Advising Workshops

Attend this series of online workshops hosted by Arts Advisors and Peer Advisors to get course-planning support while you work through the First-Year Planning Guide (2023).

Planning Workshops

• First-Year Planning Part 1: Exploring Your Interests.
  Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
• First-Year Planning Part 2: Choosing Your First-Year Study Option.
  Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
• First-Year Planning Part 3: Understanding Credit and Degree Requirements.
  Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
• First-Year Planning Part 4: Visualizing Your First-Year Plan.
  Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
• First-Year Planning: Full Overview of the First-Year Planning Guide.
  Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
• First-Year Planning Part 5: Discovering UBC Resources.
  Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)

Registration Guidance Workshops

• Registration tutorial. Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)

Get course and program planning support as well as registration guidance from Arts Academic Advising in these online workshops.

• Transfer Student Course Planning.Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
  Download the transfer student checklist to start course planning (2022)
• Discovering UBC Resources. Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)
• Transfer Student Essentials. (2022)

Registration Guidance Workshops

• Registration tutorial. Watch a recording of the workshop. (2022)

Chart Your Degree: Degree Requirements

In this informative and interactive session, you will learn the details of Faculty-wide Arts requirements and how your program requirements for your specialization(s) fit into your degree.

• Watch a recording of the Chart Your Degree: Degree Requirements workshop. (2022)

Chart Your Degree: Degree Navigator

Learn how to access Degree Navigator and use it for course planning. Through a case study, you will understand how to interpret a Degree Navigator report and use it to make informed decisions.

If you are new to UBC, we recommend you take the "Degree Requirements" workshop before attending "Degree Navigator."

• Watch a recording of the Chart Your Degree: Degree Navigator workshop. (2022)

Choosing Your Major

For students who do not yet have a major. Explore program options guided by an Academic Advisor and a Peer Advisor with a student perspective who can relate! We will discuss common misconceptions about choosing a major, how to explore your program options in Arts, and how a major fit in your overall degree.

• Watch a recording of the Choosing Your Major workshop. (2022)

Watch a video about accessing your Degree Navigator report. (2019)

Exploring Programs with Degree Navigator

Explore programs and connect your degree plan to your Degree Navigator report through a case study and guided activities.

Planning for Graduation with Degree Navigator

Learn to use Degree Navigator (2019) to check for outstanding degree and program requirements to prepare for graduation.

If you have one program (Honours, major, combined major) watch a recording of the workshop from June 9, 2022.

If you have two programs (Double honours, double major, major+minor) watch a recording of the workshop from June 10, 2022.

• Planning For Your Major
• Commerce Minor Info Session. Watch a recording of the 2022 info session.
• “Major” in your academic interests through the IDST program. Watch a recording. (2021)