What to expect
- Students will be expected to successfully complete eight courses (four per semester), including the mandatory academic student success interdisciplinary course.
- These courses will be counted towards their future degree requirements.
- Entry to this program may begin with an admission assessment test to help your advisor ensure you are in the courses that will be most beneficial to your success. Please see the page here for more detail about the assessment process.
- One intake per year: AUAP offers one intake per year and students start in the Fall semester of the year.
Who is eligible for AUAP?
To be eligible for the University Access Program, students must satisfy one of the following criteria:
- Students who have achieved their OSSD diploma with a minimum cumulative average of 60-64%;
- Students who have completed at least five Grade 12 U/M courses with a minimum cumulative average of 60-64% for those AU programs which require a minimum 65%;
- Students who have completed at least five Grade 12 U/M courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65-69% for those AU programs which require a minimum 70%.
- Students who have completed a minimum of two terms of a college program may be admitted to AUAP with cumulative average of 1.60 – 1.99 [BA programming only];
- Students who have completed one term of a college program may be admitted to AUAP with a minimum cumulative average of 2.00 [BA programming only].
International applicants who do not meet the minimum posted grade requirements from their country may be eligible for admission. Consideration may be given to those whose final grades are within five percent below the minimum requirement. Applications will be assessed on an individual basis by the Office of the Registrar.
Admission from IGCSE
Algoma University will admit students to AUAP who have completed their IGCSE via Cambridge or Pearson, provided they meet the following admission requirements:
- a minimum of 5 academic subjects in their IGCSE
- minimum B grades in at least 5 courses
- a minimum A grade in English to receive the English Language Proficiency waiver or completion of one of our approved English Language Proficiency requirements
- Students who have completed their IGCSE are eligible for entrance scholarships, prorated to their 24 credits in AUAP
Students whose eligibility does not meet the aforementioned criteria may appeal directly to the University Registrar for admission to their program of choice. In some cases, students may be offered admission on restriction with a prescribed suite of courses.
How to Apply?
AUAP is not a stand-alone program. Eligible students do not have to apply for the AUAP separately. They will apply for a degree program of their choice through the regular channels (e.g., through Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) or directly via the University’s Application Portal). Eligible students will receive admission with a condition of AUAP completion.
AUAP Courses
- All courses are credit courses.
- To complete the AUAP successfully, an average of 60%+ from both semesters are required. The passing grade for each course is 50%.
| Semester One (4 courses total) | AUAP 1200 Interdisciplinary Inquiry I COSC 1701 Computer Applications I ENGL 1801 Academic Writing: Fundamentals Math 1911 Precalculus (if your major of study required good skills in Mathematics) If you wish to withdraw from the above ENGL 1801 and/or MATH 1911 courses, you are required to take the Skills Assessment. Based on your assessment results, if you are waived the English and/or courses, you could choose one/two courses from the below options: ANII 1006 Anishinaabe Peoples and Our Homelands I ANII 1007 Anishinaabe Peoples and Our Homelands II ENGL 1006 Reading for Life HIST 1206 Western Civilization: Renaissance to the French Revolution |
| Semester Two (4 courses total) | AUAP 1200 Interdisciplinary Inquiry I AUAP 1501 Leadership Development for University Success ENGL 1802 Critical Writing: Who Do You Think You Are? MATH 1912 (if your major of study required good skills in Mathematics) If you are not required to take the ENGL1802 or MATH1911 courses in the second semester, you can select two choices from list below based on need: ADMN 1016 Introduction to Canadian Business ANII 1007 Anishinaabe Peoples and Our Homelands II BIOL 1911 Essential Biology CESD 1007 Introduction to Community Economic and Social Development II ENGL 1007 Writing for Life GEOG 1027 Introduction to the Human Environment HIST 1207 Western Civilization: French Revolution to the Present JURI 1107 Introduction to Legal Studies: Law Across Legal Traditions* PHIL 1116 Critical Thinking POLI 1007 Political Science II: World Politics* VISA 1027 Visual Fundamentals II *with permission of the department |
AUAP Skills Assessment
Learn more about the AUAP Skills Assessment in English and/or Math
Contact Information
Please email [email protected] for any questions regarding AUAP.
