Letter of Permission (LOP) Request | Sauder School of Business at UBC, Vancouver, Canada

Taking courses outside of UBC

Important: Once admitted to UBC, you are generally expected to complete your degree requirements at UBC through on-campus or UBC Distance Learning courses, or on Go Global exchange.

Requests are reviewed individually and you will be notified with a decision by email. The process to evaluate an LOP request can take several weeks, so please factor this into your planning.

Student Information

Student number *

Year Level *

First (preferred) name *

Last name *

Email address *

Request Details

Proposed institution *

Course code *

e.g. COMM, ECON, MATH

Course number *

e.g. 101, 100, 001

Course name *

e.g. Business Fundamentals

UBC equivalent (if known)

Academic Session *

e.g. 23S Term 1

Rationale for request *

Please upload course outline *

Files must be less than 2MB. Allowed file types: pdf, doc, docx, png, jpg, jpeg

Student Agreement

I declare, confirm and acknowledge that:

I understand that it is not recommended to be registered concurrently in courses at UBC and another institution and UBC will not provide academic concessions that result from scheduling conflicts.
I understand that a maximum of 12 UBC credits taken on an LOP can be applied towards my BCom degree.
I acknowledge that the LOP will specify a minimum grade requirement, and I must achieve this minimum grade and other conditions stipulated to be eligible for transfer credits for the course.
I understand that UBC policy (https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/campus-wide-policies-and-regulations/attendance) states that students cannot be concurrently registered at another institution without the approval of their home faculty and have read all the considerations provided on the mybcom website.
I have already discussed any questions or concerns I may have with an Academic Advisor at the UGO.
It is my responsibility to have read and understood the guidelines for LOPs, including how to have the transfer credits applied to my academic record.
If I am approved for an LOP to attend an institution outside of Canada, I must register with UBC Safety Abroad https://safetyabroad.ubc.ca/

I agree with the above statements *

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UBC supports records management, information security, and protection of privacy in accordance with:

Records Management Policy (GA4)
Information Systems Policy (SC14)
the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 165, section 26(c)

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An academic advisor will contact you should there be any follow-up questions. Once a decision is made, you will be contacted by email. If the request is approved, the LOP will be sent to you as an email attachment.