Each entry under the Academic History section of the application must include pdf copies of official, up-to-date, transcripts for all current and previous post-secondary study (see exception for current and former UBC students below).
Note: Grade sheets/records are not transcripts and will not be accepted in lieu of copies of official transcripts.
Applicants with Canadian transcripts (other than UBC) must obtain an official transcript for every post-secondary institution they have attended.
Examples:
Peng Zhang-University of Waterloo Transcript.pdf
Peng Zhang-CV.pdf
Peng Zhang-Journal of Neurosciences Paper.pdf
Applicants must obtain an official transcript for every post-secondary institution they have attended (other than UBC).
Examples:
Peng Zhang-Peking University Transcript.pdf
Peng Zhang-Peking University Transcript English Translation.pdf
Peng Zhang-CV.pdf
Peng Zhang-Journal of Neurosciences Paper.pdf
Conditional admission offers are made based on documents uploaded to the application system. Once an offer of admission is received:
To be considered official, academic records must either be received in official university envelopes, sealed and endorsed by the issuing institution, or be received via secure electronic delivery from the issuing institution.
Current and former UBC studentsIf you applied with your CWL account, your transcript will have been received electronically. No hard copies of UBC transcripts are required. Please ensure to submit official documents of any other institutions.
Applicants with Canadian transcriptsDocuments being provided to meet conditions of admission should be sent directly to:
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia
170 - 6371 Crescent Rd
Vancouver, BC CANADA V6T 1Z2
Applicants from Canadian institutions that participate in the MyCreds | MesCertif service for secure electronic delivery should follow the instructions below under "secure electronic delivery."
Applicants with international transcriptsTo be considered official, academic records must either be received in official university envelopes, sealed and endorsed by the issuing institution, or be received via secure electronic delivery from the issuing institution.
If your university issues only one original set of academic documents (transcripts/degree certificates):
Make photocopies of your original academic documents and send them to your home university. Ask your home university to:
If your academic documents are issued in a language other than English:
If your home university does not provide English translation:
Note: Academic records must be translated in their entirety, including any information that appears on the reverse side of any document.
UBC does not accept the following:
Do not order academic records that are not in sealed and endorsed envelopes, or not sent by secure electronic delivery. It will only delay the processing of your application.
Documents being provided by post/courier to meet conditions of admission must be sent directly to:
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia
170 - 6371 Crescent Rd
Vancouver, BC CANADA V6T 1Z2
See below for information on meeting the condition of admission with secure electronic documents.
Documents submitted in support of applications become the property of the University and are not returned to the applicant or student. Refer to the UBC Academic Calendar statement on ownership of application documents.
Applicants are strongly discouraged from sending irreplaceable documents and are advised to follow the instructions for verified copies found under Official Academic Documents, above.
UBC works with the following digital document providers:
MyCreds | MesCertif (Canada)Applicants from Canadian institutions that participate in the MyCreds | MesCertif service for secure electronic delivery of transcripts/parchments should log in to the Learner Portal and share their documents to this registered organization:
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Graduate Admissions | Vancouver Campus
Applicants from Australian and New Zealand institutions that participate in the My eQuals service for secure electronic delivery of transcripts/parchments should log in to the Learner Portal and share their documents to this registered organization:
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Graduate Admissions | Vancouver Campus
China Credentials Verification CSSD (China)Applicants from Chinese institutions that participate in CSSD (formerly CHESICC) service for secure electronic delivery of transcripts/parchments can share their documents via graduate.ts@ubc.ca
Digitary Core (European & international institutions)Applicants from institutions that participate in the Digitary platform for secure electronic delivery of transcripts/parchments should log in to the Learner Portal and share their documents to this registered organization:
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Graduate Admissions | Vancouver Campus
Other electronic deliveryThe issuing institution must send a link to a secure site to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) at graduate.ts@ubc.ca. G+PS will download the transcript from the secure site. Important: an e-transcript is downloaded via a link to a secure site. It is NOT an email attachment of any kind, even if sent from an authority at the issuing institution.