Academic Advising for Students of Faith | Print |  E-mail
Last Updated: Thursday, 05 March 2009

Alberta Distance Learning Centre has students from numerous world religions and many Christian faith traditions. The career goals of students of faith may include taking specialized religious training that allows students to hold paid or volunteer positions in houses of worship.

Junior High School students might be interested in taking ADLC's Bible A, B, and C courses. At the high school level, ADLC offers Religious Studies 15, 25, and 35. Students successfully completing High School Religious Studies courses receive High School credits that apply toward the Alberta High School Diploma. Christian students wishing to take a Spiritual Gifts Inventory so they can better determine how they would like to serve God are welcome to contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Our counsellors can help students determine courses needed for graduation. Graduation Requirements and a planning chart are available on the Alberta Distance Learning Centre website. A general planning chart that can assist students planning to attend college or university, but who are not certain which college or university program they want to take, is available at here. An academic counsellor can be phoned toll-free from inside Canada at 1-866-774-5333.

Students planning to attend a college or university must contact the college or university they are considering to determine the high school courses required.  Links to many of the major colleges and universities in Canada are on our Canadian Colleges and Universities page. 

Alberta students wanting to learn what they need to take to graduate may obtain a transcript or a statement of courses and marks. Obtaining either a transcript or a statement of courses and marks is easier when the student knows his or her Alberta Student Number (Alberta Education ID number).  The Alberta Student Number is given on Statements of Marks mailed to students at school year-end. However, to find your number, you may click on the Alberta Education External 
link website and a new window will open. Then, follow the directions there. In the middle, click on the words Enter Learner Registry. Once in the Learner Registry, click on Lookup ASN (toward the middle of the page that has text). Then, give your name and certify you are the person who is looking up the Alberta Student Number or that you have been authorized to obtain that information. Then, you will be taken to a page that asks for student's name, date of birth, and gender. When you provide that information, the system will search for the Alberta Student Number. Should the system find the Alberta Student Number, it will appear in dark blue above the box where the student's name was typed.

When students have their Alberta Student Numbers, they can go to the Request Documents External 
link page of Alberta Education's website. The Request Documents page outlines the cost of an official transcript and has order forms that can be printed from the website, completed, and faxed or mailed to the Transcripts Unit of Alberta Education. A statement of courses and marks can be requested, also. Although a statement of courses and marks is not an official transcript and is not acceptable to apply to colleges and universities, it shows all the courses and credits completed. The statement of courses and marks is free and can be used to plan how to complete your High School Diploma. To print a request form for a statement of courses and marks, click here External 
link.



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