The academic year runs from September to April and is divided into two or three terms. The usual courseload for full-time students is five courses. Most students attend seminar-type classes and write more term papers than they take exams. Canadian institutions use the A-F grading scale. There is a good chance of placement in Canada for U.S. students.
Multilateral placements are more limited.
Several active international student clubs. Scenic and relatively safe campus. St. Catharines is 75 miles south of Toronto and 40 miles west of Buffalo, in an agricultural and industrial area of southern Ontario. Unusual fields are Canadian studies, child studies, oenology and viticulture and teaching English as a second language. A meal plan is offered.