Advanced Placement
If you got a grade of 4 or better on approved Advanced Placement exams, UBC will grant you first-year credit. The table below is not exhaustive, so credit may be granted for courses not shown.
| High school subject | UBC course granted (including credits) |
| 2-D Art and Design | VISA 1st-year level (3) |
| 3-D Art and Design | VISA 180 (3) |
| Art History | ARTH 101 (3) and ARTH 102 (3) |
| Biology | BIOL 1st-year level (8), with exemption from BIOL 111, BIOL 121, and BIOL 180 |
| Calculus AB or subscore of AB in Calculus BC | MATH 100 (3) |
| Calculus BC | MATH 100 (3) and MATH 101 (3) |
| Chemistry | CHEM 121 (4)
Students entering the BASc degree will be granted an exemption from CHEM 154. |
| Chinese Language and Culture | CHIN 241 (3) and CHIN 243 (3) |
| Computer Science A | CPSC 1st-year level (3) |
| Computer Science Principles | CPSC 100 (3) |
| Drawing | VISA 180 (3) |
| Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 102 (3); or ECON 1st-year level (3) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree |
| Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 101 (3); or ECON 1st-year level (3) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree |
| English Language and Composition | ENGL 1st-year level (6)
When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL 1st-year level (12). |
| English Literature and Composition | ENGL 1st-year level (6)
When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL 1st-year level (12). |
| Environmental Science | EOSC 1st-year level (3) |
| French Language and Culture | FREN 301 (3) and FREN 302 (3) |
| German Language and Culture | GERN 301 (3) and GERN 2nd-year level (3) |
| Government and Politics: Comparative | POLI 220 (3) |
| History: European | HIST 1st-year level (6) |
| History: United States | HIST 1st-year level (6) |
| Human Geography | GEOG 122 (3) and GEOG 1st-year level (3) |
| Italian Language and Culture | ITAL 201 (3) and ITAL 202 (3) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | JAPN 100 (3) and JAPN 101 (3) |
| Latin | LATN 201 (3) and LATN 2nd-year level (3) |
| Music Theory | MUSC 1st-year level (6) |
| Physics 1 | No credit |
| Physics 2 | PHYS 131 (3) |
| Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism) | PHYS 118 (3) |
| Physics C (Mechanics) | PHYS 117 (3) |
| Psychology | PSYC 100 (6) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | SPAN 201 (3) and SPAN 202 (3) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | SPAN 221 (3) and SPAN 222 (3) |
| Statistics | STAT 200 (3) |
| United States Government and Politics | POLI 1st-year level (3) |
| World History: Modern | HIST 1st-year level (3) |
