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Open Studies

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Duration

Varies

Location
Main Campus
The Program

Open Studies is a program that allows you to begin your studies on a full- or part-time basis. The Open Studies program lets you take courses and explore different options in order to help you make educational and career decisions. If you need more than two academic areas of high school-level courses, you must apply to the Academic Upgrading Program.

Purposes of Open Studies

  1. You may design a program of studies to suit your interests and needs. Open Studies is not tied to any one career, so you can take courses which appeal to you if you have the proper prerequisites. Please note that some courses are program specific and may not be available to Open Studies students.
  2. If you do not meet admission requirements to certificate, diploma or university programs, you may complete those requirements and then apply to these programs.
  3. If you require a high school equivalency math course from the Academic Upgrading program as part of your Open Studies program and have been out of high school math for more than one year, you will be required to take a math placement test prior to registering for the Academic Upgrading math course.
    Admission Requirements

    While applicants are encouraged to present the requirements below:

    A minimum grade of 50% in ELA 30-1 (or equivalent, e.g. ENGL 095) or a minimum grade of 60% in ELA 30-2 (or equivalent, e.g. ENGL 090).

    Red Deer Polytechnic will accept applications from applicants that present:

    A minimum grade of 50% in ELA 30-1 or ELA 30-2 (or equivalents, e.g. ENGL 095 or ENGL 090).     

    Note: Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency in addition to the program admission requirements.

    Related Careers

    This course allows you the ability to start pursuing a career/program while upgrading, or, taking a variety of courses to find the right program that meets your career goals.