Glendon College

Glendon College is a federated school of York University in Toronto, Ontario. It offers a variety of programmes in the humanities and social sciences, and has a student population of about 2200 students.

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Federated school - York University - Toronto, Ontario

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Glendon is a bilingual liberal arts faculty, with its own campus. It is unique in Canada, in that it is the only educational institution where all students receive education in both English and French. Canada's other bilingual postsecondary institutions (including Laurentian University, Concordia University and the University of Ottawa) educate students in one language or the other. Glendon is the only school where all students must take at least one class in French, regardless of their initial ability to speak it. French ability assessments are given to new students, and based on the result, the college determines the level needed to take to fulfill the French requirement. Students who attain higher levels can either take an advanced-level FSL course, or a course taught solely in French.

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Bilingual - Liberal arts - English - French - Laurentian University - Concordia University - University of Ottawa

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As a result of its unique mandate, the college is most famous for its program in Translation. Glendon also offers programmes in Linguistics, English, French, International Studies, Mathematics, Philosophy, Spanish, Political Science, etc. Some courses are offered only in English, some only in French, and occasionally, some classes will be bilingual, where students and professors can express themselves in either language. Students who opt to take a course in French have the choice of writing papers and exams in English. The only exception to this rule is if you are taking the course to fullfill the French requirement; in this case, all work must be done in French.

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Translation - Linguistics - English - French - Mathematics - Philosophy - Spanish - Political Science

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Glendon is located on the former estate of Edward Rogers Wood, a prominent Toronto financier of the early 1900s. The estate was the original York University campus, and became Glendon College in 1966 when York's main campus in North York was inaugurated. The campus has several buildings: York Hall (the main building), Glendon Hall a.k.a. The Manor, Leslie Frost Library, Proctor Field House (the athletics building), and the two residences, named Wood and Hilliard.

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Edward Rogers Wood - 1900s - 1966 - North York - Leslie Frost

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Glendon has its own campus radio station, CKRGhttp://www.radioglendon.com, as well as the Glendon College Students' Union/l'Association d'Étudiants du College Glendon (GCSU/AÉCG)http://www.gcsu-aecg.ca, and a theatre, Theatre Glendon/Théâtre Glendon. Other facilities exist for students, such as a campus pub, a cafeteria, campus gym memberships, workshops, IT services, and a liaison office for prospective students.

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Campus radio - CKRG

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