Addiction Studies Certificate

Admission Requirements: The Addiction Studies Certificate page states only that VIU's general admission requirements apply and does not restate them; this is an embedded credential, intended for students already admitted to a VIU bachelor's degree or diploma, built from courses that each carry their own prerequisites. VIU's general domestic route admits applicants who graduated a BC secondary school (or accepted equivalent) with at least a "C" in English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, hold a prior university degree, enter as a visiting student with a Letter of Permission, transfer in with 24-plus university-level credits, or qualify under the academic mature-student category at 21 or older; VIU does not publish a central English-test-score table for this route. The certificate page notes that students missing an individual course's prerequisites should speak to the department Chair, since those prerequisites may be waived on a case-by-case basis.