You are reading the 2025/26 Academic Calendar. The 2024/25 version remains in effect until August 31, 2025 and is available here.

  1. Introduction

    The University offers a wide range of programs to recognize students with high academic achievement and to provide financial assistance to those who cannot meet basic education costs. Academic merit-based awards for graduate study are administered by the Dean's Office, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Financial need-based awards are ad...

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    … a wide range of programs to recognize students with high academic achievement and to provide financial assistance to those who cannot meet basic education costs. Academic merit-based awards for graduate study are … Students are not eligible to receive their award during academic terms in which they are officially on-leave from …

    Last updated: Thu, 04/27/2023 - 15:47

  2. Admission and Transfer

    General InformationApplication for admission to the Faculty must be made online. Procedures, policies, and admission requirements to UBC and the Faculty are specified in Admissions.Admission from Secondary SchoolStudents are expected to start their first year in September of the Winter session they were admitted. January starts are not permitted. S...

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    … performance in specific high school courses, the overall academic rigor of the program, evidence of relevant learning … in workshops and peer support programs to facilitate academic success. Admission as a Post-Secondary Transfer … to Science must also present the required high school academic pre-requisites, as listed in Admission . In some …

    Last updated: Tue, 01/28/2025 - 14:03

  3. Admission

    The requirements below apply to students entering the Entry-to-Practice Pharm.D. program in the 2025W Session.For information regarding undergraduate admissions in previous years, please refer to the appropriate archived version of the Academic Calendar.The Faculty will select for admission those students who not only demonstrate academic potential...

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    … please refer to the appropriate archived version of the Academic Calendar. The Faculty will select for admission those students who not only demonstrate academic potential, but who also most aptly display a … coursework, including the prerequisites, by the end of the academic year in which the application is made. The required …

    Last updated: Tue, 02/25/2025 - 10:33

  4. Minor Programs

    Students in the Bachelor of Media Studies may construct their program to include a minor. In addition to minors in any of the disciplines or interdisciplinary programs offered by the Faculty of Arts, students can also choose available minors in Faculties other than Arts.Note: A maximum of 6 credits numbered 300 and higher may be shared between the ...

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    … website . The completed form must be returned to Arts Academic Advising by May 31. At the time of application, … additional Education courses chosen in consultation with academic advising in the Faculty of Education Early … Interested students are encouraged to meet with an Arts Academic Advisor as early as possible to discuss program …

    Last updated: Tue, 06/18/2024 - 10:58

  5. Engineering Physics

    The mission of the Engineering Physics program is to provide the best possible broad-based engineering degree which emphasizes the fundamentals of physics and mathematics to prepare graduates for engineering research and innovation in technology companies and research labs. Numerous specializations are available within Engineering Physics, by appro...

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    … Physics program office, room 333A, Hennings Building. Academic Advising is available through the program office, … corresponding years of Engineering Physics for the current Academic Year. Engineering Physics Second Year   CPEN_V 221 … replace with MATH_V 253 and 317. 2 Taken during the summer academic term. 3 See Complementary Studies Courses .   Third …

    Last updated: Tue, 01/28/2025 - 16:48

  6. Graduate Certificate in Forest Management and Conservation

    The Graduate Certificate in Forest Management and Conservation (GCFMC) is an online program that provides interdisciplinary training in forest management and policy, conservation and forest sciences, and emerging technologies to equip students to become versatile professionals in this field. Courses are offered in the Fall, Winter and Summer terms,...

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    … assignments. Admission Requirements Applicants must have an academic background in a relevant forest, natural or … For applicants with Canadian or USA credentials: The academic equivalent of a four-year bachelor’s degree with a … Erica Triggs , Director, Graduate Student Academic Services … Graduate Certificate in Forest …

    Last updated: Wed, 06/19/2024 - 12:10

  7. UBC Undergraduate Admissions Student Declaration

    DECLARATIONI agree that my secondary and post-secondary grades may be released to UBC. I agree to notify Undergraduate Admissions of any additional secondary and/or post-secondary studies taken or registered courses from which I withdraw subsequent to the date of this application. I certify that the writing sample and information provided in writ...

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    … not; (b) require me to withdraw from UBC; (c) subject me to academic discipline; (d) share the information I provided … to the following purposes: making decisions about your academic status, including but not limited to admission, … to other educational institutions when necessary for academic purposes to professional organizations for …

    Last updated: Thu, 10/26/2023 - 16:17

  8. Institutes and Centres

    The Institute of Asian Research is UBC’s principal point of focus on Asia policy and current affairs. A campus-wide hub and a cross-Pacific partner, the Institute of Asian Research is dedicated to fostering closer understanding and human networks between Asia and North America in a way that will have a defining impact on the future global challenge...

