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Successful completion of the Preliminary Year program requires a PASS standing in Interdisciplinary Studies 0015 and passing grade (50% or higher) in 5.0 full course equivalents chosen from the list below.

Students enrolled in this program are required to register in:

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 0015
Success in the University Environment
This course is designed to provide students who are registered in the Brescia University College Preliminary Year with opportunities to learn new abilities and upgrade skills needed to achieve success in the university environment. Successful completion of Interdisciplinary Studies 0015 is required to pass Preliminary Year at Brescia.
1.5 lecture hours

In addition to the above required course, students choose 5.0 courses from the following list of courses:

BIOLOGY 0010
Biological Systems
In-depth study of the concepts and processes in biological systems. Students will study theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biochemistry, metabolic processes, molecular genetics, homeostasis, and population dynamics, Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills and knowledge needed for further study Biology and related fields.
2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours, 1.0 course

CHEMISTRY 0010
Introductory Chemistry
This course is equivalent to 12U/OAC level chemistry, studying the nature of scientific activity and the explanation of chemical reactions, modern atomic theory and molecular structure.
2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours, 1.0 courses

DIMENSIONS OF LEADERSHIP 1031
Exploring Leadership (registration through Academic Advisor required)
An interdisciplinary courses providing students with an introduction to the concept and history of leadership. Students will examine the philosophical, psychological and theoretical perspectives on leadership through readings, engagement with representative leaders, and experiential simulations and activities.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course

ENGLISH 0010
Literature and Composition
This course is designed to introduce the student to the study of literature, including poetry, short stories, novels and plays. This course will encourage a critical approach to literature, with special attention to essay writing skills.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course

FRENCH 1002
Intensive French
Grammar, composition, oral practice. This course is designed for students beginning French, or having a limited knowledge of French.
4 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hour, 1.0 course

GEOGRAPHY 1100
Fundamentals of Geography (registration through Academic Advisor required)
A systematic descriptive introduction to the diverse elements of landscape including geomorphic, climatic, and biotic elements, human settlement and land-use patterns; cartographic approaches to the analysis of selected processes of landscape change; an introduction to the synthesis of elements and processes in spatial systems models.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 1000G (Winter)

Introduction to Global Challenges (registration through Academic Advisor required)

An introduction to key world-wide challenges in the areas of politics, economics, culture, and society. Topics may include human rights, international trade, globalization of disease, and environmental issues.
3.0 hours, 0.5 course

MATHEMATICS 0105A (Fall)
Pre calculus Mathematics (half credit)
Set theory, functions and relations, trigonometry, logarithms and exponents.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course

MATHEMATICS 0110B (Winter)
Introductory Calculus (half credit)
Introduction to differential calculus including limits, continuity, definition or derivative, rules of differentiation, implicit differentiation, velocity, acceleration, related rates, maxima and minima, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, differentiation of exponential and logarithmic functions, curve sketching
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course

MATHEMATICS 1229A/B (Fall OR Winter)
Methods of Matrix Algebra (half credit)
Matrix algebra including vectors and matrices, linear equations, determinants. This course is intended primarily for students considering the Social Sciences, but may meet minimum requirements for some Biological or Basic Medical Science programs
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course

PHILOSOPHY 1230B (Winter)

Reasoning and Critical Thinking (registration through Academic Advisor required)

An introduction to the basic principles of reasoning and critical thinking designed to enhance the student’s ability to evaluate various forms of reasoning found in everyday life as well as in academic disciplines. The course will deal with such topics as inductive and deductive reasoning, the nature and function of definitions, types of fallacies, the use and misuse of statistics, and the rudiments of logic. Primarily for first year students.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES 0011
Religious Quests in the Twentieth Century
An introduction to Religious Studies based on autobiographies and/or biographies of twentieth-century persons representing different religious perspectives and walks of life. Lectures, discussions of written materials and films
2 lecture hours, 1 seminar hour, 1.0 course

SOCIOLOGY 0012
Individual and Society
Focusing on the relationship between individuals and society, this course will provide students with a critical introduction to the themes of society, culture, diversity and identity.
3 lecture hours, 1.0 course

WRITING 0012F (Fall)

Introduction to Advanced Academic Writing in English for Multilingual Students

This course will introduce multilingual students who have a good knowledge of academic essay format to those rhetorical and format-based skills necessary for advanced level writing in the disciplines. The course will discuss the reader-writer-message triangle as it applies to different writing forms within the academy. It is designed to help multilingual students develop the linguistic, rhetorical, and strategic competencies that they will need to succeed in advanced academic courses at the undergraduate level, and incorporates discussion
of those issues that are culturally relevant to a Canadian academic community.
Antirequisite(s): Writing 0001F/G, Writing 0011F/G.
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.

Students whose first language is not English are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to register in this course in place of English 0010.

WRITING 1020G (Winter)

Writing: Introduction to University Essay Writing (registration through Academic Advisor required)

A practical introduction to the basics of successful academic writing, designed for first-year students in all disciplines. Topics will range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
3 lecture/tutorial hours, 0.5 course.

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