Advising students
Do you advise UBC students?
Want to know more about what to tell them about international learning programs at UBC?
Take some time to review our programs on this site.
If you have any questions regarding advising a specific student, or if you would like to speak with our staff to better inform students about our programs, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Evaluating transfer credits
Do you advise students about transferring credit from their Exchange?
Students on Senate approved Exchange programs receive credit for all academic courses successfully completed while on Exchange. We advise students to map out their degree and consider faculty-specific information prior to applying to any credit-bearing programs.
It is the student's responsibility to select appropriate courses so that their transfer credit meets their degree requirements. We work in partnership with faculties to determine what is best for our students in achieving their goals.
Ultimately, the decision about what credit a student will receive is at the discretion of the student’s faculty. All students complete Course Request Forms through the Transfer Credit Portal as part of their Exchange process and these are used to evaluate each partner university course.
Record of transfer credit
Grades assigned at host universities do not appear on UBC transcripts. Instead, a student's transcript states that they participated in a Go Global program and lists their host institution and the total credit transferred as well as the specific transfer credit received.
We strongly advise students to obtain extra copies of transcripts from their host institutions while they are attending; these may be critical for future applications to graduate studies and professional programs.
