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Our office will close on December 20, 2024 at 4PM for the winter holidays, and will resume regular hours (8:30AM - 4PM) on January 2, 2025.

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Mailing Address

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The University of British Columbia
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
170-6371 Crescent Road
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z2

Prospective Students

We offer a whole range of events and information sessions targeted at providing you with information to learn about our graduate programs, understand admission requirements, and put together a strong application. Please make sure that you have:

Reviewed our degree program listing. It provides answers to the most common questions.
Signed up for one of our frequent information sessions.
Reviewed our program viewbook.

If you have remaining questions, contact

the graduate program via the contact form in each degree listing you wish to apply to with program-specific questions, such as entry requirements, deadlines, credentials needed etc.
our office via the contact form for general questions about application process, awards, records or similar.

Newly Admitted Students

Once you have received an admission offer from us,

Watch our Dean's welcome video.
Populate your personal profile in our online community and introduce yourself in the discussion boards to meet your peers.
Follow our admitted student checklist to take all the necessary next steps to start your journey as graduate student with UBC.
Attend Orientation to get a head start on everything UBC has to offer.

If you have questions, use our contact form and select either "Orientation" as inquiry type or "Application and admission" if you still have to meet conditions or require help in accepting your offer.

If you wish to deliver documents in support of your application personally such as official degree parchments, please drop these in our clearly marked "document drop-off".

Current Students

Our current student section, in particular Managing your Program, provides a wealth of information from the beginning of your program all the way up to graduation. You can also find information on

If your questions are not answered in our website, use our contact form and pick an enquiry type such as "Registration and Records", "Awards", "Thesis", or "Doctoral Examination" to address your enquiry to the appropriate team.

Faculty & Staff

Please log in to our Faculty and Staff portal to review our contact details and determine the best way to reach out to our office.

Contact Form

The fastest and most efficient way to receive answers to your graduate student-related questions regarding UBC Vancouver is to make use of our extensive web resources. You may search our website to find relevant information:

If you cannot find an answer on our website, you are welcome to submit an enquiry through the contact form. Make sure to provide all the pertinent information for our teams to respond. Appointments are offered as deemed necessary based on the nature of the enquiry. We currently do not accept in-person walk-ins to our office.

Looking for UBC Okanagan?

For information regarding graduate study programs at UBC Okanagan, including application procedures, please visit the College of Graduate Studies web site.

College of Graduate Studies Admissions
UBC Okanagan
Room 2121 EME Building
1137 Alumni Avenue
Kelowna BC V1V 1V7