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Post Secondary Information September 2013Career Advisor: Pamela Cheng pcheng@deltasd.bc.ca604-594-0491

1Career and labour market informationPost secondary programs & admission processScholarships, awards & bursariesJob postings/volunteer opportunities

Website: burnsviewsecondarycareercentre.weebly.com

Services

2Full time college, university, technical institutePart time student combined with workingApprenticeship and trades trainingFull time work earn $$ (Get Youth Working Program, $2800 hiring incentive)GAP year travel, teach/work abroadLatitude program, SWAP VisitOZOptions after Graduationwww.itabc.ca Foundation Programs: teach the basic knowledge & skills to enter a trade. Gain some experience and make it easier to find an employer who will sponsor your apprenticeship Training to prepare for entry-level employment in the trade area of choiceWhere? BCIT, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver Community CollegeMost apprenticeships take 4 years to complete depending on the trade

Trades and Apprenticeships

A more recent apprenticeship is Horticulture: Landscape and lawn design to turf management at golf courses.BCIT now costs $5900/yr + books, fees for a 2 yr diploma4CertificateGenerally takes 3 months to 1 year to complete depending on the program

DiplomaGenerally takes 2 years to complete full time

University Transfer programBest route should be planned with an academic advisor at the college. 2 years = Associate DegreeUniversity Transfer programs have priority for registration over new students and the GPA required is usually lower

DegreeColleges offer a limited number of degrees which can be completed at the college as well: Kwantlen, Douglas, Langara

CollegeClass size is smaller, more individual attention to students.Cost is much less about $2600/year + books, feesCareer programs vary: a 4yr nursing program at Kwantlen costs about $40,000Starting at a college and transferring to a university gives the same result!5General admission requirements + specific faculty requirements and GPAs need to be looked at under undergraduate admissions

Transfers between Faculties are allowed

Each course is 3 credits or 30 credits a year approximately, with the goal of an undergraduate degree

Postgraduate, doctoral degreesUniversityTuition is about $5000/year + books and fees some schools cost more Acadia in Nova Scotia is $7000/yrLiving on campus will cost $7000/yr (which is only Sept end of April)61. Decide what faculty, degree, or programs are going to be applied for. Know many programs/degrees have some flexibility in the first year. www.educationplanner.ca is a good website for BC Public post secondary institutions.

2. Apply on-line. Some applications request a Personal Profile or supplemental application

3. Shortly after application, go to the schools financial aid web page to see if there are any scholarships/awards of interest.

4. Ensure grades are reported at Term 2. A Delta Access Online course should be 50% complete by the application deadlines. Application to a BC Post SecondaryConsidering transferring from a college after an associate degree or transferring between a less desired faculty to a more desired facultySelecting at least a few placesContacting Program advisors: have your child email them, but CC yourself. Online Courses: Must be 50% complete in order for the course to be considered for admission if the course is at Delta Access. If you are taking the admission course through another school district it would be prudent to finish the course by the end of January because only final grades are received through the ministry to the university

75. Allow the Ministry of Education to release the school marks to the college, by going on-line and completing a PSI form.

6. If you entering trades, book a pre-test to reduce wait times. Speak with trades advisors at colleges.

7. Once you have term 2 marks, based on the English Mark decide on the LPI. If in doubt, write the LPI.

8. April-June: Offers will come. Continue to apply for bursaries, scholarships, etc. Take tours or visit campuses. Email or meet with an advisor at the college, to confirm course selection.

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Post-Secondary AdmissionKwantlen Polytechnic University

Course selection will be based on date the application was submitted and when the application fee was received. Apply as early as you can. General admission requires English 12 with a C, but depending on the program, there will be other requirements.

Application Start Date: November 1, 2013 until program fills

Nursing Program: Apply for September 2014 intake Nov 1 Mar 31Apply for January 2015 intake Mar 1 July 31Recommended students apply to both intakes: only 16 seatsper intake are dedicated to high school students. GPA 95%Douglas CollegeStudents are accepted with general entry requirements (English 12 C+).The website has great information and it is easy to get a real person on the phone if needed. Each Career Program has their own application cut-off date. Open applications can be until the week school starts (ie Sept 2014)Application start date: September 15, 2013 until program fills 9Post-Secondary AdmissionBritish Columbia Institute of TechnologyEach program has specific requirements. Entrance is competitively based. Look at program of interest and then at entrance or program requirements. Application Start Date: November 15, 2013 UNTIL PROGRAM FILLS

Pre-Tests: Students in trades programs should write pre-tests for Math and/or English to access the waitlist before graduation, otherwise have to wait until June 2014. Trades Discovery Program for Men & Women16 week training program in approximately 20 different technical and trades fieldsCapilano UniversityYou must use www.applybc.ca website to apply for Capilano University.

Each Career Program has specific admission requirements, including an Minimum GPA and a possible additional step to the application process.

