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Apply & Register - Graduate students at a non-WCUMSS member Canadian university

Application and registration procedures for graduate students at a non-WCUMSS member Canadian university that does not fall under the WDA:

As a graduate student, you have a few options:

If you need credit, the simplest and least expensive procedure is to apply to UVic as an undergraduate student with prior agreement from your home university to give you graduate credit for your course(s). It is your responsibility to ensure that UVic/BMSC undergraduate course credits are transferrable as graduate or undergraduate credit to your degree program at your home university. Follow the instructions given for registering as an undergraduate student at a non-WCUMSS university.

If you decide to apply as a graduate student (which you need to do to take any of the graduate level BMSC courses), you will need to apply to the School of Graduate Studies at UVic. The University Programs Coordinator will send your name to the Graduate Director at UVic so they will not be surprised by your application. Follow the steps below to apply and register as a graduate student.

You must complete five steps (A-E):

Apply to the University of Victoria as a visiting student. To do this, visit UVic Graduate Admissions and follow the links to apply online through PASBC. All the information needed to apply to UVic can be found on this website.
There will be a section in the online application form titled “Specify Application Type”. You should choose the option “Completing courses for general interest or as a visiting student” from the drop down menu.
You will need to pay a $100 UVic graduate application fee when you submit the online form.
Please make sure you are aware of the UVic application deadlines. It is strongly recommended to get applications into UVic as quickly as possible, as there can be a 4-6 week response time. For more information, contact the UVic Graduate Admissions and Records office(250-472-4657.

You will need to submit a “Letter of Permission” from your home university in order to be accepted by UVic Admissions. The Letter of Permission must be sent directly to Graduate Admissions from your home university. You can obtain the letter from the Registrar’s Office or Student Advising Office at your home university. You may be required to submit an official academic transcript (the Letter of Permission in the case of graduate students does not necessarily waive this requirement). The Letter of Permission allows you to take the course(s) approved by BMSC, but does not entitle you to take other courses at UVic.
This is an example of a Letter of Permission, which the Advising Centre for Science, Social Science and Humanities at UVic asks their students to fill out.

Once accepted by UVic Admissions, you are required to pay a $200 non-refundable acceptance deposit. The $200 deposit will be applied to your tuition.

You will then need to setup a Netlink ID in order to login to uSource, an online system for registering for courses at UVic.

Register for course(s). You will need to login to uSource to register. Register at UVic for the BMSC course(s) for which you have been accepted. Course registration codes at UVic will be included in your acceptance message from BMSC (Step 2). It is your responsibility to ensure that UVic course credits are transferable to your degree program at your home institution.

For more information about registration, see the Graduate Steps to Register
If you have trouble registering (i.e. trouble with pre-requisites), contact Rosemary Barlow.

University Programs Coordinator:

(250) 728-3301 ext. 216

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
100 Pachena Rd, Bamfield, BC
Canada, V0R 1B0
Phone: (250) 728-3301
Fax: (250) 728-3452

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