Planning 10

Education and Career

Education Planner Scavenger Hunt

SECTION ONE:

Program Name: English Program Type: Undergraduate

Institution Name: UBC Location: Vancouver

Institution Type: College, Institute, or University (circle one)

Credential: Bachelors Degree Program Length: Four years

Tuition Costs: $5,189.70 Application Fee: $100

SECTION TWO:

What are the Institution Admission Requirements?

The UBC admission requires good completion of both general admission and degree-specific admission.
The general admission is a final grade of 70% in grade 11 or 12 English, since English is the major
language at UBC. It also requires an average 70% from high school. However, since I am an IB student, I
will have different requirements. A minimum of 24 points is required, with at least three HL (higher level)
courses completed. Additional points are also needed for Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge.
English is required at a minimum score of 3.

What are the Program Admission Requirements?

-English 12 / (First Peoples) -English 11

-Three grade 12 courses -Pre-Cal 11 / Foundations of Math 11

-A language 12 -A language 11

-An approved Science 11 course -An approved Social Studies 11 course

What steps must I complete to be eligible for this program?

1. Take French 11 and 12 (useful for lawyer in Canada)

2. Take History 11 HL and 12 HL (useful for lawyer due to research and writing)

3. Try to exceed expectations in English 11 HL and 12 HL

4. Meanwhile do Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge

5. Take Biology 11 and 12 SL

6. Pre-Cal 11 HL

SECTION THREE

What can I expect to learn in this program?

The English Program at UBC offers two major options: A Major in Literature, Language, or combined. In
Literature, significant works will be studied to gain knowledge about the social, cultural, and intellectual
contexts. As for a major in Language, a variety of language areas will be covered, like the history and
structure of English, grammars, dialectology, etc.

After I have completed this program what future employment and career opportunities exist?
An English Undergraduate/Bachelors Degree is very useful, since it can be a foundation to many other
jobs. Researches have shown having this degree is very handy, since communication verbally and written
is an important aspect of all industries. Some education past students have chosen to go into are Law,
Journalism, and Marketing. Some direct jobs are English teachers, Communications, Media Relations,
etc.

SECTION FOUR

Institution Contact Information:

The Department of English, UBC Vancouver Campus,

397-1873 East Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada, V6T 1Z1

Date information was checked with the Institution: 08/04/2017

http://you.ubc.ca/ubc_programs/english-vancouver/

http://english.ubc.ca/

http://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/canadian-highschools/#british-columbia

http://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/international-baccalaureate/