COURSES & FACILITIES

EQUIVALENTS GRANTED TOWARDS Q.A.A. DESIGNATION

Applications to the Q.A.A. Program will be accepted from members who have completed all or part of the course requirements for Q.A.A. certification prior to joining the Association. The Q.A.A. designation will be granted to members who provide proof of successful completion of the course requirements outlined in the Q.A.A. Program. The following is required:

• These members are required to pay the non-refundable student administration fee.
• These members are responsible for submitting their transcripts of courses taken prior to enrollment in the Q.A.A. Program to a Q.A.A. partnering post-secondary institution for evaluation to determine if they are equivalent to current Q.A.A. course requirements. A representative from the educational facility offering the Q.A.A. program must confirm a final determination in writing of the equivalency.
• Once equivalency is obtained, transcripts and documents verifying equivalency must be forwarded to the Director - Registrar.
• It is the member's responsibility to pay all expenses to obtain an equivalency from a Q.A.A. partnering post-secondary institution.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED STUDENTS

• The Association of Administrative Assistants (AAA) requires that internationally educated students interested in obtaining equivalencies for the Qualified Administrative Assistant (QAA) program have their academic records evaluated by World Education Services (WES). The Association requires a WES Course-by-Course evaluation report. When you apply to WES, either online or by paper application, indicate that you want the Association Registrar to receive a copy of your evaluation report directly from WES. To begin your application with WES, apply online or print out the application form and instructions at www.wes.org/ca/apply

Students who have previously taken all the courses of the Q.A.A. Program at a partnering university of the Association, must be a member of the Association for a minimum of one full year before qualifying for Q.A.A. designation.

Q.A.A. designation holders must remain members in good standing of the Association of Administrative Assistants to retain the designation of Qualified Administrative Assistant.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Courses for the Q.A.A. Program can be taken by lecture or correspondence at the following institutions:

Algonquin College
School of Part-time Studies
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
Tel: 613-727-4723 Ext 5703
Email: longprc@algonquincollege.com
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Athabasca University
(Distance Learning)
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
Tel: 780-675-6100
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

BOW VALLEY COLLEGE
Continuing Education Department
332 - 6 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G4S9
Tel: (705) 566-8101x7819
E-Mail: dcruz@bowvalleycollege.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

CAMBRIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
(School of Continuing Education)
1400 Barrydowne Rd
Sudbury, ON P3A 3V8
Tel: (403) 410-1595
E-Mail: ann.frampton@cambriancollege.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Conestoga College
(School of Business and Hospitality)
299 Doon Valley Drive
Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4
Tel: 519-748-5220, ext. 2200
E-Mail: jirving@conestogac.on.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Douglas College
(Lectures)
P.O. Box 2503
700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2
Tel: 604-527-5445
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Durham College
School of Continuing Education - Distance Education
P.O. Box 385 - 2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON L1H 7L7
Tel: (905) 721-2000 x 2667
E-Mail: distance-education@durhamcollege.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Georgian College
Part-Time Studies
1 Georgian Drive
Barrie, ON L4M 3X9
Tel: 705 728-1968
Email: ptbusiness@georgianc.on.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

La Cité collégiale
Centre de formation continue
801, promenade de l'Aviation
Ottawa, ON K1K 4R3
Contact: Caroline Gauthier
Tel: (613) 742-2493 Ext. 2462
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

McGill University
Centre for Continuing Education
Career and Management Studies
688 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1140
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3R1
Tel: 514-398-1030
Email: Adelina Lameiras (undergraduate program advisor) at: adelina.lameiras@mcgill.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

McMaster University
Centre for Continuing Education
(Lectures)
Room 116 - Commons Building
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1
Tel: 905-525-9140
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Mohawk College
School of Business
135 Fennell Avenue West
Hamilton ON L8N 3T2
Phone: (905) 575-1212 Ext. 3905
E-Mail: business.web@mohawkcollege.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Mount Royal University
4825 Mount Royal Gate SW
Calgary, AB  T3E 6K6
Tel: 403-440-6282
E-mail: parttime@mtroyal.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Mount Saint Vincent University
(Distance Learning)
EMF Centre Room 121
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax, NS B3M 2J6
Tel: 902-457-6511
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

NorQuest College
Business Studies
10135 109 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 3P1
Tel: 780-644-6268
E-Mail: paul.schmold@norquest.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Thompson Rivers University
Open Learning Division
Box 3010
900 McGill Road
Kamloops, BC V2C 5N3
Phone: 250-852-6830 or toll-free 1-800-663-9711 (ext. 6830)
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

Simon Fraser University
Management and Professional Programs
(Lectures)
Continuing Studies
2300 - 515 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
Tel: 778-782-5078
Fax: 778-782-5098
E-mail: mpp-info@sfu.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Alberta
(Lectures)
93 University Campus NW
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2T4
Tel: 780-492-3116
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Calgary
Continuing Education
Education Tower, Room 220
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Tel: 403-220-2988
Email: business.conted@uacalgary.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Guelph
University of Guelph
Office of Open Learning
160 Johnston Hall, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
Tel: 519-767-5000
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Regina
Credit Studies Division, Centre for Continuing Education
Room 104 College Building
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4S 0A2
Tel: 306-585-5827
Email: learnmore@uregina.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Sasketchewan
Jill Salamon, Director
Business Advisory Services
256 - 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK S7K 1L9
Tel: (306) 966-8443 / Fax (306) 966-8812
Email: bas@edwards.usask.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Toronto
(Lectures & Distance Learning)
School of Continuing Studies
Business and Professional Studies
158 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 2V8
Tel: 416-978-2412 Fax: 416-978-5673
E-mail: scs.business@utoronto.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Victoria
(Lectures)
P.O. Box 1700
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Tel: 250-721-6412
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

University of Western Ontario
(Lectures)
Continuing Studies at Western Galleria London,
355 Wellington Street
London, ON N6A 3N7
Tel: 519-661-3658
E-mail: cstudies@uwo.ca
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

York University Atkinson College
(Lectures)
4700 Keele Street
North York, ON M3J 1P3
Tel: 416-736-5616
Q.A.A. Contacts and Course Titles

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