University Canada West (UCW or UCAN) is a private for-profit educational institution in British Columbia, Canada. University Canada West was established by David Strong, a former president of University of Victoria. Dr. Verna Magee Shepherd, a former vice-president of British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), is currently the acting president of the university. It was previously operated by LearningWise Education Inc but has since been sold to the Eminata Group, which is based in Vancouver. The Eminata group also owns CDI College. UCAN 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: 75% for UBC, 70%-80% for UVic, and 75-90% 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.