Application deadline for Canadian direct-entry secondary school students wishing to be considered for a First Round Offer of Admission.
Application deadline for the UBC Centennial Scholars Entrance Award.
Application deadline for the Beyond Tomorrow Scholars Program.
Disability Resource Centre (DRC): Last day for submission of exam accommodation requests for December examinations.
Students wishing to be considered for a Presidential Scholars Award must submit their online application for admission to UBC by December 1. This includes paying the admission fee and submitting in-progress or final Grade 11 and Grade 12 marks as or if requested in the online application. The information that Canadian applicants submit in their Personal Profile when applying to UBC will be used for admissions and for Presidential Scholars Award consideration.
Last day of Winter Session Term 1 classes for most faculties.
Winter Session Term 1 (December) examinations begin for most faculties, day and evening classes (December 8 to December 19 inclusive). Saturdays and Sundays are included in the exam schedule.
Go Global: Application deadline for Term 1, Term 2, full-year, split year exchanges as well as Summer experiences for the 2026/27 academic year. Please see the Go Global website for a complete listing of experiences.
The Winter Term 2 Only UBC Bursary application will be available to students from December 15, 2025 until January 15, 2026. For more information, see the UBC Bursary Program.
Meeting of the Senate.
End of Winter Session Term 1 for most faculties.
Last day of Winter Session Term 1 (December) examinations for most faculties.
Student Housing & Community Services: Residences close at 12 pm for the holiday break and all residents are required to vacate prior to this time. Residences will reopen on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
Student Housing & Community Services: Last day of Winter Session Residence Contract for Term 1-only residents.
Christmas Day. University closed.
Boxing Day. University closed.
Graduate Studies: Last day for Graduate Students employed as Teaching and Research Assistants to apply for deferral of Winter Session Term 2 (January to April) tuition fees.