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Admission for BC High School Graduates into the Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health program, (Faculty of Land and Food Systems):
Academic
1. Minimum Requirements:
If you graduated from a Canadian high school, UBC recommends that you have at least six (6) Grade 12 academic and non-academic courses. Approved equivalent of International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced Placement (AP) and Post-Secondary courses may be used. If you are graduating from a secondary school outside of Canada, the recommended minimum number of senior-level courses will vary.
2. Academic Assessment Guideline for Admission:
Overall (all programs)
For any degree applicant, your grades in all academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses will be assessed. Your lowest grade will be excluded – as long as the course is not required or relevant to your intended area of study at UBC.
Core / Program-Specific
UBC will look at your grades in all academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses relevant to the degree you applied to at UBC. If you present a course at both Grade 11 and Grade 12 levels, emphasis is placed upon the mark obtained in the more senior level courses.
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Program-specific (Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health Degree, Faculty of Land and Food Systems) |
Minimum Academic Requirements |
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Grade 12:
Grade 11:
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Academic Assessment Guidelines |
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Grades presented in all relevant academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses that fall under these subject categories* will be looked at:
Note: There is not a minimum number of courses required for admission, but you are encouraged to challenge yourself with a substantial number of courses that are relevant to your intended area of study. |
Notes:
Choose courses from the list of subject categories that are relevant to your intended degree of study. See below for the kinds of courses that fall into each subject category:
Non-Academic
Admission Advice
1. UBC's Admission's web page offers detailed information on admissions process. It includes easy-to-follow advice for potential students in all admission categories.
2. If you are a high school, college or university student interested in pursuing this Major at UBC, you should apply for the Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health. While coursework start in the first-year, you can select Nutritional Sciences as your specialization/Major at the end of first-year study (after completing at least 24 credits in the Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health program).
Click here for information about this Major.
Applicants also have to satisfy UBCV's institution admission requirements as listed below.
One of the following (minimum scores):
If you are proficient in English, but do not meet the above requirements, you can request a waiver for the English Language Admission Standard.
Verify information with the UBC directly
All students must meet UBC's English Language Competency Standard. There are nine different ways to meet this requirement, such as completing three or more consecutive years of full-time education in English in Canada. For complete details, please check the English Language Competency Requirement page.
You must meet the specific admission requirements of your intended program. The program-specific admission requirements are detailed within each program profile in EducationPlannerBC's Undergraduate Program Search Database for UBC-Vancouver Campus.
You must meet the specific admission requirements of your intended program. The program-specific admission requirements are detailed within each program profile in EducationPlannerBC's Undergraduate Program Search Database for UBC-Vancouver Campus.
Click here for details for BC high school graduates.
Click here for details for Yukon high school graduates.
You must meet the specific admission requirements of your intended program. The program-specific admission requirements are detailed within each program profile in EducationPlannerBC's Undergraduate Program Search Database for UBC-Vancouver Campus.
For details on admission for Secondary School graduates from other provinces, please check here (and select your Province in the drop-down menu).To apply to UBC as a transfer student, you are strongly encouraged to have completed 24 transferable credits – with at least a C average (60% where 50% is a passing grade), or a grade point of 2.0. Use the BC Transfer Guide and/or UBC Transfer Credit Search Tool to see how courses from your institution transfer to UBC.
For details on university and college transfer to UBC, please refer to this page.
To apply to UBC as a transfer student, you are strongly encouraged to have completed 24 transferable credits – with at least a C average (60% where 50% is a passing grade), or a grade point of 2.0. Use the UBC Transfer Credit Search Tool to see how courses from your institution transfer to UBC.
For details on university and college transfer to UBC, please refer to this page.
For admission purpose, mature students are defined as someone who have been out of full-time formal education for at least four years and satisfy the English language requirement and degree-specific requirements.
Click here for further details on Mature Student admission at UBC.
For Canadian Aboriginal Students:
Most Indigenous students are admitted based on their competitive average. However, UBC offers a number of pathways to a post-secondary degree. Details on admission requirements for Canadian Aboriginal Students are found here.
For Visiting Students:
Details for studying at UBC as a Visiting Student are found here.
Visit the Applying to UBC page for more information on UBC’s application process.
Training in a program like this one can lead to different careers. Related occupations are presented to show potential career options, not definite outcomes.
Follow the links to learn more about these careers on WorkBC's career profiles.