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Why am I a “yes, if” person?

The admissions committee that reviewed your ParcourSup application determined that your profile indicated potential areas of concern. These areas of concern may include the subjects you chose in your junior and senior years**, low grades in science during your junior and senior years, a break in your studies, a *non-traditional* educational background, etc.

Am I treated any differently if I say “yes”?

In certain academic tracks (Mathematics and Its Applications, Computer Science), specific courses ( TU ) will be offered to you starting in the first semester. In the other academic tracks, you are free to choose your courses: no options are closed to you because of your “yes, if” status; you will be in classes that mix “yes” and “yes, if” students, and you will take the same exams and quizzes.

So what are the specific characteristics of a “yes, if”?

This classification is not a penalty, much less a stigma. On the contrary, being classified as “yes, if” gives you special access to certain support services, including mentoring by master’s or third-year undergraduate students and individual meetings during the first semester with faculty advisors from your academic track.

How does it work? A year in two parts

Semester 1

Specific, early intervention for “yes, if” children:

• Individual meetings withthe director of studies and the faculty advisors on the teaching team,
• Student mentoring foracademic or subject-specific assistance,
• On some portals,remediation- TU .

Choosing a Major in the Second Semester

Toward the end of the first semester, it will be time to take stock and think about what to do next in this first year.

• If you don't have any particular difficulties, you can continue on to a standard L1 program,
• If you’re having difficulties but completing your L1 in two years is a realistic possibility, some programs offer a streamlined second semester, in which standard “ TU ” are replaced bytailored“ TU ” designed to help you catch up. This option means you’ll have to give up on finishing the L1 in one year, but it allows you to strengthen your foundation so you can succeed at a more manageable pace. Of course, you will retain the TU s earned during your first year.

The three portals offering this option are Maths and Its Applications, PCSI, and SVSE (See the second-semester syllabus for each portal by clicking the links below).
=> Maths Portal
=> PCSI Portal
=> SVSE Portal

• If you feel that your initial choice of track was not the right one, in some cases it is possible to arrangea track change forthe following year by following internal re TU as part of a lighter second-semester course load. At the end of your first L1 year, you will repeat your first year in your chosen track to complete your L1 degree in two years.
• If you are experiencing significant difficulties that lead you to believe the College of Sciences is not the right program for you,course offerings designed to help you explore other optionswill allow you to make the most of your second semester and prepare your ParcourSup application under the best possible conditions. These courses are held during the first 7 weeks of the second semester so that the grades can be included in your application.

The academic advising team will be there to help you choose the best academic path for you.

The specific features of each portal are detailed in the documents below.