Additional Period Honours
1) Dean's Scholar
Dean’s Scholar designation recognizes the highest level of academic achievement in the Faculty of Arts.
Students who complete at least 27 credits in a Winter Session, and who achieve an average of 85% or higher on at least 27 of these credits, will receive the notation "Dean's List" on their permanent record.
2) Dean's List
Dean’s List designation recognizes exceptional academic achievement in the Faculty of Arts.
Students who complete at least 27 percentage-graded credits in a Winter Session, and who achieve an average of at least 80% but less than 85%, on at least 27 of these credits, will receive the notation "Dean's List" on their permanent record.
Scholarships and Awards
For information on scholarships and awards available to academically outstanding students, see Awards, scholarships and bursaries. See also Fees, Financial Assistance, and Scholarships.
Honours and Awards at Graduation
The designation “with Distinction” will be notated on the degree parchment for any student who has achieved an average of at least 80% but less than 85%, calculated on all attempted UBC academic courses numbered 300* or higher. The designation “with High Distinction” will be notated on the degree parchment for any student who has achieved an average of at least 85%, calculated on all attempted UBC academic courses numbered 300* or higher. B.I.E. students who achieve a Core average of 90% or higher, calculated on all attempted upper-level Core credits, will also receive “Honours” standing, appearing on the degree parchment as “Honours with High Distinction”.
*For students enrolled in the Minor in Music who took MUSC_V courses prior to the 2024 Winter Session, ensemble and composition courses with 100- or 200-level course numbers will count as 300- or 400-level courses, and hence as part of the upper-level average calculation, when taken in the third or fourth years.
Promotion Requirements
In order to progress from one year-level standing to the next, a student must successfully complete a sufficient total number of B.I.E.-eligible credits. These may include transfer credit as well as credit earned through exchange. Year-level standing impacts a student’s eligibility for specializations and courses, and is one of the factors considered when registration dates are set.
Promotion is evaluated annually upon completion of the Winter Session. Students who have successfully completed 27 credits are promoted to second year standing. Those who have completed 54 credits are promoted to third year standing, and those who have completed 84 credits are promoted to fourth year standing.
Continuation Requirements
Continuation, or a student’s eligibility to continue registering in their degree program, is evaluated annually upon completion of the Winter Session. Students are assigned a Sessional Standing based on the Sessional Average for the Winter Session, and are informed of their resulting Program of Study Status for the upcoming Winter Session.
Students will be assigned a Sessional Standing of "In Good Standing" and may continue in the B.I.E. program if they achieve (i) a sessional average of at least 60% and (ii) an average of at least 65% in their Core courses1 and (iii) a passing grade in any foundational Core courses attempted in the Winter Session under evaluation (foundational Core courses are MATH_V 100 and MATH_V 101 (or equivalents); ECON_V 101 and ECON_V 102).
Students will be required to discontinue the B.I.E. program if they fail to achieve either (i), (ii), or (iii) in the Winter Session under evaluation but achieve a sessional average of at least 55%. These students will be consequently enrolled in the B.A. Program in the Faculty of Arts in Good Standing (Pass).
Students with a sessional average between 50% and 54.9% will be required to discontinue the B.I.E. Program, but will consequently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts in the B.A. Program on academic probation.
Students who attain a sessional average of less than 50% in a Winter Session will be assigned a “Failed, Required to Withdraw" standing and their Program of Study Status will be “Dismissed”.
Summary of Continuation Requirements
| Winter Session Average | Core Average1,2 | Sessional Standing | B.I.E. Program of Study Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60% or more | 65% or more | In Good Standing | In Progress |
| 60% or more | Less than 65% | In Good Standing | Discontinued |
| 55% - 59.9% | In Good Standing | Discontinued | |
| 50% - 54.9% | Academic Probation | Discontinued | |
| Less than 50% | Failed, Required to Withdraw | Dismissed |
* Students required to discontinue from the B.I.E. Program may transfer into the B.A. Program in the Faculty of Arts. Students required to withdraw are not eligible for the B.A. Program and must withdraw from the University
1 Core average is computed on the following required Core courses: MATH_V 100, MATH_V 101; ECON_V 101, 102, 227, 255, 309, 315, 316, 317, 327, 328; COEC_V 293; and WRDS_V 150 (or equivalents to any of these). The calculation of the Core average will include any and all of these courses if they were taken in the Winter Session under evaluation. Core courses completed in prior Sessions are not included in subsequent calculations.
2 Note that, if any of MATH_V 100 and/or MATH_V 101 (or equivalents), ECON_V 101 and/or ECON_V 102 are attempted in the Session, students must achieve a passing grade in the course(s) in addition to maintaining their Core Average. A student who fails any of these courses will be required to discontinue from the B.I.E.