ECE FAQ

Yes, we need a current transcript at the time of your application, and then we’ll need an updated copy of your high school transcript after you graduate.

Please refer to the BC Transfer Guide.

Applications are not transferable, you need to apply to the ECE program.

Please see the Re-admissions or Program Change page on the UFV website.

You can apply to the Early Childhood Education as an international student. See how to apply as an international student.

See UFV International tuitions & fees for cost information.

If you have a university education from your home country contact UFV International to ask if your credits can be transferred.

The ECE diploma is currently under review. To be added to a contact list for when the program is back up, please email soeinfo@ufv.ca with your name.

We send offers of admission to your UFV student email address in late April.

See Enrolment Verification. For questions, contact the Office of the Registrar.

Not at this time.

It's possible! Visit the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition website for more info.

You can apply for an Early Childhood Education Assistant (ECEA) Certificate through the BC ECE Registry (not through UFV) after you successfully complete ECE 100 (Human Development I), ECE 102 (Introduction to Early Childhood Guidance), ECE 120 (Human Development II) or ECE 132 (Health, Safety and Nutrition) within 5 years of taking one of these courses. The BC ECE Registry also requires additional documents for your application; for more information about the ECEA Certificate application process, see BC ECE Registry website and contact information.

Yes. To work in a childcare centre, you need to have completed at least one ECE class on development or nutrition and health.

No, this is not an option. The UFV ECE program follows a cohort model, meaning that courses and practicums are designed to be integrated for those who are officially enrolled. Seats are reserved exclusively for admitted students, and individual courses or practicum opportunities are not available to those outside the program, even with an evaluation from the ECE Registry.

Register with the BC ECE registry to work as an educator.

Your Letter of Completion is available when you receive a graduation application update email from the Office of the Registrar and not before. Once you receive this email, you can obtain a completion letter online by following these steps:

1. Sign into your myUFV account.
2. Under Student Record Requests, select Enrolment or Completion Letter.
3. Select the appropriate term, verification type (Completion Letter), and then Continue.
4. Select your address and then Continue.
5. Review the information and then Submit Request.

A PDF of the letter will be sent to your student email, typically within 15 minutes. If you have not attended UFV for three consecutive semesters, the letter will be sent to your personal email on your student record. To change your personal information, see Personal Information Changes. For questions, contact the Office of the Registrar.