You are attending a college or another university in Canada
(Following are excerpts from the UBC Calendar)
Applicants with prior credit from a recognized university or college will be admitted on satisfaction of the appropriate admission requirements. Courses successfully completed in prior study, where appropriate, may satisfy requirements of the program of study to which the applicant is admitted. A student with an unsatisfactory standing at a college or another university will not be admitted.
General admission requirement
| Table 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ A A- B+ B B- |
= = = = = = |
4.33 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.37 |
C+ C C- D+ D D- F |
= = = = = = = |
2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00 0.67 0.00 |
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The minimum academic standing to qualify for admission to UBC as a transfer student is successful completion of 24 transferable credits with a "C" average (60% where 50% is a passing grade), or grade point average of 2.0 (calculated on a 4-point scale; see Table 1). Applicants presenting fewer than 24 credits are evaluated on the basis of both final secondary school grades and the partial post-secondary studies completed. Unless otherwise prescribed by the program to which admission is sought, academic standing is based on the average of all college or university courses attempted, including failures and repeated courses. In the case of applicants with more than 60 credits of prior study, the admission average is calculated on the basis of the most recently completed 60 credits.
Because of enrolment limitations, most programs require a higher average for admission than the University minimum and may require a minimum standing in specified courses. Applicants should consult the UBC Calendar (Faculties and Schools) for a statement of admission requirements to the Faculty of Science. To be eligible for second year, applicants must normally have successfully completed 30 credits, and satisfied all promotion requirements for advancement to that year. Applicants to third year must have successfully completed 54 to 60 credits, and satisfied all promotion requirements for advancement to that year.
Maximum allowable transfer credit
In general, transfer credit is limited to the first two years of a Biology undergraduate degree program, but credit at a more senior level is possible with the approval of the Faculty of Science. No more than 60 credits of transfer credit, or 50 percent of required program credits, are allowed in any program, and in some programs the maximum may be less. Courses successfully completed at recognized colleges in British Columbia and the Yukon are granted transfer credit in accordance with agreed-upon equivalencies published in the British Columbia Transfer Guide. Courses completed at colleges and universities outside British Columbia and Yukon will be assessed for transfer credit on a course by course basis. Students applying for transfer credit may be required to supply a copy of the current calendar of the college or university at which they have previously studied in order than an assessment can be made.
Unassigned credit
Unassigned credit may be granted where a course-to-course equivalence cannot be established. This credit may be used as elective credit. Elective credit may be either in a particular discipline, e.g. "Economics (3) credits," or in a faculty, e.g., "Arts (6) credits." Students should be cautioned that there may be specific Faculty requirements, as well as specific program requirements. Such requirements cannot normally be fulfilled by unassigned credit.
Challenge credit
Courses that have been successfully "challenged" at other institutions will be useful to provide advance placement at UBC, but credit for such courses will not be given toward a degree. UBC will grant credit on transfer only where the course concerned is recognized by the University as suitable for transfer credit and is taken in the normal way by the student.
Institutes of technology
Transfer credit for up to one full year of degree study may be granted where appropriate.
Appealing for additional credit
Students who feel an error has been made in the credit granted on transfer should first make a written request to the UBC Registrar's Office for a review of credit granted on transfer. If they are not satisfied with the review decision, they should consult the Dean of the Faculty to which they are seeking admission.
Once you have started your studies, consult the Biology Program Guide for program requirements.