Documentation:DE Policy Guide/Credit Limitations
Credit Limitations
ARTS, FACULTY OF
Faculty of Arts students are allowed to take up to 60 credits of Distance Education courses. However, students should be aware that after the completion of 60 credits, only 42 Distance Education credits will be counted toward the degree program. Students are allowed to take up to 12 credits for the entire winter or summer session.
Source:
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/Credit_Limit.505.0.html
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/Distance_Education.516.0.html
BUSINESS, SAUDER SCHOOL OF
Commerce students are limited to six credits of distance courses (GIS) during a given session (summer - May to August or winter - Sept to April). Students must obtain permission from an academic advisor within the faculty to take further distance courses (GIS) beyond these six credits during a session.
EDUCATION, FACULTY OF
There is no limit to the number of distance education courses taken to fulfill the specified requirements.
FORESTRY, FACULTY OF
All students are blocked from registering for distance education courses. If a student is interested in taking a distance education course through UBC they will need the permission of their Program Advisor or Program Director. Once they have been given written permission, students should please see Candace Parsons, FSC 2615 in order to register for the course.
LAND AND FOOD SYSTEMS, FACULTY OF
No credit limitations for DE courses.
MUSIC, SCHOOL OF
During the winter session, BMUS students may take up to 12 credits of distance education. During the summer session, it is also 12.
NURSING, SCHOOL OF
There is no limit to the number of distance education courses taken by a Nursing student.