Dates and deadlines

Whether you鈥檙e thinking about applying, you鈥檝e submitted your application, or you鈥檝e received an offer of admission to UBC, there are important deadlines to keep in mind. Find out which dates you need to watch out for in this phase of your journey.

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Okanagan campus

You鈥檙e preparing to apply to UBC

Early October 2024

Application opens

  • Online application opens for Winter Session (September 2025 to April 2026) and Summer Session (May to August 2025).

November 15, 2024

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Scholarships and awards

December 1, 2024

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Scholarships and awards

December 1, 2024

(11:59 p.m. PST)

First-round offers of admission

  • Direct-entry high school applicants who follow the Canadian curriculum: Deadline to apply to 麻豆导航if you wish to be considered for a first-round offer of admission.
  • Canadian post-secondary applicants: Deadline to聽 if you wish to be considered on the basis of interim transcripts. (Interim transcripts are those that include final grades for courses completed to December, and that list any courses in-progress from January – April).

January 15, 2025

(11:59 p.m. PST)

Applications due

You鈥檝e applied to UBC

January 31, 2025

Interim transcripts

  • Canadian post-secondary applicants:聽Deadline to聽submit your official interim transcript if you applied by December 1. Interim transcripts are those that include final grades for courses completed to December, and that list any courses in-progress from January – April.

Grade submissions

  • Ontario applicants:聽Submit聽your OUAC number with your application so that 麻豆导航can receive your grades electronically.

January 31, 2025

International Scholars Program applicants

  • Submit any documents required for your admission to UBC. Please submit by this deadline, not the date indicated in your 鈥渘ext steps鈥 email.

February 15, 2025

ELAS

March 1 to March 15, 2025

Grade submissions

  • Canadian high school applicants: Upload your interim transcript of grades and/or report card, including interim (at least 50% complete) grades for distributed learning courses, to 迟丑别听聽for your 麻豆导航academic assessment.

Late January to April 2025

Admissions decisions

  • Admissions decisions are made for most high school applicants. UBC鈥檚 admission process is not first-come, first-served. We evaluate applications continuously from January to April.

March 15, 2025

Out-of-country documents

April 15 to 30, 2025

Scholarship announcements

May to June 2025

Admissions decisions

  • Canadian post-secondary applicants: Admissions decisions are made.

May 31, 2025

International documents

  • Out-of-country post-secondary applicants (except US applicants): Deadline to submit all required documents.

June 30, 2025

Course completion

  • Canadian high school applicants: Deadline to complete all high school courses, including distance and distributed-learning courses to meet the conditions of your offer of admission.

September 15, 2025

Bursary applications

  • Canadian citizens and permanent residents: Deadline to submit general bursary applications.

You鈥檝e been admitted to UBC

May 1, 2025

Accept your offer!

  • Deadline for some students to accept UBC鈥檚 offer of admission and pay the acceptance deposit. (Most students鈥 deadline will be June 1. Please refer to your letter of admission or the to find your assigned date.)

Housing applications

  • Deadline to apply for housing and still be eligible for 迟丑别听. (If you鈥檙e considering a degree on both campuses, you must complete a separate residence application for each campus.)

Early May 2025

Study permits

  • International students: Getting a study permit can take several months, so be sure to聽聽as soon as you accept your offer of admission.

May 15, 2025

Final transcripts

  • Canadian post-secondary applicants: Submit your final transcripts electronically or by mail to UBC鈥檚 Undergraduate Admissions Office. Final transcripts include all final grades for courses taken through to April. (Final transcripts are required to finalize conditional offers of admission. Please review your application status in the for more information.)

June 1, 2025

Accept your offer!

  • Deadline for most students to accept UBC鈥檚 offer of admission and pay the acceptance deposit. (Some students鈥 deadline will be May 1. Please refer to your letter of admission or the to find your assigned date.)

Early June 2025

Housing offers

  • If you鈥檝e qualified for the , you鈥檒l receive a housing offer.

Late June 2025

Course registration

  • opens for first-year students.

June 30, 2025

Final transcripts

  • US applicants: Deadline to submit final transcripts to 麻豆导航to confirm your offer of admission.

Loan applications

  • US applicants: Recommended deadline to submit UBC鈥檚 to ensure loan funding for September.

July 31, 2025

Out-of-province and out-of-country high school transcripts

  • Out-of-province applicants: Deadline to have your final official transcript mailed to 麻豆导航to confirm your offer of admission.
  • Out-of-country applicants (except US and A-Level applicants): Deadline to submit your final transcript to confirm your offer of admission. Please check your letter of admission for curriculum-specific deadlines.

Loan applications

  • Canadian citizens and permanent residents: Recommended deadline to apply for Canadian and provincial loans to ensure funds for September and to qualify for the 麻豆导航bursary program.

Late July 2025

Jump Start orientation

  • Deadline to register for on the Okanagan campus.

August 1, 2025

Early arrival to residence

  • Deadline to apply for early arrival to residence. (If you register for , you鈥檒l automatically qualify to move in early.)聽

Deferred admission

August 20, 2025

A-Level results

  • Applicants from the British-patterned system: Deadline to submit final A-Level results to 麻豆导航to confirm your offer of admission.

Late August 2025

Jump Start

  • for all first-year students.

Early September, 2025

聽Residence move-in day

  • Move-in day on the Okanagan campus. (Jump Start participants move in at the end of August.)聽

Early September, 2025

Orientation day: Okanagan campus

  • orientation on the Okanagan campus

Early September, 2025

First day of classes

  • First day of classes, and the .

Early September, 2025

Tuition payment

  • Deadline to pay your first instalment of Winter Session tuition.