Registration dates

When you'll know your registration date

You'll receive an email about a week before your registration opens to let you know that your registration date can be viewed in your Student Services Centre (SSC). You'll be able to register any time between your registration open date and the course change date, also known as the add/drop deadline.

If you're a newly admitted or a continuing student in a partial program, your registration date may change. Newly admitted students are also recommended to read further information about acceptance and registration deposits.

Check your Student Services Centre (SSC) regularly for up-to-date registration information.

If you’re a UBC Okanagan student, please view your course registration dates for your campus.

Registration times are listed in the Pacific Time Zone. If you're registering from a different time zone, make sure you know when registration starts in your location.

Registration exceptions

Certain programs don’t follow the standard registration date schedule. If you're in one of the following programs, check the Student Service Centre (SSC) or your program website for registration times.

  • Bachelor of Education (BEd Elementary)
  • Bachelor of Education (BEd Middle Years)
  • Bachelor of Education (BEd Secondary)
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • Doctor of Dental medicine (DMD)
  • Juris Doctor (JD)
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Winter Session registration

September 2023 to April 2024

The dates below are for registration periods by year of study. The dates reflect the date registration opens. Students are able to make changes to their course selection until the course change date. Check the exceptions for programs that don't follow the standard registration dates.

Year group Registration period 

First-year students

Jun 20 to 22, 2023

Second-year students 

Jul 5 to 7, 2023

Third-year students 

Jun 27 to 29, 2023

Fourth and fifth-year students and diploma programs

Jun 13 to 15, 2023

Visiting students

Tues, Jul 18, 2023

Unclassified and Access Studies students

Thurs, Jul 20, 2023

Graduate students 

Tues, Jun 6, 2023

Okanagan students: View your course registration dates.

Summer Session registration

May to August 2024

The dates below are for registration periods by year of study and show when registration opens. Students can make changes to their course selection until the course change dates. Check exceptions for programs that don't follow the standard registration dates.

Year group Registration start date
First-year students Thurs, Feb 29, 2024
Second-year students Wed, Feb 28, 2024
Third-year students Tues, Feb 27, 2024
Fourth and fifth-year students and diploma programs Mon, Feb 26, 2024
Visiting students Tues, Mar 5, 2024
Unclassified and Access Studies students Tues, Mar 12, 2024
Graduate students Mon, Feb 12, 2024

Okanagan students: View your course registration dates.

Summer session registration cancellations

If your summer session course section is cancelled, you will receive a refund to your original payment method. Students are able to make changes to their course selection until the course change date.

Additional resources

If you have questions

If you're an undergraduate student, please contact your Enrolment Services Advisor directly. To find your advisor’s contact information, log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select “UBC Contacts” under Personal Info.

Graduate, postgraduate, and all other students can contact an Enrolment Services Advisor by calling 604 822 9836 or submitting a question through the online form.