Language 11 exemptions Students applying to UBC’s Vancouver campus must present a language 11 other than English. This requirement may be waived for students who:

• entered the BC school system after Grade 9
• have a diagnosed learning disability

To apply for this exemption, the student's school must email a written statement outlining the circumstances to language11.waiver@ubc.ca by February 15.
Transfer standing, External Language Certificates, and External Language Assessments at the Grade 11 level may be used for admission to UBC.
Applying to Engineering without Physics 12Students who have not taken Physics 12 are still encouraged to apply to Engineering if they are academically strong in Chemistry 12 and Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent).
Students from schools where Physics 12 or Chemistry 12 are not available may also apply (email details to grades.canada@ubc.ca).
Outstanding applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and may be admitted despite the missing course.
Distributed Learning deadlines Students may use Distributed Learning courses:

• completed by February 1 to calculate their competitive admission average (in time for self-reporting)
• completed by June 30 to meet program-specific requirements

This year, UBC will ask students why they chose a Distributed Learning course when they self-report.
UBC's Bachelor + Master of Management dual degreeIn the Bachelor + Master of Management dual degree program, ambitious and talented students combine their non-business undergraduate degree with a practical and career-oriented Master of Management – in just 4.5 years. We encourage you to tell your students about this innovative program.
The supplemental application (separate from UBC's online application) is simple, and requires students to submit a 90-second video essay.


  
 

Nursing UpdateApplication to KPU's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) programs are still waiting for the Ministry's review and approval and have not yet opened for the Fall 2016 intake.

If approved, students must complete health foundations in their first year (similar to other institutions) prior to being admitted into the BSN or BPN program.

Rest assured that KPU will continue to offer the BSN program in September 2016 and the BPN program in May 2017, as per the university calendar; however, application dates have been delayed due to curriculum revisions.

In the meantime, please advise your students to apply for their second choice program. Students can switch over to health foundations once it's available through a program change form.

We will notify you as soon as the curricular revisions are approved.

New Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies
JIBC is very pleased to formally announce that the Minister for Advanced Education has designated JIBC to offer a Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies (BLES). This degree is designed to meet the highly complex and expanding demands of law enforcement and public safety careers. The Law Enforcement Studies Diploma (LESD), a pre-existing Diploma at JIBC, is designed to ladder directly into this new Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies (BLES) degree. The final two years of study fulfill the requirements for the degree.

BLES students will benefit from:
 An in-depth knowledge, expanded skills and competencies about the Canadian criminal justice system. 
 Developing analysis and reasoning skills informed by theory and research at the baccalaureate level. 
 Continuing their studies at the graduate level as well as provide them with more career flexibility and professional development. 
 The development of core skills such as critical thinking, report writing, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, ethics, research utilization, collaboration, leadership and problem solving. The degree is anticipated to start in September 2014 at the New Westminster campus. This is an excellent opportunity for students to achieve a university-level credential in the field of law enforcement and public safety and become sought-after candidates. Application details are being finalized and we will keep you informed as they become available.

Law Enforcement Studies Diploma (LESD)
This program will prepare students for employment in a wide range of law enforcement, regulatory and compliance fields. It is an exciting full-time 2 year program which will assure employers that students have completed rigorous and comprehensive training designed to build theoretical knowledge and develop applied skills critical to the contemporary law enforcement context.

Opening in September 2014, UBC Vantage College will be an alternative pathway for international students coming to UBC. International students entering the college will complete a year of intensive English preparation combined with their first year studies in one of three academic streams, then transition directly into the second year of an Arts or Science degree. They will do all of this while enjoying a completely integrated academic and campus experience at UBC. Why should you be excited by this? Let’s add up the reasons:

✓ Instruction by UBC’s tenure-track faculty
✓ Access to all of UBC’s support services and resource
✓ A customized program of study
✓ Direct transition into a UBC degree

Learn more, or apply online today.

 Changes to English 12 and English 12 First Peoples

We are  changing how we look at English 12 and English 12 First Peoples. These are very important courses for UBC; all our degree programs require students to do a lot of writing. Lately, we have noticed that a lot of BC secondary school students are admitted with English 12 course grades that are much higher than their provincial exam grades. We know that there are lots of reasons why a student may do better in their course than on the exam but the difference between the two should not be big. When we determine which English grade to use in the calculation of the admission average, we will continue our current practice: use the course grade or a blend of course grade and provincial exam grade (60%/40%), whichever is higher. But here is what’s new: if we see a big difference (20% or more) between the English 12 or English 12 First Peoples course grade and the provincial exam grade, we reserve the right to use the exam grade only.

If students have already written the English 12 or English 12 First Peoples provincial and the grade is much lower than the course grade, we suggest that student re-write the provincial exam in January.

****  You have until Dec 14, 2012 to notify the office if you want to re-write the provincial exam***


 Do Grade 12 second semester/final-term course grades count at all?

Even if a student has been given an early offer of admission based on grades self-reported in February or March, it’s really important that they continue to do well in their second semester/final term of Grade 12. Here’s why: students who are given admission based on grades self-reported in February – March must maintain their current level of academic standing through to their final grades. If the final grades drop a little, no problem – we know that grades can change a little and we’ll not penalize students if that happens. But if the overall average on final grades is a lot lower than the grades used to gain admission, the offer of admission may be revoked.

Our goal is not to rescind offers; our goal is to encourage students to keep studying right through to the end of their final year. So tell your students to keep up the hard work and they will be fine, even if their grades drop a little after they have been admitted.

 How to self-report

Students currently attending BC/Yukon secondary schools (excluding students pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma) will self-report their grades between mid-February and late March – one month earlier than last year. Students must self-report their grades;applicants who do not self-report their grades will not be considered for admission for September 2013. To make things easy, we’ll email applicants a detailed set of self-reporting instructions closer to the date. All students will self-report via the Student Service Centre website using their Campus-wide Login name and password.

Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 9:30-2:30
Join UBC for the Fall Preview Day and learn more about the various programs and facilities available on UBC's stunning Vancouver campus.  Sit in on a mock lecture given by a faculty member, take a guided tour through some of the studio and lab spaces located around the campus or talk with a current student about their involvment in one of the hundreds of student clubs. 
For additional information and to register, visit:

you.ubc.ca/ubc/preview

Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be coming to Delta Secondary on Tuesday, Oct 9th to conduct a Applications Workshop.  If you are planning to or thinking about to Kwantlen, you don't want to miss this workshop

When: Tuesday, October 9th, Lunch hour
Where: Library, 2nd floor in seminar room - bring your lunch

Queen’s University Accelerated Route to Medical School (QuARMS) The Queen’s University Accelerated Route to Medical School (QuARMS) is a new opportunity for Chancellor’s Scholarship nominees to enter medical school after only two years of undergraduate study in the Arts, Science or Computing programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

QuARMS will offer 10 exceptional high school students a unique 2-year undergraduate educational opportunity that prepares them for direct entry into Queen’s medical school.  In addition to their enrollment in first and second year courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science, QuARMS students will be exposed to experiential learning strategies aimed at honing their skills in advocacy, communication, collaboration, and professionalism.  This new educational initiative, unique among post-secondary institutions across Canada, will shorten the minimum length of undergraduate training for students before entering medical school at Queen’s, while at the same time enriching and focusing their curricular and extracurricular university experiences to prepare them for direct entry into medical training.This reduces the time frame for receiving an MD, from one of Canada’s premier medical schools. QuARMS is the only admission track of its type in Canada for high school students.

http://www.queensu.ca/admission/programs/quarms.html