Indigenous Student Success
   (ISS)

Faculty of Arts and Science

Indigenous Student Success 0520

Mathematical Reasoning and Application

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-1

Overview of various applications of mathematics useful for students in any major. The topics covered include operations on numbers; applications of linear relationships; percentages and exponential relationships; basic probability; and descriptive statistics.

Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Student Success

Equivalent:Indigenous Student Success Cohort 0520 (prior to 2024/2025);
First Nations' Transition 0520 (prior to 2020/2021)

Lib Ed Req:Science

Indigenous Student Success 0521

Quest for Success

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

The goal of this course is to foster a learning community among first-year Indigenous students in a culturally relevant way such that they develop skills for academic success. Through group discussions, speaker presentations, Elder visits, and hands-on activities, students will learn academic, library, introductory research, and study skills. They will become familiar with the services available to them as Indigenous students, be exposed to speakers from various departments on campus as well as the community, and receive support in overcoming roadblocks they may encounter in their transition to university.

Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Student Success

Indigenous Student Success 0522

Disciplinary Skill Development

Credit hours: 3.00

Contact hours per week: 3-0-0

In a culturally supportive environment, this course builds on skills and concepts developed in Indigenous Student Success 0521 with a focus on academic and career paths. Through experiential learning, students will be able to explore their discipline(s) of interest and potential career paths to help focus their choices and studies going forward. Elders and professionals from various departments on campus and from the community will be resources for this course. Students will receive continued support in overcoming roadblocks they may encounter in completing the certificate and transitioning into their academic program of choice.

Prerequisite(s):Admission to the Undergraduate Certificate in Indigenous Student Success

Equivalent:Indigenous Student Success 1850 (Disciplinary Skill Development) (prior to 2025/2026)