University Preparation Program

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Program Description

University Preparation Program is an intensive academic English program designed to prepare you for academic success an English-speaking university. The students will learn the skills they need to succeed in university studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The twenty-four week semester program has five hours of classes per day in five subjects: Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. This program enables students to fast-track their way at the university. These programs are immensely successful and hugely popular.

Students in the University Preparation Program are over age 18, have completed secondary school with strong marks, have an intermediate level of English proficiency and have an academic goal to study at university, either at the undergraduate level or the graduate level.

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Why University?

Great Seven Reasons to Study at University

Research shows that:

1. University graduates are most likely to find employment. Conversely, people who do not complete secondary school are least likely to be employed.

2. Graduates have higher levels of earning power and contribute significantly to Canadian household spending (estimated annual gross income differential of 10% over a 45 year working life).

3. Graduates are more likely to participate and accept diversity in their communities and are over three times more likely to be a member of a voluntary organization than non-graduates.

4. Graduates live healthier lifestyles, less likely to smoke, less likely to be obese, 40% less likely to suffer from depression and more likely to report “excellent” health. Graduates are less likely to be involved in crime.

5. Degree holders are significantly more likely to hold positive attitudes to race and gender equality.

6. Higher education qualifications are associated with less physical decline, depression, loneliness, social loss and positively associated with continuous growth in aging people.

7. The benefits of higher education are intergenerational.  Graduates are more likely to take an interest in their own children’s education and to be involved with their children’s school - predictors of schooling success.