Dates to Remember

• You must formally apply to Kwantlen; do not merely give an application addressed to the Coordinator of the program
• There is an application fee: check amount on the web site: kwantlen.ca/apply-domestic.html
• You will get a Kwantlen User I.D. and P.I.N. number
• Without the payment of the application fee, you have not formally applied to Kwantlen and therefore will not be considered by the program
• Applications are accepted on the basis of date of application once the completed applications submitted through Kwantlen Admissions are evaluated
• The sooner you get your application fully completed, the better chance you have of being accepted
• You will need to provide proof to Kwantlen Admissions of meeting the English requirement (see web site for more details about English requirement) kwantlen.ca/business/pr.html
• Kwantlen Admissions is not responsible for checking with originating institutions, or with applicants, about whether transcripts have been sent
• The applicant is responsible for confirming that any transcripts or official documents are sent by the originating institution and have been received by Kwantlen Admissions
• There are only 22 seats in the program
• On March 31, the Admissions department gathers up all the completed applications received by Kwantlen Admissions and gives them to the Coordinator of the PR Program, arranged by date of application
• After that, applicants are placed on a waiting list, also based on date of application
• Interim English marks are accepted for the purposes of inclusion in the grouping of accepted candidates
• Other than the interim English mark, if your application is not complete, you will not be included on either the accepted list or the wait list
  
  

• The Coordinator of the PR Department contacts the students who have met the admissions criteria, based on the date of application
• Applicants are invited to visit Kwantlen for an Orientation session
• Applicants are accepted into the program
• If the application is provisional upon final grades in English, then the acceptance will only be granted once the English requirement is met

Important Dates and Activities
For Accepted Students

The chart below sets out the important dates during the Kwantlen calendar and where to go to find more details.

• For any specific date relevant to the Kwantlen calendar you can check the Dates and Deadlines web link kwantlen.ca/admission/dates.html
• The on-line calendar dates tend to work term by term
• You will find more information about a particular term about a month or so before that term begins
• Make sure to check back on the site for changes and updates
  

• The Registration Deposit secures your place in the program.
• It cannot be paid on line.
• You have to send a cheque or pay in person at any Kwantlen campus
• Sometimes called “Commitment Fee”
• Your Registration Deposit is a down payment towards the cost of your tuition

• You can apply for transfer credit if you have taken the equivalent of courses in the PR Diploma Program at other public, post-secondary institutions (14 week, day school courses)
• To find out if any of your courses are equivalent to courses in the PR program, contact the Coordinator of the PR Diploma Program
• For basic introductory marketing courses, the Kwantlen Marketing department determines which Intro to Marketing courses qualify as equivalent to Kwantlen’s Marketing 1199
• You will need to get paperwork signed by the appropriate person before a course is accepted as equivalent

• PLA is a process requiring a thorough review to determine if the applicant can meet the learning outcomes of the Kwantlen course being challenged for Prior Learning Assessment.
  
• The steps include a portfolio review or a fixed exam, depending on which is more suitable for the applicant along with demonstration of competencies in a personal interview
  
• Applicants are still required to pay the course registration fee, so there is no cost saving

• Register at any Kwantlen campus. Or go to the Kwantlen on-line registration site: kwantlen.ca/webreg/
• You will need your Kwantlen Polytechnic University User I.D. (Student Number) and your P.I.N. to access this site
• Each term is comprised of five (5) courses, each of which are three (3) credits each
• Total: 15 credits per term
• You have no electives
• Register for the five (5) courses listed
  
• See the Fall Calendar at kwantlen.ca/registration/timetables.html
  

• Check the dates on the Kwantlen site for Fees and Payments. The link will also give you options for paying your fees: kwantlen.ca/admission/feepayment.html
• Make sure to pay your fees before the payment deadline to avoid being dropped from your courses
• Be especially careful with any courses that are provided by external departments like Marketing or Journalism as those courses are open to general registration from the entire Kwantlen community

• This is the last date when a student can withdraw from a course with a “W” grade and not an “F” grade
• This can be important to a student’s future academic life

• This is the last date when a student can withdraw from a course with a “W” grade and not an “F” grade
• This can be important to a student’s future academic life