Whats New at the U of R

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Whats New at the U of R
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• New Scholarships
• Focus on International Opportunities
• UR X-celerating!
• NEWS from the Admissions Office

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New Scholarships!
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• NEW ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS BEGINNING IN 2007
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Entrance
  Scholarship
• University of Regina Aboriginal Student
  Engineering, Math, and Science Entrance Bursary
• University of Regina International Students
  Entrance Scholarship
• University of Regina Rural Student Entrance
  Scholarship
• University of Regina UR X-celerating! Entering
  Scholarship

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• Centennial Merit Plus Scholarship  REMAINS THE
  SAME
• Donor University of Regina and Saskatchewan
  Learning
• Value 3000
• Eligibility Students entering the University of
  Regina, Campion College, Luther College or First
  Nations University and who meet the following
  requirements entering directly from a
  Saskatchewan High School
• Entrance scholarship average of 95 or higher
• registered in a minimum of 12 credit hours
  throughout the semester in which the scholarship
  is paid.

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• Centennial Merit Scholarship  REVISED
• Donor University of Regina and Saskatchewan
  Learning
• Value 2000
• Eligibility Students entering the University of
  Regina, Campion College, Luther College or First
  Nations University and who meet the following
  requirements entering directly from a
  Saskatchewan High School
• Entrance scholarship average of 93-94.99 
  NEW
• registered in a minimum of 12 credit hours
  throughout the semester in which the scholarship
  is paid.
• NEW As additional funds become available, the
  University of Regina will award Centennial Merit
  scholarships to students with entrance
  scholarship averages below 93 in descending
  order until funds are exhausted however where a
  number of students have the same average we will
  eliminate all within that group to avoid
  overextending the account. 

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International Studies

• The Purpose The International Studies degree is
  an interdisciplinary program. It provides
  students with the intellectual tools to study the
  relationships between the local, national and
  global levels on the one hand, and the complex
  connections between society, culture, politics,
  economics and the environment on the other hand.
  It fosters students creative and critical
  abilities to understand contemporary issues of
  global dimensions as well as the challenges they
  pose to specific regions.
• Concentration Asian Studies, European Studies,
  Latin American Studies, Development Studies, and
  International Affairs.
• Advantages Career opportunities in international
  organizations, nongovernmental organizations,
  international development aid, regional
  development banks, multinational corporations,
  international press and government diplomatic
  services.

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Certificate in International Studies

• This is available to both international studies
  students along the way (laddering), or to
  non-majors (similar to a minor) in Arts or
  elsewhere
• It consists of 10 courses (30 credit hours),
  including the International Studies core courses
• INTL 100, INTL 300, ECON 211, PSCI 241, and
• 6 more courses from one of the International
  Studies concentrations

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Exchange Programs

• SEP Student Exchange Program
• 41 universities
• NSE National Student Exchange
• 150 universities
• North2North
• 33 universities
• CONAHEC Consortium for North American Higher
  Education Collaboration
• 57 universities

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Student Exchange Program
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• Undergraduate and Graduate exchanges
• Places students around the globe
• No application fee
• Locations in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin
  America

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Student Exchange Program
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Elgibility
Costs

• Undergrad 12 credit hours
• Graduate 6 credit hours
• Airfare approx. 1200
• Passport and visas 200-250
• Travel insurance 100-300
• Accommodation cost of U of R residence or own
  arrangements
• Personal funds approx. 3000-5000

• Registered in a good standing
• 30 credit hours completed
• Minimum 70 GPA
• Demonstrate financial ability
• Return to U of R post-exchange for at least one
  semester
• Not applicable to language programs

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National Student Exchange
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• Undergraduate exchanges
• 90 of applicants are placed
• 125 application fee
• Locations in Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, and Guam

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National Student Exchange
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Elgibility
Costs

• Plan A Host university tuition
• Plan B U of R tuition
• Travel
• Visas
• Accommodation
• Spending money

