Admission Requirements

Academic programs at UVic are constantly evolving to provide education that will equip students to live successful, productive lives in our rapidly changing world.

For detailed program information visit the UVic Calendar and/or Faculty/Department websites.

Application Categories:

Entry to Year One

Consult this section if you are an applicant to the University of Victoria who is a current secondary student, or a secondary school graduate with no transferable post-secondary education. Choose the jurisdiction from the list below in which you will graduate or have graduated to see the admission requirements.

• British Columbia and Yukon
• Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Quebec (Admission from CEGEP)
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Prince Edward Island
• Newfoundland and Labrador

• US High School and American Curriculum Schools

• International Applicants (all other countries)

Entry with Advanced Standing and Transfer Credit

Consult this section if you are an applicant to the University of Victoria with transferable course work.

• Colleges and Universities
• Institutes of Technology
• Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology
• Quebec CEGEP
• International Baccalaureate
• College Board Advanced Placement (AP)

Other Applicant Categories

• Accelerated Entry for Distinguished High School Students
• Expanded Qualifications
• First Nations, Metis and Inuit Applicants
• Home-Schooled Applicants
• Special Access Category
• Visiting Students