All teacher candidates in the Bachelor of Education program must apply to graduate. Attendance at the graduation ceremony is optional.
Each teacher candidate must apply to graduate to have his or her degree conferred and to be eligible for recommendation for a teaching certificate. Applications to graduate for all programs and certificates are done online through Workday Student.
Please direct inquiries to graduation@ubc.ca.
Graduating from the Bachelor of Education Program
Teacher candidates who are eligible to graduate are recommended to the Ministry of Education and Child Care (Teacher Regulation Branch) for certification in British Columbia.
If you are planning to teach outside of BC, check requirements in the jurisdiction involved as deadlines and requirements may be different.
Graduating from the Teacher Updating Program
Diploma completion: 30 credits
Applications must be submitted by September 15 in order to graduate in November.
Diploma in Education graduates are invited to attend convocation in the Chan Centre in November. Full details are posted on graduation.ubc.ca .
Consult with a program manager to confirm successful completion of 30 credits of your diploma program.