Kinesiology

University of Victoria

4 years
Duration (years)
4-year planning sequence
UVic Kinesiology planning worksheet, effective September 2025
Optional co-op or work experience
Work experience
Optional co-op or work experience
UVic Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education co-op
~92% recommended minimum
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: 92% recommended minimum. Current UVic guidance checked November 2026. Ontario high-school applicants. UVic bases this estimate on recent cycles and the required Grade 12 courses.
UVic Kinesiology Ontario high-school requirements

Deadlines

January 2027

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Next deadlineSunday, January 31, 2027

2 deadlines

Apply to UVic for the first-year housing guarantee
Fall 2027 entry; 2027–28 first-year housing guarantee · Students graduating directly from high school in 2027 and seeking first-year residence guarantee.
Housing policy explicitly requires a UVic application by January 31 for this 2027–28 group. Program-specific deadlines and supplementary requirements may differ.
Official deadline
September application
September 2027 entry · Published first-year programme entry scope.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

September 30Application: January entry (Computer Science, Health Information Science, Art History and Visual Studies, Music BA, Humanities/Science/Social Sciences)Recurring annual · Every year

September 30

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

January 31Application: September entry, most degree programsRecurring annual · Every year

January 31
Applications go through EducationPlannerBC
The page notes some programs continue accepting applications after the published deadline where demand or capacity allows

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

January 2Application: Teacher Education (Elementary and Secondary Curriculum), September entryRecurring annual · Every year

January 2
Indigenous Education is listed as "Ongoing"

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Early DecemberEarly admission, apply and submit grades/transcriptsRecurring annual · Every year

Early December
Verbatim sense: high school students who apply and submit grades/transcripts by early December can be considered for early admission and may receive offers within a few weeks

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close datesEducationPlannerBC, deadlines are set per institutionRecurring annual · Every year

No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close dates
No central B.C. deadline
Each institution and sometimes each program sets its own dates

Full source wording

Verbatim: "Each institution sets their own application open and close dates. These dates also may vary based on the program you are applying to. You can use the search database to explore programs you are interested in applying to or visit the institution's website directly. Please refer to the institution's website or contact the Admissions/Registrar's Office directly for application deadlines and details." EducationPlannerBC is the single application service for B.C.'s 25 public post-secondary institutions but publishes no deadline dates of its own.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

ENG4UEnglish73% min.
MHF4UAdvanced Functions70% min.
SCH3UGrade 11 Chemistry
SPH3UGrade 11 Physics

Complete two approved Grade 12 U sciences and two additional Grade 12 U courses. Biology and Physics are recommended.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall 2027

Current published application terms for the first-year route. Transfer and other applicant categories have separate requirements.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Final official academic transcripts
- Official transcripts must come directly from the school, institution, ministry or other issuing authority. Current Ontario students who include an OUAC reference number receive an automatic transfer; other Ontario applicants arrange school submission. Follow the published instructions for your province and any postsecondary studies.
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Step 4Certified English translation for non-English records
- An official transcript written in another language must include a notarized English translation by a certified translator. This applies to the international school and postsecondary records described on UVic's page.
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Step 5Apply through EducationPlannerBC and select the published programme or Undecided faculty route.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 6Follow the instructions in your UVic application checklist.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

British Columbia and Yukon

British Columbia and Yukon high-school applicants

Complete approved English 11, Pre-calculus 11, Chemistry 11, Physics 11 and approved social studies 11 or 12.
English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with at least 73%.
Complete Pre-calculus 12 with at least 70% and two approved Grade 12 sciences. UVic recommends Anatomy and Physiology 12 and Physics 12.

Postsecondary entry

Postsecondary applicants for Year 2 or later

Apply in the postsecondary category after prior postsecondary coursework, except UVic uStart.
Complete all transfer requirements by April 30. UVic must receive documentation of the grades by May 31.
See the programme page for the required transferable units, exact prerequisite courses and applicable admission average.

Degree requirements

Work and practical requirements

The planning sequence provides four possible co-op windows. Complete three work terms for the optional co-op designation. One or two work terms may qualify for the separate work-experience option.
Complete EPHE 100 before the first optional work term.

References

Program facts

Entering average~92% recommended minimum

Ontario high-school applicants. UVic bases this estimate on recent cycles and the required Grade 12 courses.

Co-opOptional co-op or work experience

Optional co-op or work experience

Check work experience options

Courses

First year · Fall1 listed

Selected named courses from the recommended worksheet. The linked plan includes the remaining requirements and alternatives.

EPHE 141Human Anatomy
UVic EPHE orientation, named Kinesiology courses

First year · Spring2 listed

Selected named courses from the recommended worksheet. Individual registration may vary.

EPHE 143Multidisciplinary Foundations of Physical Activity
UVic EPHE orientation, named Kinesiology courses
EPHE 160Systemic Physiology
UVic EPHE orientation, named Kinesiology courses

Elective choices

Complete 3.0 units of electives at the 100 level or higher and 6.0 units of science electives at the 100 level or higher.
Complete 4.5 units of 300- or 400-level EPHE electives, 7.5 units of 300- or 400-level science electives, and 4.5 units of 300- or 400-level discipline electives.