该课程向学生介绍大学学习，重点是在学习社会科学和人文课程时所培养的批判性思维和分析能力。许多学生将通识教育和自然科学课程作为升读大学或大学的过渡。学生还可以选择从普通艺术与科学专业的一年制证书到两年制文凭课程继续学习。尽管大多数学生选择通识教育作为通向深造的途径，但该计划的一些毕业生却在需要通识教育的职业中找到工作，或者在喜欢管理自己的培训计划的公司中找到工作。
This program offers the student an introduction to college studies, with emphasis on critical thinking and analytical skills developed while studying courses in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Many students use the General Arts and Science program as a transition to further studies at either the college or university level. Students can also choose to continue from the one-year certificate to the two-year diploma in General Arts and Science. While most students choose General Arts and Science as a pathway to further studies, some graduates of the program find employment in occupations requiring a general education or with firms that prefer to administer their own training program.