You should plan to meet with an academic advisor for the program you are admitted to, even if you are new to UFV and have not yet taken any classes.
Find your academic advisor (domestic and international students)
Use the drop-down menu to find an advisor for your program and view your booking options. If you can't find your program area in the list or if you have a quick question, email the advising team at advising@ufv.ca .
Not sure which program area you should select? Check Which program am I in?
Completion/Qualifying Studies/program advisors
Completion/program advisors are available Monday through Friday to discuss your educational goals, go over your program of study/educational plan, discuss graduation requirements, or help you build your course schedule.
If you are a visiting student , please select Qualifying Studies from the dropdown menu.
Find an academic advisor
Adult Education
Agriculture
Arts (0-30 credits)
Arts
Business
Child, Youth, and Family Studies
Computer Information Systems
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Environmental Studies
Fine Arts, Design, and Media
General Studies
Integrated Studies
Kinesiology
Library and Information Technology
Nursing Track
Qualifying Studies - Domestic students
Qualifying Studies - International students
Regional and Community Planning
Science (0-30 credits)
Science
Social Work and Human Services
Teacher Education
Theatre (major or diploma)
Trades
Upgrading and University Preparation
Peer advisors
Peer advisors are available for weekly appointments to go over your program of study/educational plan, help you build your course schedule, or support you in your transition to post-secondary study.
Find a peer advisor
Arts (0 to 30 credits)
Science (0 to 30 credits)
Adult Education
Connect with an Adult Education advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) certificate
Integrated Learning Design associate certificate
Workplace Education associate certificate
Graduate certificate in Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning
Adult Education minor
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Connect with an Agriculture advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Agriculture
Agriculture Diploma or Certificate
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Connect with a Qualifying Studies advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs and are in your first 30 credits of study:
Bachelor of Arts (0-30 credits)
Associate of Arts (0-30 credits)
Liberal Arts (0-30 credits)
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Connect with one an Arts advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs: (If you are in BA, AA, or LA with 30 credits or less please book under Arts 0-30 in the dropdown menu)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies
Associate of Arts (AA)
Liberal Arts (LA)
Arts declarations (majors, extended minors, minors)
Or if you are:
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If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Business
Connect with a Business advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration Aviation degree
Business Administration diploma
Accounting certificate
Administration certificate
Marketing and Sales certificate
Business minor
Management post-baccalaureate certificate
Note: You do not need to make an appointment if you would like to:
Receive an updated program plan
Request a pay-per-credit
Declare a major or minor
Confirm your graduation completion
Simply email your request to businfo@ufv.ca and we will get back to you by email to confirm.
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Child, Youth, and Family Studies (degrees)
Connect with a Child, Youth, and Family advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Child and Youth Care — Bachelor of Arts
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If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Computer Information Systems (CIS)
Connect with a Computer Information Systems advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems
Computer Information Systems diploma
Computer Information Systems certificate
CIS minor declarations
Or if you are:
Switching to CIS (more than 30 credits completed)
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Connect with a Criminology advisor if you are interested in switching to Criminology (more than 30 credits completed) or if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
Criminal Justice Diploma
Criminology declarations (extended minor, minor)
Make an appointment
Environmental Studies
Connect with an Environmental Studies advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Natural Science)
Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Arts)
Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Natural Science)
Fine Arts, Design, and Media
Connect with a Fine Arts advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Media Arts
Visual Arts diploma
Graphic and Digital Design diploma
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
General Studies
Connect with a General Studies advisor if you are admitted to the General Studies diploma or are switching to General Studies (more than 30 credits completed).
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Integrated Studies
Connect with an Integrated Studies advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree
Bachelor of Integrated Studies — Aviation degree
Or if you are:
Switching to Integrated Studies (more than 30 credits completed)
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Kinesiology
Connect with a Kinesiology advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Kinesiology
Kinesiology minor
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If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Nursing Track
Connect with a Qualifying Studies advisor if you are admitted to Nursing Track.
