Transfer Credits
Transfer Credits
Transfer credit is awarded at the time of admission by the university. However, faculties determine how the credits will apply to their programs.
If you have been admitted to UBC and have accepted your offer of admission, you may be able to use transfer credits that you have been awarded by UBC to fulfill some of the requirements in the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree.Transfer students are required to satisfy all course requirements for which they have not received credit. Refer to the BCom degree requirements.
All students--including transfer students--must complete the following courses: COMM 105, COMM 196 and COMM 202. If you do not have transfer credit for these courses, then you should plan on registering in them as soon as possible. Not completing these courses will delay your degree progression.
Transfer credits awarded at another institution or at UBC-O will be reassessed for the UBC-V BCom program.
Per the UBC Calendar at least 50% of the credits required for the program must be completed while registered in the program. As the BCom program consists of 121 credits (including one 1-credit core course: COMM_V 202), 61 credits must be completed while in the BCom program and up to 60 credits completed prior to admission to the BCom program may apply. In the case of BUCS, 64 credits must be completed while in the BCom program.
If you completed coursework in another UBC faculty prior to transferring from a post-secondary institution into year 2 or 3 of the BCom program, you must notify the Office of Student Academic Services (OSAS) if you completed additional coursework at a post-secondary institution in the summer prior to beginning your studies in the BCom program. Consider the following example scenario. A student completed one year in UBC Faculty of Arts (Sept-Apr), one year at a post-secondary institution (Sept-Apr), and completed additional coursework at a post-secondary institution in the summer (May-Aug). The student must notify OSAS they earned additional credit. Failure to notify OSAS of additional credit earned may lead to the inability to graduate due to insufficient credits completed in the program.
NOTE: all upper-level (300- and 400-level) core requirements must be completed while enrolled in the BCom program. It is not possible to apply transfer credit toward these upper-level core requirements. See Requirements to Receive a Degree or Diploma.
Where to View Transfer Credits
You can view your credits on your Workday Student account by following the pathway Workday Student account > Academics > View Academic Record. The exception to this is transfer students admitted with a prior degree. Students holding a prior degree from another institution will receive a separate assessment from UBC Sauder.
First and Second Year Equivalent Credits
BCom Course | Equivalent Credits from UBCV1 | Equivalent Credits from UBCO1 | Notes |
COMM_V 191 | STAT_V 200 | STAT 124 | STAT_V 200 must be completed at UBCV prior to admission to BCom to receive credit. |
COMM_V 192 | COMR_V 329 | MGMT 230 |
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COMM_V 196 |
| MGMT 240 |
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COMM_V 204 | COMR_V 398 | MGMT 355 |
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COMM_V 293 | COEC_V 293 |
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COMM_V 294 |
| MGMT 202 |
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COMM_V 295 | ECON_V 301 + ECON_V 303 | ECON 295 | 3 credits from the combination of ECON 301 (3) + ECON 303 (3) will apply towards COMM 295, and 3 credits towards an upper level non-COMM elective. ECON 301 alone is not for credit in the program. |
COMM_V 296 | COMR_V 465 | MGMT 220 |
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COMM_V 298 | COMR_V 473 | MGMT 310 |
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MATH_V 100 | MATH_V 104, 110, 180, 184, or 120 | MATH 100 or MATH 116 | 3 credits from MATH 110 (6) will apply towards the MATH 100 requirement and 3 credits towards a lower-level non-COMM elective. |
No Credit | MGMT 201 | ||
COMM elective | MGMT 250 | ||
COMM elective | MGMT 290 |
1Equivalent Transfer Credits apply only to transfer students who completed the equivalent course prior to entering the BCom program. Upon entering the program, BCom students are expected to satisfy the BCOM course requirements (not the equivalent credits) at UBC.
Requesting Transfer Credit Assessments
Transfer students who received an unassigned COMM credit (e.g., COMM 1st, COMM 2nd) may request a re-evaluation to determine if the credit fulfills a requirement in the program (e.g., COMM 293). Only requests for first- or second-year courses will be considered, as all upper-level Commerce requirements must be completed while registered in the BCom program.