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Academic Upgrading

Lethbridge Polytechnic

Lethbridge Polytechnic

www.lethbridgecollege.ca
Go Where You Want At Lethbridge Polytechnic, we understand a career path doesn't always progress in a straight line. So we've created different pathways to help you achieve your life and career goals in a way that works for you. Your future is waiting and the Academic Upgrading program will get you there. Our upgrading courses, which are accepted in lieu of high school courses at Alberta's post-secondary institutions, can help you change directions or choose a new path to professional success. Whether you need to complete high school equivalency courses or upgrade your marks, Academic Upgrading will prepare you for where you want to go.
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Recruitment Services
3000 College Drive South
Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K1L6, Canada

  • Program Type Academic Upgrading
  • Credential Type Non-Credential
  • Length 1 Year or Less
  • Part Time Only
  • Cooperative Education
  • Continuing Education
  • Distance Learning Available
Admission Requirements

General Requirements: All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Lethbridge Polytechnic programs, as indicated in the Admissions section of the calendar.

Academic Requirements: The Academic Upgrading program is open to any person who has the desire and the academic skills to be successful at a selected course level. Admission is based on academic background, skills assessment, and advisement.

Registration Changes: Course registrations or “add/drops” must be carried out in consultation with an Academic Advisor and sponsorship supervisor, if applicable. It is the student’s responsibility to register for and maintain credit minimums as required for sponsorship and to ensure their registration is sufficient to meet their sponsoring agencies’ requirements.


Distance Delivery Options

Courses may be offered in a variety of formats. The format in which a course is offered may change depending on enrolment and student needs. The current delivery formats may include: on campus/face-to-face (you will attend class at a scheduled time and location and an instructor will be physically present to assist you); online (the course is delivered entirely in an online environment); blended (the course is delivered through a mixture of face-to-face and online).


Application Deadline

New applicants are accepted into the Academic Upgrading program for courses beginning in the Fall (September) or Winter (January).


Transfer(s) Eligibility

Search Transfer Alberta for course and program transfer information including transfer agreements between post-secondary schools in Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.

Transfer(s) available outside of Transfer Alberta: Courses numbered at any of the 0010, 0020, or 0030 levels in this program are accepted in lieu of high school courses for admission at Alberta universities, colleges, and technical institutes, as well as at most colleges and universities in the United States. However, students do not receive high school credits towards a diploma from Alberta Education. Lethbridge College issues its own grades and its own credential.

Updated September 10, 2024. The information contained in this profile is current as of the date shown.

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