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 102 (3)
When AP Studio Art: 2-D Design and AP Studio Art: Drawing are taken together, credit is granted as VISA 102 (3), VISA 103 (3), and VISA 1st-year level (3). |
| 3-D Art and Design | VISA 104 (3) and VISA 105 (3) |
| Art History | ARTH 1st-year level (6) |
| Biology | BIOL 1st-year level (6), with exemption from BIOL 116, BIOL 117, BIOL 122, and BIOL 125 |
| Calculus AB or subscore of AB in Calculus BC | MATH 100 (3) |
| Calculus BC | MATH 100 (3) and MATH 101 (3) |
| Chemistry | CHEM 121 (3) and CHEM 1st-year level (3) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | ARTS 1st-year level (6) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | POLI 220 (3) |
| Computer Science A | COSC 1st-year level (3) |
| Drawing | VISA 102 (3) and VISA 103 (3)
When AP Studio Art: 2-D Design and AP Studio Art: Drawing are taken together, credit is granted as VISA 102 (3), VISA 103 (3), and VISA 1st-year level (3). |
| Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 1st (3) not for credit in Economics Specialization |
| Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 1st (3) not for credit in Economics Specialization |
| English Language and Composition | ENGL 112 (3) and ENGL 1st-year level (3)
When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL 112 (3) and ENGL 1st-year level (9). |
| English Literature and Composition | ENGL 112 (3) and ENGL 1st-year level (3)
When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL 112 (3) and ENGL 1st-year level (9). |
| Environmental Science | EESC 101 (3) |
| French Language and Culture | FREN 122 (3) and FREN 123 (3) |
| German Language and Culture | GERM 200 (3) and GERM 210 (3) |
| History: European | HIST 116 (3) and HIST 126 (3) |
| History: United States | HIST 111 (3) and HIST 211 (3) |
| Human Geography | GEOG 128 (3) and GEOG 129 (3) |
| Italian Language and Culture | ARTS 1st-year level (3) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | JPST 201 (3) and JPST 1st-year level (3) |
| Latin | LATN 1st-year level (6) |
| Music Theory | ARTS 1st-year level (6) |
| Physics 1 | PHYS 112 (3) |
| Physics 2 | PHYS 122 (3) |
| Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism) | PHYS 121 (3) |
| Physics C (Mechanics) | PHYS 111 (3) |
| Precalculus | MATH 125 (3) |
| Psychology | PSYO 111 (3) and PSYO 121 (3) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | SPAN 201 (3) and SPAN 202 (3) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | SPAN 2nd-year level (6), with exemption from SPAN 202 |
| Statistics | STAT 121 (3) |
| United States Government and Politics | POLI 1st-year level (3) |
| World History | HIST 1st-year level (3) |
