Veterinary Administrative Assistant Certificate at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, Canada is a certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 7 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 8,172 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 7 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 8,172 / total
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This full-time, seven-month certificate at UFV's Chilliwack campus in Canada Education Park trains front-of-house staff for veterinary clinics and animal care facilities, covering customer service, appointment scheduling, animal care and communication with owners. Classes run Thursday to Saturday from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm across 660 hours, with ten courses spanning veterinary business fundamentals, veterinary hospital fundamentals, surgical fundamentals, anatomy and physiology, pharmaceuticals, grooming, animal behaviour and nutrition, and bookkeeping; students also complete Fear Free certification. A three-week practicum in a veterinary office closes the program, with UFV arranging placements through partner organisations for students in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. There are no specific entrance requirements beyond the application process.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry to the Veterinary Administrative Assistant Certificate runs through Education Planner BC's centralized application process, and the program page states there are no other entrance requirements beyond completing that application. The page sets no minimum secondary-school grade, prior coursework, GPA, or English-language proficiency test score (IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE or otherwise) as a condition of admission. Once enrolled, students must maintain a grade of at least 75% (B) in each course to qualify for the program's practicum placement, but this is a progression standard rather than an entry requirement. The page notes the program was still accepting some late applications at the time of writing, alongside its regular September start.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to UFV: applications for Fall (September) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026, for Winter (January) 2027 entry opened 1 May 2026, and for Summer (May) 2027 entry open 1 October 2026; UFV publishes no closing date for any of these and instead admits many programmes strictly in application-date order once every required document has arrived, so applying soon after opening matters more than any deadline. Grade 12 students may apply from 1 October of their graduating year and must send final transcripts by 3 August. International applicants use UFV International's own windows - 1 October to 31 May for Fall, 1 May to 31 October for Winter and 1 October to 1 March for Summer - and are likewise assessed on a rolling, first-arrived basis until each programme fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
