Courses

UBC classes, grades, and more

Learn about course formats, student assessment criteria, and exam information.

Read about UBC's grading practices, grade release dates, and more.

Determine what you'll need to register, such as your registration date and worklists.

Use the online tool to find courses offered in the academic year.

Review deadlines for adding, dropping, or changing your courses, particularly in the first few weeks of term.

Consider what to do if you need to take an "academic leave" from your studies.

Dropping a course can impact your full-time or part-time status as an international student.

Familiarize yourself with the guidelines before you request time away from your studies.

You may take a course out of self-interest or for academic exploration instead of fulfilling credits.

Students in certain programs can take an elective course without percentage grades.

Many subjects offer online learning options throughout the year.

If you're not pursuing a UBC degree, diploma, or certificate, you may still take UBC credit-based courses.

Take 3-credit seminar courses led by upper-year undergraduate students on a particular topic.

Course activities can be delivered through in-person, online, hybrid, or multi-access learning.