Starting in September 2025, the University of Victoria (UVic) will offer the Computing Gateway program at the new West Shore campus.
UVic's Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is leading the development of the new Computing Gateway Program, an entry program that provides the first two years of coursework for students in one of UVic's computing-focussed degree programs: Computer Science, Data Science and Software Engineering.
Rendering of the West Shore Campus, courtesy of hcma.
Beginning in September 2025 the program will be offered in small, cohort-like classes with a dedicated instructional team on hand to support student success. Students will be able to choose between full-time and part-time courses, allowing them flexibility to balance their academic work with other life activities.
The new Computing Gateway Program is an excellent route for those who are interested in computing and want to keep their options open, and for those who function well in collaborative, team-working environments. Students will engage together in classes as part of a small cohort, getting to know each other and their instructors. Learning supports will be available to them and they will be able to learn for up to two years in the program and then have the opportunity to choose a pathway and transfer to a specific program at UVic's Gordon Head campus if they'd like to continue their academic studies."
Dr. LillAnne Jackson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in UVic's ECS Faculty
This is the first time that entry into these three similar discipline programs at UVic is being offered together, giving students a unique opportunity to experience courses that lead to any of the three fields, and deferring for up to two years the need to make their specific program choice. The program is designed to be accessible, flexible and expand educational offerings for students throughout the region to begin their post-secondary education journey, while sparking an interest in the rapidly evolving field of computing.
Applications for September 2025 entry into the Computing Gateway Program are open until April 15, 2025.
A new campus in the heart of Langford
UVic has partnered with Royal Roads University and Camosun College to offer dynamic educational opportunities for up to 500 students at the new post-secondary educational hub in Langford.
The new West Shore campus is an exciting collaborative educational model that expands opportunities for students to learn throughout our region. Community-based education in the heart of Langford through the new campus is exciting because it means that locally based students can learn where they live, as well as offer them exciting future opportunities to further their education through pathways to UVic's many top degree programs."
Dr. Mina Hoorfar, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) at UVic
The West Shore campus is currently under construction in the middle of Langford's popular and fast-growing Goldstream Village neighbourhood, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Victoria. Home to restaurants, cafes, boutique shops, a public library and near to Langford's City Hall, the area is considered the vibrant downtown heart of the city.
