July 6-Week Summer Language & Culture Program
Monday, July 13, 2026
Notes for Arrival Day
- Cultural Assistant staff (CAs) are available at the airport from 9:00am to 9:00pm.
- CAs are available at the Housing office from 9:00am to 9:00pm.
- If you arrive outside of these hours, please continue to the Housing office anyways. It is open 24 hours and the staff there will be able to help.
- If you are having issues, please message our dormitory Instagram @ELCDormitorySupport, it is monitored by staff 24 hours a day.
- For students in homestay, your host family will pick you up at your designated locations.
- The Cove cafeteria is open from 7:30am to 7:00pm
- Mix and Mingle (welcome event for students living in Dorms) will take place at 7:00pm in The Cove. We will provide pizza for students who arrive after the Cove is closed
8:00am – 8:30am | Arriving on Campus
UVic staff (Cultural Assistants – CAs) will be outside The Cove to direct you to the Continuing Studies Building (CST).
Meet in Testing Groups for Writing Sample Tests
Testing Group locations for your first day will be available at 8:00pm on Friday, July 10 at Summer Language and Culture Program – First Day Locations.
8:30am | Writing Sample Tests
CST Classrooms
9:00am | WELCome Event
CST Atrium
10:30am – 12:10pm | Speak Tests and Campus Tours with CAs
Speak Test times will be assigned by the instructors. Campus Tours will be led by CAs.
12:10pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30pm | Program orientation, UMO (bus pass) Orientation
Meet in the CST Atrium for the Program Orientation
End of day. CAs will be available to direct you back to your residence building.
CST is the Continuing Studies building, home of the English Language Centre (ELC).
Please contact us if you need help finding your classroom.