Virtual Forum and resources for first-year students (starting September 2020)
On June 30, 2020, the Faculty of Science hosted a virtual online forum with incoming first-year undergraduate students. Thank you to everyone who attended- we hope you found the session helpful!
A number of resources and contacts were mentioned throughout the virtual forum, which are linked below.
Fall 2020 Course information
Student supports
- online gateway to student services
- Centre for Accessible Learning
- Counselling Services
- Global Community
Student Life and campus services
Academic Planning and Support
- Schedule search
- Calendar
- Program Planning Worksheets
- Academic Advising
- First year course selection guide for Science students
- Timetable
- BC Transfer Guide
In-course support:
Contacts
- Academic Advising: advising@uvic.ca (please include name and V# with any questions!)
- Residences: resadmin@uvic.ca
- New Student Connect Program: getconnected@uvic.ca
- Questions on purchasing textbooks from UVic Bookstore: textbook@uvic.ca
Department advisors for First Year students
Biochemistry and Microbiology:
- Chris Upton: cupton@uvic.ca
- Kimberley Politano: bcmbadmn@uvic.ca
Biology:
- Francis Choy: fchoy@uvic.ca
- Barbara Ehlting: behlting@uvic.ca
Chemistry:
- Dave Berg: djberg@uvic.ca
Chemistry for the Medical Sciences:
- Peter Wan: pwan@uvic.ca
Earth and Ocean Sciences:
- Dante Caril seosadvisor@uvic.ca
Mathematics and Statistics:
- Chris Eagle: eaglec@uvic.ca
- Gary MacGillivray: gmacgill@uvic.ca
Statistics:
- Julie Zhou: statadv@uvic.ca
Physics and Astronomy:
- Mark Laidlaw: phast_advising@uvic.ca