Got upgrading questions?
Contact our ACP Academic Advisors for support by phone, email, online, or in person.
Our ACP Academic Upgrading Advisors, Louis Leung, and Farzaneh Bedoustani, are available to students taking upgrading courses/programs and can answer questions on the following topics:
- Course planning & selection
- Program choices
- Course prerequisites
- Program & graduation requirements
- Academic regulations & policies
- Educational planning for career goals
Spring 2027 Registration is Coming Soon!
Upgrading Advising will offer the following drop-ins for the week of November 17 to November 19, 2026.
We will also be providing the following 15-minute drop-in hours for quick questions during the following days, times and locations:
| Tuesday | November 17th | KPU Surrey, Cedar 1021 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Wednesday | November 18th | KPU Surrey, Cedar 1021 | 9:00 am - 11:30 am |
| Thursday | November 19th | KPU Richmond, in the Learning Centre located in the Library, Room 1135 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
How can I prepare for my appointment? New students, please review the New Student Info page
Watch the How to Register for Classes video
- Find other helpful how-to videos from Student Enrolment Services
If you are a Pathway student (English Upgrading or English Language Studies), review the Pathway Website
Check your registration time (Click here to learn how to check it)
Write down any questions you have and bring them to your appointment
APPOINTMENTS
To book an ONLINE appointment:
- Visit Advisor Connect
- Select "Advising - English Upgrading/Pathways/English Language Studies/EACS"
- Select "Online" for location
- You will receive a separate email before your appointment with instructions and a link to join the appointment.
- You may also call our Counselling and Advising reception at 604-599-2828 to book an appointment.
To book an IN-PERSON appointment:
- Visit Advisor Connect
- Select "Advising - English Upgrading/Pathways/English Language Studies/EACS"
- Select "Surrey" or "Richmond" for location
- You may also call our Counselling and Advising reception at 604-599-2828 to book an appointment.
To book a PHONE appointment:
- Call 604-599-2828 to ask for a phone appointment with Upgrading Advising
- If you have already booked an in-person or online appointment and would like to change to a phone call, you can email upgradingadvising@kpu.ca to let your advisor know
- Provide the phone number you may be reached at the time of your appointment
- At the time of your appointment, be on www.kpu.ca on your laptop/computer.
For quick questions, you may also reach Upgrading Advising by email at UpgradingAdvising@kpu.ca and make sure to email from your KPU student email and provide your student number.
If you are an international student requiring further information, please visit International Student Support.
Other resources:
- Career Advising
- Questions about what credentials are needed for certain jobs, what jobs are out there, what jobs you might like, etc.
- Employment skills like interviewing and creating resumes
- Volunteer opportunities
- Questions about what credentials are needed for certain jobs, what jobs are out there, what jobs you might like, etc.
- What advisor should I see?
- If you are not an upgrading student, use this webpage to find out which advisor is for you
- If you are an international student with questions about immigration, please contact International Advising
- If you are not an upgrading student, use this webpage to find out which advisor is for you
- Counselling
- To talk about personal challenges which might negatively affect your studies or overall sense of well-being
- To talk about personal challenges which might negatively affect your studies or overall sense of well-being
- Accessibility Services
- To request accommodations for barriers to education
- Help applying for disability-related funding
- To request accommodations for barriers to education
- Learning Centre
- Workshops, tutoring, academic skills help
- Workshops, tutoring, academic skills help