An evening credit programme consisting of between 20 and 30 courses each year, is offered during the academic fall/winter term. It is possible for students to earn the entire 120 credits necessary for a B.A. degree through this programme. Evening courses are offered each year in Sackville, Moncton and Amherst; courses are arranged in other communities, such as Truro, Parrsboro, and Sussex, upon request. In addition to courses in the B.A. programme, Commerce courses are offered to the business community. The Department will attempt to introduce new courses into this programme to meet changing demands of adult learners.

Intersession courses are offered during the period May - June, in Sackville and Moncton. These courses expand the offerings available to evening students as well as provide the opportunity for full-time students to take additional courses. Intersession six credit courses run four evenings a week for seven weeks in May and June; three credits courses run two evenings a week during this period. A few summer courses are offered during the month of July and early August. These run during the day, 21/2 hours per day for 3 weeks (three credit course) or 6 weeks (six credit course).

Credit courses are also offered in the newly opened New Brunswick Distance Education Network. These courses can be offered in all communities in which the Network operates. The Department will offer a rotating series of first and second year Mount Allison courses in Arts, Science, and Commerce on the Network. The intention of this program is to allow students to complete their first (and perhaps their second) year of university study at home in their own communities; these courses can be offered during the academic year, in the spring and in the summer.

The correspondence programme is offered during both the academic year and the summer. It allows students to acquire credits toward a degree at home. During the fall/winter term, students are given the usual eight months to complete six credits; during the summer they have the option of completing these courses in four months. Correspondence courses may be registered for at three times during the year: in September, January and April.

The Department coordinates the Mount Allison contribution to the Cooperative University Program on the Miramichi. This is a new program, offered in partnership with St. Thomas University and UNB, to provide a first year university program in arts, science and commerce to students on the Miramichi, to enable them to complete their first year of university studies at home. Mount Allison's contribution is the offering of 5-7 courses in the areas of Science and Commerce. Courses in Math, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Computer Science, Intro to Business and Accounting make up the majority of Mount Allison's contribution to this program. A very limited number of second year courses is also offered in this program, in the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences, to enable selected students to complete their second year of university studies on the Miramichi. Plans are underway to expand this program to other communities.

In the academic year, 1997, 1998, for the first time, a First Year at Home Program will be offered in Moncton, New Brunswick. It will be similar to the Miramichi program except that only two universities will offer courses, Mount Allison and UNB. Mount Allison will manage this program and will offer most of the courses. It is anticipated that the program will offer a wide range of course in Arts, Social Sciences, Sciences and Commerce.

Non-credit courses, seminars and workshops are organized during the academic year and in the summer on a wide variety of topics. These are designed to provide educational experiences on a short-term, casual basis. Such courses are usually offered at the University but may be given in nearby communities upon request.

Fees for all credit courses are based on full time tuition fees and change as those fees change. For non-credit evening courses or lecture series, fees vary according to the length and type of programme being offered.

A part-time students organization was formed in 1986 at Mount Allison. It is designed to assist part-time students in a variety of ways as well as to represent their concerns to the university administration. The organization is called C.E.M.A. (Continuing Education, Mount Allison) and all part-time students are eligible to join upon payment of the $2.00 membership fee. The President of C.E.M.A, who is a part-time student, sits on the Mount Allison Senate Advisory Committee on Continuing Education to represent student concerns.

Several forms of financial aid are currently available to part-time students. These include the Scoudouc Awards, and Part-time Student Loans. Scoudouc Awards, donated by Dr. William Webster, are available to New Brunswick residents only and range in value from $100 to $300 per course. Part-time student loans are interest-bearing loans guaranteed by the Government of Canada, and may be used for tuition, books, transportation, day care and incidentals. The university also administers a bursary programme for which part time students may be eligible.

For more information on any of the programmes described above, please contact the Department of Continuing Education, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, E0A 3C0; telephone 506-364-2266.

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