BP Stage 1

BP Stage 2

Fall Term (September)

Winter Term (January)

Spring Term (May)

Stage 1 Students

Stage 2 Students

• ESL 135 (offered twice: Sept–Oct or Nov–Dec)
• BP 101

• ESL 140 (offered twice: Sept–Oct or Nov–Dec)
• ESL 145 (offered twice: Sept–Oct or Nov–Dec)
• Maximum one three-credit academic course (Sept–Dec) for students in ESL 140 or 145
• Introduction to Literature

• ESL 135 (offered twice: Jan–Feb or Mar–Apr)
• BP 101

• ESL 140 (offered twice: Jan–Feb or Mar–Apr)
• ESL 145 (offered twice: Jan–Feb or Mar–Apr)
• Maximum one three-credit academic course (Jan–Apr) for students in ESL 140 or 145
• Introduction to Literature

•  ESL 135 (offered once: May–June)

• ESL 140 (offered once: May–June)
• ESL 145 (offered once: May–June)

•  ESL 135 (offered once: July–Aug)

• ESL 140 (offered once: July–Aug)
• ESL 145 (offered once: July–Aug)

•  Learning Strategy Workshops are offered throughout the program

Guidelines

1. If a student fails to attend ESL courses or withdraws from the ESL portion of their program, they will be immediately withdrawn from both their academic courses and the Bridging Program. Fees charged will not be refunded and academic penalties for not completing courses or withdrawing by the deadline may apply.
2. Students will have maximum 12 months to complete the ESL requirements of the Bridging Program, and are allowed to attempt each ESL course a maximum of three times. Students who do not complete by the end of the 12th month will be withdrawn from the Bridging Program and the faculty.
3. Students who are withdrawn from the Bridging Program will not be readmitted to the Bridging Program.
4. Students in the Bridging Program may not use any other English proficiency examinations to replace the required ESL 140 and 145 courses. If a student wishes to take an external English proficiency examination such as TOEFL, IELTS, etc., to meet the University of Alberta English Language Proficiency requirements, a written statement informing the Bridging Program Advisor of the intention to withdraw from the program is required. Students will then be required to apply to a faculty for re-admission to the next available term.
5. Academic courses taken while in the Bridging Program are credit courses that will be recorded on all future University of Alberta academic transcripts. They will be taken into account for academic assessment after first year as well as for admission to future academic programs. Students planning on continuing in the faculty must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in their academic coursework.
6. Students who successfully complete the ESL courses within 12 months and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 will be eligible to continue in the faculty. Students wishing to pursue programs offered by other faculties must re-apply by the appropriate deadline.
7. Students should consult with the appropriate faculty to determine the competitive GPA required for transfer. Students are responsible for meeting all requirements and document deadlines for the program to which they have applied.
8. All participating faculties offer transfer credit for ESL 140 and 145.

North Campus (Edmonton)

Augustana Campus (Camrose)