Step 1: Consider VIU's program options and your career path
Explore VIU's program areas and Advising for career planning tools.
Step 2: Meet with a Recruiter to review options and learn more about VIU
Connect with Recruitment: email Connect@viu.ca or contact an individual recruiter by email or phone.
Step 3: Apply to your VIU program
Submit an application to Vancouver Island University before program deadline date.
International Students: please see International Admissions.
Step 4: See an Advisor
Connect with the Advising Centre at Vancouver Island University: call 250.740.6410 or email Advising@viu.ca to create an educational plan. For Cowichan campus advising information, visit Cowichan Support Services.
International students: please see International Student Advising.
Step 5: Make an appointment with Accessibility Services 6 - 8 weeks before term starts
(If you will require either ASL or Braille accommodation, please contact our office 3 to 6 months in advance, whenever possible)
If you are a student with a visual impairment and the steps below are not accessible to you, please let us know by email.
Complete an intake form to start the accommodation process . You can print it off and complete by hand, or download/save it to your computer and type in the required fields. You can return the completed form several ways:
- by fax (250.740.6615)
- emailing as a pdf to AccessibilityServices@viu.ca
- emailing an image (photo) of the completed form to AccessibilityServices@viu.ca (Please make sure the image is a med-large file size)
You will also need to provide us with documentation of a disability.
Confidentiality: Please note that your documentation/diagnosis is not shared with instructors, and that your online student record will not identify you as a student with a disability.
Once we receive both your completed intake form and your documentation, we will contact you to make a phone or Zoom appointment with an Access Specialist.
* Note: if you are not sure how to obtain documentation, please return the intake form and request a "consult" with an Access Specialist to discuss options.