UFV High School Liaison Day 2012

1. Welcome to the
University of the Fraser Valley
2012 Updates

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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

11. Program Paths
What 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.

12. 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)

13. 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

14. Contacts in Student Services
Abbotsford: 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

15. Arts and Science Advising
Arts Advice Centre: arts.advice@ufv.ca
Elaine Newman, Director elaine.newman@ufv.ca
Nicholas Johnson, Advisor nicholas.johnson@ufv.ca
Rhonda Colwell, Advisor rhonda.colwell@ufv.ca
Joanna 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

16. 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