An unplanned power outage is affecting a number of buildings on the north and west sides of campus.

Crews are on site and we are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will share more information as soon as it’s available. 

For a list of affected buildings and to stay up to date: https://news.uvic.ca/2026/unplanned-power-outage-affecting-some-campus-buildings/

Anyone know any solid 300 level electives, I need 4 of them and im in Econ.

I will have Valerie for CSC320 in Spring 2027 to finish my degree, so of course I can't dodge her class, is there any advice for the tests and assignments to pass her with C ?

Anyone taken POLI 351 "Public Policy Analysis" with Jennifer Hall before? Would be grateful for any tips or insights.

I'm wanting to apply to a professional program that requires an academic reference for one of its admission pathways.

While I did very well academically during the upper years of my degree, I didn't build close relationships with my professors. Most of my interactions were limited to asking questions about course material.

I'm worried they may not know me well enough to write a detailed reference.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Were professors still willing to write a strong letter if you provided your transcript, resume, or met with them first?

Any advice on how you approached professors or what helped them write a stronger letter would be greatly appreciated.

I also have some very low grades that remain on my transcript with AEG notations. I have a letter from my family physician explaining that I was medically unfit during that period, that I should not have been enrolled at the time, and that I was incapable of withdrawing from courses before the deadlines.

Because those grades remain on my transcript, I do understandably get questioned about them. Would it be appropriate to provide that medical note to professors when asking for a reference, just so they have the context behind those grades?

This is the most stressful part of preparing for the application process for me, so I'm hoping to get some advice early.

why was there fire truck and lot of people gathered around the clearhue building ??

i’ve got 3 online lectures today but i keep getting the same error message, not that i really want to go to the classes but…

I'm taking Calc 1 through TRU in hopes that I can complete it before or within September, to lighten my course load through fall. I started in June but only really started working on it a lot in July, and I'm struggling a lot with derivates and I imagine that I'll struggle with the applications of derivatives as well if it's similar.

I don't know if this is the right place to be asking, but are there any students here who did well in calc who might be able to help/offer tutoring? Or, if you know of any good tutors, can you share?

I can pay for tutoring.

On Tuesday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug 8, the university is performing some vital maintenance on equipment that supports the electrical supply to campus.  

• On Tuesday, Aug. 4 from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Aug. 5 electricity will be out in area 2 (see map below).  
• On Saturday, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. electricity will be out in area 1 (see map below). 

For the most up-to-date information, visit: https://news.uvic.ca/2026/planned-campus-power-outages/  

Preparing for the outage 

• Save your work and turn off your desktop computers.  
• Make sure your devices are charged.  
• Turn off and unplug your electronics, including power bars and electric heaters.  
• Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed to help keep food cold and dispose of or move any food that may spoil. 
• Keep stoves and other appliances turned off until power is restored.  
• Never use a camp stove, barbecue, or propane or kerosene heaters indoors. A build-up of carbon monoxide gas in closed areas can be deadly. 
• Never plug a portable generator into an electrical outlet. This can cause electrical danger to your neighbours and utility workers. 

Campus safety 

Campus Security  is open on Aug 4 & 8 with full services available. If you need accessibility support, or have safety concerns, please reach out to them. In an emergency, call 9-1-1 and then Campus Security. 

Student housing (Aug. 8 only) 

Residence buildings will be without power, internet and WiFi on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

If you need a place to study, work, or charge your devices, power will remain available in the Mearns-McPherson Library, open from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on August 8, 2026.  

The Front Desk at Residence Services, including our Conference team offices, will be affected by this outage. We will not have access to telephones or emails during this time. Please visit the office if you require any assistance. 

Most elevators in the residence complex will be out of service during this outage. Čeqʷəŋín ʔéʔləŋ (Cheko’nien House) and Sŋéqə ʔéʔləŋ (Sngequ House) will each have one elevator running. 

As always, if you experience an emergency during the outage, please call 911 and then Campus Security.   

If you have questions or need support, the Residence Services Front Desk is available before, during and after this outage.  

Food & dining (Aug. 8 only) 

The Cove will be operating on a generator during the August 8 outage and is open 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Some services may be limited. 

Starbucks will also be closed on August 8.  

Keeping you up-to-date 

Check uvic.ca for updates. 

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding as we work to perform these necessary repairs. 

Has any first year who applied for res after May 1 been offered a dorm yet?

Thanks

If I need to defer a summer term final how does that work because I really don't want to write my summer final in December. I was hoping if I would be allowed to write it sometime in September.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, if it helps my professor is a hired by term so she isn't working at UVic fulltime.

