Step 1: Consider VIU's program options and your career path
Explore VIU program areas and VIU Advising for career planning tools.
Step 2: Meet with a Advisor to review options and learn more about VIU
Connect with Advising: 250.746.3509 or Advising.Cowichan@viu.ca
Step 3: Apply to your VIU program
Fill out and submit Application for Admission to Vancouver Island University before program deadline date.
International Students: please see International Admissions.
Step 4: Make an appointment with Cowichan 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)
Please wait until you have a VIU student number (unless there are exceptional circumstances)
You will also need to provide us with documentation of a disability. Learn more about Accessibility Services Documentation, including a template "verification of permanent disability form" you can print off and ask your health care provider to complete.
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 Accessibility Specialist.