You have completed Secondary School in British Columbia or The Yukon
(Following are excerpts from the UBC Calendar)
Courses Required for Admission to UBC
The minimum qualification for admission is Secondary School Graduation, including the following Grade 12 and 11 courses. The admission average will be calculated on English 12 and the three additional approved examinable Grade 12 courses.
A minimum average of 67% is required for admissionn to all programs. However, due to limited enrolment, a higher average is required in most programs. For example, the average required for admission to the Faculty of Science is 80%.
Grade 12
- English 12
- three additional Approved Examinable
Grade 12 courses:
- Biology 12
- Chemistry 12
- English Literature 12
- English 12
- Français Langue 12 or French 12
- Geography 12
- Geology 12
- German 12
- History 12
- Japanese 12
- Latin 12
- Mandarin 12
- Mathematics 12
- Physics 12
- Spanish 12
Grade 11
- English 11
- Mathematics 11
- Social Studies 11
- At least one Approved Scie:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth Science
- Physics
- An Approved Language 11 course:
- Athapaskan (with Athapaskan 12; School Dist. 50)
- Chilcotin (School Dist. 27)
- Français (Communication et Literature)
- Français (Langue)
- French
- German
- Gitksan (School Dist. 88)
- Hebrew (Maimonides School)
- Italian (School Dist. 39 and 41)
- Japanese
- Latin
- Mandarin Chinese
- Nishga (School Dist. 27)
- Nuxhalk (School Dist. 49)
- Russian (School Dist. 7, 9 and 12)
- Shuswap (School Dist. 27)
- Spanish
- Approved courses offered in French will also be accepted (Français 12 is not accepted in place of English 12)
International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement
The University of British Columbia is pleased to recognize enriched secondary school programs of this type. Most courses are eligible for transfer credit or advanced placement.
Concurrent Enrolment Policy
Students who are enrolled in grade 11 or 12 in a BC secondary school may be admitted to the University to pursue Concurrent Studies. Normally no more than 12 credits obtained in this way may later be applied towards an appropriate degree at the University of British Columbia.
- The applicant must have a superior academic record.
- The applicant must be enrolled in a BC secondary school at the grade 11 or 12 level, in a program that meets regular UBC entry requirements.
- The applicant must have the written recommendation of the secondary school principal.
- The applicant must have the written consent of the parent or legal guardian if under the legal age of majority on the opening day of classes.
- The applicant must have the support of the dean of the faculty for the courses in which the applicant plans to enrol.
Admission will generally be limited to one academic session; however, this may be renewable with the continued support of the school principal and the faculty dean.
Students in Concurrent Studies will be treated as regular students in most respects except that they may not register in a full range of courses and their eligibility to register is valid for one academic session only (unless renewed as per above). Standard transcripts will be issued and fees and deadlines will be as for regular students.
Students who have enrolled in Concurrent Studies at other recognized post-secondary institutions prior to secondary school graduation may also be eligible for transfer credit.
Adult Basic Education - Provincial Diploma
The University of British Columbia recognizes the ABE Provincial Diploma for admission to the first year of an undergraduate program. A minimum average of "C+" is required based on mathematics, English, a science and a language at the Advanced Level and Englush plus three academic subjects at the Provincial Level chosen from the following: biology, chemistry, physics, geography, history, literature, mathematics and computer science.
University transfer courses may not be used as part of the ABE Provincial Diploma for admission to UBC.