Audit Only
Students wishing to participate in university courses, but not for credit, may apply for audit status. Audit Only students must submit an application for admission and pay the application fee. Audit Only students must also obtain approval from the course instructor, using the Undergraduate Registration and Drop/Withdraw forms available from the Office of the Registrar. Audit Only students are not required to meet regular admission requirements.
Priority for spaces in courses is always given to students taking the course for credit. Approval from the instructor in no way guarantees that an audit student will be able to attend an oversubscribed course.
The degree of participation in a course for an audit student is at the discretion of the instructor. Audit Only students are not entitled to write the final exam or be granted credit for the course.
Audited courses do not meet prerequisites or course/program requirements.
Dependent on available space, students wishing to change from audit to credit status must obtain approval from the instructor prior to the last day to add courses in the given semester.
Interest Only
Applicants who want to take a few courses for credit but not earn a degree or certificate, should apply through the regular admissions route but specify their faculty and program as Undeclared no program.
Continuing Studies Credit
Certain courses offered through Continuing Studies may earn 蹤獲扞⑹ credit without the student having to be admitted formally. Find more information online at www.unbc.ca/continuing-studies.
Admission to a Second Undergraduate Degree
Students having a first undergraduate degree from a recognized institution may be eligible to take a second degree at the Bachelors level. 蹤獲扞⑹ reserves the right to deny admission under this category where the program completed and the program sought are too similar. A minimum of 60 credit hours will be required to complete a second degree. Students may be required to complete any unmet first- and second-year requirements.
Diverse Qualifications
蹤獲扞⑹ recognizes the diversity of experience that students can bring to the university environment. This admissions route takes into account applicants who demonstrate life experience, excellence in other endeavours, and/or who have succeeded despite difficult circumstances. 蹤獲扞⑹ welcomes applications from anyone who can demonstrate academic potential but does not meet the requirements of the regular admissions routes.
Through this admissions route, applicants are assessed on an individual basis and may be asked to provide any of the following:
- Proof of English language requirements;
- All academic transcripts;
- An Academic Intent Declaration; and
- An Employment History Form.
Students admitted under this category may be offered clear, conditional, or probationary admission. Students may also have credit hour restrictions in their first semester of studies.
Note that, if probationary admission is offered, students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in their first semester; otherwise, they may not be permitted to continue for up to one calendar year.
Permission for Undergraduates to Take Graduate Coursework
Students in their final year of a Bachelors degree program at 蹤獲扞⑹ who have a GPA of at least 3.33 (B+) in the last 30 credit hours of coursework attempted may be permitted to register in a maximum of 6 credit hours of graduate courses on the recommendation of the program concerned, the course instructor(s) and with the consent of the faculty Dean. If a student is subsequently admitted to a graduate program, graduate courses used for credit toward the undergraduate program cannot be used for credit toward the graduate program.
This policy gives academically-strong undergraduate students the opportunity to experience graduate-level instruction without commitments being made by either the student or the University about admission into graduate programs, or academic credit being awarded for the courses if a student is subsequently admitted to a graduate program. Please note that preclusions stated in the graduate academic calendar will apply. Students are responsible for being aware of preclusions in the graduate academic calendar for cross-listed undergraduate/graduate courses.
Admission to Graduate Studies
Please refer to the graduate academic calendar or visit the Office of Graduate Administration website online at: www.unbc.ca/graduate-administration for admission information.
Simultaneous enrollment in a graduate program and an undergraduate program, a diploma program, or a certificate program is not permitted.