Welcome to the University of the Fraser Valley

2012 Updates

UFV snapshot

NEW programs

• Graphic and Digital Design Diploma (Mission campus)1. B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent or minimum age of 19 years of age before the first day of classes.

2. Applicants must satisfy the English language proficiency requirement. 3. Attend orientation session.

4. Submit a 250-word essay on Graphic Design as a career.

New Buildings

New Chilliwack Campus•To be completed in May•Located on CEP by TTC•Home of Health Science programming

Student Union Building (Abbotsford)•Construction to begin shortly•Fall 2013 projected completion

New Continuing Studies campus – UFV Clearbrook Centre•Continuing Studies and ABT programs

NEW in the College of Arts

Faculty of Arts is now the “College of Arts”• Divided into 2 faculties (Humanities and Social Sciences)

New to the Bachelor of Arts:• Anthropology Extended Minor• Sociology Extended Minor

NEW in the College of Arts

Arts 100: • 9 credit interdisciplinary course designed for first year

Bachelor of Arts students (Satisfies writing and reasoning requirement for BA)

Proposed programs: Economics Major, Media Arts degree

Not yet finalized: Criminology Honours, Global Development Studies degree

Updates in the Faculty of Health Science

New to Health Science: Bachelor of Kinesiology (formerly in the Faculty of Science)•New Chilliwack cohort for 2012 (see handout)

Practical Nursing change: PN is now a 2 year diploma with an intake of 32 students, rather than a 1 year certificate accepting 24

Dental Hygiene: Has intakes in even # years; students should be aware of the 30 University credits required to get in

Updates in the Faculty of Professional Studies

ECE Certificate program -  Part time/evening offered every Fall alternating Campuses (Abbotsford Fall 2013 Chilliwack Fall 2014)   •Application Window – Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

Teacher Education Program•Relocating to Abbotsford•Waiting to get approval from Ministry for secondary program

Proposed Program: Bachelor of ECE degree

Updates in the Faculty of Trades and Technology

Concurrent Studies programming•Students can complete a high school diploma and entry level trades certificate concurrently•Must apply by Nov. 30 of grade 11 year•Students will receive dual credit for trades program

•Available in 13 different trades programs 

Admissions Info 2012…

www.ufv.ca/ar

• Most degree programs offer direct entry from high school as well as a program path (“Studies”)

• Self-reporting grade system now closed, students need to send in transcripts by fax, mail, drop-off

• Many programs now closing/closed for direct entrants (students can still apply for program paths)

Admissions Info 2012…

New approved grade 12 courses added for 2013 intake

• Economics 12• Foundations of Math 12• Law 12• Pre-Calculus 12• Social Justice 12• Sustainable Resources 12

Program PathsWhat are they?

• Program paths are a general “open access” program category, that allows students to prepare for entry into a particular program, while taking a variety of courses that may be applicable to their goal.

• Applicants who are not admissible to the program to which they applied, or who apply when the program is closed, are admitted to program paths.

• Program paths provide the opportunity to take courses to prepare for entry to a program, or to apply towards their intended program. Students may register for any course provided they meet the prerequisites.

• Although students can apply directly to program paths, most  students would benefit by applying for admission to a degree or diploma in their discipline (consider BA or BSc if the goal is less clear) if they can meet the qualifications.

Program Paths

For students who are:

• Completing entrance requirements for an intended program

• Taking courses that will count towards their intended program

• Students are still able to take any and every course for which they have met the pre-requisites.

• Students are not “locked in” to a particular program path.

• Students on program paths must still apply for admission to their program once they qualify (preferably ASAP)

Student Residence: Baker House

• 204 beds; accepting applications now - $50• First come, first served after January 15, 2012• New communal kitchen• Meal plan now optional• Floor meetings and lots of organized events• www.ufv.ca/residence

Contacts in Student ServicesAbbotsford: 604-854-4528, Chilliwack: 604-795-2808, Mission: 604-557-7603

Advising Services advising@ufv.ca• ufv.ca/advising

•Peggy Bray (dept head) peggy.bray@ufv.ca

Financial Aid finaid@ufv.ca • ufv.ca/finaid

Counselling• ufv.ca/counselling

Disability Resource Centre• ufv.ca/disabilityservices

Arts and Science Advising

Arts Advice Centre: arts.advice@ufv.ca

Elaine Newman, Director elaine.newman@ufv.caNicholas Johnson, Advisor nicholas.johnson@ufv.ca Rhonda Colwell, Advisor rhonda.colwell@ufv.caJoanna Hawkins, Advisor joanna.hawkins@ufv.ca

Call: 1-888-504-7441, local 4028

Faculty of Science:Karen Cooper, Advisor science.advice@ufv.ca

Call: 1-888-504-7441, local 4060

Thank you for coming!

• daniel.goertz@ufv.ca, holly.zonneveld@ufv.ca

• info@ufv.ca

• PowerPoint slides will be posted to: www.ufv.ca/Future_Students/forcounsellors