Graduate Student Advising is an essential source of information and support. We have assembled key information to help you navigate your degree, and our team is available to answer any additional questions you may have.
Important Handbooks & Online
Reference Guides
- Forestry Gradbook 2019/20: Policies & Procedures for Forestry Graduate Students
- The International Student Pre-Arrival Guide
- Guide for New UBC Graduate Students (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
- UBC Academic Calendar
- Graduate Game Plan
- Handbook of Graduate Supervison
- Intellectual Property Guide
- Doctoral Exam Preparation Guide
- Virtual Masters Defense Protocol
- Forestry Master’s Defense Preparation Checklist
- Chair Guidelines for Virtual Master’s Defenses
- Chair Guidelines for Master’s Defenses
- Thesis Structure & Preparation (Formatting)
- Thesis Submission Guide (post-defense, for program completion)
- UBC Discrimination and Harassment Policy
- UBC Policy on Scholarly Integrity
Forms
Change of Registration Form (add/drop/audit)
Directed Study Course Request Form
PhD Student Supervisory Committee Meeting Form
MSc/MASc Student Supervisory Committee Meeting
Form
Misc Award Forms for Students (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
Forms for Final Thesis Submission (post-defense)
Annual Progress Report for Forestry Graduate Program
Fellowships
Helpful Links
- Graduate Student Financial Support
- Forestry Graduate Student Association (FGSA)
- International Forestry Student Association (IFSA)
- Student Abroad Travel Registry
- Housing
- Map of UBC Vancouver Campus
- International Student Services / International House
- UBC Graduate Student Society (GSS)
- Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
- Graduate Pathways to Success Program (GPS)
- UBC Campus Security Services & Information
- UBC Prospective Graduate Student Gateway
- Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Student Policy & Procedures Manual
- Graduate Student Use of Degree Status Designations
- UBC TA Union (CUPE 2278)
- UBC Human Resources
- UBC Office of the Ombudsperson for Students
- Teaching & Academic Growth Programs for Graduate Students
- Health & Wellness
- Trans and Gender Diversity at UBC
- Aboriginal Student Services
- Diversity on Campus
- Students who are parents: childcare and school registration information