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The admissions process is managed by the Undergraduate Admissions Office of Enrolment Services on behalf of UBC Science, via the you.ubc.ca portal. Email communication will be important, so you will need to provide an email address that you check regularly as directed during the application process. Be sure to keep your email account active and don't let your mailbox fill up. The Undergraduate Admissions Office will send you many important messages, each of which will require a timely response.
Although the deadline to submit an application is the end of January, in most cases you will be supplying academic records after that time.
Because high-school systems vary around the world our assessment practices also vary. At all times the intention is to provide a fair evaluation. To do so, the Undergraduate Admissions Office must consider different aspects of your high school record depending on the school system in which you studied. Applications will not be considered complete until you also answer the Personal Profile questions.
Grades are one indicator of academic preparation. The Personal Profile is your chance to give us additional evidence of what you have learned about the world and yourself both in and out of school, and other indicators of suitability for study in the Bachelor of Science program at UBC. There are no "right" answers. Please give us an authentic representation of you as a person, a learner, and a potential member of the UBC Science community.
If you are given the option of reporting your grades online, do so carefully. Otherwise, follow the instructions provided to you through your Student Service Centre account for submission of academic records. That may mean interim senior year marks, marks in courses taken in the last two years of high school, or scores on external exams set by international organizations (e.g., (I)GCE, IBO, College Board). Many applicants will be evaluated prior to graduating and so interim grades will be considered. You can find requirement details, and start the admissions process by going to https://you.ubc.ca/ubc.
If you will have at least 24 post-secondary credits by the end of Winter Session (i.e., by May), then you can apply as a transfer student. If you're transferring from a BC college, check that the courses will transfer to UBC using the BC Transfer Guide www.bctransferguide.ca. In many cases, courses from colleges or universities will substitute for UBC courses, but courses from technical institutes will not. In the latter case, UBC may use your high school academics to meet program-specific admission requirements.
Be sure that you will meet the admission requirements specific for Science. Credit for the equivalent of UBC MATH 100 is mandatory. If you do not bring six credits of ENGL you will have to pass a test called the LPI administered at UBC and that process can delay or limit your access to register for courses. Further, you need to have credit for appropriate Science courses that meet the requirements for the specialization you hope to pursue. Details are available at http://science.ubc.ca/students/degree and on the pages contained therein. Often it can be easier to transfer if you have completed all of the key courses required in the first two years of a UBC specialization.
You can find more details, and start the admissions process, by visiting https://you.ubc.ca/ubc. You’ll have to create an account in order to apply.
UBC Science welcomes Aboriginal students and has a dedicated advisor to help provide the support and advice needed.
Students may also want to refer to the UBC Aboriginal Science website (http://aboriginal.ubc.ca/), which contains a wealth of information for Aboriginal students at UBC, and the First Nations House of Learning, a home away from home and resource centre for First Nations Students studying at the university.
You can find requirement details, and start the admissions process, by visiting https://you.ubc.ca/ubc. You’ll have to create an account in order to apply.
If you’ve spent some time away from formal education, UBC Science is the perfect place to re-connect with your passion for learning. We welcome mature students and offer you a chance to augment your real-world experience with the best that post-secondary education can offer. However, you should consider easing yourself back into formal studies by taking a year at a public college to better prepare yourself for university studies (see Post-Secondary Transfer Students).
If you are currently working toward completion of the BC Adult Graduation Diploma through a college or adult learning centre, you will be assessed for admission based on your high school diploma. However, in addition to the BC AGD courses, you will need credit for key grade-eleven courses (e.g., Chemistry and Physics 11 if you do not take Chemistry or Physics 12). You can find requirement details, and start the admissions process, by visiting https://you.ubc.ca/ubc. You’ll have to create an account in order to apply.
