Glacier

Hello Dave: To follow up on your email, I wanted to let you know that Acadia University does not require provincial exams for entry to our programs.

Our wording could be: Provincial Exams: Acadia University will not require students to complete provincial exams for entry into our academic programs. Our admissions guidelines, specific to BC can be found at: http://www.acadiau.ca/admissions/admreq/bc.html.

Sincerely,

Shawna

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Director of Enrolment Management

Acadia University, 31 Acadia St., Box 40

Wolfville, Nova Scotia B4P 2R6 CANADA

Telephone: 902-585-1807 - Fax: 902-585-1092

Prospective Student Website - Acadia4U: http://4u.acadiau.ca

Disclaimer: Although this information is prepared with care, Acadia University accepts no responsibility for actions caused by misinformation contained in this electronic message.

From: Rosemary Jotcham
Sent: December 18, 2006 2:09 PM
To: Shawna Garrett
Subject: FW: BC School Counsellors request for Assistance and Information

fyi

From: Dave MacKenzie [mailto:davemackenzie@sd22.bc.ca]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 12:57 PM
To: greg.ferguson@smu.ca; batt@stu.ca; pmccann@morgan.ucs.mun.ca; spoirier@hollandc.pe.ca; mlasanow@mta.ca; Rosemary.jotcham@acadiau.ca
Subject: BC School Counsellors request for Assistance and Information

Hello from the "Other Coast"

Provinical Exams and Admissions
As you MAY or MAY NOT be aware, the B.C. Provincial government (Ministry of Education) has designated all grade 12 Provincial exams, with the exception of Language Arts 12 and BC First Nations Studies, as OPTIONAL. It is the student's decision, not the schools, to write the optional Provincial exams.

Check out the list of institutions--a"Work in Progress", with a particular institution's postion/policy regarding admissions and the optional grade 12 provincial exams.

We would appreciate if you and your institutions would provide a statement--in the form of an URL or email from an Admissions staff person--clarifying the positon/policy regarding BC Provinical Exams and Admission to your institution.

Please visit http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCSCA/prov_exams.htm to see the webpage where the information will be posted and the statements/langauage from other universities

As the addmission deadlines are fast approaching, students and counsellors are very "excited" to see this information posted--so your prompt attention to this matter is appreciated

Dave MacKenzie

BCSCA Technology Chairperson

and

BCSCA AGENTS OF CHANGE 2007 Conference Chairperson

PS. The BCSCA is hosting our annual provincal conference October 18-19, 2007 in Vancouver. As I know some institutions do a recruiting trips out west--please consider attending and or using our conference to distribute information promoting your institution.

Please visit our conference home page and corresponding links to find out more about being involved in the conference

http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCSCA/conference.htm

http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCSCA/conference_exhibitors.htm

http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCSCA/conference_sponsor.htm

http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/BCSCA/conference_call_4_proposals.htm

If you have any questions, please drop me an email

We change, whether we like it or not.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dave MacKenzie
Counsellor (last names M to Z)
Distributed Learning Coordinator

Kalamalka Secondary School
7900 McClounie Road
Vernon, BC
V1B 1P8
Ph: (250) 545-1396
Fax: (250) 545-7394
davemackenzie@sd22.bc.ca