How Continuing Education works
Continuing Education focuses on skill enhancement and professional development through courses, workshops or programs that offer certification without the commitment of a full degree program.
Eligibility for enrolment
Our courses and programs are open to anyone eighteen (18) years of age or older. Most of the courses and programs offered have no academic pre-requisites for admission.
There are no academic requirements for admission, but there are course prerequisites that must be respected when completing a program of study.
To verify if a program has special admission requirements, please consult the web page of your program of interest.
Non-credit courses
Courses offered by Concordia Continuing Education (CCE) are designated as “non-credit” and may be used to obtain a non-credit diploma or certificate at CCE. Non-credit courses cannot be counted towards any of the degree, diploma or certificate programs offered by the Faculties of the University. The courses offered by CCE are, however, recognized by industry and can be used to obtain a non-credit certificate or diploma from CCE.
Course delivery modes
Courses are offered online, in-person or a combination of both.
Access to online courses
Moodle is the designated learning management system at Concordia University. All in-person and online courses have a Moodle course site.
Technical requirements
The minimum requirements to take courses online are a computer, functioning webcam, access to Wi-Fi or a data plan, and microphone. Your hard drive must be 256 GB or higher.
- CPU: 9th gen. Intel core i7, AMD Ryzen 7
- RAM: 16GB
- Hard drive: 512 GB (SSD drive recommended)
- Wireless 802.11AC WIFI 5, WIFI 6 Built-in or USB ethernet port.
- OS: Windows 10, Home, Pro, Edu Windows 11 All
- Browsers
- Chrome (latest version)
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Microphone / Headphone with mic
- Web Camera (built-in or external)
- CPU: 9th gen. or higher intel core i7*
- RAM: 16 GB or higher
- Hard drive: 512GB or higher (SSD drive recommended)
- Wireless 802.11, Ethernet Port or adaptor
- OS: Mac OS X 10.15+ or higher
- Browsers
- Chrome (latest version)
- Safari 9+
- Microphone/ Headphone with mic
- Web Camera (built-in or external)
*Please note that while Macs with M1, M2, and M3 processors can run ARM-based virtual machines, they do not fully support x64 virtualization or nested virtualization features. Therefore, they are not recommended for computer-related courses that require these functionalities.1
Language competency
All courses require some competency in English.
Attendance policy
A minimum attendance rate of 80% is required to facilitate effective learning and to pass the course.
Cancellation of courses, workshops and programs
We reserve the right to cancel any course, workshop or program for which it is deemed there is insufficient registration. In this case, all fees paid will be refunded in full.
Academic and Community Conduct
Concordia University places the principle of academic integrity, that is, honesty, responsibility and fairness in all aspects of academic life as one of its highest values. This understanding of academic integrity directs our conduct in all academic matters, especially to the submission of work for academic evaluation and to student‑professor and student‑staff relationships. Instructors, students and administrators are expected to be honest and responsible in their academic conduct and fair in their assessment of academic matters. For more information please consult the Academic & Community Conduct site.
The Code of Rights and Responsibilities sets the standards of conduct for all members of our community – staff, faculty and students, and applies to incidents that occur on campus, during an on or off campus university-sponsored activity or event, or during an activity or event that has a substantive link to the university. The Code also promotes equity, respect and diversity and seeks to address behaviours such as discrimination, violence, and harassment.
