Policies and Guidelines

Scholarship, Student Loan, and Honors Standing

Undergraduate: The university administers a number of awards and scholarships for eligible students UBC Calendar: Awards and Scholarships

To obtain scholarship standing, students must be enrolled in 90% of a full course load for their year and faculty and obtain an 80% average with no failed courses. The University Scholar Program (USP) requires an 85% average.

To be eligible for student loans, students must be enrolled in 18 credits or more (i.e. 60% of full course load).

Honours Standing: Students completing the baccalaureate program will be granted "Honours" standing if they are in the top-ranked 15% of their graduating class and achieve an average of a minimum of 85% in the third and fourth year levels of the program with no failed courses. This includes those who complete by either full or part-time study.

Graduate: The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers a number of awards by departmental recommendation as well as University Graduate Fellowships, travel grants and other awards for which students must individually apply Graduate Awards General Information. Only full-time students are eligible. Full time status is determined by the fee-payment structure (therefore MSN students paying fees on a part time basis, regardless of credit hours, will not be eligible).

Approved March 2003, Faculty Caucus, UBC School of Nursing

Revised version approved May 27, 2008