Post-Secondary Info

Welcome to the 2013 - 2014 School Year!

Post Secondary
Check this site often for information on Post Secondary Education in B.C. including updates on application deadlines, opportunities for campus tours, program information and more. ALWAYS verify information by going directly to websites of the Post Secondary institutes that you are interested in and/ or by checking in with counsellors Mrs. Perry , Ms Baldwin and Mr. Bartlett in the counselling centre.

UVIC UPCOMING EVENTS
Student for a Day program (February 18 - March 14)
Expanded campus tours at UVic (March 17-21 and March 24-28)
IdeaFest (March 3-8)
Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards Fair (March 5)
Faculty webinars (March and April)
Planning10 sessions (April and May)

UVIC UPDATES
Self-reporting Phase 2 reminder: deadline: March 31; UVIC Self Reporting Link
Scholarships and self-reporting reminder: UVIC Scholarship Info Link
IB students and self-reporting
Housing application - available March 3 ($50 application fee): UVIC Housing Info Link

POST SECONDARY INFORMATION SESSIONS -COME and MEET MANY BC UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE RECRUITERS

SFU Update:

Self-Reported Grades
Applicants from Canadian secondary school students should self-report their grades before April 30. Learn more about what, when and where to report and the other next steps after applying for admission. Read more...

Residence application open for Fall 2014
Students want to live in residence? A separate application for residence is required; the online application is now open for Fall 2014. With 725 rooms reserved for first-year students, over 1200 events and activities planned for the next two terms and a Dining Hall open 24/7, Residenceis not just a place to sleep … it's an experience. Read more...

UVIC ADMISSIONS UPDATES
Prospective student event: “I want to be in theatre” – Saturday, February 1, 2014
Save the date – Fresh Minds Symposium – Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Save the date - Engineering High School Tours - Wednesday, February 12, 2014

UVIC NEWS AND EVENT
Alberta Math 20-2 now approved grade 11 math for FA, HUM, SS and CYC
Black Press scholarship for business applicants
Entrance Scholarships
New UVic Recruitment Video

UBC

Major Entrance Sholarship: Next Steps

Thank-you to the students who submitted their applications by December 10th for Major Entrance Scholarship consideration. Students do not need to send any additional information in December or January.

Self-reporting will begin on March 3, 2014. This is the grade information (or IB andicipated scores) that will be used along with personal profiles to make admission decisions throughout March and April. MES decisions will be announced at the end of April.

Changes to the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing:

The courses required for admission to the Nursing program on UBC's Okanagan campus will soon be changing. Students looking to begin in the program in September 2015 will need to complete Biology 11 and Chemistry 12 in addition to the existing course requirements. As a result, starting in 2015, BC high school applicants to the Nursing Program will need:

English 12 or English 12 First Peoples;
Biology 12;
Chemistry 12; and
One other approved grade 12 course
* Completion of Biology 11, Chemistry 11, and one of Principles of Mathematis 11, Pre-calculus 11, or Foundations of Mathematics 12 will also be required.

UPDATES FROM UFV November 7, 2013

If you plan to attend UFV, Sept 2014, you should be reading the updates as linked above.

UBC Personal Profile 'Pointers' Nov 7/13