Cynical One, it's unlikely that classes in english, maths and science would be core courses in a graphic arts program. Aysha, your idea about taking general courses is a good one, although you might find that the chemical dependency certificate is quite specialised. Since you asked, I would recommend the following:
- Your current school should list its courses online, make note of any psychology courses (introduction to psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, etc). There may be other relevant areas that your school has courses in, like pharmacology and health education. Save or print out the course descriptions.
- Talk to the college which offers the chemical dependency program and ask them whether the psych (etc) courses are likely to earn you any credit. You will need to show them the course descriptions before they can advise you.
- If the courses match up and are eligible for credit, then ask your advisor to assist you with enrolling into the psych (etc) courses. You may need to enrol into these courses on a non-award basis, i.e. you are not enrolled into a certificate or degree, but are studying the courses individually. Your advisor will be able to assist you with any course fee questions.
Best of luck with it.
