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IB and UBC
A home for IB students
Discover your place of mind
IB students at UBC
IB and UBC admissions
Your path to success
Global perspectives are key to education.
Although UBC is an academically competitive
This vision, shared by the International
university, your IB courses prepare you for our
Baccalaureate Organization and UBC, is
rigorous programs. But to make the most of a
why so many IB diploma and certificate
good university like UBC you’ll want to bring
holders find success here. UBC is one of the
more than a high academic average.
top destinations for IB diploma graduates,
receiving more IB transcripts than any other
Our application includes a Personal Profile
university worldwide.
section, giving you an opportunity to highlight
the full range of your accomplishments, inside
If you enter UBC with an enquiring mind and
and outside the classroom. You’ll be able
readiness to be involved, you’ll be starting on
to show the breadth of your interests and
the path to success. The learning tools you’ve
how you’ve made the most of your learning
acquired in your IB program will help you
experiences in the IB program.
flourish here – UBC is ranked among the top
40 universities globally, and our programs are
For full admissions information for IB students,
taught by leading faculty (99% with PhDs, the
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highest average in Canada). Whether you join
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our Vancouver or Okanagan campus, you’ll find
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innovative and dynamic programs in which to
create your future.
James Beaton
Laura Herrera Rodriquez
Cecilia Montauban
Coaldale, Canada
BA, Okanagan Campus
Calgary, Canada
BFA and BASc, Vancouver Campus
Lima, Peru
BSc, Vancouver Campus
Expand your knowledge
Explore your passions
Prepare for UBC
Push the boundaries
of research
Stretch your academic limits
Build on your IB foundation
“I am honoured to be conducting
my own research project under the
supervision of one of my politicalscience professors, Dr. Carl Hodge,
and with the funding of a UBC
Undergraduate Research Award.
As the benefactor of my professor’s
experience and guidance, I am
exploring the policy impacts of
the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
accident on the United States,
Germany, and Japan. My current
research demands an inquisitive
mind and, in many ways, is an
extension of my IB Extended
Essay.”
“I want to be an architect one day,
so the main reason I chose UBC’s
Vancouver campus is because it
offers a dual degree program in
Engineering and Arts – I didn’t
find this flexibility anywhere
else. I have been painting since
an early age and it is my passion.
I will graduate from UBC with a
Bachelor of Applied Science and a
Bachelor of Fine Arts, which will
prepare me for one day completing
an architecture program.”
“Many of the subjects that
I learnt at a higher level
(geography, chemistry and
biology) directly applied to many
of my classes, especially in first
year. Moreover, the IB prepared
me for the workload at UBC, and
helped me learn how to write
essays and coursework, which
are similar to what is expected in
university assignments.”
First-year credit
UBC recognizes the IB-enriched secondary school
courses. You may choose to refuse the first-year
program. All higher-level and some standard-level
credit and take the course anyway.
IB courses will be considered for first-year credit.
The table below shows first-year credit allowable
IB courses are frequently being reviewed for credit.
