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ADMISSIONS 2019

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BC12 ADMISSIONS: CURRENT PROCESS

Assessment Content MeasurementAcademicability(overall&discipline-specific)

Four Grade12coursesfrom aselectlist(ENG12orEFP12+three)

AdmissionAverage; minoradjustmentfordepth &breadth

Keycourses Gr12pre-reqs Course-specificminima

Personalprofile short answerquestions;activitylist

PersonalProfilescore

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CURRENT PRACTICE OF ASSESSMENT:NORTH AMERICAN SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICANTS

Considered

NotConsidered

Grade11&Grade12classes

AdmissionAverageMeanof4/5/6coursesAlwaysincludesEnglishMixofcore&electiveclassesMinimaimposedonkeycourses

10– 16coursesMixofcore&electiveclasses

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VARIATION IN COMPETITIVE ADMISSIONS EVALUATION

BC AB ON IB US UK China World

#ofcoursesused 4 5 6 All 4/8 All All AllApproved list? Y Y N N Y N N N

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PROGRAM-SPECIFIC ABILITY vs BREADTHProgram-SpecificAbility Breadth

Arts English/EFP12 + ThreemoreGr12s =

Four-courseaverage

ScienceEnglish/EFP12Pre-Calc12aScience12

+ One moreGr12 =

Engineering

English/EFP12Pre-Calc12Chemstry12Physics12

+ -- =

Commerce/Mgmt English/EFP12Pre-Calc12 + Two moreGr12s =

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CALCULATING AN ADMISSION AVERAGE, SCIENCESAveragecalculatedon Grade Purpose

English12 92%Course:92%Exam: 73%

Program-specific academic ability

Pre-Calc 12 91% Program-specific academic ability

Biology12 93% Program-specific academic ability

Spanish12 83% Breadth

Chemistry12 55% Program-specific academic ability

Overallaverage 83%

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CALCULATING AN ADMISSION AVERAGE, SCIENCESAveragecalculatedon Grade Purpose

English12 92%Course:92%Exam: 73%

Program-specific academic ability

Pre-Calc 12 91% Program-specific academic ability

Biology12 93% Program-specific academic ability

Spanish12 83% Breadth

Chemistry12 55% Program-specific academic ability

Overallaverage 83%90%

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PROPOSED PRACTICE OF ASSESSMENT:ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICANTS

OverallAverageAllGr.11&Gr.12

courses

CoreAverageAllprogram-

relatedGr.11orGr.12courses

Course-SpecificMinima

KeyGrade12courses

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HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS: OVERVIEW

Assessment Content MeasurementOverallacademicability nearlyallacademicGr11/12

courses1OverallAverage; qualifiedbydepth,breadth,andrelevancy

Program-specificaptitude relatedGrade11or Grade12course1

CoreAverage;qualifiedbydepth,breadth,andrelevancy

Keycourses Gr12pre-reqs Course-specificminima

Personalprofile short answerquestions;activitylist

PPscore

Note1:AllGrade11and12coursesareviable,excludingapplieddesign,skillsandtechnology;physical&healtheducation;careerandpersonalplanning.

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PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE

• Wherever possible, UBC should be holistic in its approach to the academic assessment of an applicant.

• Wherever possible, UBC’s admission decision should go beyond school-based assessments of performance (i.e. grades) and also consider the composition of the student’s academic record, recognizing breadth, depth, relevancy, and/or individual context of presented coursework.

• Wherever possible, the academic assessment should discretely assess a student’s overall academic potential and potential for study in a particular UBC program.

• Wherever possible, UBC’s admission policies should promote positive learning outcomes in secondary school (such as encouraging students to challenge themselves, pursue their intellectual curiosities, and take risks).

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THE OVERALL AVERAGE – DRAFT

• Does not vary by program.

• Approximately 12 – 18 courses, depending upon student courseload; minimum number of Gr 12 courses tbd (current proposal is six).

• All Grade 11 and 12 courses (excludes applied design, skills and technology; physical & health education; career and personal planning).

• Drop the lowest grade.

