Prospective undergraduate students
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Why choose UVic Science?
We attract the brightest and best minds in the world for good reason. Enhance your classroom experience through extensive experiential opportunities in our state-of-the art labs, by working with industry and government during co-op work terms, by going out on field trips or to sea, participating on our research platforms such as VENUS and NEPTUNE, and/or in international programs at facilities such as CERN and TRIUMF. Learn more reasons why students choose UVic Science.
Being a mid-sized university has many advantages:
- We have state-of-the-art facilities to attract the brightest and best minds in the world.
- Smaller class sizes than many other universities.
- Our sense of community fosters real relationships with your professors and classmates.
- Our positive learning environment has many avenues for support and recognition.
- Diverse, useful and current programs.
- Ties to external research facilities such as NRC’s Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics.
Add our world-renowned co-op programs to the mix and you can see why UVic is one of Canada's top-ranked universities. Learn more about UVic.
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General resources across campus
You'll find a full list of campus resources for faculty and staff in the current students, faculty and staff section of the main UVic web site.
