What will the fall semester look like?
Our 2020 fall semester will be unlike any other. We’re expecting the unexpected, and planning how to make an unusual year a great year.
Learn moreFuture students
We are still accepting program applications for the fall semester.
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The following webinars are being offered for future and returning students:
TRU Mature & Transfer Student Orientation
September 3, 6:00 pm - September 8, 7:00 pm
This orientation provides new-to-TRU students with information about the services and resources available for support.
TRU Orientation Welcome Ceremony
September 8, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join us for the LIVE new-to-TRU formal welcome to the University. This jam-packed hour will be full of information about the academic year.
TRU Graduate Student Orientation
September 8, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Meet graduate student mentors, faculty and staff from your program, and learn about campus support resources available.
It’s good to be here.
At Thompson Rivers University, student success is our priority. We empower our students to reach their goals with on-campus and online learning options, individualized student services, hands-on learning opportunities, and a diverse, inclusive environment.
How to find us
A hub for travel, Kamloops is 3.5 hours from Vancouver, and a day’s drive from Calgary, Prince George, Victoria or Seattle.
From the Newsroom
TRU heads collaborative research into wildfires
The Province of BC has invested $5 million for the establishment of the BC Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, to be based at TRU.
TRU introduces First-Year Student Resiliency Fund
Thompson Rivers University has created new bursaries and awards for first-year students embarking on their studies amid the global pandemic.
Searching for signs of COVID-19 in Kamloops’ sewage
TRU's Jonathan Van Hamme is leading a team looking to detect signs of COVID-19 in the city's sewage.
Thompson Rivers University campuses are on the traditional lands of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops campus) and the T’exelc (Williams Lake campus) within Secwépemc'ulucw, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc people. Our region also extends into the territories of the Stat’imc, Nlaka’pamux, Nuxalk, Tsilhqot'in, Dakelh and Métis peoples.