Dates and deadlines

Late September 2020

Application opens

• Online application opens for Summer Session (May to August 2021) and Winter Session (September 2021 to April 2022). Apply here!

December 1, 2020

(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.

December 1, 2020

(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 your interim transcripts.

January 5, 2021

(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 Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award, Donald A. Wehrung International Student Award, or Vantage One Excellence Award.

January 15, 2021

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Applications due

• Deadline to apply for Winter Session (September 2021 to April 2022).
• Deadline to apply for Summer Session (May to August 2021), unless you’re a visiting, unclassified, or Access Studies student.

September 15, 2020

Bursary applications

• Canadian citizens and permanent residents: Deadline to submit general bursary applications.

January 31, 2021

Interim transcripts

• Canadian post-secondary applicants: Deadline to submit your official interim transcript if you applied by December 1.

Grade submissions

• Ontario applicants: Submit your OUAC number with your application so that UBC can receive your grades electronically.

February 15, 2021

ELAS

• Deadline to submit documents showing you meet the English Language Admission Standard (ELAS).

February 15 to March 15, 2021

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 Student Service Centre for your UBC academic assessment.

Late January to April 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

Scholarship announcements

• If you’ve been awarded a Presidential Scholars Award, a Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award, or a Donald A. Wehrung International Student Award, you’ll be notified.

May to June 2021

Admissions decisions

• Canadian post-secondary applicants: Admissions decisions are made.

May 31, 2021

International documents

• Out-of-country post-secondary applicants (except US applicants): Deadline to submit all required documents.

June 30, 2021

Course completion

• Canadian high school applicants: Deadline to complete distance and distributed-learning courses to meet your conditional offer requirements.

May 1, 2021

Accept your offer!

• Deadline for most students to accept UBC’s offer of admission and pay the acceptance deposit. (Some students’ deadline will be June 1. Please refer to your letter of admission or the Student 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 2021

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, 2021

Final transcripts

• Canadian post-secondary applicants: Submit your final transcripts electronically or by mail to UBC’s Undergraduate Admissions Office. (Final transcripts are required for conditional offers of admission. Please review your application status in the Student Service Centre for more information.)

June 1, 2021

Accept your offer!

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

Early June 2021

Housing offers

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

Late June 2021

Course registration

• Course registration opens for first-year students.

June 30, 2021

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, 2021

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 2021

Jump Start orientation

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

August 1, 2021

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, 2021

A-Level results

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

August 30, 2021

Jump Start

• Jump Start orientation for all first-year students.

September 4, 2021

 Residence move-in day

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

September 5, 2021

• Create orientation on the Okanagan campus

September 7, 2021

First day of classes

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

September 8, 2021

Tuition payment

• Deadline to pay your first instalment of Winter Session tuition.