First-year study options
Transitioning from high school to university can seem daunting at first. To make the move as easy as possible, 中出影院 offers a selection of first-year study options designed to help you build a community, take the stress out of registering for classes, and offer greater access to instructors.
First-year study options are available in a number of faculties, and each has its own requirements and curricula. You can choose a first-year study option in place of creating your own custom timetable.
Options for Arts students
After you鈥檝e been accepted into the Bachelor of Arts degree at 中出影院 Vancouver, you鈥檒l have to decide which classes to take when registration opens in聽June. If you choose to join a first-year study option, you鈥檒l enjoy a predesigned course schedule and you鈥檒l take nearly all of your classes with the same people.
There are two to choose from. Both offer an integrated curriculum that covers many different disciplines, such as English, Philosophy, and Political Science.
Arts One
聽is a single, integrated course led by five instructors who work together to create the assignments and a reading list based on the year鈥檚 theme. You鈥檒l read and discuss classical and contemporary texts and their influence on culture and society, including novels, philosophical and political works, films, drama, graphic memoirs, and more.
- Attend lectures led by one of your professors once a week.
- Participate in twice-weekly seminar discussions (20 students) led by one instructor.
- Enjoy once-weekly tutorials, where you and three classmates will read and evaluate each other鈥檚 essays.
How to apply
Applications to聽聽in Arts One open on聽January 17, and close when first-year registration begins in June. Any applications submitted after this period will be put on the Arts One waitlist. Arts One acceptance confirmations will be sent out by May 31.
Coordinated Arts Program
In the聽聽(CAP), you鈥檒l get to choose from one of聽, each offering a different combination of courses from across the Faculty of Arts. The stream topics for 2021/2022 were Globalization, Power and Society; Individual and Society; Law and Society; Politics, Philosophy, and Economics; and Media Studies, and allow students and faculty to discuss ideas from various perspectives.
- CAP courses are separate, but faculty work together to connect the concepts and issues you鈥檒l study and to make sure your deadlines won鈥檛 overlap.
- CAP classes are smaller than if you choose to create your own custom timetable, ranging from 25 students in the writing course to around 100 to 125 students in a lecture.
How to register
Sign up when the standard online registration system opens in聽闯耻苍别听by selecting the Standard Timetable (STT) for your chosen CAP stream. Registration for CAP is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Options for Science students
Science students at 中出影院 Vancouver have two choices for first-year study options, depending on your interests.聽聽at 中出影院 Vancouver offers courses integrating Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. It provides small class sizes, dedicated study spaces, and lower student-to-instructor ratios.聽聽has a slightly larger cohort (around 90), and focuses on the computational sciences.
Both options will allow you to build a strong foundation in science, be part of a tight-knit community with your classmates, and take some of the stress out of registering for classes.
Science One
聽is challenging. It has a competitive application process, and teaches 鲍叠颁鈥檚 highest level of first-year science.
- You鈥檒l be one of just 75 individuals, and will be supported by eight instructors.
- All Science One teachers attend each other鈥檚 classes to dynamically shape your curriculum
- Share your own work and study space with your instructors.
- Take part in weekly workshops, learn from guest lecturers, and have extra instruction in science literacy and computer programming.
- Be mentored on two major research projects 鈥� the results of which can be published in undergraduate journals.
- Attend student conferences and enjoy two field trips (COVID-19 restrictions permitting).
Science One is also a social experience. You鈥檒l help elect a student representative for to sit in on the Science One Team meetings and the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS), and take part in mentorship and activities such as barbecues, the Winter Formal, and talent shows.
How to apply
If you want to join Science One, you鈥檒l need to聽聽at the same time or shortly after you聽鈥檚 Bachelor of Science degree, as registration opens on聽December 1. Applications received after聽April 30 may be considered, but not with the same priority as those received before that date.
Options for Forestry, Applied Biology, and Food, Nutrition, and Health students
If you have been accepted into the聽听辞谤听聽faculties, you are eligible to apply for the聽聽first-year study option.
Land One
Land One includes a selection of core courses in Biology, Economics, Math, and English, as well as an integrative seminar. You鈥檒l take all of these key classes with the 50 to 60 students who are admitted to the program.
Land One鈥檚 seminar course covers a range of issues related to land use, climate change, food security, and sustainability.
- Discuss and address how to solve these problems
- Visit the 中出影院 Farm to learn more about sustainable food systems, and count the Museum of Anthropology as one of your learning spaces
- Participate in a two-day field trip to 鲍叠颁鈥檚 Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, where you鈥檒l experience the coastal old-growth rainforest first-hand.
How to apply
You will need to be accepted by your Forestry or Land and Food Systems degree program, and then聽聽through Land One鈥檚 website. Applications open in the spring, and the deadline is聽May 31.聽Enrolment in Land One is limited by size, so apply early!
Options for English language instruction (Vantage One)
鲍叠颁鈥檚 聽are designed to allow international students who do not yet meet the聽English language requirements聽to enter directly into a 中出影院 faculty. Vantage One courses last 11 months, and add English language instruction to first-year degree courses. You can choose from聽听辞谤听, and you鈥檒l be taught by award-winning 中出影院 faculty members.
Science or Engineering Vantage One
The Science Vantage One program takes place at 中出影院 Vancouver, while Engineering involves studying at both 中出影院 Vancouver听补苍诲听中出影院 Okanagan. When you successfully complete your Vantage One program, you鈥檒l progress into your second year at 中出影院, where you can study the following degree programs:
- Bachelor of Science聽(at 中出影院 Vancouver)
- Bachelor of Applied Science聽(at either 中出影院 Okanagan or 中出影院 Vancouver)
Vantage One accepts students with a minimum score of 70 on the TOEFL and 5.5 on the IELTS. Certain sub-scores apply for each test, so be sure to review the聽聽on the Vantage College website.
How to apply
听颈苍听early September, and the deadline is聽January 15. If you wish to be considered for the聽Vantage One Excellence Award, you must submit your application before聽December 1.