How to apply
There are different admissions requirements for the UBC BCom depending on where you're coming from and what year you're eligible to apply to. Please see step 1.
Step 1: Choose your pathway to entry
We welcome applicants from across Canada and the globe, of all cultures and backgrounds. It’s a diverse and dynamic group, sure to inspire you.
Step 2: Complete the online application
The application deadline is 11:59pm PST January 15, 2025.
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and wish to be considered for a Presidential Scholars Award, you must submit your application by December 1, 2024.
Completing your online application
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Create your personal profile
Part of your online application will include your Personal Profile. In this section you’ll have an opportunity to tell us more about the things that are important to you, your significant achievements, what you’ve learned from your experiences, and the challenges that you’ve overcome. You’ll do this by providing a combination of short written essays and video responses to prerecorded interview questions.
Outstanding applicants will possess great leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills. We are also looking for those who are capable of setting and achieving goals, show an ability to deal with challenging situations, demonstrate solid communication skills and are involved with the community. When you complete the application you will need to draw on your real life experiences inside and outside the classroom. We want to learn more about who you are. Learn more about the written section of your Personal Profile
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Record your BCom video interview
It can be difficult through written format alone to express the distinct attributes and abilities that you believe make you a well-qualified applicant to the BCom program. In the Video Interview section of your Personal Profile you’ll have a chance to showcase how you can think critically, perform under pressure, and stand out from other applicants.
Bcom Video Interview
Video Interview FAQs
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You’ll record video responses to prerecorded interview questions. Carefully read and follow all of the instructions found at the link provided in the Personal Profile section of the online application. We’ll walk you through the technical setup and you’ll be able to try recording yourself before answering the two formal interview questions.
If you have a documented pre-existing or temporary barrier that prevents you from completing the interview portion of your application in this format, please contact us at bcom@sauder.ubc.ca immediately. In your message, please include your full name and provide relevant details regarding your circumstances. We will require up to three weeks once your message is received to consider an alternate format for submission.
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In-class discussion, collaboration, and public speaking are fundamental activities in many of the courses you’ll take in the BCom program. Your ability to communicate clearly by verbally articulating your thoughts and ideas is essential to your success, and in many cases, the success of your team when group work is required.
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The questions we ask will relate to your own opinions and experiences. Remember, you are the expert on you. Think about your past challenges and achievements, your strengths, and your beliefs. The questions are all open-ended, meaning that there isn’t one correct answer. Your answers should:
- be clear, insightful, and complete;
- be genuine and unscripted (that is, not read from prepared statements or notes);
- demonstrate professionalism and maturity; and
- confirm that you have understood the questions asked by providing relevant responses.
Step 3: Pay the application fee
Please note all application fees are non-refundable and include general admissions and the Commerce application fee (all 2024/25 fees listed in Canadian dollars).
| Canadian citizens (including permanent residents of Canada) |
$169.25 |
| International applicants (studying in Canada on Study Permit) |
$221.50 |
| Current or former UBC students (applying to change programs) |
$169.25 |
| Housing application fee (if you choose to apply) |
$50 |
Step 4: Submit your supporting documentation
Once you have applied, UBC Enrolment Services will notify you of the other documents you need to submit, including your transcripts of grades from all of the schools you've attended.
- An interim transcript of your grades.
- Additional documentation: proof of English Language proficiency, SAT scores (for US students apply to Year 1), and more may be required depending on where you’ve completed secondary school. Visit you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc for more information.
Disclosure of information
All applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program at UBC are required to disclose information pertaining to attendance at all educational institutions. This includes all institutions attended prior to the submission of the application for admission as well as any institutions attended after the submission of the application for admission and prior to the commencement of classes at UBC. Failure to disclose any information regarding previously attended educational institutions is a serious offence and may result in the withdrawal of an offer of admission or suspension from UBC.
Step 5: Check your application status
You can check the status of your application on the UBC Applicant Service Centre. We encourage you to apply as early as possible—you may receive a decision sooner.
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Have a question?
Our team is happy to help.