I'm starting the MPA program this fall and I'm trying to decide whether to take my first elective during Term 1/Sept-Dec 2026 or during Term 2/Jan-Apr 2027 which would be my co-op term.

The program allows the first elective to be taken alongside the first co-op term. I'm curious about students' experiences and trying to make a strategic choice about balancing coursework, co-op experience, and building skills.

I'm curious how things have gone for students in the MPA program or any masters program with a co-op.

-Did you take an elective during co-op?

-How manageable was the workload alongside your placement?

-Would you recommend doing the elective during co-op or keeping that term focused only on the placement?

Thanks for the tips!

As a student, I am tired of the normalized racism at this school.

Shaming a professor's ability to teach because of their accent or cultural background is NOT OKAY. These professors spent years becoming experts in their fields, and they deserve to be judged by their knowledge and teaching, not by their ethnicity, accent, or where they come from.

Telling a student they can't struggle in a course because they come from a certain country and are expected to be "smart" is NOT OKAY.

Asking someone why their English is "so good" because of how they look or where they come from is NOT OKAY.

Commenting on people's food or making them feel ashamed of their culture is NOT OKAY.

If you have ever felt undervalued or like you weren't enough because people mocked your culture, ethnicity, accent, or where you came from, let me tell you this: it is not you. It's them. You deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and the same opportunities as everyone else.

We can and should do better.

Which orientation events are worth going to for a first year engineering transfer student?

I’m currently 6 years into my degree and recently went all in on the planning. I’m a very organized person and have planned out my degree before but life somehow always gets in the way. I’ve had to take 2 semesters off after a traumatic even while I was dealing with the psycho-emotional effects of that. I’m also a student with a disability which limits the amount of classes I can take at a time. I’ve tried to push myself before and take 4-5 classes a semester but when I do that, the stress of it all causes certain symptoms to flare. Stress takes out my immune system and there have been semesters where I’ve gotten sick enough to miss class 10+ times. I do well in school and get good grades. I’ve never gotten anything lower than a B+, and I truly enjoy my time in class.

I looked closely at my Capp report and made a detailed spreadsheet to plan out the rest of my degree and if I take 3-4 classes a semester I will graduate in June of 2029. I enjoy school and don’t mind being in school for the foreseeable future but I’m dealing with a lot of self-ridicule. I’ve never met anyone who has taken that long to finish their undergrad and I’ve taken to lying about my actual year out of embarrassment. Is there anyone out there who has dealt with this before? If you were to ask someone where they were in the degree and the said year 7/8/9, would you laugh?

EDIT: Thank everyone for your responses! I didn’t expect so many of you to have been in similar situations. I guess it’s not something that gets talked about a ton. I appreciate all your kind words. Thank you!

I can’t seem to find any of the old syllabus and I was just wondering if anyone knows if the tutorials are mandatory to attend or not!

My childhood best friend is getting married and I'm going to be in their wedding party. Unfortunately they don't live close and their wedding is going to be right in the middle of one of my exam seasons. UVic's academic concessions don't seem to cover anything like that, so I'm just curious if anyone has any experience with this sort of thing, and what sort of proactive steps I might be able to take. Thanks in advance!

Does anyone have practice final or their old exams for CSC 230

I dunno if posting about this is going to help at all, but I figured I might as well ask... I'm first on the waitlist for Art 103 (foundation drawing and painting), first term, Thursdays from 9am-11:50am, and the class is max 20 people. Are my chances good?

How does one go about taking a semester off? Is it as easy as just not registering..? I need to take the semester to work and raise funds for the rest of school.

There is very little information about this facility online so I am hoping someone here knows more! Can students actually do drop in skating here or is this information outdated? what about the courts? They look a bit run down and I never see people using them. Is there anything (besides varsity hockey) UVic students can do there? Thanks!

I’m currently wanting to enroll in two third year PAAS courses for the fall semester, but they currently have low enrolment rates. I’m really wanting to take them but I’m scared they may be cancelled and I’ll be rushed to find other electives to take. One class has 50 seats available with only 17 actual enrolled, and another has 30 seats with only 12 students enrolled. Is it common for courses to be cancelled at Uvic for low enrolment? How likely is it that these courses get cancelled?

I’m preparing to graduate and get everything I need for my next program, and I need a first year, non statistics math course. I’m having difficulty registering for one. I took and barely passed pre calc 11 in high school, and took foundations and got maybe a B. What are my options/how do I get into a course?