Extractions: @import url(../csc.css); Myths, Misinformation and Misconceptions Myth # 1: ACE is a new program Fact: Myth # 2: ACE goes considerably beyond what was formerly delivered in college upgrading Fact: Myth # 3: ACE is based on the new Secondary School Curriculum Fact: Myth # 4: ACE does not provide a real or genuine certificate Fact: The ACE approval process was a lengthy and rigorous procedure which took 2 years to complete and required the input of college upgrading faculty and management at all 24 colleges, evaluation by post secondary faculty, and acceptance by the Vice Presidents Academic. This was a careful and highly consultative process. Myth # 5: ACE does nothing for students upgrading to access university education Fact: The focus of ACE is on securing access primarily for students whose goal is a post secondary college program. The identified course outcomes are the minimum which must be learned to qualify for a certificate. There is nothing to stop individual colleges from supplementing activities for individual students to meet the admission requirements of a specific university program. The more common process has been for colleges to develop specific preparation programs as part of college offerings e.g. Pre Health and Pre Technology. The learning outcomes for these courses are different from ACE. An increasing number of colleges are either collocated with universities (Canadore), have themselves been reclassified as college/universities (Durham) or have articulation agreements with a university (Nursing:Fanshawe and UWO).
