Advising

How to ensure smooth communication with advisors

  1. Take a close look through relevant UBC webpages to see if your question has already been addressed. Be especially sure to check the UBC Academic Calendar (UBC’s rulebook).
  2. When composing an email to an advisor, always include your student number either in the subject heading, your signature, or both.
  3. When asking a question regarding Degree Navigator to your Faculty or Department/Program Advisor, in addition to your student number, please include the Degree Navigator version you are using (e.g. 2019W).

Where to direct questions and find more information

UBC has numerous advising offices that provide student support in a wide variety of areas. Therefore, it is useful to know which authority to direct your questions to. This can reduce cases where you go to an appointment (or wait several days for an email response) only to discover the particular advising office you contacted does not have the most reliable answer for you.

If you are a prospective COGS student

  • To apply to UBC:
    Admissions Office
  • To apply to one of the COGS B.Sc. streams at the end of your first year as a B.Sc. student:
    Science Advising
  • To apply to the COGS B.A. streams in second or third year as a B.A. student:
    COGS Program Coordinator (after consulting the Application Instructions and the FAQ first)
  • To switch from another major to the COGS B.A. streams or the B.Sc. Cognition and Brain stream after second year:
    COGS Program Coordinator (after consulting the Application Instructions and the FAQ first)
  • To switch from another major to the COGS B.Sc. Computational Intelligence and Design stream:
    Computer Science Advising
  • Minors and double majors:
    COGS Program Coordinator AND your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)
  • Transfer credits (from transferring or exchange):
    Transfer/Admissions Office
  • Registering for a COGS course (and if you do not not satisfy one or more of the prerequisites):
    Your course instructor (cc. cogs.advising {at} ubc.ca) after consulting the FAQ
  • Registering for a non-COGS course:
    The course instructor or the Department offering the course. More information can be found in the FAQ
  • Any course-specific questions (e.g. where to submit labs, write-ups):
    Your course instructor or TA
  • In-term academic concessions:
    Your course instructor
  • Standing deferred requests:
    Do let your course instructor know, but you must apply for deferred standing through your home Faculty’s Academic Advising office.

If you are a current COGS student

If you are a graduating COGS student