For UBC students visiting other universities, credits completed while a visiting student at another university must be approved for credit at UBC by the graduate program and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies prior to registering at the host university. UBC students can visit other universities using the Western Dean's Agreement, Graduate Exchange Agreement and other exchange agreements at Go Global.
See the Transfer Credit policy in the UBC Calendar for the requirements for transferring credits from another university into your UBC degree program.
Student Insurance
UBC students doing off-campus research on behalf of UBC or engaging in UBC-sanctioned activities may be covered by or be eligible for additional insurance coverage under one of UBC Risk Management Services’ insurance policies. Students should consider these policies (both automatic and optional) before undertaking off-campus visits. For additional information, see Graduate Student Insurance.
Western Deans' Agreement
Partner institutions in the Western Deans' Agreement are:
- Athabasca University
- University of Alberta
- Brandon University
- University of British Columbia
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
- University of Calgary
- Concordia University College of Alberta
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Regina
- Royal Roads University
- University of Saskatchewan
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Victoria
Application Deadline
Under the terms of the Western Deans' Agreement, fully-completed forms must be received by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the start of the term of enrollment at UBC. If a form is not received and approved in time, the student may not receive permission to take the course. In addition, the fee waiver is not available retroactively.
Note: Students in the following graduate programs are not eligible for exchange under the Western Deans' Agreement:
- MRSc (tuition is paid per credit)
- MET (tuition is paid per credit)
- MFA Creative Writing Distance (tuition is paid per credit)
- MEng (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- MEL (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- MDS (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- MDS-CL (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- MDSc (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- MBA, iMBA, EMBA (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- MM (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- PharmD (not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
Please note that the fully-completed forms must be received by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the start of the term of enrollment at UBC. If a form is not received and approved in time, the student may not receive permission to take the course. In addition, the fee waiver is not available retroactively.