0210 - Strategies for Academic Success (SAS)
Course Description
REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 4th, 2024 at 10am
The Strategies for Academic Success (SAS) Program is available for any student that has been required to withdraw as a method for readmission to Laurier. This includes students from all programs across both the Waterloo campus and Brantford campus. The SAS program is led by a professional team, offering on-going support, mentoring, academic advising and mandatory coursework. For more information about the program specifics please visit https://students.wlu.ca/sas
Course Outline
The program runs over two academic terms (Fall/Winter, or Winter/Spring) and includes the following schedule:
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Term 1: SASP-001 (first mandatory course) + 0.5-elective course
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Term 2: AF 224 (second mandatory course) + 1.0 elective courses
A $1350.00 fee will be collected upon registration. This is a program fee, covering participation in the program and the non-credit SASP-001 course. You will be required to pay standard tuition and fees for all for-credit courses you register in during the program. In term 1 students will register in one (1) for-credit class; in term 2 students will register in three (3) including the 2nd mandatory SAS class for a total of 1.5 credits, thus qualifying for application to OSAP. Students will pay standard incidental fees each semester, providing access to all on-campus student resources.
Notes
Please only select one section to register for. If you select sections A or B you will be automatically enrolled in both the Fall and Winter terms, if you select section C you will automatically be enrolled in both the Winter and Spring terms.
Course fee: $1350.00
Your LORIS account must be in good standing ($0.00 balance) prior to your registration being processed.
Please note there is a cancellation fee of 25% should you withdraw prior to the start of the term.
Payment plans can be requested by contacting sas@wlu.ca – a $350.00 deposit is required to secure your spot and initiate the fee deferral.
Participants are eligible to apply for a one of five (5) $1000 bursaries if they have demonstrated financial need. Applications for the bursary will be available after completing registration and will require a report of all sources of income, which will be used to assess financial need. Please contact sas@wlu.ca for details on how to apply.