Key dates for applying to UBC on exchange
Application and registration deadlines for 2024/2025
| Event | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Online nomination by the partner university |
Round 1: January 15 - March 15, 2024 (includes Term 1, Term 2, Full Year and Split Year) Round 2: July 1 - August 25, 2024 (Term 2 and Split Year only) |
| Online exchange application and application documents submitted to Go Global |
Round 1: April 1, 2024 Round 2 (Term 2 & Split Year only): September 15, 2024 |
| Online housing application |
Students starting in September: May 1, 2024 Students starting in January: October 1, 2024 |
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Final course selections due (Go Global will send survey instructions around mid-May to all students nominated during Round 1) |
Round 1: late May (exact date TBA) Round 2: late October (exact date TBA) |
Term Dates (2023/2024)
For a complete list of important dates in the UBC Academic Year, visit UBC's Academic calendar.
Winter Session Term 2 (Jan - Apr 2024)
| Event | Key date |
|---|---|
| Residence opens for Term 2 | January 7, 2024 |
| International Orientation | January 8, 2024 |
| Classes begin | January 8, 2024 |
| Family Day (University closed) | February 19, 2024 |
| Mid-term break (Reading Week) | February 19 – 23, 2024 |
| Good Friday (University closed) | March 29, 2024 |
| Easter Monday (University closed) | April 1, 2024 |
| Classes end | April 12, 2024 |
| Examination period | April 16 – 27, 2024 |
| Residences close | April 28, 2024 |
Term Dates (2024/2025)
For a complete list of important dates in the UBC Academic Year, visit UBC's Academic calendar.
Note: The 2024/25 term dates have not been confirmed by Senate, these are draft term and examination dates and are subject to change.
Winter Session Term 1 (Sep - Dec 2024)
| Event | Key date |
|---|---|
| Residence opens (Opening Day) | TBD |
| International Orientation (Imagine Day) | September 3, 2024 |
| Classes begin | September 3, 2024 |
| Day in Lieu for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (University closed) | September 30, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Day (University closed) | October 14, 2024 |
| Day in Lieu for Remembrance Day (University closed) | November 11, 2024 |
| Mid-term break (Reading Break) | November 11 – 13, 2024 |
| Classes end | December 6, 2024 |
| Examination period | December 10 – 21, 2024 |
| Winter break | December 22, 2024 – January 5, 2025 |