How to change the degree you applied to
If you want to change the degree that you applied to, make sure you understand the admission requirements for the new degree, that making the change may affect your award eligibility, and the deadline to make your changes.
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How to change your degree
Before you change your degree you need to:
- Check the admissions requirements for your new degree choice and make sure you meet the criteria.
- Be absolutely sure you want to change your degree, because you may no longer be eligible for certain UBC awards.
- If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and you apply by December 1, your first-choice degree will be considered for a Presidential Scholars Award if you select that option on the online application.
- If you are an international student and you apply by January 15, your first-choice application will be automatically considered for an International Major Entrance Scholarship.
- For all students, your new first-choice application will not be considered for an award if you make a change after those dates.
After you’ve thought through the above, you can submit the changes of your first-choice and second-choice applications until January 15. Be sure to include your full name and UBC reference number, and we will update your UBC application accordingly. Your application changes will not be updated if your request is made after January 15. We will notify you if we cannot accommodate a change to your application.
Note: this information is for high school applicants. If you are a post secondary transfer applicant, then the dates listed above may differ.
First-choice and second-choice degrees
Remember that you use the same UBC application to apply for degrees on both UBC campuses. Your first choice and second choice can be on the same campus or on two different campuses. Some degrees (for example Bachelor of Nursing at UBC Okanagan, or Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Media Studies or Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC Vancouver) can only be considered first-choice degrees. This means that if you select that program as your second choice, it will not be evaluated.
Deadline to change the degree you applied to
The deadline for changing the program you’re applying to is January 15.