Accepted International Students

Arts, Science, Business or Kinesiology

1. Think about your academic past and your interests.  Your choices for Grade 12 courses – as well as your hobbies and work experiences – are all clues to your interests and academic strengths.  What do you enjoy learning about?  
   
   See the What are you Interested in? CHART  to connect YOUR interests to OUR academic departments.  Click on the links to take you to various department websites.

2.  Look at the first-year courses - usually 1000 level - in your departments of interest and read the course descriptions.  There are two ways to do this:

   • One is to use WebAdvisor and search for 1000 level courses:
     

   a) select a term [start with Fall-Winter; then do just Fall or just Winter in your next searches]

   b) in the “Course Level” field, choose “1000”

   c) browse through all the courses OR refine your search by selecting up to two departments of interest at a time, e.g. psychology and sociology

   • Another way is to look in the Course Calendar. Go online to the Course Calendar and look under the Departments and Programs section.  Click on the departments you are interested in knowing more about.  Identify the 1000 level courses.  You will then need to look at the Timetable (or WebAdvisor) to see if and when the course is being offered.

3. IF you have a particular specialty [major] in mind, make sure you take the introductory course in that department and look carefully at other requirements of that major.  

• See the You First Sample Courses for a general guide to first-year choices.

• In the Course Calendar, go to the section on DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS. Click on the specific department offering the major you are interested in.  This is where you will find the Major requirements outlined, a listing of all courses that department offers, as well as descriptions of each course and any pre-requisites.

4. Taking an Academic Writing course helps all students refine their university level critical reading, academic writing and research skills.  It is also a required course for most students who intend to complete an undergraduate degree at The University of Winnipeg.  It is best taken within your first year of studies, so that you can apply these skills to all future university courses.  Go to Rhetoric, Writing and Communication NARROW THE LIST OF YOUR POSSIBILITIES (DOWN TO 5 to 10 COURSES OF INTEREST) AND GET READY TO MAKE A TIMETABLE!

If you’re having trouble with this approach, check out Undecided.