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Deadlines

January 2027

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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
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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
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January 2Application: Teacher Education (Elementary and Secondary Curriculum), September entryRecurring annual · Every year
  • January 2
  • Indigenous Education is listed as "Ongoing"
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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
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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.

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • ENG4UEnglish73% min.
  • Complete five additional approved Grade 12 U or M courses.
UVic Writing Ontario high-school requirements
Application steps

Entry terms · Fall 2027

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

UVic undergraduate application dates by intake
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    UVic Writing Ontario high-school requirementsUVic Writing Ontario high-school requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
    • Create your application and select this program.
    EducationPlannerBCEducationPlannerBC
  3. 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.
    UVic final grades and official transcript instructionsUVic final grades and official transcript instructions
  4. 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.
    UVic international transcript translation requirementsUVic international transcript translation requirements
  5. Step 5Apply through EducationPlannerBC and select the published programme or Undecided faculty route.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
    UVic Writing Ontario high-school requirementsUVic Writing Ontario high-school requirements
  6. Step 6Follow the instructions in your UVic application checklist.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
    UVic Writing Ontario high-school requirementsUVic Writing Ontario high-school requirements
Applicant pathways
British Columbia and Yukon

British Columbia and Yukon high-school applicants

  • Complete approved English 11 and three courses from the published Grade 11 mathematics, science, language, fine arts and social studies options.
  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with at least 73%.
  • Complete two approved academic Grade 12 courses and one further approved academic or fine arts Grade 12 course.
UVic Writing BC and Yukon high-school requirements

Degree requirements

Foundation requirements
  • Declare the major after completing 12 units. First-year admission to the Fine Arts Writing BA or BFA provides access to the required writing foundation course.
ReferencesUVic BA/BFA Writing planning worksheetUVic Department of Writing course and workshop list
Credits and degree requirements
  • In Year 2, complete Workshop A and B in two genres from the published course choices.
ReferencesUVic BA/BFA Writing planning worksheetUVic Department of Writing course and workshop list

Program facts

Entering average~80% recommended minimum

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

UVic Writing Ontario high-school requirementsUVic Writing Ontario high-school requirements
Co-opOptional co-op
UVic Writing undergraduate programmeCheck work experience options

Majors & specializations

UVic publishes BA and BFA routes on one admissions page and a shared first-year writing foundation. The worksheet distinguishes degree-specific electives.

Creative non-fiction

BA / BFA

Develop creative nonfiction through genre-specific workshops and craft courses.

Published requirements

Courses

First year · Fall and spring1 listed

The yearlong foundation course carries 3.0 units. The worksheet also lists Fine Arts and academic writing choices.

UVic BA/BFA Writing planning worksheet
Elective choices
  • Take one approved Fine Arts co-requisite from the worksheet. BA and BFA elective and non-Writing Fine Arts requirements differ.

Careers

Career examples

  • Communications coordinator
  • Creative writer
  • Editor
Scope and qualifications

Career examples published by UVic. Some professions require further study or professional registration.

Costs

Writing · Two terms

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Victoria · Two terms · CAD

Ontario example · Choose your category

Tuition$7,518
Books and suppliesEstimate varies by course
Residence
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotalNot available

Published tuition and standard on-campus fees effective May 1, 2026.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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