Academic Upgrading
About Academic Upgrading
Program Description
NOTE: This program is for conditional admission along with an academic program ONLY. Students cannot apply to this program alone, they will not be eligible for a Visa.
The Academic Upgrading program gives students an opportunity to upgrade academic skills and upgrade to meet entrance requirements for vocational, career, and university programs.
The Academic Upgrading program gives students an opportunity to upgrade academic skills and upgrade to meet entrance requirements for vocational, career, and university programs.
Student will also develop teamwork skills, work with others, practice problem solving, and develop effective study skills while preparing for entry to the workplace or a chosen career and create a portfolio of identifiable skills.
The Academic Upgrading program offers high school equivalency in all academic disciplines (Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, and Social Studies). These courses are accepted in place of Alberta Education courses for admission and prerequisite purposes at Red Deer Polytechnic. The following describes the course numbering system:
| Alberta Education Equivalent |
|---|---|
| ENGL 050 Basic English | Pre-high school English |
| ENGL 075 Reading, Viewing and Composition | English 10/20 |
| ENGL 090 Critical and Analytical Study of Texts | English 30-2 |
| ENGL 095 Literature and Composition | English 30-1 |
| MATH 050 Preparatory Mathematics | Pre-high school Math |
| MATH 075 Introductory Algebra | Math 10C |
| MATH 082 Intermediate Math Principles | Math 20-2 |
| MATH 085 Intermediate Algebra | Math 20-1 |
| MATH 092 Principles of Mathematics | Math 30-2 |
| MATH 096 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry | Math 30-1 |
| MATH 097 Introduction to Calculus | Math 31 |
| BIOL 085 Introductory Biology | Biology 20 |
| BIOL 095 Preparatory Biology | Biology 30 |
| CHEM 085 Introductory Chemistry | Chemistry 20 |
| CHEM 095 Preparatory Chemistry | Chemistry 30 |
| PHYS 085 Introductory Physics | Physics 20 |
| PHYS 096 Preparatory Physics | Physic 30 |
| SOST 095 Twentieth Century World | Social Studies 30-1 |
| ADEV 068 Supported Study I | N/A |
| ADEV 069 Supported Study II | N/A |
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