Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body (Dalhousie University)
Authorized form of name
Dalhousie University. Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development. Transition Year Program
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
1970-
History
The Transition Year Program (TYP) was launched in 1970 with the goal of increasing the successful participation of Black and Indigenous students at Dalhousie University. Originally considered a pilot project, TYP was eventually upgraded to departmental status in 1982. In 1990, the program found a new home in Henson College, the predecessor to the College of Continuing Education, now the Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development, and in 2000 received further investment from the university.
Places
The Transition Year Program is located in the Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development at 1400 Le Marchant Street, Halifax.
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Transition Year Program provides an 8-month intensive program of classroom lectures and seminars in Academic Writing; Black Studies; English; Math; Native Studies; and Strategies for University Learning.
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
The Transition Year Program is administered through the Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development. Its teaching faculty are largely cross-listed from other Dalhousie departments.
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Dalhousie University. Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development (2004-)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
2004-
Description of relationship
The Transition Year Program is within the Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development.
Related entity
Jones, Burnley A. (Rocky) (1941-2013)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1970 - ?
Description of relationship
Burnley (Rocky Jones) was a co-founder, with James Walker, of the Transition Year Program as well as one of the program's first instructors.