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Academic Advising Centre

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Questions about fall semester course selection?

Same-day, 30-minute appointments are available from June 9 - 20 for fall course planning questions.

Same-day appointments can ONLY be booked on the day of. Book after 8:30 am by calling 604-864-4674 or visiting the Academic Advising Centre (Abb - S3117 or CEP A1318).

Regular appointments are available to book through the online system.

Note: Education, Business, Health Sciences, and Criminology students, please contact your program advisors.

To get the most out of your appointment come with your questions ready. If you are meeting via Zoom/phone ensure that you are in a space where you can concentrate (not driving) and have access to the internet and MyGrad plan.

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? step-by-step guide to confirm the name of your program.

Completion/Qualifying Studies/program advisors
(All students)


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.

Peer advisors
(BA or BSc students only)


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.

 

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.

Arts — 0-30 credits

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.

Arts

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)
  • Associate of Arts (AA)
  • Liberal Arts (LA)
  • Arts declarations (majors, extended minors, minors)
Or if you are:
  • Switching to Arts

Make an appointment

If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.

Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies

Connect with one an BA in Global Development Studies advisor if you are admitted to or would like to switch to the: 


Make an appointment

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.


Make an appointment

 

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

Make an appointment

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)

Abbotsford in-person

Virtual or Phone

If no in-person appointments are available, be sure to check for virtual or phone appointments.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 45 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.