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To ensure more equitable access to available seats, identify prospective students, and to make course planning easier, we are asking students to apply for admission to both second and third year Biology Programs.

Due to curricular differences among institutions some transfer students may not have the necessary requirement to apply for admission. If you appear to be missing a requirement please contact the Biology Office as soon as you have been admitted into the Faculty of Science.

2nd year Admission:

The admission requirements for entry into the 2nd year Biology program are:

Students are also expected to register in their second year program requirements and continuance in the Biology Program beyond second year is contingent upon successful completion of theses requirements. The second year requirements are:

One of the Organismal biology program requirements can be deferred until third year, however, students intending to take BIOL 363 and 364 must take BIOL 204 in their second year, because it is a prerequisite for these courses.

Students intending to apply to a Combined Majors or Honours program must consult the UBC Calendar for their second year program requirements.

Students interested in the Biology CO-OP Program should visit the co-op website at www.sciencecoop.ubc.ca.

An application form for admission into the 2nd year Biology Program will be available online at the Faculty of Science website at www.escience.ubc.ca in June and the deadline will be toward the end of June.

3rd year Admission:

Summer Admission
The Biology Program will have two admission periods during the summer session. May admission is open to students who have all their requirements. Early August admission is open to transfer students, late applications, and students who have completed their entry requirements during the summer. We will not consider applications from students who are eligible for promotion to 4th year. See the Academic Calendar under the Faculty of Science, Academic Regulations for information about Promotion Requirements. If you have further questions regarding Promotion Requirements please contact Science Advising.

Requirements for admission to the 3rd year Biology Programs include the successful completion of second year program requirements with a sessional average of 65% or higher (the exception is Cell Biology and Genetics for which you need a sessional average of 70% or higher).

Students who satisfy all entry requirements for the Third Year Biology Program except CHEM 205 are still encouraged to apply. These students will be considered for admission after students with complete requirements have been adjudicated.

One of the Organismal biology program requirements can be deferred until third year, however, students intending to take BIOL 363 and 364 must take BIOL 204 in their second year, because it is a prerequisite for these courses.

Students intending to apply to a Combined Majors or Honours program must consult the UBC Calendar for their second year program requirements.

An application form for admission into the 3rd year Biology Program will be available online at the Biology Program website www.biology.ubc.ca in mid-May and early August. Applications should be submitted in May or early August and confirmation will be communicated by late-June and mid-August.

January Admission
 During the January admission period we will accept applications from 3rd year, not 4th year, students provided they have completed or are registered in all their 2nd year requirements and are able to take BIOL 361/363/364 during the following summer session. Students will all the 2nd year requirements and BIOL 204 will be addmitted first. Students without BIOL 204 who nevertheless have both Organismal requirements and the other 2nd year requirements may be considered for admission after all qualified applicants have been admitted. The admission requirements for entry into 3rd year Biology Programs are the successful completion of second year program requirements; applications will be evaluated based on first term average where possible (Students should take 3 upper level Life Science courses during term 1).

An application form for admission into the 3rd year Biology Program will be available online at the Biology Program website www.biology.ubc.ca in early January. Applications should be submitted in January and confirmation will be communicated in mid-February.

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