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Indigenous Land Stewardship

University of British Columbia · UBC Vancouver

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Deadlines

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  • First-year application

    Fall 2027 entry · Fall 2027 first-year Indigenous Land Stewardship applicants at UBC Vancouver

    January 15, 2027 · 11:59 p.m. Pacific

    Official deadline
Other deadline details
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  • 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
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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
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • ENG4UEnglish
  • SBI3U / SPH3U / SVN3MGrade 11 Biology, Physics or Environmental Science
  • Graduate from high school.
  • Earn at least 70% in Grade 11 or Grade 12 English or the equivalent.
  • UBC recommends at least six Grade 12 courses.
  • Grade 11 or 12 Biology is strongly recommended.
  • Submit the faculty positionality statement about your interest in the degree and connections to or engagement with Indigenous communities, Nations or organizations.
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Application steps

Entry terms · Fall 2027

Fall 2027 first-year Indigenous Land Stewardship applicants at UBC Vancouver

UBC September 2027 dates and deadlines
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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  2. Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. 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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  4. Step 4Apply through EducationPlannerBC. Select Indigenous Land Stewardship at UBC Vancouver.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  5. Step 5Complete the UBC Personal Profile and provide two references. Current high-school applicants need one school official as a referee.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  6. Step 6Enter your OUAC reference number if you attend high school in Ontario.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  7. Step 7Submit the faculty positionality statement about your interest in the degree and connections to or engagement with Indigenous communities, Nations or organizations.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  8. Step 8Check the Applicant Service Centre for any transcript or English-language documents UBC requests.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Submit the UBC Personal Profile and a separate faculty positionality statement.

UBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship admission and positionality statement
Applicant pathways
British Columbia high school

British Columbia high school applicants

  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12.
  • Graduate from high school.
  • Earn at least 70% in Grade 11 or Grade 12 English or the equivalent.
  • UBC recommends at least six Grade 12 courses.
  • One approved Grade 11 Science: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science or Environmental Sciences. Life Sciences is strongly recommended.
  • Submit the faculty positionality statement about your interest in the degree and connections to or engagement with Indigenous communities, Nations or organizations.
UBC Vancouver Canadian high-school admissions by province and degree
International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate Diploma applicants

  • Complete the IB Diploma with at least three Higher Level courses.
  • One of IB Biology, IB Chemistry, IB Physics or IB Environmental Sciences. IB Biology is strongly recommended.
  • Submit the faculty positionality statement about your interest in the degree and connections to or engagement with Indigenous communities, Nations or organizations.
UBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship admissions and career fields

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
  • Complete 129 credits across the prescribed four-year plan.
  • Complete the three in-person field courses and the fourth-year capstone.
ReferencesUBC Vancouver Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship, delivery and tuitionUBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship degree requirementsUBC Vancouver Forestry Co-op regulations

Program facts

Entering averageNot researched

The admission average has not been researched for this program.

UBC Vancouver Canadian high-school admissions by province and degree
Co-opOptional Forestry co-op · at least four paid work terms
UBC Vancouver Forestry Co-op regulationsCheck work experience options

Courses

Prescribed courses and electives by year.

Year 110 listed

33 credits. Includes one three-credit elective.

UBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship degree requirements
Year 28 listed

33 credits. Includes one three-credit elective.

UBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship degree requirements
Year 310 listed

33 credits. Includes one three-credit elective.

UBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship degree requirements
Year 44 listed

30 credits. Includes one three-credit elective.

UBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship degree requirements
Elective choices
  • Complete one three-credit elective each year.
Study locations

Careers

Career sectors

5
  • Indigenous land stewardship
  • Government and public administration
  • Resource-sector organizations
  • Private consulting
  • Environmental non-governmental organizations
Career sectorsUBC Vancouver Indigenous Land Stewardship admissions and career fieldsUBC Vancouver Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship, delivery and tuition
Scope and qualifications

UBC’s published Indigenous Land Stewardship career fields.

Costs

Indigenous Land Stewardship · 33 credits

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Vancouver · First-year study · CAD

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Tuition$6,820.77
Books and supplies$1,500
Residence
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotal$8,320.77

Vancouver tuition and books. Student fees are separate.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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