Faculty of ArtApplicants to the UBC–Sciences Po Dual Degree first apply to UBC through the BC provincial application portal, then submit a supplemental application to the program.
Supplemental Application Requirements
After you complete your application at you.ubc.ca, you will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application. This email will contain your 8-digit UBC student number. You will need to this number to submit your supplemental application.
Interviews will be conducted online. Please indicate where in the world you will be between mid-February and early March for scheduling purposes. You will be asked to choose an interview date, if you are shortlisted for an admission interview.
You will be asked to rank your first- and second-choice geographic minors at Sciences Po for Years 1 and 2, and to indicate a subject area of interest for Years 3 and 4 at UBC.
Sciences Po Campus Selection (Years 1 and 2)
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- Asia minor at Le Havre (instruction in English)
- Middle East–Mediterranean minor at Menton (instruction in English)
- North America minor at Reims (instruction in English)
- Europe–Africa Program in Reims (instruction in French: fluency required prior to admission)
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UBC undergraduate degree program of interest (Years 3 and 4)
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- Bachelor of Arts (Faculty of Arts, Vancouver Campus) with a specialization in one of International Relations, History, Political Science, Sociology, Geography, or Gender, Race, Sexuality, & Social Justice. You will be asked to indicate an area of interest that you might like to study, but will not be asked to make a definitive choice at this time.
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In your written response, you will be asked to address a few prompts demonstrating both your interest in the specifics of the program—including your motivation to study the geographic region of focus within the Sciences Po minor, and what the synthesis with the UBC BA provides—as well as give the committee a preview of your academic interests and perspective.
Your responses will be submitted as a single PDF file. The specific prompts are still under review by the Joint Admissions Committee, and will be announced in October 2023.
A 1-2 page curriculum vitae in PDF format. Be sure to include your education and any experiences, accomplishments, or accolades.
Prepared as one single PDF file for upload, academic transcripts for your last three years of study:
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- 2020-2021 year
- 2021-2022 year
- 2022-2023 year (your most recent grades available prior to the application deadline)
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Students in the French system are required to upload their Grade 11 French Baccalaureate results as a separate file on the application.
Students pursuing the International Baccalaureate may include projected results within the transcript PDF if they so choose.
Pre-Submission Checklist
Before submitting your supplemental application, go over the below checklist to ensure you’ve completed all the requirements.
- Prepared transcripts to be submitted as one single PDF file. Hard copies are not accepted for the supplemental application.
- Physical copies of final transcripts and test scores must be sent to UBC Admissions, and not to the Dual Degree program.
- Reference letters are not required for the supplemental application, and will not be accepted or considered if they are mailed to the program. Any reference letters sent to the program will not be mailed back to the applicant.