Apply

1. Ensure you meet UBC’s English language requirements. If you are being nominated for a discipline-specific exchange (e.g. law, commerce, CIE, etc.), please review the relevant information on our Planning & eligibility page.
2. Review program and course prerequisites.  Read this information carefully to understand which programs and courses are available.
3. Complete the online exchange application form. Once your university has nominated you, you will receive a system email (check your junk mail folders) with further instructions, including a link to our online Student Application Portal. Submit your online form by the deadline indicated. Once submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with your UBC student number. If you’ve submitted your online application but did not receive your UBC student number, please contact Go Global immediately.
4. Submit your application documents (see Application Document Checklist below) to your home exchange office. Have your home exchange office upload all required documents to UBC’s Partner Nomination Portal by the deadline indicated.
5. Follow the instructions to apply for Housing by the deadlines specified. You will need your UBC student ID number and the email submitted with your nomination. There is no need to wait until you are admitted.
6. Create a Campus-Wide Login account when prompted (after admission only).

It is your responsibility to prepare and provide these documents to your home university’s exchange office. Then your home university will submit them to Go Global on your behalf by uploading them to the nomination platform before the application due date. Please check our Key Dates page for deadlines.

Required documents: 

1. Current official academic transcript: If you are pursuing graduate studies, include both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Transcripts must include the grading scale and final grades for at least one full term of completed courses at the nominating partner university.
2. Official translation of academic transcript if the original transcript is not in English.
3. Proof of English proficiency: If English is not your first language or the language of instruction at your home university (check with your home university’s exchange office to see whether this requirement has been waived for your university). See the list of accepted tests and requirements here.
4. Passport copy (biographical page only)
5. Proposed Course List 2026/2027: Your proposed courses will give Go Global an idea of what you plan to study at UBC, so that you can be admitted to the appropriate faculty. We will use the list for admission purposes only. You will receive separate instructions for the actual course registration, which is an ongoing process from your admission through to the course add/drop deadline during the first weeks of the term.

Applications are reviewed by Go Global, faculties and academic offices for admission. During the application review process, Go Global may contact partner universities and students for further information as required. Once an admission decision has been made, students will be notified by email about their admission and acceptance procedures. At that time, students will need to:

1. Verify their personal information (e.g. legal name, date of birth, permanent address, etc.) is correct on their student application in the Go Global Student Application Portal and on the Letter of Admission (LOA). If the information needs to be updated, students MUST notify Go Global within five (5) business days of the email notification about their admission and PRIOR TO accepting their offer of admission.
2. Download the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the Go Global Student Application Portal. This is the same portal where students submitted their online exchange application. The Letter of Acceptance may be used for immigrations applications (e.g. visa, study permit, etc.).
3. Accept the admission offer in the UBC Applicant Service Centre before the expiry date. Students will need their student ID number and email address to log in with a SecureLink. Accepting the offer will generate a student account in Workday Student, UBC’s student information system for course registration, fee payments, academic records, etc.
4.  Create a Campus-Wide Login (CWL)This is required in order to complete UBC’s online housing application, and you will need this login later to check your registration and pay your fees in Workday. If you experience difficulty setting up an account, see the “Creating a CWL account tutorial” or contact the help desk for technical support.
   • Visit the CWL sign up page.
   • Proceed and agree to the Terms of Use.
   • Select “Student and Alumni” from the list of choices.
   • Follow the instructions to complete the application. Your default password is set to your six digit date of birth in the order of yymmdd (e.g. 920111).

   After creating a CWL, ensure that you have enrolled a device with UBC’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and have the Duo Mobile app downloaded.