Aboriginal Student Achievement Program - ASAP

Medicine Wheel Learning Community

For more information, contact:

ASAP Program Information:Lori Slater PollockDirector of Arts and Science Learning Communitieslori.slater@usask.ca

ASAP Registration and Advising:Trish Monture Centre for Student SuccessASAP Academic Advisors tmc@artsandscience.usask.ca

College of Nursing AdvisingTrudy UngerAboriginal Nursing Advisor – Saskatoontrudy.unger@usask.ca

http://artsandscience.usask.ca/aboriginal/asap.php

College of Nursing UCAN provides the following services:

• Academicandpersonaladvisinginaculturallysensitive environment

• Referrals/Advisementforchildcare,housingandfunding concerns

• Accesstoemergencyloans

• Tutoringforvariousclasses(whenneeded)

• Gatheringsandlunches

• Studentspacewithcomputer,printingandinternetaccess(mayvarybysite)

• AccesstoElders

• Assistancewithapplicationsandcourseregistration

• Partneringwithpost-secondarycoordinatorsandcommunities

The College of Nursing has set aside 16.6% of seats for Aboriginal applicants who meet the minimum entrancerequirements,includingseatsinourgraduate level Nurse Practitioner program.

For more information on UCAN:

http://www.usask.ca/nursing/aboriginal/ucan.php

Medicine Wheel Learning Community

Pathway to Nursing Pathway to Nursing

Medicine Wheel Learning CommunitiesMedicine Wheel Summer Orientation Camp:

• August9–12,2016

• Nofee,roominVoyageurPlace(free)

• MarquisMealPlan

• OrientationwithPeerMentors

• Biology120–preparation,terminology

• Chem112–preparation,terminology

• INTS102–overview–labtour

• MathWorkshop

• AcademicCoachingSessions

• CollegeofNursing–PresentationandTour

Medicine Wheel – 1 Learning Community:

• Term1courses-Sept2016

• Biol120–Eng113–INTS102

• Tutorialsforeachcourse

• Holisticandculturally-informedadvising

• ASAPHourwithPeerMentors

Aboriginal Student Achievement Program – ASAP The College of Arts and Science and the College of Nursing are excited to announce the creation oftheMedicineWheelLearningCommunities.This program will provide first year Aboriginal studentsinterestedinnursing,lifesciencesandprofessional health sciences the opportunity to study in a culturally rich environment. The ASAP MedicineWheelLearningCommunitiesareopentoAboriginal students that register together in small classes,takingcommonsetsofcoursestogether,with additional tutorials to build academic skills.

AboriginalstudentsenrolledintheMedicineWheelLearning Communities will also receive dedicated academic,cultural,socialandcareersupports.Inadditiontosharingaclassroomexperience,thestudentsgatherforaweeklyASAPHourguidedby two upper year Aboriginal Peer Mentors. These students will have the opportunity to complete nearly all of their pre-nursing courses through the program,andwillalsohavetheopportunityofattendingaSummerOrientationCampinAugust.

The College of Nursing in partnership with the ASAP Learning Communities seeks to provide Aboriginal pre-professional year students opportunities to feel a sense of belonging and identity with the University of Saskatchewan and the College of Nursing. The promise of this collaboration effort is to further increase access for Aboriginalstudentswhowanttostudyscience,nursingorotherhealthprofessions,andtocreateamutually supportive community around this goal.

Medicine Wheel – 2 Learning Community:

• Term2courses-Jan2017

• INDG107–Psy120–WGST112

• Tutorialsforeachcourse

• Holisticandculturally-informedadvising

• ASAPHourwithPeerMentors

Medicine Wheel – 3 Learning Community:

• Term2Course–Jan2017–Chem112

• FitsintoallASAPTerm2LCs

• Chem112PeerLedTeamLearningSessions

• Restrictedadmission–askanASAPAdvisor

Medicine Wheel –4 and 5 Learning Community:

• May2017andJune2017

• Courses:STATS244–NUTR120

• PeerLedTeamLearningSessions

• PeerMentors

Apply to the College of NursingPre-Professional Year students should apply online to the College of Nursing by March 31, 2017 at:

http://www.usask.ca/nursing/bsn/admission/apply.php

ASAP students meeting minimum requirements for admission would be conditionally accepted pendingsuccessfulcompletionofSTATSandNUTR.