Resources and Handouts

Planning Resources

• UFV Calendar
• Timetable Worksheet
• BC Transfer Guide

Support Services

• Academic Success Centre
• Supported Learning Groups
• Math and Stats Centres

Upgrading at UFV

If you do not have the right high school courses or need to raise your grades to enter a university program, you may need to look into upgrading options.

UFV offers Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses also known as Adult Upgrading.

Through UFV Upgrading you can:

• Upgrade basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Complete high school to earn a B.C. Adult Graduation Diploma
• Meet employment requirements, or complete prerequisite courses for a post-secondary program

Upgrading courses are offered on the Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, and Missions campuses. Courses offered include English, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, and Physics.

For more information, contact Upgrading and University Preparation.

If UFV does not offer what you are looking for, please review other upgrading options.

GPA Calculators

A GPA calculator allows you to figure out what your GPA or anticipated GPA is. Enter your course grades and the number of credits for each course and see your GPA at the click of a button.

Try one or both GPA calculators listed below:

• UFV GPA calculator
  The UFV GPA calculator comes as a downloadable Excel sheet. Save it and add to it from semester to semester to keep your GPA calculations current.
• SFU GPA calculator 
  Type in your current GPA and add the grades for your latest courses to consider what-if scenarios.

Exploring Education Options

• Education Planner
  Allows you to search for your program in all BC post-secondary institutions.
• Schoolfinder
  Search for programs across Canada, United States, and Australia.
• Universities Canada Programs Database
  Search programs by province and level of education required. 
• All Canadian Universities and Colleges 
  Database Maintained by Waterloo University
• Canadian Institutions