Alberta Dual Credit Process
High school students from across Alberta have taken dual credit courses through Lakeland College.
Courses available:
- American Sign Language Part 1
- Basic Energy Principles
- Health, Safety and Nutrition (Early Childhood Education)
- Introduction to Esthetics
- Introduction to Heavy Oil & Gas
- Observation and Play (Early Childhood Education)
- Occupational Skills & Apprenticeship Training (Hairstyling)
Dual credit courses are open to Alberta students in grades 10 through 12. Classes are live online. Recordings are also on D2L, Lakeland’s learning management system.
Courses, including textbooks, have been free of charge.
If you're interested in dual credit, please fill in our dual credit interest form.
American Sign Language I Part A
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In this course, students are introduced to American Sign Language (ASL), its culture, and to the community of Deaf persons who use this language. Students learn how to have basic conversations as well as use appropriate behaviours within the Deaf Community.
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Basic Energy Principles
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A prerequisite course to all other courses in the Sustainability Energy certificate & diploma programs, this course provides students with an understanding of principles of energy systems including electricity, heat, energy movement and water flow.
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Health, Safety and Nutrition
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This course examines the health, safety, and nutrition needs of young children. It includes practical applications for supporting these needs in an early childhood environment.
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Introduction to Esthetics
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This course will provide you with an overview of safe practices in the workplace regarding bacteriology and sanitation. You will learn to formulate a professional image and practice skills needed to work with the public.
HS 160 is part of Lakeland's [esthetician] and [clinical esthetician programs].
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Introduction to Heavy Oil and Gas
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This non-credit course will explain what heavy oil is and ways heavy oil is produced as well as explore the steps involved in getting heavy oil and natural gas out of the ground and in to the marketplace.
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Observation and Play
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This course is an overview of the significance of play in the development of the child. It includes the nature and development of play in the environment and explores how early childhood educators co-construct meaningful play experiences with the child and their family. Special consideration is given to observing, designing responsive environments and focusing on children's natural disposition to learn in both indoor and outdoor play spaces.
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Occupational Skills and Apprenticeship Training
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This course provides the student with an overview of the requirements of a safe working environment in which to practice hairstyling. Topics in the program focus on general and personal safety, hygiene and infection control, understanding of provincial regulations and understanding of the professional ethics that should be practiced and adhered to in the hairstyling profession.
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