Faculty assisting an ACP student

Become an ABE/ Literacy/ AUBP atudent

Call 250.740.6425 and one of our advisors will guide you through our intake process.

Enrol in our program

To be placed into the correct classes you can:

  1. Provide us with a High School transcript that is 5 years old or less.
    • Bring it to our front desk on the 2nd floor of building 205.
  2. Write an assessment to determine the class that is right for you.
  • To book an ABE assessment on the Nanaimo Campus, please contact ABE at 250.740.6425.
  • To help us place you in the right class, please prepare for your assessment before you write it: Go through our study packages with sample questions
  • Come into our Learning Centre for free tutoring.
  • Please note that the MAXIMUM time allowed for an assessment session is two hours. We strongly recommend that students do NOT attempt to do more than one assessment in a single two-hour session.

Where to start

Call 250.740.6425 and make an appointment with one of our advisors. We can help you get started!

VIU welcomes applications from Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

As a post-secondary institution committed to serving adult learners, to enrol you must be:

  • a high school graduate
    or
  • minimum 17 years of age and out of school a minimum of one year

    or
  • enrolled in a VIU academic or trades/vocational program