• Limits on visual and performing arts classes: maximum of two Grade 11 and two Grade 12 (four total).

• Some applicants may receive consideration for: breadth, depth, relevancy, and individual context.

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BC12 ADMITTED TO UBC 2016 BY NUMBER OF GR12 COURSES AND LOCATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL

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Accounting 11/12Computer Infor Systems 11/12Computer Programming 11/12Digital Communications 11Digital Media Development 12E-Commerce 12Entrepreneurship 11Financial Accounting 12Food Studies 11/12Marketing and Promotion 11Media Arts 11/12

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THE CORE AVERAGE

• Varies by program.

• Approximately 4 – 8 courses, depending upon student courseload; minimum number of courses tbd.

• All Grade 11 and 12 courses in subjects related to the intended area of study at UBC (excludes applied design, skills and technology; physical & health education; career and personal planning).

• Always includes English 12 (2019: no change; 2020: literacy assessment required at point of admission).

• If a course is presented at Gr11 and Gr12 level, use highest level only.

• Some applicants may receive consideration for: breadth, depth, relevancy, and individual context.

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BC12 REGISTRANTS TO UBC 2016 BY NUMBER OF CORE (GR11 & GR 12) COURSES AND SCHOOL DISTRICT

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FIRST-YEAR PERFORMANCE AT UBC (V&O) BY NUMBER OF GR11 & GR12 COURSES IN OVERALL & CORE AVERAGES, BC12, 2016

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SELECTING THE INCOMING CLASS

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WHAT PROBLEMS ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE?WHAT BENEFITS ARE WE TRYING TO REALIZE?

• Modernize; Align with new BC Ministry Grad Program• Equity and alignment with other Canadian jurisdictions • Equity and alignment among all applicant groups • Better recognizes positive learning outcomes beyond achieving high

grades and strategizing for post-secondary admission• Partial mitigation of admission average inflation• Ensure relevant courses are always considered • Minimize the impact of courses that are poor predictors of success• Increase/Maintain the predictive ability of the admission decision• Allows for greater consideration of humanities, social sciences, visual

and performing arts courses• Eliminates the need for “an approved list of courses”

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KEY MESSAGES TO STUDENTS

• Pre-requisites and requirements are not changing. You do not have to take different/more courses than currently required.

• You should take courses in secondary school that are related to what you want to study at UBC. Doing so will increase your chances of admission.

• UBC will look at your grades in nearly ALL your academic Gr.11 and Gr.12 courses.

• When we look at your overall grades, we will drop your lowest Gr.11 or Gr.12 course; so it is safe to experiment.

• We will pay particular attention to courses related to what you want to study at UBC. If you have the course at both the Gr.11 and Gr.12 level, more emphasis will be placed on the Gr.12 grade.

• Be aware that having the highest grades is not the only way to get in – challenging yourself by taking more courses or more rigorous courses can also be beneficial.

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SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF ARTS

Course Grade (%)StudentA StudentB

English12 85 85Pre-Calculus12 88 88Psychology12 96 85 ComparativeCivilizations12 91History12 87 78VisualandPerformingArts12 92EconomicsAP 82Chemistry12 82 88Biology12 85 95MediaArts12 90

UBCPersonalProfile 12/20 12/20

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Course Grade (%)StudentA StudentB

English12 85 85Pre-Calculus12 88 88Psychology12 96 85 ComparativeCivilizations12 91History12 87 78VisualandPerformingArts12 92EconomicsAP 82Chemistry12 82 88Biology12 85 95MediaArts12 90

UBCPersonalProfile 12/20 12/20

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Course Grade (%)StudentA StudentB

English12 85 85Pre-Calculus12 88 88Psychology12 96 85 ComparativeCivilizations12 91History12 87 78VisualandPerformingArts12 92EconomicsAP 82(88)Chemistry12 82 92Biology12 85 95MediaArts12 90CurrentAdmitAvg 87 90

UBCPersonalProfile 12/20 12/20

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Student A StudentB

Courses Overall(%) Core(%) Overall(%) Core(%)

