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First-year credit

If you complete university-level courses while in high school, you may be able to take fewer courses to complete your degree. Find out which Advanced Placement, British-patterned education, and International Baccalaureate courses are eligible for first-year credit at UBC.

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If you are eligible for credit for a first-year course, please consult an academic advisor at UBC before registering for second-year courses. You may choose to refuse the first-year credit and take the course anyway.

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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_V 1st-year level (3)
3-D Art and Design VISA_V 180 (3)
Art History ARTH_V 101 (3) and ARTH_V 102 (3)
Biology BIOL_V 1st-year level (8), with exemption from BIOL_V 111, BIOL_V 121, and BIOL_V 180
Calculus AB or subscore of AB in Calculus BC MATH_V 100 (3)
Calculus BC MATH_V 100 (3) and MATH_V 101 (3)
Chemistry CHEM_V 121 (4)

Students entering the BASc degree will be granted an exemption from CHEM_V 154.

Chinese Language and Culture CHIN_V 241 (3) and CHIN_V 243 (3)
Computer Science A CPSC_V 1st-year level (3)
Computer Science Principles CPSC_V 100 (3)
Drawing VISA_V 180 (3)
Economics: Macroeconomics ECON_V 102 (3); or ECON_V 1st-year level (3) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree
Economics: Microeconomics ECON_V 101 (3); or ECON_V 1st-year level (3) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree
English Language and Composition ENGL_V 1st-year level (6)

When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL_V 1st-year level (12).

English Literature and Composition ENGL_V 1st-year level (6)

When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL_V 1st-year level (12).

Environmental Science EOSC_V 1st-year level (3)
French Language and Culture FREN_V 301 (3) and FREN_V 302 (3)
German Language and Culture GERN_V 301 (3) and GERN_V 2nd-year level (3)
Government and Politics: Comparative POLI_V 220 (3)
History: European HIST_V 1st-year level (6)
History: United States HIST_V 1st-year level (6)
Human Geography GEOG_V 122 (3) and GEOG_V 1st-year level (3)
Italian Language and Culture ITAL_V 201 (3) and ITAL_V 202 (3)
Japanese Language and Culture JAPN_V 100 (3) and JAPN_V 101 (3)
Latin LATN_V 201 (3) and LATN_V 2nd-year level (3)
Music Theory MUSC_V 1st-year level (6)
Physics 1 No credit
Physics 2 PHYS_V 131 (3)
Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism) PHYS_V 118 (3)
Physics C (Mechanics) PHYS_V 117 (3)
Psychology PSYC_V 101 (3) and PSYC_V 102 (3)
Spanish Language and Culture SPAN_V 201 (3) and SPAN_V 202 (3)
Spanish Literature and Culture SPAN_V 221 (3) and SPAN_V 222 (3)
Statistics STAT_V 200 (3)
United States Government and Politics POLI_V 1st-year level (3)
World History: Modern HIST_V 1st-year level (3)

British-patterned education

If you studied British-patterned education and got a final A-Level grade of A or B in most academic science, math, and arts subjects, UBC will grant you first-year credit. If you got an A or B on an A-Level-examined subject not listed in the table below, UBC will determine your first-year credit on a case-by-case basis.

High school subject UBC course granted (including credits)
Accounting COMM_V 293 (3)
Biology BIOL_V 1st-year level (8), with exemption from BIOL_V 111, BIOL_V 121, and BIOL_V 180
Business Studies COMM_V 1st-year level (3), not for credit in Commerce
Chemistry CHEM_V 120 (3) and CHEM_V 115 (1), and CHEM_V 130 (3) and CHEM_V 135 (1)
Computer Science CPSC_V 1st-year level (6)
Economics ECON_V 101 (3) and ECON_V 102 (3); or ECON_V 1st-year level (6) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree
French FREN_V 301 (3) and FREN_V 302 (3)
German GERN_V 202 (3) and GERN_V 2nd-year level (3)
Islamic Studies RELG_V 1st-year level (3)
Literature (English) ENGL_V 110 (3) and ENGL_V 1st-year level (3)
Mathematics No credit
Mathematics (Applied) No credit
Mathematics (Further) MATH_V 100 (3) and MATH_V 101 (3)
Physics PHYS_V 100 (3) and PHYS_V 101 (3)
Psychology PSYC_V 1st-year level (6)
Sociology SOCI_V 100 (6)
Spanish SPAN_V 201 (3) and SPAN_V 202 (3)

 

International Baccalaureate

If you completed the International Baccalaureate diploma, all Higher Level and some Standard Level IB courses will be considered for first-year credit. The table below is not exhaustive, so credit may be granted for courses not shown.

High school subject Minimum IB score UBC course granted (including credits)
Arabic A: Literature SL 5 ARBC_V 1st-year level (3)
Arabic A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARBC_V 1st-year level (6)
Arabic B HL 5 ARBC_V 1st-year level (6)
Afrikaans A or B HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Afrikaans A SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Burmese A or B HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Burmese A SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Biology HL 6 BIOL_V 1st-year level (8), with exemption from BIOL_V 111, BIOL_V 121, and BIOL_V 180
Business Management HL 5 COMM_V 1st-year level (3), not for credit in Commerce
Chemistry HL 6 CHEM_V 121 (4)

Students entering the BASc degree will be granted an exemption from CHEM_V 154.

