You'll receive an email about 2 weeks before your registration opens to let you know that your registration date is on the Student Services Centre (SSC). You'll be able to register any time between your registration open date and the add/drop deadline, or course change date.
If you're a newly admitted or a continuing student in a partial program, your registration date may change.
Check the SSC regularly for up-to-date registration information.
Registration time zone: Registration times are listed in the Pacific Time Zone. If you're registering from outside this time zone, make sure you know when registration opens in your location.
Certain programs don’t follow the standard registration date schedule. If you're in one of these programs, check the Student Service Centre (SSC) or your program website for registration times.
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 dates. Check exceptions for programs that don't follow the standard registration dates.
| Year group | Date range |
|---|---|
| First-year students | July 6 - 8 |
| Second-year students | July 20 - 22 |
| Third-year students | July 13 - 15 |
| Fourth and fifth-year students and diploma programs | June 29, 30, July 2 |
| Visiting students | July 27 |
| Unclassified and Access Studies students | July 29 |
| Graduate students | June 22 |
Okanagan students: See your course registration dates.
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 dates.
The dates below are for registration periods by year of study. Check exceptions for programs that don't follow the standard registration dates.
| Year group | Date range |
|---|---|
| First-year students | March 4 |
| Second-year students | March 3 |
| Third-year students | March 2 |
| Fourth and fifth-year students and diploma programs | March 1 |
| Visiting students | March 8 |
| Unclassified and Access Studies students | March 10 |
| Graduate students - Vancouver | February 28 |
Okanagan students: See your course registration dates.
If you're an undergraduate student, please contact your Enrolment Services Advisor directly. To find your advisor’s contact information, log into your Student Services 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 your question through the online form.