English12 85 85 85 85

Pre-Calc12 88 88 88 88

Psychology12 96 96 85 85

ComparativeCivilizations12 91 91

History12 87 87 droplowest 78

Visual&PerformingArts12 92 92

EconomicsAP 82(88) 82(88)

Chemistry12 droplowest 92

Biology12 85 95

MediaArts12 90

NewAdmitAvg 89.0 89.6 89.0 84.0

Add’lConsideration:Breadth? Y Y

Add’lConsideration:Depth? Y Y

Add’lConsideration:Relevancy? Y Y

SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF ARTS

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SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO B.COMMERCE / B.MANAGEMENT

StudentA StudentBBC12course Grade

(%)InternationalBaccalaureate

course

Grade(pt/%)

English12 90 English HL 6(90)Pre-Calc12 90 MathHL 6(90)Biology12 94 BiologySL 6(90)Economics12 75 Economics HL 6 (90) French12 90 French SL 6 (90) ComputerSci 12 75 ComputerSciSL 6 (90)

UBCPersonal Profile 12/20 UBCPersonal Profile 12/20

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StudentA StudentBBC12course Grade

(%)InternationalBaccalaureate

course

Grade(pt/%)

English12 90 English HL 6(90)Pre-Calc12 90 MathHL 6(90)Biology12 94 BiologySL 6(90)Economics12 75 Economics HL 6 (90) French12 90 French SL 6 (90) ComputerSci 12 75 ComputerSciSL 6 (90) CurrentAvg 91 CurrentAvg 90

UBCPersonal Profile 12/20 UBCPersonal Profile 12/20

SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO B.COMMERCE / B.MANAGEMENT

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StudentA StudentBBC12course Grade

(%)InternationalBaccalaureate

course

Grade(pt/%)

English12 90 English HL 6(90)Pre-Calc12 90 MathHL 6(90)Biology12 94 BiologySL 6(90)Economics12 75 Economics HL 6 (90) French12 90 French SL 6 (90) ComputerSci 12 75 ComputerSciSL 6 (90)

NewOverall 87.8 NewOverall 90 NewCore 82.5 NewCore 90

UBCPersonal Profile 12/20 UBCPersonal Profile 12/20

SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO BCOMMERCE / BMANAGEMENT

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SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Course Grade (%)StudentA StudentB

English12 85 85

Pre-Calc12 90 90

Calculus12 80 -- Biology12 90 88

Biology11 90 82

Physics12 91 -- Physics11 80 78

Chemistry12 -- 86

Chemistry11 90 80

French12 85 98

VisualandPerformingArts12 86 80

ComputerProgramming12 90 --

UBC PersonalProfile 12/20 12/20

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Course Grade (%)StudentA StudentB

English12 85 85

Pre-Calc12 90 90

Calculus12 80 -- Biology12 90 88

Biology11 90 82

Physics12 91 -- Physics11 80 78

Chemistry12 -- 86

Chemistry11 90 80

French12 85 98

VisualandPerformingArts12 86 80

ComputerProgramming12 90 --

CurrentAdmitAvg 89.0 90.3

UBC PersonalProfile 12/20 12/20

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StudentA StudentBCourses Overall(%) Core(%) Overall(%) Core(%)

English12 85 85 85 85

Pre-Calc12 90 90 90 90

Calculus12 80 80 -- -- Biology12 90 90 88 88

Biology11 90 useGr.12 82 useGr.12

Physics12 91 91 -- -- Physics11 80 useGr.12 droplowest 78

Chemistry12 -- -- 86 86

Chemistry11 90 90 80 useGr.12

French12 droplowest -- 98 -- VisualandPerformingArts12 86 -- 80 -- ComputerProgramming12 -- -- -- -- NewAdmitAvg 86.9 87.7 86.1 85.4

Add’lConsideration:Breadth Y Y Y

Add’lConsideration:Depth Y Y

Add’lConsideration:Relevancy Y Y

SCENARIO FOR ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

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QUESTIONS & COMMENTS?Andrew Arida, Director, Undergraduate Admission & Student Recruitment604 822.2890 or andrew.arida@ubc.ca