Chinese A: Language and Literature HL 5 CHIN_V 1st-year level (6)
Chinese A: Language and Literature SL 5 CHIN_V 1st-year level (3)
Chinese A: Literature HL 5 CHIN_V 1st-year level (6)
Chinese A: Literature SL 5 CHIN_V 1st-year level (3)
Chinese B: Mandarin HL 5 CHIN_V 1st-year level (6)
Classical Languages: Greek SL 5 GREK_V 201 (3)
Classical Languages: Greek HL 5 GREK_V 201 (3) and GREK_V 202 (3)
Classical Languages: Latin SL 5 LATN_V 201 (3)
Classical Languages: Latin HL 5 LATN_V 201 (3) and LATN_V 2nd-year level (3)
Computer Science HL 6 CPSC_V 1st-year level (3)
Design Technology HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Digital Society HL 6 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Dutch B HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Economics HL 5 ECON_V 1st-year level (6)
English Language and Literature A HL 5 ENGL_V 1st-year level (6)
English Literature A HL 5 ENGL_V 1st-year level (6)
Film HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Filipino B HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
French A SL 5 FREN_V 301 (3) and FREN_V 302 (3)
French B HL 5 FREN_V 301 (3) and FREN_V 302 (3)
French Language and Literature A HL 5 FREN_V 401 (3) and FREN_V 402 (3)
French Literature A HL 5 FREN_V 311 (3) and FREN_V 3rd-year level (3)
Geography HL 6 GEOG_V 1st-year level (6)
Georgian A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Georgian B: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Georgian A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Georgian A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
German A SL 5 GERN_V 201 (3)
German A HL 5 GERN_V 201 (3) and GERN_V 202 (3)
German B HL 5 GERN_V 102 (3) and GERN_V 201 (3)
Global Politics HL 5 POLI_V 1st-year level (6)
History HL 5 HIST_V 1st-year level (6)
Icelandic A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Icelandic A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Icelandic A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Icelandic A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Indonesian A: Language and Literature HL 5 INDO_V 1st-year level (6)
Indonesian A: Literature HL 5 INDO_V 1st-year level (6)
Indonesian A: Language and Literature SL 5 INDO_V 1st-year level (3)
Indonesian A: Literature SL 5 INDO_V 1st-year level (3)
Indonesian B HL 5 INDO_V 1st-year level (6)
Islamic History HL 5 RELG_V 1st-year level (6)
Italian A SL 5 ITAL_V 202 (3)
Italian A or B HL 5 ITAL_V 202 (3) and ITAL_V 2nd-year level (3)
Japanese A HL 5 JAPN_V 1st-year level (6)
Japanese B HL 5 JAPN_V 1st-year level (6)
Japanese A SL 5 JAPN_V 1st-year level (3)
Korean A: Language and Literature HL 5 KORN_V 1st-year level (6)
Korean A: Literature HL 5 KORN_V 1st-year level (6)
Korean A SL 5 KORN_V 1st-year level (3)
Korean B HL 5 KORN_V 1st-year level (6)
Lao A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Lao A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Lao A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Lao A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Malay A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Malay A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Malay A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Malay A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Math Analysis and Approaches SL Not applicable No credit
Math Analysis and Approaches HL 6 MATH_V 100 (3) & MATH_V 101 (3)
Math Applications and Interpretations SL Not applicable No credit
Math Applications and Interpretations HL 6 MATH_V 1st-year level (3) Exempt MATH_V 100
Mongolian A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Mongolian A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Mongolian A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Mongolian A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Norwegian A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Norwegian A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Norwegian A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Norwegian A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Persian A: Literature HL or B HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Persian A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Philosophy HL 5 PHIL_V 100 (6)
Physics SL 6 PHYS_V 100 (3)
Physics HL 6 PHYS_V 100 (3) and PHYS_V 1st-year level (3), with exemption from PHYS_V 101
Polish A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Polish A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Polish A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Polish A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Portuguese A SL 6 PORT_V 1st-year level (3)
Portuguese A or B HL 5 PORT_V 202 (3) and PORT_V 2nd-year level (3)
Psychology HL 5 PSYC_V 101 (3) and PSYC_V 102 (3)
Punjabi A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Punjabi A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Punjabi A or B: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Punjabi A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Russian A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Russian A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Russian A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Russian A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Slovak A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Slovak A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Slovak A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Slovak A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL 5 ANTH_V 100 (3) and ANTH_V 1st-year level (3)
Sports, Exercise, and Health Science HL 5 SCIE_V 1st-year level (6)
Spanish B HL 5 SPAN_V 201 (3) and SPAN_V 202 (3)
Spanish Language and Literature A SL 5 SPAN_V 2nd-year level (3), with exemption from SPAN_V 202
Spanish Language and Literature A HL 5 SPAN_V 221 (3) and SPAN_V 222 (3)
Spanish Literature A SL 5 SPAN_V 2nd-year level (3), with exemption from SPAN_V 202
Spanish Literature A HL 5 SPAN_V 221 (3) and SPAN_V 2nd-year level (3)
Swahili A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Swahili A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Swahili A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Swahili A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Swedish A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Swedish A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Swedish A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Swedish A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Systems Transformations SL Not applicable No credit
Thai A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Thai A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Thai A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Thai A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Thai B HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Theatre HL 5 THTR_V 230 (3) and THTR_V 1st-year level (3)
Theory of Knowledge A or B PHIL_V 1st-year level (6)
Turkish A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Turkish A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Turkish A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Turkish A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Ukrainian A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Ukrainian A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Ukrainian A: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Ukrainian A: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Vietnamese A: Language and Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Vietnamese A: Language and Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Vietnamese: Literature HL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (6)
Vietnamese: Literature SL 5 ARTS_V 1st-year level (3)
Visual Arts HL 5 VISA_V 180 (3) and VISA_V 1st-year level (3)

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