needed and 4 general education courses. These courses can be completed through George Brown daytime, night school or distance education courses.
Three Communications Courses are required:
| Daytime Courses | Night School Courses | Distance Education Courses | |
| 1 | COMM1007 College English |
or COMM1008 - College English |
COMM 1138 – College English on-line |
| 2 | COMM1034 - Professional Communications I |
or COMM1017 - Professional Communications I |
or COMM9057 - Research and Reporting - Business Writing Strategies - Business Report Writing |
| 3 | COMM1035 - Professional Communications II |
or COMM9037 - Technical Writing I |
or COMM1093 - Writing for Technology |
"This program has what our company has been looking for in technical training and offers easy to use, self-paced learning with great technical support. With the Electronics distance program, our employees can work their way to a college certificate, and is a great way to enrich our own training programs. It perfectly fits our needs."
Four General Education Courses are required:
Any daytime or night school course with one of the following course codes:
As part of the breadth requirement for the General Education at GBC, the College policy states effective the 2003 – 4 academic year, "students take general education courses from two of the three recognized categories." |
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Any of the on-line distance education courses shown in the GBC Continuing Education Calendar or the GBC website at http://coned.georgebrown.ca/section/dsed.html (see Continuing Education for Distance Education courses) under General Education. |
Applying the Electronics Technician Program to a Degree Program
Students who have completed the Electronics Technician Certificate program may apply their credits earned towards advanced standing in the Electronics Engineering Technology program or towards a university degree by distance education in partnership with various educational institutions including:
- Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada)
- Allen County Community College (Kansas, US)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.C.) Undergraduate Degree
George Brown College and Athabasca University offer a unique home study distance education program that combines award-winning technical education from George Brown College with Athabasca University's leading-edge science and liberal distance education programs.
Students who have completed the Electronics Engineering Technician Diploma through George Brown College, can transfer directly into the second year of studies at Athabasca University and continue on to complete a 4 year Bachelor of Science degree.
For more information on the Bachelor of Science (B.S.C.) Undergraduate Degree offered through Athabasca University visit http://www.athabascau.ca/calendar/page03_17.html
Applied Science Degree
George Brown College and Allen County Community College have partnered to offer an Applied Science degree from Allen County Community College. To receive an Associate of Applied Science degree, you will need to successfully complete the Electronics and Electromechanical Technician Certificate programs offered through George Brown College then enrol and successfully complete 15 credit hours of Allen County Community College general education courses. These general education courses may be taken online or in-class at Allen County Community College. For more information on this program see www.allencounty-gbc.com.