BCCAT Education Planner

Overview

The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is a fully accredited, public university that enrolls more than 13,000 students per year. UFV offers 15 bachelor's degrees, one applied master's degree and more than 80 certificate and diploma programs in applied and academic areas, including trades.

Many of the university's program "ladder" into one another, allowing students to keep their options open by earning a one-year certificate and/or a two-year diploma on the way to completing a full degree. Others offer a co-operative education option, where students can combine study with supervised, professional, paid, work experience. UFV offers many courses online each semester and broad international programming makes for a culturally diverse student community and great opportunities to study abroad. Continuing studies and academic upgrading offerings are also available.

FACILITY/SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS: UFV serves residents of the Fraser Valley. It has campuses in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission;  regional centres in Hope and Agassiz; and a growing presence in Chandigarh, India. In Fall 2007, the university began development of a new 80-acre campus in the Canada Education Park in Chilliwack, with the first facility to open being a state-of-the-art Trades & Technology Centre.  A 204-bed residence was opened on the Abbotsford campus in 2007.

 

General Admission Requirements (All Students)

Beyond program admission requirements, you should also be aware of UFV's English language entrance proficiency requirement.

BC Secondary School (or equivalent)

Students must meet the academic requirements of their intended program (detailed within the program admission requirements section for UFV programs within Education Planner).

Many programs require students to have BC secondary school graduation or equivalent to meet entrance requirements. Complete program admission requirements for all UFV programs are detailed in Education Planner.

The following links also offer helpful advice regarding Secondary School grades and transcripts for the admission process:

• Final High School Transcripts 
• Interim High School Grades
• Provincial Examinations for Grade 12 courses
• Alternatives to Grade 12 Graduation

 

Out-of-Province

Students must meet the academic requirements of their intended program (detailed within the program admission requirements section for UFV programs within Education Planner).

Many programs require applicants to have the equivalent of BC Secondary school graduation to meet entrance requirements. To determine the equivalency of BC secondary school graduation from other parts of Canada please click here.

 

 

BC Transfer Student

If you wish to transfer credit from another BC post-secondary institution to UFV please click here.

Out-of-Province Transfer Student

If you wish to transfer credit from an out-of-province post-secondary institution to UFV please click here.

Mature Student

Post-secondary programs at UFV normally require BC secondary school graduation (or equivalent) for admission. However, some programs accept mature students without secondary school graduation. Each program has specific admission requirements in place to ensure students have a reasonable opportunity to succeed. If mature student entry is available for a program, the requirements and minimum age will be stated. These program admission requirements are outlined for all of UFV's programs in Education Planner.

 

International Student

International applicants must have completed the equivalent of Canadian Grade 12 (or near-equivalent standing) plus specific program prerequisites for admission to any UFV career, technical or academic program. In addition, minimum English requirements must also be met.

For more details on UFV's general admission requirements and English requirements for International applicants please click here.

Other Student (including Special Consideration)

Special Admission - Any individual who does not qualify for admission through any of the other avenues may petition the UFV Academic Standards Committee for special consideration.

The special admission category includes "Concurrent Studies" students who wish to take courses at UFV while still working towards secondary school graduation.

 

How To Apply

For step-by-step application advice to UFV please click here.