Admissions Handbook - Pre-University Marianopolis College

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FALL 2016
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Welcome to the Marianopolis College
class of 2018!
You are now part of the Marianopolis community.
Our history and tradition of academic excellence
span more than a century and have produced
some of the finest university-bound students in the
CEGEP system. A Marianopolis education provides
the tools and support you need to explore the world
around you and discover who you are. You will have
many opportunities beyond the classroom to use
what you learn and, above all, to pursue what you
are passionate about.
Admissions Office
Marianopolis College
4873 Westmount Ave.
Westmount, QC H3Y 1X9
Telephone: 514.931.8792, ext. 300
Fax: 514.937.0925
[email protected]
marianopolis.edu
At Marianopolis, we encourage you to think critically
and creatively, communicate effectively, act with
integrity and promote social and political justice. As
a Marianopolis student, you will be the centre of this
enriching community.
As a Marianopolis graduate, you will be ready to
continue on to your university of choice and follow
your career path. You will also be equipped with a
strong foundation of individual and social values
that will help you find your place in the world.
Welcome to Marianopolis College.
Hours:
9:30 am to 4:30 pm Mondays
8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays
Diana Foglia ’09
Admissions Officer
Naïké Rouland ’04
Admissions Associate
Stefania Montuoro ’10
Admissions Associate
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THINGS TO DO
Things to Do
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What is Omnivox?
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Intro to Omnivox
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What’s Next?
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Who Writes the English Placement Test (EPT)
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Who Writes the French Placement Test (FPT)
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Create Your Schedule
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Resources and Services
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Financial Facts
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Financial Support
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Financial Aid
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Frequently Called Numbers
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Campus Map
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Get accepted to Marianopolis!
Read this whole handbook and keep it for future
reference until June 2016
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Log in to Omnivox for the first time using your
Student ID (7-digit number) and Permanent
Code (found on your acceptance letter)
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Confirm your attendance online and pay the
$200 fee before your deadline (see page 7)
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Familiarize yourself with Omnivox – important
messages about the next steps will be
communicated there
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Send us any and all missing supporting
documents to complete your file
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If you were born outside Quebec, send us your
proof of residency (see page 7)
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Join our Admitted Students Facebook Group:
My Marianopolis – Class of 2018
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Continue doing well in high school
Attend the Registration Preparation Session on
Saturday, May 28 and learn how to create your
schedule
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Register for classes online via Omnivox on
June 7, 8 and 9
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Enjoy your summer!
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Attend your first-year orientation day in August
(check bemarianopolis.ca)
Enjoy your first classes!
WHAT IS OMNIVOX?
It is a web portal that is used by all students, faculty
and staff members. Once you log in, you can pay
fees, choose classes, get your course outlines and
class notes, message your professors and even buy
secondhand books.
Always remember: check your MIOs (Messages in
Omnivox) and never share your password.
See pages 3-6 for more info.
You can start using Omnivox now.
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INTRO TO OMNIVOX
Omnivox Sign-in Page
Click here
to set up
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Familiarize
yourself
with Omnivo
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INTRO TO OMNIVOX
Omnivox Start Page
Use M IOs
to message
your friends
and teachers
Get updates
and useful
College info
Important
dates and
deadlines
Click here
to read
important
info for you
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WHAT’S NEXT?
Confirm Your Attendance
You were given a confirmation deadline in your
acceptance letter. Please confirm your attendance
online. Be sure to respect the deadline you were
given: if you miss it, your spot will be given to
someone else.
Quebec Residency
If you are a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
born outside Quebec, you must submit a completed
Quebec Residency Attestation Form (available on
bemarianopolis.ca in the Admissions section under
Publications and Forms) to the Admissions Office.
You must submit this form even if you attended high
school in Quebec.
Registration Preparation Session
This preparatory session for the class of 2018 will take
place on Saturday, May 28; you will receive your
appointment time via Omnivox. At this session you
will learn how to select your classes and create a
schedule for the Fall semester. Depending on your
situation, you will be at the College between one to
three hours. Attendance is compulsory.
WHO WRITES THE ENGLISH
PLACEMENT TEST (EPT)?
The EPT is for all students attending or who have
graduated from:
• A French-language Quebec high school
• An English-language Quebec high school and
who have a Secondary V (Grade 11) mid-term
mark of less than 70%
• A high school outside of Quebec where the
primary language of instruction is not English
WHO WRITES THE FRENCH
PLACEMENT TEST (FPT)?
Students are placed in French streams based on
their high school marks in French Mother Tongue or
French Second Language courses. When students'
grades indicate two possible streams, they are
required to write the FPT to ensure that they register
in the correct course. For more information, please
MIO or call Magali Gasse-Houle, Modern Languages
Department Chair, ext. 354, Room B-313.
