Science program restrictions for exchange students

• Following courses are not available: BIOL 306, 326, 331, 340, 341, 342, 351, 352, 363, 402, 403, 404 and 437.
• Other 3rd (300+) and 4th year (400+) Biology Laboratory courses may be available for exchange and visiting students; pre-requisites requirements should be completed before registration, and the department may ask students to provide updated transcripts to prove prerequisites are met.

BIOT courses are restricted to students enrolled in the Joint Degree Honours Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and not open to exchange or visiting students. They are taught at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

• CHEM_V 154, 250, 260 are limited to students in Applied Science/Engineering programs at their home institutions
• CHEM 300, 319, 329 are not open to exchange and visiting students, no exceptions
• Limited availability in Year 3 lab courses (e.g. CHEM_V 3X5)
• Limited availability for CHEM 404
• CHEM 449 is only available for First-Class Standing, exchange students should take CHEM 445 RLE instead.
• Other course requests are subject to seating availability
• Background in chemistry is required for advanced courses (i.e. 300- and 400-level), and prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolment. The department will ask for updated transcripts to prove prerequisites are met.

• CPSC courses are in high demand, and space is very limited. Registration in undergraduate CPSC courses 200-level and up is limited to students majoring in computer science in their home universities. Students from other disciplines who have the necessary prerequisites may be considered if space is available.
• Students should expect to be waitlisted for CPSC courses before being moved into full registration, usually until the start of the term when space becomes available.
• Students may take a maximum of 3 CPSC courses per term. Additional courses may be considered if space is available.
• Students wishing to take CPSC courses must prove they have the necessary prerequisites by providing an updated home university transcript and detailed course syllabi for each of the prerequisite courses listed. Students will be contacted separately to provide this information prior to course registration.
• CPSC 310 is not open to exchange and visiting students.
• Students wishing to take CPSC courses for 2025/2026 must be nominated by their home universities during the Round 1 nomination period (Jan 15 to Mar 15, 2025).

For details about CPSC course registration, please visit the UBC Department of Computer Science website

Graduate-level Data Science courses (DSCI 500+) are not available to exchange and visiting students. 

MRNE courses are taught at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC) located on Vancouver Island. Students wishing to attend these courses must submit a separate application to BMSC. Additional fees will apply.

Please note that the MRNE courses through BMSC are only offered during UBC's Term 1. It is not possible to do the BMSC program concurrently with other courses at UBC Vancouver.

• The following courses are available for exchange students: MICB 211 (replaces MICB 201), MICB 212 (replaces MICB 202), MICB 203, MICB 301, MICB 302, MICB 306, MICB 308, MICB 402, MICB 405, MICB 408, MICB 418 and MICB 425.
• The other courses are lab or seminar courses that are restricted to students in MBIM program due to limited seats.

• Limited space in PHYS 210, 219, 229, 309, 319, 348, 408, 409A, 409B, 420C (Lab or seminar type of courses i.e. 348, 420, and 490)
• PHYS 401, 402, 473, 474 are honours courses restricted to Engineering Physics and our honours students. Available if space permits. Exchange students with strong academic standing can be considered. After being registered, students need to speak to the instructors at the start of classes to  ensure they truly meet the prerequisites for the courses.
• PHYS 349/447 are directed research courses. Department approval is needed.
• PHYS/ASTR 449 (Honours Thesis) are not open to exchange and visiting students.