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Commerce (Okanagan)

University of British Columbia · UBC Okanagan · Kelowna

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Deadlines

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  • First-year application

    Fall 2027 entry · Fall 2027 first-year Commerce applicants at UBC Okanagan

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

    Official deadline
Other deadline details
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  • 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
  • MHF4UAdvanced Functions
  • Graduate from high school. UBC recommends at least six Grade 12 courses.
UBC Okanagan Canadian high-school requirements by province and degree
Application steps

Entry terms · Fall 2027

Fall 2027 first-year Commerce applicants at UBC Okanagan

UBC September 2027 dates and deadlines
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    UBC Okanagan Canadian high-school requirements by province and degreeUBC Okanagan Canadian high-school requirements by province and degree
  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 and select Commerce at UBC Okanagan.
    • 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 6Check the Applicant Service Centre for transcript and English-language document requests.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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UBC Personal Profile with the application.

UBC Personal Profile and high-school references
Applicant pathways
British Columbia high school

British Columbia high school applicants

  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12.
  • Pre-Calculus 12.
  • Graduate from high school. UBC recommends at least six Grade 12 courses.
UBC Okanagan Canadian high-school requirements by province and degree
International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate Diploma applicants

  • Complete the IB Diploma with at least three Higher Level courses.
  • IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL or HL, or Applications and Interpretations HL.
UBC Okanagan Commerce programme, IB requirements and career fields

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
  • Complete 122 credits. Advancement to Years 2 and 3 requires 24 and 48 completed credits, respectively.
  • Complete at least 15 credits in one approved concentration.
ReferencesUBC Okanagan Commerce degree requirements for 2026–27 entrants or laterUBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by yearUBC Okanagan Commerce concentrationsUBC Okanagan Business Co-op terms and eligibility
Required courses and electives
  • Complete 54 elective credits under the Commerce and non-Commerce distribution.
ReferencesUBC Okanagan Commerce degree requirements for 2026–27 entrants or laterUBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by yearUBC Okanagan Commerce concentrationsUBC Okanagan Business Co-op terms and eligibility

Program facts

Entering averageNot researched

The admission average has not been researched for this program.

UBC Okanagan Canadian high-school requirements by province and degree
Co-opOptional Business Co-op · three paid four-month work terms

Business Co-op offers paid terms in fields such as marketing, finance, HR and accounting.

University work-study information
UBC Okanagan Business Co-op terms and eligibilityCheck work experience options

Majors & specializations

Direct Okanagan BCom. One concentration is completed through upper-level Commerce coursework.

Accounting

BCom

Study financial accounting and choose advanced Accounting courses.

Published requirements

Courses

Faculty’s recommended course pattern and official degree requirements.

Year 1 · Term 1 plan5 listed

Choose one calculus course and add three credits of English.

UBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by year
Year 1 · Term 2 plan5 listed

Choose one statistics course and add a three-credit non-Commerce elective. Courses may move between terms when offered.

UBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by year
Year 29 listed

Also complete six non-Commerce elective credits.

UBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by year
Year 34 listed

Continue with concentration and elective credits.

UBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by year
Year 42 listed

Take Capstone Experience and Strategic Management in the final term. Finish remaining concentration and elective credits.

UBC Okanagan Commerce course planning by year
Elective choices
  • Complete 24 upper-level Commerce elective credits, including the concentration.
  • Complete at least 12 upper-level non-Commerce elective credits.
Study locations

Careers

Career examples

  • Financial analyst
  • Marketing strategist

Career sectors

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  • Marketing and advertising
  • Finance and accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Human resources
  • Management
  • International business
Career sectorsUBC Okanagan Commerce programme, IB requirements and career fieldsUBC Okanagan Commerce concentrationsUBC Okanagan Business Co-op terms and eligibility
Scope and qualifications

Okanagan Faculty of Management career examples and fields

Costs

Okanagan Commerce · 30 credits

Published cost estimate

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

Canadian students example · Choose your category

Tuition$6,200.70
Books and supplies$2,247
Residence
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotal$8,447.7

Okanagan tuition and books. Student and programme fees are separate.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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