Explore UVic schedule
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Are you ready to Explore UVic? We've created a fun-filled day of student panels, sample lectures, presentations, tours and more.
Check out the schedule of events, plan ahead and make the most of your visit!
Note: all activities are scheduled in Pacific Time.
Check-in and registration
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Sngequ House courtyard
Drop by our registration desk to check in and collect your Explore UVic welcome package. It includes a 20% coupon for the UVic Bookstore and a chance to win one of five UVic prize baskets!
Information fair
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Sngequ House, Conference Room A
UVic has services to support you every step of the way before—and during—your degree. Talk with experts about:
- scholarships and financial aid
- living in residence
- getting academic help and advice
- athletics and recreation
- student life
- and so much more!
Information sessions
10:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Location: Sngequ House, Conference Room B
What makes UVic unique? What could your UVic experience look like? Is UVic right for you? Get the inside scoop on what it's like to be a UVic student, diving into all the cool stuff that makes UVic stand out.
Schedule
High school students and recent graduates
- 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
- 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
- 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Transfer students
- 1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Student experience panels
10:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Sngequ House, Meeting Room A
Join us for an interactive session where current UVic students will share their unique perspectives and experiences. You'll have the chance to ask them all your burning questions, whether it's about their academic programs, their involvement in student-led clubs or their lives in residence.
Schedule
- 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
- 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Campus tours
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Sngequ House courtyard
Campus walking tours are led by UVic students who can't wait to share their own personal journeys and insights with you. Come along and explore the places where you'll study, live and make lasting memories during your university adventure.
Schedule
- Tours depart every 15 minutes and take approximately 75 minutes.
- Tour tickets are offered on a first-come-first-serve basis.
- When you visit the tour registration desk, you can select a start time from the remaining available tours.
- The last tour starts at 3:00 p.m.
First Peoples House tours
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: First Peoples House
The First Peoples House is a social, cultural and academic centre for Indigenous students at UVic and serves as a safe and welcoming place that encourages the building of community.
Tours during Explore UVic are open to all attendees.
Schedule
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Sample lectures
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Sngequ House, Classrooms 131 and 133
Explore UVic offers a rare opportunity to attend lectures given by professors across all our faculties.
Lecture topics and times will be announced in November.
Faculty events and tours
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Locations: Faculty buildings
Visit our faculties to see the classrooms and spaces you'll spend your time in, while learning about your program from the faculty and staff members who deliver it.
Locations and times for faculty events and tours will be announced in November.