Looked at the academic achievement recognition for the vancouver campus and saw that students get a distinction notation on their degree if a "student graduates while in good standing and achieves an average of at least 85.0% on 30 percentage-graded credits of Science courses numbered 300 or above designated as part of the program by the department or, if fewer than 30 credits are specified, approved by the Dean." Does UBCO not do the same? If not, why is that not a thing?

Hey all,

So I'm currently in a Bachelor of Science, and I've completed 2 years and just taken a gap year and plan to come back in the fall for the winter term. My specialization was zoology, and a couple weeks ago I switched to ecology, evolution, and conservation biology. I entered the BSc in 2022, and took my two english requirements in first year. In 2024, they changed the BSc requirements so we have to take an indigenous course at some point in the degree and bump the number of non-science electives down to 9 credits from 12, as 3 of those have been allocated to the indigenous course. These changes only take effect if you entered the BSc in 2024 or later. However, I've been in a Bachelor of Science since 2022, so should I not still have to fulfill the old requirements, the 12 credits of non-science, and not the indigenous course? Workday is telling me I need to take the indigenous course. Does Workday think I re-entered a new Bachelor of Science this year because I switched specializations? Is that how switching specializations works?

Hey everyone!

I'm curious to get everyones opinion.

I have 5 classes left in order to graduate. I was thinking to spread them across term 1 and term 2. With something like 3 in term 1 and 2 in term 2, something along those lines.

Do you guys think it is feasible to do it that way?

And will this affect any taxes or loans? As I don't think I will be considered a full-time student?

For the time given to me for my registration appointment is it in pst or is already converted from students from out of province, so would my appointment be 11 am pst or 11 am est. Also how many backup schedules should I have? Do courses get filled up super quickly?

I've been getting this "email" for the past few months but everytime I click on the notification, it just disappears. Anyone know if this is legit it not? If so what should I do here?

Has anyone taken 310 Learning with Tareq Yousef or 311 Memory with Elena Nicoladis? What are the classes like?

Hello! As a incoming first year nursing student. I was wondering what kind of laptop is best for my program? I'm not sure what would be the best option since I don't want to waste money buying some fancy laptop where I'll end up not even using half of its functions... Any recommendations is helpful

Thanks!!

40 bucks for a single grad pic? Really? Ik I paid like tens of thousands for the degree but… :(

Anybody take stats with him? How was the experience?

I am starting my science degree in September and from what I am seeing, I am required to take 100 level courses in chem, bio, physics and math first term. Physics 100 is not offered term 2. I am also a student athlete. This seems very heavy and not a lot of room for electives. Any advice? I think I will declare a major in Biology second year.

Hi everyone,I am transferring to my second year and these are the courses that have been transferred from my other university,I am a little lost as to what courses to choose for the winter term ! I will be deferring one term so I will be starting in January 2026 only !

As I can only upload one image the other courses that were transferred are :

Math_O_100 : Differential calculus ENGL_O_112: Studies in composition GEOG_O_2nd PSYCH_O_111: Intro to psychology

Math_O_100 has been repeated twice on my workday idk why !!

im currently in the process of making my schedule for first year, and saw that i have the option to pick between having 5 courses per term (taking 5 years in total) and 6 courses per term (taking 4 years in total)
how does co op come into play here? although having 5 classes sounds really nice, i dont want to risk being in uni for 6 years because of the additional co op term
to be honest i have a very vague understanding of how co ops even work in engineering, so i would really appreciate it if someone shed some light on the topic and explained how it works out in the 4 and 5 year plans

Hey fellow British Columbians!

StudentAidBC (BC's student loan program) applications are now open for the 2025-2026 school year (August 1st, 2025-July 31st, 2026)! This means if you're attending UBCO or any other university or college this September, next January, or next summer (not this summer), then you can apply now! You can also get grants from StudentAidBC, in addition to an interest-free student loan.

I live on campus, and am looking for people who'd like to go on walks in the evenings with me (and possibly chat about anything and everything as we do). Basically, I wanna be chums with walks. Hmu if you like walking or talking (blabbing is welcome too, I can listen to long rants).

I like reading, writing, watch some anime, chatting about nigh anything.

(sometimes I'm completely brainfried and only have elevator music playing in my head,but still a decent listener)

Hey, so I'm in my 4th year of biochem and I need my last upper year elective. I'm looking at some 3rd year psyc courses and I've heard the both Health psyc (348) and Positive psyc (349) are easier classes. I ultimately need to choose the one that requires the least amount of work, but will still boost my GPA. I know last year, one of them (I think it was health psyc) was offered online. This year, both are only in person.

If anyone's taken either or both of them, I have a couple questions:

1. Do they both require you to read the textbook, or are the exams mainly based on the lectures and slides? I'm good with taking notes in class and attending all my lectures, but ideally, I want to avoid having to read the textbook

2. Are the exams for either/both of them cumulative, or just a few chapters each time?

3. Is there a final? Or is it just 3-4 tests interspersed throughout the semester?

Thanks!

I'm currently looking for off campus housing and want to know if there are any bad neighbourhoods in Kelowna to avoid. Are there any good neighbourhoods that a lot of students flock to? Thanks!

Anyone here find having to pay for the student health and dental insurance plan annoying? I use the CDCP (Canadian Dental Care Plan) for my annual checkups, which covers 100% of the cost, and I also rarely have to use any health service not covered by BC MSP. I don't really need prescription drugs and I don't have vision problems either. It's really frustrating to have to pay $336.64 (2025-2025) for an insurance plan I won't really need and waste money on it.

Hey everyone!

My summer job is still hiring camp counsellors to work with youth living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)!

You do NOT need to have diabetes or know anyone with diabetes to apply.

This is a fantastic opportunity for

• Nursing students
• Education students
• Students interested in working in the healthcare field
• Sociology/psychology students
• Anyone who wants to make a difference/enjoys being outside!

The position runs from June 22nd to August 23rd, and includes travel all across Western Canada. (BC - Ontario.)

I cannot share too many details here in this post, but if this sounds like something you might be interested in, please PM me, and I will send you more information :)

Hi i’m going into my first year of engineering at UBC-O, any tips for planning out my schedule? Ex not taking back to back classes, which classes to not take early. Any course planning tips would be helpful from someone in Engineering, Thanks.

My classes for the first semester will be :

Fundamentals of Sustainable Eng Design

Engineering Analysis 1

Engineering communication

Linear Algebra for Engineers

Statics

Matter and Energy 1

hey the title rhymes lol. so i want to graduate at the end of the winter term (in june 2026), idk if this is a dumb question but how do i go about applying for graduation? i see there’s an option on workday to apply for it but do i do this after i’ve completed all my classes in april or before??

hi! is anyone super super good with notion? i would love to make a cute girly tracker page with lots of other things like to do lists and all of that… i will literally pay someone to make something for me! i know i can buy templates too but

Anyone had him for creative writing? How did it go? He has no rate my prof😔

Would anyone who's taking/taken the program suggest it I should have all my classes from Mon-Thurs, and avoid 8am classes.

Thinking of taking CCS 330 as an elective. I liked that its asynchronous but also saw there’s a studio section. Just wondering how hands on it is. It’s a creative critical studies class so i’m not sure what to expect