Counsellor Information Day 2017 \ Vancouver, BC

Program updates

Bachelor of Fine arts Okanagan and Vancouver campus BFA options Fine Arts – blends artistic and professional practice, theory, and research Okanagan Suspension of Interdisciplinary Performance (now stream within Visual Arts) New Theatre minor within the Bachelor of Arts  Vancouver all now direct entry except Creative Writing (remains a second year entry) Acting, Film Production, Theatre Design and Production, and Visual Art Both campuses have no specific courses required beyond general requirements for approved grade 12 courses including English 12 or First Peoples 12 (Vancouver has the additional general grade 11 requirements – supplemental material (portfolio or audition) Can do with dual MM

Bachelor of Design in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urbanism Vancouver campus Only interdisciplinary design program of its kind in Canada One of geography 12, History 12 or English Literature 12 plus a portfolio and the general grade 11 requirements for the Vancouver campus Students are challenged to think spatially and holistically about the design of buildings, neighbourhoods, cities and regions Courses in history, theory, media, technology, and professional practice round out the curriculum Pending Ministry of Advanced Education approval

Awards and scholarships Centennial Scholars Entrance Award, Major Entrance Scholarship, External Scholarships and Awards for Aboriginal Students Ubc financial supports to our students – through scholarships and awards, bursaries, work study opportunities Let’s take a minute to review some of the awards

 Funding Overview for domestic students Merit? Need? Application? Major Entrance Scholarship  Admission Apply by Dec 1 Centennial Scholars Entrance Award Separate Awards for Aboriginal Students Tuum Est Experiential Award General Bursaries Apply by July 15 Tuum Est Experience Award – pilot for us, guarantee access to enriched learning opportunity and $3000 for students to fund the experience (available for students on the Vancouver campus only) External Awards Schulich Leader Scholarships (Feb 1) and Loran (UBC has most Loran scholars) – Oct 18

 Funding Overview for international students Merit? Need? Application? International Major Entrance Scholarship  Admission Apply by Jan 15 Outstanding International Student Award Admissions Donald A. Wehrung International Student Award Separate Apply by Nov 15 International Leader of Tomorrow Doanld Wehrung International student award (war-torn countries)

Upcoming events Unique ubc: Specialty and Okanagan Programs Saturday November 25, 10am to 3pm UBC’s vancouver campus, Ponderosa commons Unique UBC: specialty and Okanagan programs Talk about LFS and Commerce open houses

Students who attend Jump Start … Jumpstart Orientation program Jump Start is UBC’s first year Orientation that takes place the week before classes being. It is available to all first year students, both domestic and international, on both UBC campuses We know making friends in the first week of school matters – research shows that students who report they made friends in their first week are more likely to succeed academically in their first year We know learning communities matter. In Jump Start, students are connected in with a professor in small groups of 25 with upper year students from their Faculty and learn what it’s like to learn in a university classroom, how to build relationships with profs and strategies for approaching their transition to academic learning in their first year. Available to commuter students in the LM googling Jump Start UBC or visiting students.ubc.ca Students who attend Jump Start … Make new friends Learn how to learn at UBC Explore their new home