"I knew I wanted to become a teacher, but I was looking for a stepping stone to ease me into university.
The University Transfer program was the best choice I could have made. I now feel confident as I transfer over to Trent."
--a 2006 graduate
The University Transfer program is an eight-month course of study at Fleming College that allows graduates who meet program requirements to enter directly into second-year university at Trent. Successful graduates may enter Trent with credits in Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology.
Who comes to the UT program? Some of our students left high-school early or didn’t take the right mix of courses to apply to university. Others are mature students who want to re-start their education. Still others haven’t fully discovered their own abilities and potential as students and thinkers. Students in the program report that they work hard, but also that they succeed in ways they haven’t experienced before.
UT faculty have generally taught at universities, including Trent. Many helped with the program’s design; all continue to help it evolve and are deeply committed to the success of University Transfer and its students.
Faculty have graduate degrees and advanced training in their subject areas. They also spend a good deal of time talking with one another about what they are teaching and how their students are doing.
To enter Trent in second year you will need to do the following in the UT program:
We believe that writing skills are the most important factor determining academic success. Some of the faculty learned this the hard way, but all of us have observed the struggles of students whose ideas aren’t expressed clearly, who have difficulty structuring arguments, or who lack an understanding of their own writing process.
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