Cognitive Systems Program (COGS)

Advising

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 to wait for over 5 business days over email) only to find out that the particular advising office does not have the most reliable answer for you.

Where to direct questions

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 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). More information can be found in the FAQ

Registering for a non-COGS course

Your course instructor. 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

If you are a current COGS student

B.Sc. Computational Intelligence and Design stream-specific question

Computer Science Advising

To switch from one B.A. stream to another B.A. stream

COGS Program Coordinator

Module course credit not appearing correctly on Degree Navigator

COGS Program Coordinator (NOTE: The COGS Program is not a dictator; it will not decide for you which module courses to take.)

Credits other than COGS courses or module courses not appearing correctly on Degree Navigator

Your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

Taking PHIL 326, 351, or 455 in place of PHIL 441 or 451 to fulfill the PHIL451 (or PHIL441/451) requirement

COGS Program Coordinator

Minors and double majors

COGS Program Coordinator AND your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

General academic advice related to COGS

COGS Program Coordinator and the Cognitive Systems Society (undergraduate student society)

Questions related to careers

Questions related to graduate school

Faculty requirements (Language, Research, Literature, Writing, Breadth, Upper-level, Upper-level Science, First-year credit, Elective credit)

Your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

Course credit limit increases

Your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

Credit/D/Fail-related questions

To switch Faculties

Your home Faculty and goal Faculty advising offices

Questions about transfer credits from your previous post-secondary institution

Transfer/Admissions Office and/or your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

Questions about transfer credits from Go Global exchange

Go Global Advising

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). More information can be found in the FAQ

Registering for a non-COGS course

Your course instructor. 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

Financial hold and other tuition-related questions

Enrolment Services Advising

International student-specific questions

International Student Advising

Hardships/extenuating circumstances

Depending on the issue:

Co-op for COGS students

Arts/Science Co-op Offices

When UBC says 'speak to an Academic Advisor'

The Faculty's Advising Office (most likely Arts Advising or Science Advising)

When UBC says 'speak to your Departmental/Program Advisor'

COGS Program Coordinator (or Computer Science Advising if you are in the B.Sc. Computational Intelligence and Design stream)

If you are a graduating COGS student

Module course credit not appearing correctly on Degree Navigator

COGS Program Coordinator (NOTE: The COGS Program is not a dictator; it will not decide for you which module courses to take.)

Credits other than COGS courses or module courses not appearing correctly on Degree Navigator

Your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

Questions related to careers

Questions related to graduate school

Applying for graduation / graduation checks

Your home Faculty (Arts Advising or Science Advising)

Graduation photos / composites

How to ensure a smooth communication with advisors from diverse areas

Take a close look at the relevant page in UBC’s website to see if your question has already been addressed there.
Check the UBC Academic Calendar (UBC’s rulebook) to see if your question has already been addressed there.
When composing an email, always include your student number either in the subject heading, your signature, or both.
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).