Make an appointment with a degree or program advisor by emailing them directly.
Academic Advisors assist students with educational planning, course selection, and career development. We are dedicated to helping students achieve their academic and career goals through personalized guidance and support.
We offer one-on-one academic planning sessions to help students choose courses and programs, understand degree requirements, and develop a personalized academic plan based on their individual goals and interests.
We also advise on the following credentials:
Associate Degrees
Educational Advisors in the Advising Centre can help you with your plans to graduate with any of these 60 credit credentials. Connect with an Advisor
Applicants, first-year students, and those interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Arts (BA) program contact Educational Advisors at the Advising Centre: Advising@viu.ca, 250.740.6410
Applicants, first-year students, and those interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Program contact Educational Advisors at the Advising Center: Advising@viu.ca, 250.740.6410
First-Year Bachelor of Education Students and Applicants
- Bachelor of Education year 1 applicants and students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor at the Advising Centre.
Undergraduate Program Advising
- Online, phone, and in-person undergraduate program advising appointments are booked through the Experience Hub.
- After logging in, select Faculty of Education > Appointments from the lefthand menu to schedule an appointment.
- Prospective applicants without a VIU student number can create a Future Student account by following the instructions in this this video.
- General questions can be directed to BEd.Advising@viu.ca.
- Bachelor of Education year 1-2 advisorGayle Brase: Gayle.Brase@viu.ca.
- Bachelor of Education year 3-5 advisorDarcy Johnson: Darcy.Johnson@viu.ca.
- Post Baccalaureate advisorChelsea McKaig: Chelsea.Mckaig@viu.ca.
Graduate Program Advising
- Email: EDUC.GP@viu.ca.
- Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2530 or Toll-Free: 1.888.920.2221 Ext. 2530
Applicants, students in a pre-program year of study, and those interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Kinesiology contact the Advising Centre: Advising@viu.ca, 250.740.6410
Applicants, students in a pre-program year of study, and those interested in pursuing one of the following Health programs contact Educational Advisors at the Advising Centre: Advising@viu.ca, 250.740.6410
Admitted/Current Students contact:
Applicants, students in a pre-program year of study, and those interested in pursuing one of the following Human Services programs contact Educational Advisors at the Advising Center: Advising@viu.ca, 250.740.6410
Applicants, first-year students, and those interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Program contact the Educational Advisors at the Advising Center: Advising@viu.ca, 250.740.6410
- Business Administration
- Dental Hygiene Diploma Advisor - Current Dental Hygiene students only
- Early Childhood Education Chair
- Engineering Transfer Diploma Advisor
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Diploma Advisor
- Forest Resource Technology Diploma Advisor
- General Diploma Advisor
- Hospitality Management Diploma Advisor
- Child and Youth Care (CYC) Advisor
- Criminology Chair
- Music Chair
- Physical Education Advisor
- Practical Nursing Diploma Advisor - Current Practical Nursing students only
- Resource Management Officer Technology Diploma Advisor
- Recreation and Sport Management Diploma Advisor
- Social Services
- Theatre Chair
- Tourism Studies Diploma Advisor
- Visual Arts Chair