> SFU accepts First Peoples' course
SFU accepts First Peoples' course
Contact:
Kate Ross, Registrar, 778.782.4176, kuross@sfu.ca
Kate Ross, Registrar, 778.782.4176, kuross@sfu.ca
June 3, 2008
Simon Fraser University will accept a new English course for aboriginal high school students for entrance into SFU.
SFU's Senate, its academic governing body, voted unanimously Monday to accept English 12 First Peoples as the academic equivalent of English 12.
The BC government will implement the new course across BC in September. It teaches aboriginal students literacy skills through First Peoples principles of learning, focusing on the experiences, values, beliefs and history of First Peoples.
"English 12 and English 12 First Peoples both meet the same rigorous graduation requirements," the ministry of education says. "It is intended that students who earn credits for English 12 First Peoples will qualify for entry into post-secondary educational institutions and programs on the same basis as those who earn credit for English 12."
The University of Victoria, University of Northern B.C. and Thompson Rivers University have already agreed to accept the course; the University of British Columbia is also seeking approval from its senate.
The 60-member SFU senate includes faculty members, students, deans, and senior administrators.
SFU's Senate, its academic governing body, voted unanimously Monday to accept English 12 First Peoples as the academic equivalent of English 12.
The BC government will implement the new course across BC in September. It teaches aboriginal students literacy skills through First Peoples principles of learning, focusing on the experiences, values, beliefs and history of First Peoples.
"English 12 and English 12 First Peoples both meet the same rigorous graduation requirements," the ministry of education says. "It is intended that students who earn credits for English 12 First Peoples will qualify for entry into post-secondary educational institutions and programs on the same basis as those who earn credit for English 12."
The University of Victoria, University of Northern B.C. and Thompson Rivers University have already agreed to accept the course; the University of British Columbia is also seeking approval from its senate.
The 60-member SFU senate includes faculty members, students, deans, and senior administrators.