Certificate Eligibility

How to Apply

Current On-Campus Arts and Science students

If you are already an Arts and Science student attending classes on-campus at �鶹��’s, are in second year or above, and wish to complete a certificate program in addition to your degree, please email asc.studentservices@queensu.ca with your request. Please note that the Certificate in Academic Writing is not available to on-campus �鶹��'s students.

Current Arts and Science Online students

�鶹��’s Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) has carefully reviewed its academic program offerings through Arts and Science Online (ASO) and has decided to no longer accept new admissions to its fully online degree and certificate programs, as of January 2024.

Current on-campus �鶹��'s Business, Engineering, and Health Science students

If you are a �鶹��'s student in a faculty other than Arts and Science and wish to complete a certificate program in addition to your degree, please complete .

Part-time, Off-campus, Future �鶹��'s Students

�鶹��’s Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) has carefully reviewed its academic program offerings through Arts and Science Online (ASO) and has decided to no longer accept new admissions to its fully online degree and certificate programs, as of January 2024.

�鶹��'s Alumni

If you are a former �鶹��'s undergraduate student, or if you have earned an undergraduate degree from �鶹��'s, please request your Certificate by filling out the Return to Studies Form.

The Faculty's Certificate Policy may be found here.

Arts and Science Certificates

Name of Certificate	Department	Total Units Required (Double Counting)	Required to be registered in a degree program?	Current On-Campus Arts and Science Students	Current on-campus �鶹��'s Business, Engineering and Health Science students	�鶹��'s Alumni (On-Campus certificates only)
Animation Theory and Practice	Film and Media (undergraduatefilm@queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	No	X	X	X
Data Analytics	Computing (advising@cs.queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	Yes	X	X
Disability and Physical Activity	School of Kinesiology and Health Studies (dipa.coordinator@queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	Yes	X	X
Employment Relations	Employment Relations (empr@queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	No	X	X	X
Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Creativity	DAN School of Drama and Music (manager.danschool@queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	No	X	X	X
Geographic Information Science	Geography (geography.info@queensu.ca)	30.0 (30.0)	No	X	X	X
Global Action and Engagement	Global Development Studies (devs.student@queensu.ca)	18.0 (9.0)	No	X	X	X
Indigenous Languages and Cultures	Languages, Literatures and Cultures (llcu@queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	Yes	X	X
International Studies	International Programs Office (ipo@queensu.ca)	15.0 (6.0)	Yes	X	X
Media Studies	Film and Media (undergraduatefilm@queensu.ca)	12.0 (6.0)	No	X	X	X
Sexual and Gender Diversity	Gender Studies (gndsug@queensu.ca)	30.0 (30.0)	Yes	X	X
Urban Planning Studies	Geography (geography.info@queensu.ca)	18.0 (9.0)	No	X	X

Other Certificates for Arts and Science Students

Certificate in Business

Studying Arts and Science but interested in business? The unique Certificate in Business offered by Smith School of Business is an accelerated way to gain a competitive advantage in the job market. You will learn business fundamentals, financial and management accounting, marketing, finance and organizational behaviour while completing your major within Arts and Science.

Please note: With the exception of students who have transferred from another Faculty or School into the Faculty of Arts and Science, a maximum of 6.0 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools (including the Smith School of Business) may be counted towards the Program and/or Plan requirements of any degree in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Certificate in Law

Studying Arts and Science but interested in Law? This unique Certificate in Law is an accelerated way to gain a competitive advantage in the job market or to access post-secondary studies. You will learn about Canadian Law, Aboriginal Law, Workplace Law, Corporate Law, Public & Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property and International Law in addition to completing your major within Arts and Science.

�鶹��'s Certificate in Law has been designed for �鶹��'s University Arts and Science students as an undergraduate Law program to be offered by the Law Faculty both online and in a blended format on campus.

Please note: With the exception of students who have transferred from another Faculty or School into the Faculty of Arts and Science, a maximum of 6.0 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted towards the Program and/or Plan requirements of any degree in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

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