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University Preparation

The focus is student success with topics including goal setting, time management, participation, active reading, note-taking, study skills, presentations, stress, and wellness.

Course Decriptions

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This full-time course (16 hours per week) teaches the tools students need to be successful in post-secondary education. Topics include: goal setting, time management, studying, note-taking, reading, writing, and oral communication.

Students who are suspended from the College due to academic performance (low GPA) may be reinstated on successful completion of UPRE 099.

Prerequisite(s):

ENGL 088 (formerly EASL 089, ENGL 097)

Other Requirements:

To be eligible to enroll in UPRE 099, a student must be on academic suspension from Alexander College due to low GPA or suspended for Academic or Behavioural Misconduct

Transfer to:

Not Available

Faculty

Learning Methods

Students are gradually immersed into the fundamentals of the Spanish language by learning and practicing oral, listening, reading and writing skills with an emphasis on developing conversation and comprehension skills as well as cultural awareness of Spanish-speaking countries.

Career Outlook

Spanish is among the fastest-growing languages in Canada, and this is important to growing Canada’s economy.

It is taught in BC schools from Grades 5 through 12, so teachers with competency in Spanish are in high demand in BC schools. Spanish can also enhance your future career prospects across diverse sectors such as government positions, tourism, media, arts, research, health care, and many other industries where cross-cultural communication skills are in high demand.

Resources

Pearson

University Success (Transition Level). This three-book set uses real academic subject material to support skills in reading, writing, and oral communication. This resource is provided to all UPRE students and can be picked up at the AC Bookstore.

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Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.