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University of British Columbia Academic Experience    
Past Performance | Probation Policy|Academic Calendar | Graduate Career Data
 
 
 
 
 
Academic Calendar
 
Academic Calendar System:
 
- Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)
  
Summer Sessions: 
- 1 summer session(s)
 
that consist of 15 weeks.
 
New student orientation: 
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 Orientation for new students is held in August and September.
  
  
Graduate Career Data
  
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Hon. Chief Justice Nathan Nemetz, former chancellor and chairperson of
 
UBC's Board of Governors; Earle Birney, poet; Pierre Berton, author and
 
historian; Judith Forst, opera singer; Joe Schlesinger, CBC broadcaster;
 
Bjarni Tryggvason, astronaut; John Turner, former prime minister; Hon.
 
J.V. Clyne, former chancellor, UBC.
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
		  
		  
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