
We acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
Students who are not currently enrolled in one of the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) graduate programs may still be able to register to take one of our graduate courses. Eligible persons may be:
*SPHA courses for the Master of Health Administration (MHA) are not open to students outside of the MHA program.
Interested in auditing SPPH courses?
Students auditing our courses go through the same process, but please ensure you read the audit policy before requesting an audit.
Registration request process depends on your student status:
Please select the option below that you wish to submit a request for, and follow the instructions to apply. Undergraduate students register themselves and do not require permission.
Non-SPPH UBC Students wishing to enrol in SPPH courses must ensure that they have completed any required pre-requisite classes.
UBC Vancouver Graduate Students:
UBC Okanagan Graduate Students:
Notification of approval:
Your request will be held and processed once confirmation of class space is available.
Please note we have to give priority to SPPH students first. For Winter Session (Sept. – Apr. ; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, for those who have completed the above-referenced process, we begin sending notifications at the beginning of August to inform regarding registration in the course. For Summer Session (May – Aug.; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, we will begin sending notifications in late-March . Please also note because of class size restrictions we may not be able to honour your request.
If you are a current graduate student at another Western Canadian university, you can take any UBC graduate course via the Western Deans’ Agreement.
Notification of approval:
Your request will be held and processed once confirmation of class space is available. After SPPH approval, applications are then sent to the UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) for approval, processing and registration. This department will send a letter to the student and home university confirming registration. SPPH cannot register students directly into courses; this is done through UBC Graduate Studies and Enrolment Services.
Please note we have to give priority to SPPH students first. For Winter Session (Sept. – Apr. ; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, for those who have completed the above-referenced process, we begin sending notifications at the beginning of August to inform regarding registration in the course. For Summer Session (May – Aug.; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, we will begin sending notifications in late-March . Please also note because of class size restrictions we may not be able to honour your request.
If you are not a current university student, you need to apply to UBC as an Unclassified Student and follow the appropriate process. Before beginning this process please read the Unclassified Student Policy and check the unclassified student Tuition Fees.
Forward the instructor’s permission email, the Non-Degree Students form, and your request to: SPPH Graduate Programs spph.graduate-programs@ubc.ca
Notification of approval:
Your request will be held and processed once confirmation of class space is available. After SPPH approval, applications are then sent to the UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) for approval and processing. SPPH cannot register students directly into courses; this is done by Enrolment Services following approval by G+PS.
Once registered in a UBC course, all students must sign up for a Campus-Wide Login (CWL) account. Students will need a CWL in order to access the student Canvas webpage for the course.
Please note we have to give priority to SPPH students first. For Winter Session (Sept. – Apr. ; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, for those who have completed the above-referenced process, we begin sending notifications at the beginning of August to inform regarding registration in the course. For Summer Session (May – Aug.; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, we will begin sending notifications in late-March . Please also note because of class size restrictions we may not be able to honour your request.
The Graduate Exchange Agreement allows graduate students in good standing at UBC, McGill University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Montreal to take courses at each other’s universities without having to pay tuition fees to the host institution.
Notification of approval:
After SPPH approval, applications are then sent to the UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for approval, processing and registration. This department will send a letter to the student and home university confirming registration. SPPH cannot register students directly into courses; this is done through UBC Graduate Studies and Enrolment Services.
Please note we have to give priority to SPPH students first. For Winter Session (Sept. – Apr. ; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, for those who have completed the above-referenced process, we begin sending notifications at the beginning of August to inform regarding registration in the course. For Summer Session (May – Aug.; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, we will begin sending notifications in late-March . Please also note because of class size restrictions we may not be able to honour your request.
UBC Students wishing to enrol in SPPH Undergraduate courses do not require any permission and are able to register themselves in these courses. (This does not include SPPH 400 which is considered a Graduate course).
Undergraduate UBC Students wishing to enrol in SPPH Graduate courses must ensure that they have completed any required pre-requisite classes. Please follow the instructions below to request to enrol in SPPH Graduate courses.
UBC Undergraduate Students in SPPH Graduate Courses:
Forward the instructor’s permission email, the Enrolment of Undergraduate Students in a Graduate Course form and your request to: SPPH Graduate Programs spph.graduate-programs@ubc.ca
Notification of approval:
Your request will be held and processed once confirmation of class space is available. For undergraduate requests, SPPH will obtain the required internal approval, and then email the form back to the student for processing by their Home Faculty Advising Office. The student’s Advising Office will then approve the form and send it on to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for their approval and registration. G+PS will send a letter to the student confirming registration.
Please note we have to give priority to SPPH students first. For Winter Session (Sept. – Apr. ; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, for those who have completed the above-referenced process, we begin sending notifications at the beginning of August to inform regarding registration in the course. For Summer Session (May – Aug.; Term 1 and/or Term 2) courses, we will begin sending notifications in late-March . Please also note because of class size restrictions we may not be able to honour your request.
DEADLINES
All forms and the instructor approval for Visiting Student requests should be received by our office by these deadlines:
NOTE: Since administrative processes for processing forms and requests require Faculty/Departmental approvals at SPPH and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, any requests made after these deadlines may not be accepted.