Students

We have specific support centres and services to assist students in their academic success:

• The Centre for Academic Communication (CAC) supports reading, writing, speaking, understanding academic expectations, and other aspects of academic communication
• The Math & Stats Assistance Centre (MSAC) offers collaborative virtual study spaces where you can work on your 100- and 200-level math & stats courses and free tutors if you get stuck on a concept or a problem
• The Learning Strategies Program is a new no-fee service open to all UVic students offering personalized academic support in critical thinking, reading comprehension, studying, anxiety reduction and more!
• The Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) program helps students actively engage with course content through collaborations with community.

We support the administration of three student undergraduate awards/ fellowships:

• Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards (VKURA) - Research Enriched and Applied Learning is a new award which provides an opportunity for first year students to gain research-enriched and applied learning experiences in their discipline or field of study.
• The Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA) encourages undergraduates to pursue innovative and original research to enhance their learning while at the University of Victoria.
• The 3M National Student Fellowship honors up to ten full-time undergraduate students at Canadian institutions who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their university.

Explore our offerings and learn more about online learning through workshops and courses: 

• Student Guide to Online Learning - Prepare for online learning by learning the tools and where to get help with this interactive self-paced guide.
• Your UVic Learning Technologies - These self-paced online modules will help you get started with the basics for Brightspace, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more.
• Integrity Matters - These self-paced modules will help you gain knowledge and understanding of academic integrity through interactive scenarios.
• Writing Workshops - These workshops are offered each term by the Centre for Academic Communications and will help you with literature reviews, writing resilience, preparing a thesis and more.