About About

Get to know VIU. As a teaching university and a research university, we offer a unique experience to students.

About VIU Why VIU

About VIU

Why VIU?

Explore where VIU is going

The Strategic Plan builds on our commitment to diverse learners and draws on our connection to the community.

Strategic Plan

Programs Programs

Explore a wide range of program offerings and learning services. Choose from degrees, vocational training, certificates and more.

Find your program Learning Services

Programs

Learning Services

Talk to a recruiter

Friendly VIU recruiters can help you find a program that’s right for you.

Connect with a
recruiter

Admissions & Aid Admissions & Aid

Discover how to apply to VIU and get more information about tuition and financial aid.

Admissions Tuition and Aid

Admissions

Tuition and Aid

How to become a student

Make your VIU application successful by following these steps to becoming a student.

Steps to become a student

Student Life Student Life

Make the best of your time at VIU. Get involved in campus events and enjoy island adventures.

Student Life Student Services

Student Life

Student Services and Support

Get ready for the new student orientation

Attend in-person and online events, explore campus and connect with your professors and soon-to-be classmates!

RockVIU

Support VIU Support VIU

Connect with other VIU alumni and learn about the impact of donor generosity at VIU.

Give

VIU Alumni

VIU Donors

Your support means so much to VIU students

Our donors fund over 2000 scholarships, awards, and bursaries each year.

Research Research

Discover how VIU's interdisciplinary research is making a real-world impact.

Research

Research and Creative Activity

Explore the research highlights. Includes recent publications, ground-breaking studies and more.

Research Reports

Search VIU

Earth Science

Sample Grid I Program Plan (EGBC Geology stream)

Fall	Option 1	Option 2	Option 1	Option 2	Third and Fourth Year
First Year			Second Year		Third and Fourth Year
	Geol 111	Geol 112	Geol 200		Geol 300
	Geol 115		Geog 211		Geog 328
	Math 100	Math 121	Phys 121	Phys 111	Geol 304
	Chem 140		CSCI 159		Geol 305
	Geog 212		Geog 221		Geog 376
					Geog 372
					Engl 204
					Geol 302
	Option 1	Option 2	Option 1	Option 2	Geol 303 or Geol 491 or Chem 212 or Chem 301
Spring	Math 101	Math 122	Geol 201		Geol 307
	Chem 142	Chem 141	Geol 202		Geol 308
	Geog 101		Geol 206		Geog 326
	Geol 112	Geol 111	Geog 228		Geog 374
	Engl 115		Biol 123		Geog 312
			Phys 122	Phys 112

Summer

Math 121

Math 122

Geog 101

Engl 115

Engl 125