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Brescia is Canada’s<br />

only university-level<br />

women’s college.<br />

Medical Accommodation<br />

Other Bursaries<br />

Note: If you consulted Student Health<br />

Services on-campus, use the Records Release<br />

form available in the Brescia Registrar’s Office.<br />

<strong>Ontario</strong> Student Assistance<br />

Program (OSAP)<br />

See the Fees and Financial Aid Section in this guide.<br />

Applications are available each spring from:<br />

• from the Business Office at Brescia (for<br />

paper applications only)<br />

• online at http://osap.gov.on.ca<br />

Students are encouraged to apply early.<br />

All applications and/or application<br />

information must be submitted to the Business<br />

Office at Brescia. When applying for OSAP<br />

assistance online, please remember to select the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong> as your primary<br />

school selection. Brescia is affiliated with the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong>, but all financial<br />

assistance for Brescia students is administered at<br />

Brescia.<br />

Students, along with their parents and spouse<br />

with applicant consent, are encouraged to review<br />

their individual situation with the Financial<br />

Aid Officer. If you feel you are in a situation<br />

that requires special consideration, please make<br />

an appointment to see Brescia’s Financial Aid<br />

Officer in the Business Office, Room 110.<br />

Summer OSAP<br />

The application for summer OSAP is<br />

available through <strong>Western</strong>’s Student Financial<br />

Services. For 2010-2011 OSAP, please register<br />

for your summer courses and complete the<br />

“Under<strong>graduate</strong> Summer 2011 Supplemental<br />

OSAP Application.” Applications should be<br />

returned directly to the <strong>Western</strong> Student Services<br />

Building at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />

Deadlines<br />

Fall/Winter Fee Deferment to OSAP<br />

deadline - All students should apply no later<br />

than June 30th with all signature sheets and all<br />

outstanding paperwork submitted no later than<br />

the third week <strong>of</strong> July annually. You may defer<br />

payment <strong>of</strong> tuition until your loan documents<br />

are received if you applied for OSAP by the<br />

Brescia deadlines, and you have received<br />

confirmation from the Ministry that you will<br />

be receiving sufficient OSAP to cover fees due.<br />

Typically you should receive this confirmation<br />

automatically before the August fee payment<br />

date by either paper or email depending on the<br />

choice <strong>of</strong> communication you chose at the time<br />

<strong>of</strong> application, or you may check your status on<br />

the OSAP website.<br />

Please note that the academic year at Brescia<br />

is 34 weeks in length - two terms. A student<br />

applying for summer OSAP completes a separate<br />

application in early spring.<br />

See the Fees and Financial Aid section in this<br />

guide.<br />

Parking<br />

See the Parking section in this guide.<br />

Resources @ the<br />

Registrar’s Office<br />

• <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong>s<br />

• Brescia Timetable<br />

• Module Sheets<br />

• Registration Handbooks<br />

• Summer Timetable<br />

• Exam Schedules<br />

• Bus Schedules<br />

There are three summer sessions:<br />

Intersession (early May - mid June); Summer<br />

Evening (early May - late July) and Summer<br />

Day (early July - mid August).<br />

Services @ the Brescia<br />

Registrar’s Office<br />

• <strong>Academic</strong> Advising<br />

• Add/Drop<br />

• Paper Add/Drop will be in the Brescia<br />

auditorium<br />

• All Brescia students must drop <strong>of</strong>f<br />

completed paper Add/Drop forms<br />

for signature and processing to the<br />

Brescia auditorium<br />

• Dean’s Waiver information<br />

• Getting around campus<br />

• Graduation information and<br />

instructions on how to Apply to<br />

Graduate<br />

• Applying for a Letter <strong>of</strong> Permission to<br />

take a course at another university<br />

• Program registration<br />

• Room Bookings: except Auditorium<br />

and Oak Room (available through<br />

Principal’s Office)<br />

• UHIP<br />

Shuttle Bus, King’s/Brescia<br />

www.kings.uwo.ca/files/file/KingsBusSchedule.pdf<br />

This bus is free to all <strong>Western</strong> students.<br />

For a current schedule <strong>of</strong> stops, please visit<br />

the website above.<br />

Small Group Advising Sessions<br />

in February (Years 1-4)<br />

Registration required in registrar’s <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />

Visit Brescia’s website for more specific<br />

information about dates and times for these<br />

sessions.<br />

To book an appointment with an <strong>Academic</strong><br />

Advisor, call 519-858-5151. Remember to<br />

check the advising hours.<br />

Want to Get Involved?<br />

You’re not too late! There are usually several<br />

positions that will be re-opened in the Fall By-<br />

Elections. Visit our website for more details.<br />

Writing Centre<br />

www.brescia.uwo.ca/campus_life/campus_services/<br />

writing_center/index.html<br />

St. James Building - Room 40<br />

Brescia’s Writing Centre welcomes all<br />

student writers. Develop your writing skills in<br />

conversation with Brescia’s Writing Instructor<br />

or Peer Tutors. We share writing strategies,<br />

a resource library and access to on-line<br />

information. Bring your ideas, doodles, drafts,<br />

or blank pages. We’ll encourage and help you<br />

to develop an effective voice in the academic<br />

community.<br />

Individual Writing Instruction<br />

• Drop in or book an appointment in<br />

Room 40 (After hours at McCann<br />

Student Services Centre)<br />

• Plan to visit for up to 50 minutes (15<br />

minutes during peak hours)<br />

• Discover Writing style guides and<br />

references<br />

• Use our ESL resources<br />

Brescia <strong>University</strong> College<br />

STUDENT GUIDE 2010-2011<br />

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