Continuing Studies at UVic

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Credit courses

Non-credit courses

You have to be admitted to UVic:

  • you must apply by January if you want to take a Fall term course
  • you must pay the $200 application fee
     

You access your transcripts and tax receipts through UVic Online Tools
 

You register and pay your course fees through UVic Online Tools

 

Your courses may be transferable towards undergraduate or graduate degree credit

 

You must be admitted to Continuing Studies:

  • you can apply until August 1 if you want to take a Fall term course
  • there is no application fee
     

You access your transcripts and tax receipts through your Continuing Studies My Account
 

You register and pay your course fees through the Continuing Studies website

 

Your courses are not usually transferable towards undergraduate or graduate degree credit

 

Credit AND non-credit courses include the same content
 

Credit AND non-credit course students will be in the same online class
 

Credit AND non-credit course students are graded according to UVic scale

 

 

Continuing Studies offers various delivery styles. 

An asynchonous course is when learning does not occur in the same place or at the same time. It uses resources that facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time and place among a network of people.

In the asynchronous courses that are part of this program, you can expect to spend about 10 hours per week/course on your coursework (course readings, assignments, online discussion) but you are not required to be online each day — usually three times a week is adequate. You'll participate in asynchronous (you do not need to be online at any particular day or time to participate) discussions through the online learning platform we use called Brightspace and all that is required is connection to the internet.
 
There are typically 3-4 assignments in each course including an online participation assignment as students are expected to engage regularly with their classmates and instructor through the course Brightspace site. The course content/course notes are located on the Brightspace site and this is where you will read the course notes, submit assignments and engage with your instructor and classmates through discussion forums. 

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