• Full time student
• Minimum 70 GPA
• Good academic standing
• No incomplete grades, probationary status,
  financial obligations, pending legal judgements

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Exchange Scholarships

• Donald O. Wells Deborah Wells International
  Study Award 2000
• Saunders, Brian and Gail International Exchange
  Scholarship 1000
• International Mobility Scholarships 1000

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• UR X-Celerating!
• Are your students ready for university?
• They can take a university course while still in
  high school.
• Students can take a class on campus or through
  the Regional College near them, online, or maybe
  in a high school.   
• What does it take?
• Approval of the high school principal
• Application for Admission and Registration for
  Visiting Students.
• Admission fee (60 one-time payable fee)
• Courses offered in Regina high schools for
  Winter 2007 include
•   Campbell Collegiate - Political Science 100
•   Winston Knoll Collegiate - English 100

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SSCA Conference Admissions Update

• Education
• The Teacher Education Profile is now one combined
  document! The U of R Application for
  Admission form, the Re-admission/Transfer form,
  the standard Education profile (TEAP) and the B.
  Mus Ed. Profile are now all in one document!
• Students should use this comprehensive form to
  apply rather than use the on-line product.
• It is available to print from our website and
  there was also a mail out to all schools in the
  province.
• Education Deadlines
• Students with post-secondary work will still
  apply for December 1st with transcripts due by
  February 1st.
• Students who are currently in high school or who
  are applying with only high school will apply for
  March 15th. Accelerated students and students
  who have returned to upgrade will also follow the
  March 15th deadline.

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SSCA Conference Admissions Update

• Business Administration
• Now has direct entry for all new students.
  Students with high school averages of 85 or
  higher will go directly to the Bachelor of
  Business Administration program.
• Students between 65.0 and 84.99 would be
  admitted directly to the Faculty of Business
  Administration as Business Qualifying students.
  Business Qualifying is very similar to the
  current Pre-Business program but housed within
  the Faculty of Business Administration.

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• Fine Arts
• Communication Production Technology 30 has been
  added to the list of acceptable final admission
  subjects.

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• Lets Review
• Registration for current high school students
  (early conditional) begins on May 18th. Students
  should contact their Faculty/College prior to
  this date to set up academic advising. All new
  students must receive advising before they can go
  on-line and register in classes.

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• Lets Review
• The early conditional deadline remains June 15th.
  Applications received after this date will be
  evaluated on grade 12 grades only.

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• Lets Review
• Final, official high school transcripts are due
  in the Admissions Office by August 1st. Final
  admission averages to the students specific
  Faculty are calculated at this time. Students
  must meet the minimum average required by their
  faculty in order to have their admission
  finalized.

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• Lets Review
• Mature students (age 21 or older) are admissible
  to the Faculties of Arts, Fine Arts and Social
  Work. Mature students may be admitted to the
  Faculty of Arts to qualify for transfer to the
  faculties other than those listed above.

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• Lets Review
• As of last fall, we have both an on-line
  application for admission and one for
  re-admission/transfer. There will be continued
  work in this area over the next year. To apply
  on-line, the student must supply a credit card
  number to pay the application fee.

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SSCA Conference Admissions Update

• Lets Review
• Ask U of R is available on the University of
  Reginas homepage to help students and others
  find answers to important questions. Questions
  that are not answered are saved and reported to
  us so that the product can be enhanced.

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SSCA Conference Admissions Update

• Lets Review
• We are uncertain as to where we will be
  physically located for the next year. Please
  watch the website for updates and give us a call
  before coming on campus to find us.

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SSCA Conference Admissions Update

• Lets Review
• Our main e-mail address has been shortened to
  admissions_at_uregina.ca. The former address
  forwards to this new one so e-mails will still be
  received. Please feel free to use this e-mail
  address to get questions answered or call the
  Admissions Office at 306-585-4591.
• I am also happy to answer any questions at
  susan.husum_at_uregina.ca or by phone at
  306-585-5166.

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