March 15, 2017
Upper-Year Student eNewsletter

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Important Dates & Deadlines 

March 30
Last date to apply for admission to the Upper-Year Program at the Bader International Study Centre for Summer Term (May-June Session)
  
April 7

Winter Term classes end 

 

April 9 - 13 

Winter Term pre-examination study period

   

April 13 - April 28
Final examinations in Winter Term and Multi-Term classes. Exam Information 

 
Take Summer Courses Online

  
Looking to catch up or get ahead before next term?  Enrol in an online course this summer, and study from anywhere in the world. Choose from over 50 degree-credit courses including these popular options:
To enrol through SOLUS, be sure to change your "course career" to "distance" to see the selection of online courses available. Click here for the full listing of online summer courses.


Certificate in Law online courses available this Summer Term
 
The Faculty of Law will be offering four online undergraduate law courses in the summer (May-July) semester this year, in the context of their new Certificate in Law.

Law 201: Introduction to Canadian Law
Law 202: Aboriginal Law
Law 203: Workplace Law
Law 204: Corporate Law

Course descriptions and detailed information on these courses and the Certificate can be found on the Law website. Please note that the Certificate is pending Ministry approval, but you can sign up for these courses now, and apply their credits toward the Certificate later should you meet the Certificate's application requirements.

Remember that Arts and Science students may count up to 6.0 units in courses from other Faculties and Schools (including BMED, COMM, LAW, NURS) toward your degree requirements.

Undergraduate Award Opportunities

The following awards have application submission deadlines in the month of April:   
 
The McIlquham Foundation Prize in English
  • Value for 2016-17: $3,900 
  • How to Apply:
    Students should submit an original poem, short story, or play. The application should remain anonymous, please see award details for additional information on submission format. This award is open to students from any faculty or school.
 
The James H. Stitt Prize in Poetry
  • Value for 2016-17: $300 
  • How to Apply:
    Students should submit original poems to the Student Awards Office. This award is open to undergraduate students from any faculty or school.
  • Deadline: April 1, 2017
     
The Arts Management Award
  • Value for 2016-17: $3,000
  • How to Apply:
    Students must submit a letter outlining their experience with Arts Management. Experience could be through employment, volunteer work, or course work (or a combination). The letter should also include relevant courses as indicated in the award details below. Open to students in year three or four of Commerce or Drama, who have completed courses in the other department. Students with a GPA of 2.7 or higher will be considered for this competition.
  • Deadline: April 15, 2017
 
Fall and Winter Term 2017-18 at the Castle
   

Applications for the   Fall 2017 (September 7th - December 14th) and Winter 2018 (January 6th - April 11th) are now open! The BISC offers a wide range of Queen's courses in Art and Music, British Cultural Studies, Business and Economics, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science.

As a Queen's student the application process is quite simple:

For bursary applications and financial support, please refer to our Student Awards page . We highly recommend that all students apply for the bursary when applying to the BISC.

We are offering a number of interesting courses this fall, including courses that are oversubscribed on the Queen's Kingston campus. For more information check out the course listing.
 

Do you want to make changes to your Program or Plan?
 
Sometimes life throws a curve ball and you have to adjust.

If you wish to request a change to your Program/Plan you must submit a request using the Change of Plan application. Change of Plan runs mid-May each year and again (Late Change of Plan) from mid-June 13 - July. If your request is approved, your Program/Plan will be changed and can be viewed by clicking on the "My Academics" tab in the SOLUS student Centre.

QUIP Faculty of Arts and Science Postings
Sign up for a paid, on-your-transcript, 12-16 month credit-based internship with one of these employers:
 
Employer  Job Title  Particularly Relevant For: 
Queen's University
*closes Mar. 21 
  • Communications Intern 
  • All Arts & Science 
CIBC
*closes Mar. 19 
  • Business Analyst, Advanced Analytics & Insights 
  • Statistics/Mathematics
  • Economics
     
Celestica
*Ongoing Hiring - apply as soon as possible 
  • Various business-related internships 
  • Statistics/Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Certificate in Business
     
IBM
*Ongoing hiring  
  
  •  Visual Designer Intern
  • Students across Arts & Science with skills in Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design, communication
IBM
*Ongoing hiring  
 
 
  • Order fulfillment Specialist
  • Economics
IBM
*Ongoing hiring  
 
 
  • Analytics Technical Sales Specialist
  • Science
  • Math/Stats
  • Computing & Creative Arts
IBM
*Ongoing hiring  
 
 
  • Analytics Digital Sales Rep
  • All Arts & Science
 
Students should email quip@queensu.ca if they would like more information. 
 
Learn more about QUIP>> 
To book an Advising Appointment, visit:
QUartsci.com

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