Application Start Date: September 15, 2013Application Deadline: March 31, 2014

10Post-Secondary AdmissionSimon Fraser University (both campuses)Application start date: October 2013Students will self-report grades in December (term 1)Admission Deadline: February 28, 2014University of British ColumbiaApplication start date: September 2013Students will self-report grades in March 2013 (term 2)Admission Deadline: February 3, 2014 (Entrance Award: Dec 10, 2013)

University of VictoriaApplication start date: September 2013Students may self-report grade Final grade 11 marks when they apply for early acceptance (85-90%) or self-report grades (12) in February 2014Admission Deadline: Feb 28, 2014

11The sooner you apply the sooner your offer will come in the mail. Applying early is advisable for this reason, however, it is more important to pay attention to deadlines as grades and personal profile are the main admission requisites with thewww.applybc.ca

Apply BC is an online registration for almost every BC public post secondary institutions (universities no longer accept paper applications)

Create an account you can access again later

Apply to several institutions at the same time. But you will need to select a faculty and a back up faculty incase you do not meet the GPA for admission

Get instant notification your application has been received by the intended school

You will need a credit card to pay the application fee which can cost $40+Apply BC-application service of BC

There is a similar website for applying to Ontario schools and Alberta schools. Please see me for those details12UBC VancouverFor all faculties, students must obtain a minimum GPA, mid 80s Many programs require higher GPA

Personal profile is part of the admission application

SFUArts & Social Science 82%Business 83%Education 90%Science 84%Applied Science 84%Communication 81-85%

Admission AveragesAny offer made is conditional until marks are verifies and Ministry marks are availableUBC OkanaganArts & Science mid to high 70s Human Kinetics mid to high 80sEngineering high 70 to low 80sNursing mid to high 80s

Personal Profile is part of admission applicationUVICHumanities & Social Sciences 75%Engineering 80%Computer Science 75%Sciences 75%Fine Arts 70-87%Human & Social Development 75%Business 80%Health Info Science 75%What programs, or what degree & faculty will your child apply to? What are the institutions/colleges that your child wants (1,2, 3)Have they checked the admission requirements?Before you go on-line, have available:Grade 11& 12 courses and/or gradesCredit cardStudents Social Insurance Number Personal Education Number/ Student Card *If institution asks for paper transcripts, provide these, (can obtain at school) and send via their instructions (mail/fax)How a parent can help with application preparation:

-Stay Calm & Stay positive-Offer to sit with them as they apply-Perhaps have a second computer aroundlast minute searches-Know you may need to revisit the site 2-3 times ( profile, sending an email question, etc)-Start asap, set up appointments with them and deadlines too-Help them with organization, if they need to revisit the site, set up a time for when and where and ask helpful questions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the case of conditional acceptance, like UVIC wants grade 11UBC-- if your English 11 was at least 70% I would report it.

Langaraapply now/apply yesterdayDouglas apply now/apply Oct 15BCIT-apply now/yesterday and look at pretesting if in tradeKwantlen you have a little timelike 1-2 weeksUniversities apply now, you can wait to apply to a third choice for a bit 14Oct 2Canadian Universities EventR.A. McMath Secondary4251 Garry St, Steveson 6:30 8:30pm

Oct 7Canadian Universities EventSands Secondary10840 82nd Ave, Delta 6 8pm

Oct 16Vancouver Community CollegeSample the Campus Day

Nov 5UBC Information nightSouth Delta Secondary 7pm

Nov 6Post Secondary NightDelta Secondary School 7 9:15pm

Nov 20BCIT BIG Info SessionBurnaby campus 5 8pm**must pre-register 604-451-6735

Nov 28SFU, Lunch hour presentation in Library

Post Secondary Info Sessions15Colleges and universities all have Entrance Scholarships. They are based on GPA, criteria and application information will be on the school website, typically these have an early deadline

Community Scholarships are provided by small & large corporations, for-profit and non-profit organizations, sports organizations & diverse community groups, associations and unions This type of scholarship is most numerous and accessiblewww.studentawards.comwww.burnsviewsecondarycareercentre.weebly.com

Graduation Programs Examinations Scholarships are given by the provincial government to students in grades 10-12 that have the highest provincial exams marks vouchers to be used for post secondary tuition$1000 to 5000 students$2500 to 20 students with top marks

Scholarships-Parents ask around.work, community, church-If you think you may qualify for a student loan, then have student apply for a student loan, if they dont qualify they may still qualify for some bursaries. If they do qualify, its good back up. If you dont use it, you could take a small loan, have student pay it off and build their credit rating.Many entrance scholarships are based on grades AND community service, leadership16Bursaries are both merit based and based on financial need, most post secondary institutions have bursaries to close the gap between financial need and available governemtn assistance

Dogwood District Authority Awards are to recognize superior achievement in a non-academic area such as Visual Arts, Applied Skills, Athletics, Second languages, Community Service, Trades & Technical. Worth $1000 each

There is a listing of available scholarships, awards and bursaries in my office

Bursaries & AwardsCareer Advisor: Pamela Chengpcheng@deltasd.bc.ca

Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8:45am - 3:30pm

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