Arts

University of British Columbia · Vancouver campus, for the held Vancouver degree profile.

4 years
Duration (years)
4 years
UBC Vancouver Faculty of Arts degree options
Optional paid Arts co-op · three four-month work terms
Work experience
Complete three four-month work terms, including at least one in fall or winter; no more than two consecutive terms. Complete a work term in the first co-op year and end the degree on an academic term. Mandatory pre-employment training applies. The programme typically adds half to one year.
UBC Vancouver Arts co-op work and fees

Deadlines

January 2027

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Next deadlineFriday, January 15, 2027

BA application due
Fall 2027 entry (September start) · UBC Vancouver BA applicants for the September 2027 start.
January 15, 2027 (11:59 pm PST)
Official deadline

Other deadline details

No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close datesEducationPlannerBC, deadlines are set per institutionRecurring annual · Every year

No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close dates
No central B.C. deadline
Each institution and sometimes each program sets its own dates

Full source wording

Verbatim: "Each institution sets their own application open and close dates. These dates also may vary based on the program you are applying to. You can use the search database to explore programs you are interested in applying to or visit the institution's website directly. Please refer to the institution's website or contact the Admissions/Registrar's Office directly for application deadlines and details." EducationPlannerBC is the single application service for B.C.'s 25 public post-secondary institutions but publishes no deadline dates of its own.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Early October 2026Online application opens for Winter Session 2027/282027 entry

Early October 2026
Applications open for Winter Session 2027/28 and Summer Session 2027

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

March 1 to March 15, 2027Grade submissionsFall 2027 entry (September start)

Grade submissions Canadian high school applicants outside of BC and Ontario: Upload your Spring transcript of grades including grades for distributed learning courses that are 50% complete to the Applicant Service Centre for your UBC academic assessment
March 1 to March 15, 2027

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

ENG4UGrade 12 English

Graduate from high school and meet UBC’s general English course minimum of 70% in Grade 11 or 12 English or an equivalent. UBC recommends six Grade 12 courses.

Application steps

Entry terms · September 2027

Direct first-year BA at UBC Vancouver, Winter 2027/28.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3High school grades and final transcript
- Current Ontario high school applicants provide their OUAC reference number so UBC can receive grades electronically. Applicants who already graduated from a Canadian high school follow UBC's instructions for a government-issued transcript. Other applicant groups have separate document instructions.
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Step 4Choose the Vancouver Bachelor of Arts in your UBC application through EducationPlannerBC.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 5Complete the personal profile and include two eligible referees. One must be a school official if you are currently in high school.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 6Submit academic records and English-language evidence required for your applicant category.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Apply to the Arts degree before a later major

Applicants seeking the Vancouver Bachelor of Arts; later Economics/Psychology specializations are separate

UBC’s application selects a degree and campus. Select Arts for the intended BA rather than treating a later major as a direct-entry offer. Two degree choices are permitted, potentially in different faculties or campuses. The chosen degree limits which programmes can be selected later.
Most major choices occur in second or third year and may have separate admission conditions. This review does not certify the later Economics or Psychology selection process or waive the degree’s underlying applicant-credential requirements.

Transfer assessment by completed credit band

Applicants with previous college/university study seeking Vancouver Arts

Meet the English Language Admission Standard, academic standing, secondary completion and actual degree-specific prerequisites. With 0–6 credits the admission average uses school results; with 7–23 it generally combines school results and all transferable postsecondary work; with 24–30 it uses all transferable postsecondary work; above 30 it emphasizes the most recent 30 transferable credits. Failed/repeated courses are included under the published assessment rules.
For Canadian transfers, second-year applicants should ideally present 30 credits and third-year applicants 54–60, together with promotion requirements; some programmes do not admit at that level. Below 24 credits, secondary curriculum requirements still apply. The source’s 30-credit heading does not exclude the explicitly described lower-credit applicant bands. Overseas transfer-credit questions require individual assessment.

Transfer records and campus-specific guarantee limits

Vancouver Arts transfer applicants

Provide the current and prior postsecondary transcripts, secondary transcripts and any personalized supplemental documents requested through the Applicant Service Centre. Assessment is competitive and may consider GPA, prerequisites and the complete academic history.
The transfer guarantee described on this shared page is explicitly for Okanagan Arts/Commerce/Science under its conditions. It does not guarantee admission to Vancouver Arts. Degree-specific Faculty of Arts transfer requirements remain separately linked and are not fully certified here.

2026 entering cohort

UBC Vancouver Arts entry cohort, 2026

UBC reports a mean average of 92 and a minimum average of 85 for Arts in its Vancouver 2026 entering-program table. These are historical reported figures, not a future admission cutoff or a personal admission probability.
The slide does not define its cohort exclusions or calculation method. The separate IB diploma point-total table is not converted to a percentage. Later major or specialization selection is a separate process.

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