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Qualifying Studies - Domestic students
Connect with a Qualifying Studies advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Qualifying Studies (QS)
English Language Studies (ELS)
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Foundation program
Or if you are:
switching to Social Work or Child, Youth and Family Studies
a transfer student (must apply to UFV and submit all official transcripts to UFV Admissions in order for courses to be evaluated)
a visiting student
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Qualifying Studies - International students
Connect with a Qualifying Studies advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Qualifying Studies (QS)
English Language Studies (ELS)
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Foundation program
Or if you are:
a transfer students (must apply to UFV and submit all official transcripts to UFV Admissions in order for courses to be evaluated)
a visiting student
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Regional and Community Planning
Connect with a Regional and Community Planning advisor if you are admitted to the Bachelor of Regional and Community Planning.
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Library and Information Technology
Connect with a Library and Information Technology advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Library and Information Technology diploma
Library Technician post-diploma certificate (for graduate Library Technicians)
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Science — 0-30 credits
Connect with a Qualifying Studies advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs and in your first 30 credits of study:
Bachelor of Science (0-30 credits)
Associate of Science (0-30 credits)
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Science
Connect with an Science advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs: (If you are in BSc or ASc with 30 credits or less please book under Science 0-30 from the dropdown menu)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Bachelor of Agricultural Science
Agriculture diploma or certificate
Associate of Science (ASc)
Data Analysis post-degree certificate (DAC)
Engineering Physics diploma in Mechatronics
Engineering Transfer program
Or if you:
are switching to Science
want to declare a major/minor in Science
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
School of Social Work and Human Services (diplomas and certificates)
Connect with a Social Work and Human Services advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Social Services Worker diploma
School and Community Support Worker certificate
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
School of Social Work and Human Services (degrees)
Connect with a Social Work and Human Services advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Master of Social Work Degree (Non-BSW graduates) / Foundational MSW
Bachelor of Social Work Degree
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Teacher Education
Connect with a Teacher Education advisor if:
you are admitted to the Bachelor of Education (Elementary/Middle school and Secondary option)
you have already completed a four year degree and wish to apply to the BEd program
you are currently in a degree program and have already completed 90 credits
you are admitted or conditionally admitted to the Early Childhood Education programs
you are a current or returning UFV student considering applying to the Early Childhood Education programs
Make an appointment
Other options
Sign up for a live seminar or watch a condensed information session.
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Theatre, major or diploma
Connect with a Theatre advisor if you are admitted to one of the following programs:
Bachelor of Arts — Theatre major
Theatre diploma
Note: if you are a Bachelor of Arts student with a Theatre minor, please book with an Arts advisor.
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Applied and Technical Studies (Trades & Technology)
Get in touch with the Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies if you have been admitted to one of the trades programs:
Agriculture
Aircraft Structures
Apprenticeship Training
Architectural Drafting
Autobody Collision Repair
Automation & Robotics
Automotive Service
Carpentry
Culinary Arts
Electrical
Electronics
Heavy Mechanical
Hospitality Event Planning
Joinery
Learn a Trade in High School
Plumbing & Piping
Welding
Upgrading and University Preparation (UUP)
Connect with a UUP advisor if you are:
Completing a BC Adult Graduation Diploma (Dogwood Diploma)
Reviewing graduation requirements for an Adult Graduation Diploma (Dogwood Diploma)
Upgrading to meet the prerequisites for a UFV program
Needing help to get started (even if you know which courses you need to upgrade)
Seeking information on the Workplace Training in Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge (TASK) program
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.
Arts
Connect with a peer advisor if you are admitted to the Bachelor of Arts degree and:
Have completed fewer than 30 credits
Have a GPA above 2.0
Are planning to come alone to your appointment, without a supporter
Will be meeting face-to-face or virtually, not by phone
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual appointments.
Science
Connect with a peer advisor if you are admitted to the Bachelor of Science degree and:
Have completed fewer than 30 credits
Have a GPA above 2.0
Are planning to come alone to your appointment, without a supporter
Will be meeting face-to-face or virtually, not by phone
Make an appointment
If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual appointments.