Placement Testing
You may be required to write an English and/or
French placement test. These tests do not affect your
admission; they only serve to put you in the correct
stream. We will notify you through Omnivox.
CREATE YOUR SCHEDULE
As a college student, you have to select your
courses and create your schedule each semester.
While some courses are required for your program,
you will get to choose one or more of your courses
online through Omnivox. Please be sure to check
Omnivox for your registration appointment; it will be
posted after the Registration Preparation Session.
Registration starts at 4 pm on June 7, 8 and 9.
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RESOURCES & SERVICES
Learning Resources Centre
Students enjoy the benefits of various support
services at no extra cost thanks to the College's
Learning Resources Centre. These include peer
tutoring, a special-needs service and the Writing
Centre, which supports the improvement of English
and French language skills of all students. The goal is
student success.
Enriching Activities
With the support of the Ministry of Education, the
College proudly offers various projects designed to
support all students, as part of the Marianopolis Plan
for Success. They include the College's annual arts
celebration, ArtsFest, and annual Arts Trip, various
Mathematics and Science competitions and clubs
that year after year are recognized at the provincial,
national and international level, including
Marianopolis Model UN and Robotics.
Academic Advising
By appointment or during daily drop-in hours, the
College's academic advisors offer support in all
aspects of academic life and help students as they
consider and apply to university.
Alliance Sport-Études Partnership
Marianopolis College recognizes and values the
commitment and dedication of its elite student
athletes and offers accommodation to support
academic and athletic success. Please contact
Academic Advisor, Patti McDonald, ext. 255 to learn
more about Sport-Études at Marianopolis.
FINANCIAL FACTS
Tuition Tax Deductions
Tuition at Marianopolis is tax deductible; please visit
bemarianopolis.ca/tuition/ for more information.
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Helping you balance school and finances
Marianopolis also offers a book-lending program,
budgeting workshops, part-time jobs on campus
and other ways to help students like you balance
work, life, school and money. In 2014-2015, 390
students earned over $185,000 by working at the
College.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The first words of the College's Mission are “The
Student is the centre of the Marianopolis learning
community.” With that in mind, Marianopolis strives to
be accessible to all motivated and qualified young
people who want to attend. The College offers
financial support to one in five students.
Marianopolis students are offered many types of
financial aid: some of it is based on need; some of it is
based on merit. There are dozens of scholarships for
which students can apply and there are dozens for
which students are automatically considered. Check
out bemarianopolis.ca/scholarships/.
Marianopolis also supports its students with everything
from job-skills training to emergency loans. This includes:
• Tuition credit: students who receive financial
assistance from the Quebec Government Student
Loans and Bursaries Program can request to have
some of their tuition amount lowered
• Book loans: students who get help from the
provincial government may apply at the start of
each semester to borrow textbooks from the
College.
• Food bank: Marianopolis offers free light meals,
snacks and food vouchers to the school cafeteria
to students in considerable financial need.
• Job skills: Marianopolis counsellors train students
on job-search techniques and interview skills.
• Marianopolis loans: the College provides interestfree loans to students who find themselves in
immediate financial distress.
And remember that you can put any RESP savings
toward your Marianopolis education. Find out more
about the many ways in which the College helps
students with their finances at
bemarianopolis.ca/financial-aid/.
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CAMPUS MAP
FINANCIAL AID
Québec aide financière aux études (AFE)
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The provincial government offers loans and bursaries
through its Student Loans and Bursaries Program,
Aide financière aux études (AFE). In 2014-2015, it
gave over $1.6 million in loans and bursaries to the
Marianopolis student body. Application forms are
available in June at afe.gouv.qc.ca. Marianopolis
Tuition Credits are awarded as a supplement to the
assistance given by AFE.
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Marianopolis Tuition Credits
Shuttle
pickup/
dropoff
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Chemin Côte St-Antoine
For directions to the College or for general
inquiries, please call 514.931.8792
Science – Jeremie Vinet
Social Science – Kareen Latour
Commerce – Kareen Latour
ext. 368
ext. 331
ext. 331
For information about Financial Aid and
Scholarships:
Kate Fitzpatrick
[email protected]
Room A-123A
11
Sherbrooke
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ext. 300
ext. 300
ext. 265
For information about Honours programs:
Victoria
Claremont
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FREQUENTLY
CALLED NUMBERS
Admissions questions
Help with Omnivox
Tuition, fees and payment
Westmount
Bus 124
boul. Décarie
Marianopolis tuition credits are bursaries given by the
College that supplement AFE's loans and grants
program and are awarded every semester to help
cover partial tuition. In 2015-2016 Marianopolis will
award $257,000 in Tuition Credits. In 2014-2015 it was
over $248,000.
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Bus 124
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Bus 124
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ext. 226
Marianopolis Shuttle Bus 124X
Visit marianopolis.edu/shuttle-bus/
for hours of service
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