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You’ve been admitted to UBC

May 1, 2025

Accept your offer!

Deadline for some students to accept UBC’s offer of admission and pay the acceptance deposit. (Most students’ deadline will be June 1. Please refer to your letter of admission or the Applicant Service Centre to find your assigned date.)

Housing applications

Deadline to apply for housing and still be eligible for the first-year guarantee. (If you’re considering a degree on both campuses, you must complete a separate residence application for each campus.)

Early May 2025

Study permits

International students: Getting a study permit can take several months, so be sure to apply for a study permit as soon as you accept your offer of admission.

May 15, 2025

Final transcripts

Canadian post-secondary applicants: Submit your final transcripts electronically or by mail to UBC’s Undergraduate Admissions Office. Final transcripts include all final grades for courses taken through to April. (Final transcripts are required to finalize conditional offers of admission. Please review your application status in the Applicant Service Centre for more information.)

June 1, 2025

Accept your offer!

Deadline for most students to accept UBC’s offer of admission and pay the acceptance deposit. (Some students’ deadline will be May 1. Please refer to your letter of admission or the Applicant Service Centre to find your assigned date.)

Early June 2025

Housing offers

If you’ve qualified for the first-year guarantee, you’ll receive a housing offer.

Late June 2025

Course registration

Course registration opens for first-year students.

June 30, 2025

Final transcripts

US applicants: Deadline to submit final transcripts to UBC to confirm your offer of admission.

Loan applications

US applicants: Recommended deadline to submit UBC’s US Loan Request form to ensure loan funding for September.

July 31, 2025

Out-of-province and out-of-country high school transcripts

Out-of-province applicants: Deadline to have your final official transcript mailed to UBC to confirm your offer of admission.
Out-of-country applicants (except US and A-Level applicants): Deadline to submit your final transcript to confirm your offer of admission. Please check your letter of admission for curriculum-specific deadlines.

Loan applications

Canadian citizens and permanent residents: Recommended deadline to apply for Canadian and provincial loans to ensure funds for September and to qualify for the UBC bursary program.

Late July 2025

Jump Start orientation

Deadline to register for Jump Start orientation on the Okanagan campus.

August 1, 2025

Early arrival to residence

Deadline to apply for early arrival to residence. (If you register for Jump Start, you’ll automatically qualify to move in early.)

Deferred admission

Deadline to apply for deferred admission.

August 20, 2025

A-Level results

Applicants from the British-patterned system: Deadline to submit final A-Level results to UBC to confirm your offer of admission.

Late August 2025

Jump Start

Jump Start orientation for all first-year students.

Early September, 2025

Residence move-in day

Move-in day on the Okanagan campus. (Jump Start participants move in at the end of August.)

Early September, 2025

Orientation day: Okanagan campus

Create orientation on the Okanagan campus

Early September, 2025

First day of classes

First day of classes, and the International Student Information Session.

Early September, 2025

Tuition payment

Deadline to pay your first instalment of Winter Session tuition.

You’re preparing to apply to UBC

Early October 2025

Application opens

Online application opens for Winter Session (September 2026 to April 2027) and Summer Session (May to August 2026). Apply here!

November 15, 2025

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Scholarships and awards

International applicants: Deadline to apply to UBC and submit an award application if you’re an international student and you wish to be considered for the UBC International Scholars Program awards.

December 1, 2025

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Scholarships and awards

Canadian citizens and permanent residents: Deadline to apply to UBC if you wish to be considered for the Presidential Scholars Awards and UBC Centennial Scholars Entrance Awards.
International applicants: Deadline to apply to UBC if you wish to be considered for the UBC International Scholars Program awards.

December 1, 2025

(11:59 p.m. PST)

First-round offers of admission

Direct-entry high school applicants who follow the Canadian curriculum: Deadline to apply to UBC if you wish to be considered for a first-round offer of admission.
Canadian post-secondary applicants: Deadline to apply to UBC if you wish to be considered on the basis of interim transcripts. (Interim transcripts are those that include final grades for courses completed to December, and that list any courses in-progress from January – April).

January 15, 2026

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Applications due

Deadline to apply for Winter Session (September 2026 to April 2027).
Deadline to apply for Summer Session (May to August 2026), unless you’re a visiting, unclassified, or Access Studies student.

You’ve applied to UBC

January 31, 2025	Interim transcripts Canadian post-secondary applicants: Deadline to submit your official interim transcript if you applied by December 1. Interim transcripts are those that include final grades for courses completed to December, and that list any courses in-progress from January – April. Grade submissions Ontario applicants: Submit your OUAC number with your application so that UBC can receive your grades electronically.
January 31, 2025	International Scholars Program applicants Meet UBC’s English Language Admission Standard for direct-entry, or the English language requirement for UBC Vantage College if you have applied to a Vantage One program. Submit any documents required for your admission to UBC. Please submit by this deadline, not the date indicated in your “next steps” email.
February 15, 2025	ELAS Deadline to submit documents showing you meet the English Language Admission Standard (ELAS).
March 1 to March 15, 2025	Grade submissions Canadian high school applicants: Upload your interim transcript of grades and/or report card, including interim (at least 50% complete) grades for distributed learning courses, to the Applicant Service Centre for your UBC academic assessment.
Late January to April 2025	Admissions decisions Admissions decisions are made for most high school applicants. UBC’s admission process is not first-come, first-served. We evaluate applications continuously from January to April.
March 15, 2025	Out-of-country documents Post-secondary applicants from the United States: Deadline to submit required documents to UBC. High school applicants from outside Canada: Deadline to submit required documents to UBC.
April 15 to 30, 2025	Scholarship announcements If you’ve been awarded a Presidential Scholars Award or an International Scholars Program award, you’ll be notified.
May to June 2025	Admissions decisions Canadian post-secondary applicants: Admissions decisions are made.
May 31, 2025	International documents Out-of-country post-secondary applicants (except US applicants): Deadline to submit all required documents.
June 30, 2025	Course completion Canadian high school applicants: Deadline to complete all high school courses, including distance and distributed-learning courses to meet the conditions of your offer of admission.
September 15, 2025	Bursary applications Canadian citizens and permanent residents: Deadline to submit general bursary applications.