Advising

ES Undergraduate Advisor: Laurel Currie

If you are an ES student or are interested in Environmental Studies and have any questions, contact Laurel! Email to arrange a virtual or in-person advising appointment.

For any and all admissions information, please contact Admissions at studentsupport@uvic.ca or contact your admissions assistant or student recruiter.

For questions regarding overall UVic requirements or to declare your majors, please contact the Academic Advising Centre at advising@uvic.ca or 250-721-7567 ext. 6.

Our Undergraduate Advisor can help you with:

• Course selection - choosing your courses
• Course planning - sequencing your courses
• Degree planning - reviewing your program and degree requirements and preparing a roadmap or worksheet to help navigate your program
• Registration help - help finding course codes or numbers, any issues with registration errors or restrictions
• Directed Studies - guidance for Directed Studies
• Prerequisite and other registration overrides - directing you to seek instructor approval where required (prerequisite waiver form)
• Transfer credits - evaluation for fit with ES, advice regarding Letters of Permission and other requirements to take courses at other institutions
• Connecting you with other resources and supports on campus, for example:
  • Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation
  • Co-op & Career Services
  • Academic advising
  • Student support services
  • Counselling
  • Sexualized violence prevention and support
  • Forms from Academic Advising, such as the program declaration form
  • Forms from the Office of the Registrar, such as course change forms

Learn how the Restoration in Natural Systems program can work for you: the RNS program has many courses that may be transferable to your ES program. You can also complete a diploma in RNS at the same time as your program! Many students have found the combination of theory and application stimulating and helpful in career planning.