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    … works closely with the International Office and a number of academic departments in supporting collaborations with Asian … thinking and positive change, bridging the gap between academics and practitioners to transform research into … public officials and students from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines, and works with governmental and …

    Last updated: Thu, 04/27/2023 - 15:47

  9. Urban Design

    Degree Offered: M.U.D.MembersProfessorsP. Condon, R. Kellett.Associate ProfessorsK. Lokman, S. Stevens.  Assistant ProfessorR. Abughannam.Program OverviewThe Master of Urban Design (M.U.D.) program curriculum synthesizes urban design theory and practice. It provides a foundation in the seminal works of urban design theory and offers a myr...

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    … training and relevant professional experience to offset the academic deficiency, will be evaluated on a case-by-case … evaluated on the following components of the application: academic transcripts, statement of research interest, … biographical statement, portfolio of professional or academic work, letters of reference, and an acceptable …

    Last updated: Tue, 08/13/2024 - 14:58

  10. Admission

    General InformationThe Faculty has a broad-based admission policy that takes into consideration academic performance and evidence of other characteristics and qualities to select the most competitive students for the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences program. As part of this process, academically competitive applicants will be required to partici...

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    … broad-based admission policy that takes into consideration academic performance and evidence of other characteristics … Pharmaceutical Sciences program. As part of this process, academically competitive applicants will be required to … admitted to a second-degree must consult the Faculty’s Academic Advisors regarding specific second-degree …

    Last updated: Mon, 02/24/2025 - 16:32

  11. Reproductive and Developmental Sciences

    Degrees Offered: Ph.D., M.Sc.MembersProfessorsM. Bedaiwy, L. Brotto, R. Cerri, A. Devlin, D. Huntsman, K. S. Joseph, P. C. K. Leung, J. N. McAlpine, D. Money, W. Norman, T. Oberlander, W. Robinson.Professors EmeritiJ. T. Emerman, B. Gilks, G. Hammond, R. Liston, P. F. McComb, Y. S. Moon, A. Perks.Associate ProfessorsH. Bayrampour Basmenj, A. Berist...

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    … degree in biological science or related area, or its academic equivalent (M.D., D.V.M., D.D.S.). with clear … degree in biological science or related area, or its academic equivalent (M.D., D.V.M., D.D.S.) and must meet the … by the M.Sc. Supervisory Committee to meet the student's academic requirements, as well as the requirements of the …

    Last updated: Thu, 06/13/2024 - 11:26

  12. Undergraduate Program-Master of Management Dual Degree Program Option

    This distinctive dual degree program option offers qualified students the opportunity to earn, in one course of study, an undergraduate degree from UBC and a Master of Management Degree from the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration (UBC Sauder School of Business). This dual degree program option can be completed in four and one half year...

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    … while completing their undergraduate degree program. Academic Policies20201 Refer to the Academic Calendar for academic regulations for this program. Students wishing to …

    Last updated: Wed, 06/12/2024 - 09:27

  13. Minors and Concentrations

    MinorsMinor in ArtsStudents may apply to have the completion of the requirements for a minor in the Faculty of Arts noted on their transcript. Students are encouraged to consult a departmental advisor in Arts, and an advisor in the Undergraduate Office in the Sauder School of Business, preferably before taking the necessary courses.Minor in Science...

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    … Law Concentration” will be added to the transcript of academic record. Course requirements Students are required … Analytics Concentration” will be added to the transcript of academic record. Course requirements 12 credits of business … Business Concentration” will be added to the transcript of academic record. Course requirements To complete this …

    Last updated: Tue, 06/18/2024 - 09:38

  14. Classification of Students

    Access Studies. Applicants may be enrolled as Access Studies students upon approval by a faculty (a) to allow them to take a limited number of courses in a specific area to upgrade or achieve a qualification, or (b) when they do not wish to pursue a specific program. Distance education students may be enrolled in this category. Students in this cat...

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    … in this category may normally take up to 6 credits per academic term, up to a maximum of 24 credits in total while … are not normally required to submit transcripts or other academic documentation of prior study. Students with English … a VIRS visit. Students whose home institution has a formal academic student exchange agreement with UBC will be …

    Last updated: Tue, 02/25/2025 - 09:31

  15. Dual Degree Program Option: Bachelor of Arts, UBC and Sciences Po

    This program option offers qualified undergraduate students the opportunity to complete an intensive transatlantic dual degree program and, in one course of study, earn both a Bachelor of Arts degree from UBC and a Bachelor of Arts degree from L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). The program will be of particular interest to direc...

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    … the social sciences and humanities from a cross-cultural academic perspective. Students in the Dual Degree Program … for selected specializations, are approved by Arts Academic Advising. See the Program website for more … policies. For UBC B.A. continuation requirements, see Academic Recognition, Promotion, and Continuation . …

    Last updated: Thu, 05/25/2023 - 10:50

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