If you’ve achieved outstanding academic results but haven’t met ±«µþ°ä’sÌýEnglish language requirements, Â鶹µ¼º½offers a number of programs to help.
There are multiple pathways available if you are accepted to study here but require additional support to improve your English.
Conditional Admission Program
°Õ³ó±ðÌýConditional Admission Program (CAP) offers English-language preparation before you are admitted to your undergraduate degree at Â鶹µ¼º½Vancouver.
If you are selected for CAP, you will be accepted into your chosen degree program on the condition you successfully complete the Â鶹µ¼º½Faculty of Education English Language Institute English for Academic Purposes Program (EAP). The course provides full-time English-language training through either:
- An 8-week accelerated session scheduled to start in July and finish at the end of August (only open to CAP students)
- A 16-week session scheduled to start in January, May, or August/September (open to both CAP and other students)
Once you have successfully completed the EAP, you can transition into your degree program.
The application deadline for CAP is January 15, 2025 for studies beginning in September of 2025.
Vantage One
±«µþ°ä’sÌý are designed for international students who do not yet meet the English language requirement to enter directly into a Â鶹µ¼º½faculty. Vantage One courses last 11 months, and add English-language instruction to your first-year degree courses. You can choose from ´Ç°ùÌý, and you’ll be taught by award-winning Â鶹µ¼º½faculty members.
The Science Vantage One program takes place at Â鶹µ¼º½Vancouver and upon successful completion of the program you’ll progress into your second year of your Bachelor of Science degree at the Vancouver campus.
The Engineering program involves studying at both campuses, with the first 2 terms of the program taught at Â鶹µ¼º½Vancouver and Term 3 taught at the Â鶹µ¼º½Okanagan Campus. When you successfully complete your Vantage One Engineering program, you can continue your Bachelor of Applied Science degree at either Â鶹µ¼º½Vancouver or Â鶹µ¼º½Okanagan campuses.
The application deadline for Vantage One is January 15, 2025 for studies beginning in September of 2025.
English Foundation Program
°Õ³ó±ðÌý (EFP) is offered at Â鶹µ¼º½Okanagan. An innovative accredited program, it provides university admission to students who meet all of the academic requirements for a Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Science, Applied Science, Management, Fine Arts, Media Studies, and Health and Exercise Sciences, but who do not meet UBC’s English Language Admission Standards.
The EFP combines intensive English language training and academic courses while engaging students in campus life. Its goal is to provide a balanced mix of academics, activities, experiential, and cultural learning on UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Â鶹µ¼º½applicants are automatically evaluated for the EFP if they meet the university’s admission requirements and have applied to study at Â鶹µ¼º½Okanagan. The application deadline for the EFP is January 15, 2025 for studies beginning in September of 2025.