Program Information

School: North Island College (Comox Valley Campus)
Degree: Bachelor; University Transfer
Field of Study: Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Description: Be admitted to UVic based on your grades at NIC, not on your high school grades. If you achieve a 2.0 GPA (C average) or higher in eight or more eligible university transfer courses (at least 24 credits), UVic will guarantee your admission to select programs. Choose from five eligible UVic degrees with majors in humanities, social science, computer science, science and art history and visual studies. Guaranteed admission is open to both new and continuing NIC students.

Through guaranteed admission, UVic offers majors in humanities, social science, computer science, science or art history and visual studies including: Social Sciences (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science; Majors include anthropology, economics, environmental studies, geography, political science, psychology and sociology.); Humanities (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science; Majors include English, French, Germanic and Slavic studies, Greek and Roman studies, Hispanic and Italian studies, history, Latin American studies, linguistics, medieval studies, Pacific & Asian Studies, philosophy, religious studies, women’s studies, arts of Canada, European studies, film studies, Indigenous studies and social justice studies.); Science (Bachelor of Science; Majors include astronomy, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, earth and ocean sciences, mathematics, microbiology, physics and statistics.); Fine Arts (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts; Major in art history and visual studies.); and Computer Science (Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts, Co-op; Major in computer science with options in bioinformatics, business, computer communications and networks, computer graphics & gaming, software engineering, mechatronics and embedded systems & theory.)
URL: UVic Guaranteed Admission at North Island College (Comox Valley Campus)
Length: 2 Year(s)
Cost per year:*
National: $4,995
International: $14,815

Admission Requirements

Test Scores:

  • Canadian Academic English Language Assessment [min. 60] or International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) [min. 6.0] or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) [min. 80]