for the most popular IB courses. For IB courses not
For the most complete listings and up-to-date
shown, credit will be determined by your admitting
information:
Faculty. If you are eligible for credit/exemption for a
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first-year course, please consult your departmental
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advisors at UBC before registering for second-year
Subject
Minimum
IB grade
Vancouver Campus
course granted
(including credit values)
Okanagan Campus
course granted
(including credit values)
Biology HL
6
BIOL 1st year level (8), with
exemption from BIOL 111, BIOL
121, & BIOL 140
BIOL 1st year level (6), with
exemption from BIOL 116, BIOL
117, BIOL 122, & BIOL 125
Business & Management HL
5
COMM 1st (3), Precludes
credit for COMM 100 and
COMM 101
MGMT 1st year level (3)
Business & Management SL
5
No credit
MGMT 1st year level (3)
Chemistry HL
6
CHEM 121 (4) *
CHEM 121 (3) & CHEM 123 (3)
Classical Languages: Greek HL
5
GREK 200 (6)
GREK 1st (6) exempt GREK 111
& GREK 121
Classical Languages: Latin HL
5
LATN 200 (6)
LATN 1st (6) exempt LATN
300
Computer Science HL
6
CPSC 1st year level (3)
COSC 1st year level (6)
Economics HL
5
ECON 1st (6). Not for
credit towards Economics
specializations
ECON 1st (6). Not for
credit towards Economics
specializations
Economics SL
5
No credit
ECON 1st year level (3)
ENGLISH: LANGUAGE & LITERATURE HL
5
ENGL 1st year level (6)
ENGL 1st year level (6)
English: Literature HL
5
ENGL 1st year level (6)
ENGL 1st year level (6)
French: Language & Literature HL
5
FREN 224 (3) & FREN 225 (3)
FREN 222 (3) & FREN 223 (3)
French: Language & Literature SL
5
FREN 122 (3) & FREN 123 (3)
FREN 122 (3) & FREN 123 (3)
French: Literature HL
5
FREN 220 (3) & FREN 221 (3)
FREN 220 ( 3) & FREN 221 (3)
French: Literature SL
5
FREN 122 (3) & FREN 123 (3)
FREN 122 (3) & FREN 123 (3)
French B HL
5
FREN 122 (3) & FREN 123 (3)
FREN 122 (3) & FREN 123 (3)
Geography HL
6
GEOG 1st year level (6)
GEOG 1st year level (6)
German: Language & Literature HL
5
GERM 200 (3) & GERM 210 (3)
GERM 200 (3) & GERM 210 (3)
German: Language & Literature SL
5
GERM 200 (3)
GERM 200 (3)
German B HL
5
GERM 110 (3) & GERM 200 (3)
GERM 110 (3) & GERM 200 (3)
History HL
5
HIST 1st year level (6)
HIST 1st year level (6)
Information Technology in a Global
Society HL
6
CPSC 1st year level (3)
ARTS 1st year level (6)
Islamic History HL
5
RELG 1st year level (6)
ARTS 1st year level (6)
Italian: Language & Literature HL
5
ITAL 202 (3) & ITAL 2nd year
level (3)
ARTS 1st year level (6)
Italian: Language & Literature SL
5
ITAL 202 (3)
ARTS 1st year level (3)
Italian B HL
5
ITAL 202 (3) & ITAL 2nd year
level (3)
ARTS 1st year level (6)
Mathematics HL
6
MATH 100 (3) & MATH 101 (3)
MATH 100 (3) & MATH 101 (3)
Philosophy HL
5
PHIL 100 (6)
PHIL 1st year level (6)
Philosophy SL
5
No credit
PHIL 1st year level (3)
Physics HL
6
PHYS 100 (3) & PHYS 1st year
level (3), with exemption from
PHYS 101
PHYS 1st year level (6)
Physics SL
6
PHYS 100 (3)
No credit
Portuguese: Language & Literature HL
5
PORT 202 (3) & PORT 2nd year
level (3)
ARTS 1st year level (6)
Portuguese: Language & Literature SL
6
PORT 1st (3)
ARTS 1st year level (3)
Portuguese B HL
5
PORT 202 (3) & PORT 2nd year
level (3)
ARTS 1st year level (6)
Psychology HL
5
PSYC 100 (6)
PSYO 1st year level (6)
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL
5
ANTH 100 (3) & ANTH 1st
year level (3)
ANTH 100 (3) & ANTH 1st year
level (3)
Spanish: Language & Literature HL
5
SPAN 220 (6)
SPAN 302 (3) & SPAN 2nd (3)
Spanish: Language & Literature SL
5
SPAN 2nd year level (3)
SPAN 301 (3)
Spanish : Literature HL
5
SPAN 220 (6)
SPAN 306 (3) & SPAN 2nd (3)
Spanish: Literature SL
5
SPAN 2nd year level (3)
SPAN 305 (3)
Spanish B HL
5
SPAN 201 (3) & SPAN 202 (3)
SPAN 201 (3) & SPAN 202 (3)
Theatre Arts HL
5
THTR 230 (3) & THTR 1st
year level (3)
THTR 1st year level (6)
Theory of Knowledge
A
or B
PHIL 1st year level (6)
PHIL 1st year level (6)
Visual Arts HL
5
VISA 182 (3) & VISA 183 (3)
VISA 102 (3) & VISA 103 (3)
5
No credit
VISA 102 (3)
Visual Arts SL
* Students entering the BASc program will be granted an exemption from CHEM 154.