Your first option is to request a meeting with the department. This is your opportunity to explain your situation and present any additional information. If a meeting isn’t possible, you can send a written explanation and any additional information by email. Should you disagree with the outcome of the academic conduct investigation, you can choose […]
A PDG means there is a pending investigation associated with that particular course. You will receive a formal communication from the related department in the coming days that includes more information and your options to respond and share your point of view.
Students cannot drop a course with a confirmed breach of the Academic Conduct Policy. They also cannot submit a petition to drop the course. This course must remain on their record. For further information, consult the Academic Conduct Policy section 5.5.
If you choose not to engage with the process, decisions will continue to be made and applied to your academic record. It is important that you engage with the process to understand it and its potential impacts for you. If you’re not sure how you can participate in the academic misconduct process, reach out to […]
ESL Humanities and General Education focus on many types of content (e.g., Canadian Culture) but are delivered with supports for ESL students. This often means more tutorial time, less lecture time per week to support content acquisition. Non-credit ESL is focused on language development and acquisition, with a special focus on academic English along with […]
Minimum fulltime course load is 18 credits (9 credits per term). 24 credits in total are planned over two terms in this program. Please reach out to your academic advisor for assistance on finalizing the load for your IYO. This works out to typically 6-8 courses for the year.
No, enrolling into IYO means you have met the language proficiency requirement to begin your undergraduate program without submitting any further proof of your English language proficiency.
You will work with your Faculty Advisors to plan your credit courses schedule, which will typically be Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. The team at the English Language Institute will provide you with your non-credit ESL course schedule.
All students in this program follow the undergraduate policies on passed of failed courses for academic credit. For more information on this, please review Policy on Repeating Passed or Failed Courses for Academic Credit / Politique sur la reprise de cours réussis ou échoués pour obtenir des crédits universitaires.
After accepting your undergraduate program offer, international students are required to pay a $2000 non-refundable acceptance deposit. This non-refundable deposit is part of your tuition fee and will be credited to your student account. Paying your deposit is required in order to release your Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) and to access your course enrolment. (note: […]