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Undergraduate Courses for Pathway Studies

A student that does not meet the English proficiency requirements for admission to undergraduate studies at KPU has the option of taking English proficiency upgrading courses, while simultaneously taking a limited number of undergraduate courses at KPU. The following courses are approved for students undertaking Pathway Studies. Students may choose courses designated for Pathway 2 or Pathway 3 according to their level of English proficiency. Follow the link from each course code below to see the course description and any prerequisites other than English.

Note that Pathway Students must register in an English upgrading course in ENGQ or ELST as a condition of registration in any of these undergraduate courses. See the Pathway Studies description for English upgrading course options.

Pathway 2 English Proficiency

Students with Pathway 2 English proficiency may choose from the following undergraduate courses.

  BUQU 1130 Business Mathematics 3 credits
  BUSI 1110 Fundamentals of Business in Canada 3 credits
  CBSY 1105 Introductory Computer Applications 3 credits
  CMNS 1110 Fundamentals of Business Communication 3 credits
  CPSC 1100 Introduction to Computer Literacy 3 credits
  EDUC 1100 Introduction to Higher Education 3 credits
  EDUC 1101 Academic Success for Student Athletes 3 credits
  EDUC 1102 Introduction to Higher Education for Aboriginal Students 3 credits
  EDUC 1150 Introduction to Higher Education for International Students 3 credits
  EDUC 1190 Introduction to Higher Education for High School Students 3 credits
  IDEA 1100 Interdisciplinary Foundations 3 credits
  INFO 1111 Introduction to Computer Hardware and Software 3 credits
  MUSI 1120 Music Rudiments 3 credits
  MUSI 1130 Music Technology I 3 credits
  MUSI 1167 Kwantlen String Orchestra I 2 credits
  MUSI 1168 Kwantlen Wind Ensemble I 2 credits
  MUSI 1169 Kwantlen Chorus I 2 credits
  MUSI 1267 Kwantlen String Orchestra II 2 credits
  MUSI 1268 Kwantlen Wind Ensemble II 2 credits
  MUSI 1269 Kwantlen Chorus II 2 credits

Pathway 3 English Proficiency

Students with Pathway 3 English proficiency may choose from the following undergraduate courses, as well as from the undergraduate courses listed above.

  ACCT 1110 Introductory Financial Accounting I 3 credits
  ACCT 1210 Introductory Financial Accounting II 3 credits
  ANTH 1100 Social & Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
  ARTH 1121 Art and Visual Culture: Late Renaissance to 20th Century 3 credits
  ASIA 1100 Introducing Asia 3 credits
  ASIA 1111 The Religions of India 3 credits
  CHEM 1101 CSI: Chemical Sciences Investigation 4 credits
  CHEM 1105 Introductory Chemistry 4 credits
  CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminology 3 credits
  CRIM 1101 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3 credits
  ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
  ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
  FINA 1100 Introduction to Drawing 3 credits
  FIND 1100 Design Process, Methods and Materials 3 credits
  FIND 1110 Drawing for Design 3 credits
  FIND 1140 Colour Theories 3 credits
  FIND 1230 Drafting For Design 3 credits
  FREN 1100 French for Beginners I 3 credits
  GEOG 1160 Geography of British Columbia 3 credits
  HORT 1105 BC Pesticide Applicator Certification 1 credit
  HORT 1118 Basic Machinery Operation and Maintenance 3 credits
  HORT 1124 Landscape Gardening Methods 3 credits
  HORT 1132 Turf Maintenance Operations 3 credits
  HORT 1193 Crop Production Practices 3 credits
  HORT 1217 Foundations of Plant Health 3 credits
  HORT 1230 Sustainable Turf Management 3 credits
  HORT 1293 Crop Production Operations 3 credits
  JAPN 1100 Basic Japanese I 3 credits
  LANC 1870 Intro to Bhangra Dance: Modern and Traditional 3 credits
  LING 1100 Introduction to Language Structure 3 credits
  MAND 1100 Beginner Mandarin I 3 credits
  MATH 1102 Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 credits
  MATH 1112 Pre-Calculus 3 credits
  MATH 1117 Environmental Mathematics 3 credits
  MATH 1120 Differential Calculus 3 credits
  MATH 1130 Calculus for Life Sciences I 3 credits
  MATH 1140 Calculus I (Business Applications) 3 credits
  MUSI 1111 History of Popular Music 3 credits
  MUSI 1115 Classical Music in Western Culture 3 credits
  MUSI 1291 Songwriting and Arranging 3 credits
  PHYS 1100 Introductory Physics 3 credits
  PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes 3 credits
  PUNJ 1100 Introductory Punjabi I 3 credits
  SOCI 1125 Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures 3 credits
  SPAN 1100 Basic Spanish I 3 credits
  WRTG 1100 Reading and Writing for University 3 credits

Last Updated: 19-Dec-2018

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