NEW Faculty of Arts requirements for 2024/25.
Please be advised that the Graduation Requirements for the Faculty of Arts at UBC have changed for students who enter the program in 2024/2025 or later. Please read through these new requirements in their entirety.
Please see the following UBC infographic for quick reference of the old vs. new requirements for the BA.
*Please consult UBC's website for the most up to date and accurate information. Infographics are subject to changes:
The Faculty of Arts requires all students to complete specific graduation requirements. Students do not need to complete these requirements before transferring to UBC. However, most students complete many of the requirements in their first and/or second year, particularly the writing component, which must be completed within your first 60 credits.
To begin your application process, click here.
General Information:
- All applicants to UBC must demonstrate competency in the English language. There are nine ways to meet the English language requirements. Click here to determine which category applies to you.
- Students must ensure that all the courses they are planning to take are transferable to UBC by referring to the BC Transfer Guide.
- Students may receive some transfer credit for certain university-level high school courses. See here.
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
UBC Degree Requirements (UBC Arts Calendar)
UBC General and Program-Specific Transfer Requirements
Important Dates and Deadlines
BC Transfer Guide
BA Degree Requirements |
Langara Equivalents |
Prerequisite & Course Information |
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Writing |
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Research See here for a list of approved courses |
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Ways of Knowing Breadth Requirement (21 credits) Areas of Breadth (Humanities & Creative Arts, Language as Meaning, Natural and Physical Sciences, and Social and Behavioural Systems) *Please see description below |
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Outside Requirement |
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Students must complete a minimum number of credits outside the field of study of their specialization(s) or major (similar to a Breadth requirement).
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Arts Credit Minimum Requirement |
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Arts Credit is defined by subject area. Credit completed in subject areas identified in the UBC Calendar course descriptions as being offered by the Faculty of Arts, is considered Arts Credit. |
*Ways of Knowing Breadth Requirement
1. Areas of Breadth (18 credits)
Students are required to complete coursework across four areas of study:
- Humanities and Creative Arts
- Language as Meaning
- Natural and Physical Sciences
- Social and Behavioural Systems
The student’s major or Honours program will encompass deep engagement in one of these areas, so no additional credits are required from that area. The Breadth requirements will, therefore, consist of coursework in the three remaining disciplinary areas of study.
Students may choose how many credits - 9, 6 or 3 - they spend in each of the three remaining Breadth areas, for a total of 18 credits. Areas are defined by course code. All credits completed within each of the Breadth areas must be taken from the same course code (i.e. Language as Meaning: FREN (9 credits)).
Step 1: Determine which Area of Breadth your Major falls under
Step 2: List the remaining three Areas of Breadth
Step 3: Allocate 9, 6, and 3 credits to the three remaining Areas of Breadth
- 9 credits in one discipline, assigned to one of the three remaining Areas of Breadth
- 6 credits in one discipline from another Area of Breadth, and
- 3 credits in the remaining Area of Breadth.
Students are encouraged to select disciplines and courses that align with their personal interests, post-graduate goals, and/or recommendations from their major’s program.
2. Place and Power (3 credits)
Students must complete 3 credits from the approved course list (**this course list is not currently available, and therefore students should aim to take the Place and Power requirement at UBC). These credits do not need to be exclusive of the student’s other degree or program requirements and may be met in any of the disciplinary areas, including that of the student’s major.
Please see the image below from UBC for examples of the application of the Ways of Knowing Breadth Requirement. *Please consult UBC's website for the most up to date and accurate information. Infographics are subject to changes:
Students should consult the BC Transfer Guide to determine which Langara courses are transferable to UBC.
Course Planning Guides for programs within UBC Faculty of Arts
For additional programs and degree options, click here.
1. NUTR 2112 (3) + 2212 (3) for a total of 6 credits is equivalent to UBC's FNH 255 (3) credits.
These Course Planning documents are created by the Langara College Counselling Department and are intended for use only as a guide. UBC's requirements are subject to change, and it is the student’s responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated Jan 2024