Students are evaluated for promotion to subsequent year levels based on the courses completed up to the end of each Winter Session. Summer session courses are not considered until the next promotion period.

Promotion to Year Two

• 24 or more credits in total, which must include 12 or more credits from the lower-level Faculty requirements. These requirements must be met within 48 attempted credits after admission to first year, or the student will be required to withdraw from the Faculty.
• Students going into second year must declare a program before registering for Winter Session. Some programs are self-declarable, meaning they can be declared online through the Student Service Centre. However, some require applications (such as any of the life science programs, Chemistry, Psychology, Environmental Sciences, Geography, and Computer Science).

Promotion to Year Three

• 48 or more credits, which must include six credits of first-year English (or three of English and 3 of ASTU 150 for studnets who enter Science from Arts), 15 or more Science credits from lower-level requirements, and 15 or more Science credits eligible in the student's program. Programs may identify one or more second-year courses that must be passed for promotion to third year.
• Second-year students must achieve an average of at least 60 per cent on the first attempts in three-fifths (3/5) of the credits (rounded up to the nearest whole course) for the named courses (not electives).
• For the General Science and Integrated Sciences programs, the 15 additional science credits used to calculate the average must prepare the student to take required upper-level courses in at least two General Science subject areas.
• Students who do not meet the minimum average will normally be removed from that program and required to gain admission to another. Some programs have limited enrolment and will not be able to accept all students who meet the minimum promotion requirements.
• Students must meet the minimum requirements for promotion to third year in a B.Sc. program with a maximum of 78 credits of coursework attempted or be required to withdraw from the Faculty of Science.

Promotion to Year Four

• 78 or more credits which must include 50 or more Science credits, including all lower-level Science requirements and all courses specified in the first and second years of the program (not electives). Programs may identify one or more upper-level courses that must be passed for promotion to fourth year. In exceptional circumstances, a student who does not meet the above requirements may be removed from the program.
• Students must meet the minimum requirements for promotion to fourth year in a B.Sc. program within 108 attempted credits. Those who do not will be required to withdraw from the Faculty.

Students must meet all graduation requirements within 180 attempted credits. Those who do not will be required to withdraw from the Faculty.

Transfer Students New to UBC

Students applying for admission to second and third years from British Columbia colleges and universities or from institutions outside the province must meet, in addition to University admission requirements, the Faculty of Science minimum requirements as applied to UBC students for promotion to that stage. Students admitted to UBC who have not completed either six credits of transferable first-year ENGL or achieved at least a level 5 on the LPI test will be placed in second year but will not be permitted to register in the Faculty of Science until they demonstrate a level 5 on the LPI test.