Programs
UCW offers Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts and MBA degrees. University Canada West offers entrance requirements for students with a GPA of 65% or higher, and can accept credit for previous studies and work experience in the Degree Completion and MBA programs. (In comparison, major BC universities' GPA requirements are: low 80s for UBC Vancouver and mid-70s for UBC Okanagan, 70%-80% for UVic, and 80-90% for SFU.) The academic year was originally organized into four ten-week terms, but changed to five eight-week terms in September 2009. Students are able to complete four courses of 40 contact hours each in a term. Degree Completion and MBA programs can be completed on campus or online. University Canada West is listed in the British Columbia Credit Transfer system, but it is only listed as a "recipient," and not as a "sender," of transferable university credits. When the Victoria campus went out of business in 2011, students reported that UCW credits would be not be transferred or transferred on a case by case basis. This was controversial because allegedly students were told when they paid for classes that credits were transferable even though the BC transfer website says they are not.
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