Your academic success and personal welfare is our top priority. Our skilled academic advisors and student support staff will work closely with you and your family to ensure your smooth transition to college life and to living in Canada.

Academic Support Program

The purpose of the Academic Support Program (ASP) is to help students who are struggling academically to identify the cause(s) of their academic difficulty and to implement strategies to improve their academic development and ensure success in their program of study.

This program is required for students who have been placed on academic probation.  Probation occurs when the trimester and/or cumulative GPA falls to 2.0 or below. The program may also be taken by students who are not on academic probation but have been recommended to take it by their professor because they are at risk of failing a particular course.

The student will work one-on-one with a designated academic advisor throughout the trimester and will be required to take scheduled tutorial meetings with a tutor to improve their knowledge and understanding of identified courses.

Each student will have an average of 4 confidential meetings with an assigned advisor throughout the semester. The advisor will cover important study strategies, time management skills and prioritizing and goal setting skills to encourage and support positive academic and personal development. Emphasis on the areas covered is decided by a joint assessment between the student and advisor.

Students who participate in the program are more likely to raise their GPA's and be released from academic probation than a student who struggles on their own.