Please see campus closures below.
Note: Students require a valid VIU ID card for access during the card access hours below.
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Campus hours
Fall 2025
- Monday - Thursday: 7 am to 7:30 pm (VIU ID card access 7:30 pm to 9 pm)
- Friday: 7 am to 5 pm (no after-hours access)
- Saturday: 8 am to 4 pm (VIU ID card access only)
- Sunday and statutory holidays: closed
For further information call 250.746.3500 or email CowichanInfo@viu.ca
| Department | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Centre | Monday to Friday | 8 am to 4 pm 250.746.3500 or CowichanInfo@viu.ca |
| Registration, Admissions and Records | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am to 3:30 pm 250.746.3512 or Registration.Cowichan@viu.ca |
| Credit Programs: Faculty Support | Monday to Friday | 8 am to 4 pm 250.746.3500 |
| Professional Development and Training | Monday to Friday | 8 am to 4 pm 250.746.3575 or PDTCowichan@viu.ca |
| Cowichan Campus Store | Closed | Call Nanaimo 1 866 965 2665 or email |
| Educational Advising, Counselling, Financial Aid, Assessments, and Exam Invigilation | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am to 3:30 pm 250.746.3509 or Advising.Cowichan@viu.ca |
Library hours
See the library website
Cowichan campus closures
- Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30, 2025
- Thanksgiving Day, October 13, 2025
- Remembrance Day, November 11, 2025
- Winter Break, December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026
- Family Day, February 16, 2026
- Good Friday, April 3, 2026
- Easter Monday, April 6, 2026
- Victoria Day, May 18, 2026
- Canada Day, July 1, 2026
- BC Day, August 3, 2026
- Labor Day, September 7, 2026
- Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30, 2026
- Thanksgiving Day, October 12, 2026
- Remembrance Day, November 11, 2026
- Christmas Day, December 25, 2026
- Boxing Day, December 26, 2026