Southeast College still has room for students who are interested in taking their first year of general studies from the University of Regina.
The college is offering first-year university courses for the first time in about eight years, and for those who would like to enroll, there are four courses offered starting in September, and another set of four courses in January in the second semester.
“The instructor will be in class at the Weyburn campus, and will live-stream to Estevan and Moosomin, and it will be interactive for the students,” said Sheena Onrait, manager of marketing and communications for Southeast College.
The four courses offered for September include English 100, Indigenous Studies, Sociology 100 and Biology 140. In January, the classes will include English 110, Film 100, Math 101 and Religious Studies 100.
“These are generalized first-year classes for anybody interested in a university career. We still have room for more students, so we are encouraging students who are interested to give us a call,” said Onrait.
The option of taking these classes enable students to just take one or two classes if they want, or to take all of them, and be able to live at home and be part of a small class of 15 students instead of one with 300 students in it like at university.
“We have student advisors at each of the campuses to help students go through the application process,” said Onrait.
The entrance scholarships which were available have been taken for this year, but any students are eligible to apply for the scholarships which are available, with a December deadline. They will be awarded in the first week of May.
Southeast College will hold an orientation day for the university students on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at all three campus locations from 1 to 3 p.m.
“We’re going to talk to the students about what they can expect for a course load, what the commitment level will be and how to get materials for the courses,” said Onrait, adding that classes will start right after Labour Day on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
“It’s such a great resource for our community. Even if a student wanted to just take a couple of classes to get their feet wet, it gives them a great opportunity without having to leave home,” said Onrait, adding that staying at home allows for a cost saving, plus giving the student the support of their family and friends for that first year.
