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Bachelor of Arts (UBC) & Sciences Po (Paris): Dual Degree Program

University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus

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Intake
  • Winter 1
  • Program Start Date
    September
  • Campuses
    Vancouver

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    City of Vancouver
  • Length
    4-1/2 Years
  • Tuition Estimate
    (domestic students)
    $16,600 per year at Science Po, $6650 per year at UBC (domestic); verify directly with the Program
  • Book & Supplies Cost Estimates
    $2150 per year
  • Credential Granted
    Bachelor's Degree
  • Learning Method Options
    Face-to-Face

    Two Years in Reims, Menton, or Le Havre, Two Years in Vancouver

Learning Method Option:

  • Face-to-Face: Program is fully delivered in class with face-to-face interaction
  • Online: Program is fully delivered online
  • Blended (Face-to-Face + Online): Program is delivered using a combination of face-to-face and online learning
  • Off-site: All or part of program is delivered in a physical location away from regular classroom/campus

Looking for ways to fund your education? Check out UBCV's financial aid and awards page.

Application Deadline Advice

Applications must be submitted by January 8, 2019 for the 2019/2020 session. Check Dates and Deadlines page for details.

Application Fee: $71.75 (domestic students)

1) Program Admission Requirements

The Dual Degree Program Option is open to applicants (high school graduates) satisfying the direct-entry eligibility criteria for undergraduate studies at UBC’s Faculty of Arts, Bachelor of Arts program.

Admission for BC High School Graduates to the Bachelor of Arts (Faculty of Arts):

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 course.

 

Overall

Program-specific (Bachelor of Arts)

Minimum Academic Requirements

 

Grade 12:

  1. English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 or equivalent 

Grade 11:

  1. English Language Arts 11 or English First Peoples 11 or equivalent 
  2. Language 11 or waiver (includes all second language courses but excludes introductory Grade 11 language courses) 
  3. Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 12
  4. one Science 11 (selected from: Physics 11, Life Sciences 11, Biology 11, Chemistry 11, Earth Sciences 11, or Environmental Sciences 11)

Academic Assessment Guidelines
  • Grades presented in all academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses will be looked at.
  • Minimum final grade of 70% in Grade 11 or Grade 12 English (or their equivalents), including provincial examination, if required for course completion and/or graduation.  
  • At least an overall admission average of 70% (on a 50% pass scale) or equivalent. Note: Due to the number of applications received, a higher academic achievement is often required.

Grades presented in all relevant academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses that fall under these subject categories* will be looked at:

  • Language Arts
  • Mathematics and Computation
  • Second Languages
  • Social Studies 
  • Visual and Performing Arts

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:

  • Non-academic courses include subjects classified as Applied Design, Skills and Technologies, Career Education, Physical and Health Education or Faith-based.
  • A language other than English at the Grade 12 level is recommended for all students planning to complete a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Students without an additional Grade 12 language must take a language as part of their university studies.

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: 

  • Language Arts: Courses focused on language and literacy
  • Mathematics and Computation: Courses focused on numeracy, numerical methods, and symbolic computation
  • Science: Courses that help us better understand our natural world
  • Second Languages: All second-language courses, except Introductory Language 11 courses
  • Social Studies: Courses focused on individuals, human society, and culture
  • Visual and Performing Arts: Courses focused on artistic expression
  • Information for applicants following Canadian Secondary School Curriculum can be found here.

Non-Academic

  • Complete a Personal Profile
  • complete a personal profile including a CV, a written response, and personal information
  • interview

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. This Dual Degree Program Option is not open to applicants transferring from another post-secondary institution or from within UBC, including those already studying in the Faculty of Arts, or to those with a previous university degree. 

3. Fluency in French is not required to complete the Dual Degree, except for those students who choose to pursue Sciences Po’s Europe-Africa program. The language of instruction for all other Sciences Po programs, including Europe-Asia, Europe-North America, and Europe-Middle-East and Mediterranean, is English. See Academic Calendar for more admission details. 

4. The UBC Sciences Po Dual Degree is a partnership between the UBC and Sciences Po (l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris) that gives students the opportunity to earn two Bachelor of Arts degrees in four years, while studying in Canada and France.

5. As a Dual Degree student, you’ll spend the first two years of your studies at one of Sciences Po’s three regional campuses: Menton, or Le Havre, or Reims. After completing your first two years at Sciences Po, you will begin the last two years of your undergraduate studies in July at the University of British Columbia Vancouver campus in the Faculty of Arts. 

6. To apply to this program, you need to submit both an online UBC application and a supplemental application to the Dual Degree program. Click here for information about how to apply to the Dual Degree program.


 

2) Institution Admission Requirements

Applicants also have to satisfy UBCV's institution admission requirements as listed below.

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English Language Requirements

One of the following (minimum scores):

  • four or more consecutive years of recognized, full-time education in English within Canada immediately prior to attending UBC
  • four or more consecutive years of full-time education in English in a country other than Canada where English is the principal language. These four years must be immediately prior to attending UBC
  • four or more years at an eligible international secondary school that uses English as the language of instruction but operates in a country where the primary language is not English. These four years must be immediately prior to attending UBC.
  • A 70% grade or better on the provincial examination portion of BC English 12 (achived August 2019 or earlier) or Alberta English Language Arts 30-1, or equivalents
  • A grade of 4 on Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition or AP Literature and Composition
  • A grade of 5 on International Baccalaureate (IB) English A (higher or standard level)
  • Achieve the competence standard indicated by one of the tests of English language proficiency that evaluates skills in listening, reading, speaking, and writing:
    • CAEL score of 70 overall
    • Campbridge English Qualifications score of 180
    • CEL (UBC Certificate in English) score of 600 
    • IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with no part less than a 6.0
    • PTE score of 65 overall, with a 60 in each of the sub-sections: Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking
    • An internet based TOEFL or TOEFL iBt Home Edition score of 90 overall with a:
      • 22 in reading
      • 22 in listening
      • 21 in writing
      • 21 in speaking
    • Duolingo English Test (DET) overall score of 125, where video and writing sample should also demonstrate a strong command of English language (note: DET is accepted only for students in countries where no other English proficiency test is available)
  • Six credits of post-secondary first-year English studies at a recognized university in an English-speaking country (note: transcript showing course completion must be submitted by February 15)
  • Graduation from a recognized degree program at an accredited university where English is the primary language of instruction in an English-speaking country
  • Achieve a UBC Certificate in English Language or CEL by completing Level 600 of the UBC Continuing Studies English for Academic Purposes program on UBC’s Vancouver campus

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

General Admission Requirements (All Students)

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. 

BC Secondary School (or equivalent)

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.

 

Out-of-Province

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).

BC Transfer Student

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.

Out-of-Province Transfer Student

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.

Mature Student

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.

International Student

For details on International Student admission at UBC, please check here.

Other Student (including Special Consideration)

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.

 

How to Apply

Visit the Applying to UBC page for more information on UBC’s application process.

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