Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 13, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A o Winnipeg free press october the education Page editor Gerald 6977231 email levelling the playing Field to enrol in common program by 1997 by Aldo Santin education reporter the University of Mani Toba will require All first time students to enrol in a common first year before advancing into a specially under a unique program being developed for full implementation by its a groundbreaking makeover for Western Canadas oldest uni one that Aims to improve life for its firs year students and the academics who decide which students get through the instead of admitting students into individual we would be Able to Deal with the transition problems students have better if we put them All into a common David an associate Dean in the science faculty it is the transition problems that have garnered much attention across University campuses professors have bemoaned the academic skills of High school who they say Are weak in English or several faculty Deans at the u of m said that graduating High school Marks Are no indication of How a student will perform in when faculties Are forced to choose which students to Treyve Learned that a 75 per cent average May be harder to achieve at some High schools than a 90 per cent average at in the Deans said there is the problem of How to assess the growing enrolment of mature Stu dents adults who never finished High school or who never pursued pos secondary studies after Grade these Are not problems unique to the u of but the solution Grade 12 senior the Grade 12 subjects must English and and the average of the three should not Bates than 63 per what to expect in first unless exempted on the basis of outstanding High school incoming students will be required to take placement tests in English and with unsatisfactory scores will be required to at their own noncredit Cours Aflex Lucy ref individual of acutes and schools Are so worming out what they i accept As minimum Grade Levels for acceptance into their six credit hours is the equivalent of one september april course or two term running from septem Ber to and january to year 1 supposedly puts All first year students on a level playing before they can Advance into specialities like Archi Agri or declare majors in political studies or Geog they will be judged on How Well they performed in year while a novel approach to first year its a very old prac Tice for the professional Medicine and dentistry have Long judged their admissions based on at least two years of University part of the new common year 1 will include placement tests in English and with those scor ing poorly forced to take uncredited remedial classes at their own 42 solid Oak table 4 Aro Side chairs the Oak Bama it 779 Erin 7746646 to it a 12i most Beautiful selection of House plants buy any 2 save 10 buy any 4 save 20 buy any 6 save 30 7800 mum n5t2n Coupon spectacular fall clearance Sale rices Are falling carpet Dpi too of fantastic 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every two weeks and standardized lecture styles where sometimes the teachers distribute at students discover most of their learning occurs on their own lecture styles of professors vary widely and no one cares if you there is one major essay per Worth half your Grade and a final exam covering All the mater Worth the other there is Little interaction with the professor unless the student makes a Point of securing an Many High school Gratzer simply cant Cope with All the and it makes Little Dif he if the student is a product of a Public school or a Pri vate to address part of this problem for year 1 will see the introduction of for every firs year a sort of Mentor who can guide the Stu Dent through his or her first some people at the High school level Praise the initiative but ques Tion whether the u of m can afford to ensure it really Bob head of guidance at Dakota said budget cuts have already robbed the u of m of Many of its teaching people whose Job is to provide some human Contact Between Stu Dent and sad Lar said that As University funding cutbacks he won Ders How much More will be chopped out of the system at the students the concept of a common first year was introduced More than a year ago by u of m president Arnold Naimark in his plan 2000 an initiative aimed at modernizing the Creaky old inst at the Naimark said there was a need to give University Stu dents a greater balance in their studies and an Opportunity to explore other career choices with out Winnipeg free press re photo the u of m plans to introduce a common firs year year 1 accomplishes both those in it forces students to take a smattering of courses across All the tentative which May be subject to revision during the rest of this will require All Stu dents to take 30 credit hours in their first with septem be april the equivalent of 6 credit of those 30 credit 18 cred it hours must be courses from the faculties of arts and with a minimum of six credit hours from each of arts and of the remaining 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