Schedule

2024 Cohort Schedule

Requirements

All students must meet the admission and application requirements of both the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the program, which include:

• Normally two years’ teaching experience, practice and/or other relevant professional experience.
• A 4-year undergraduate degree with an average in the B+ range (76% at UBC) in all senior-level courses.
• A resumé/CV.
• A 600-word statement of intent clearly outlining your experiences and interests in Health, Outdoor, & Physical Experiential Education (HOPE-Ed) program. Specify your interest in one of the three program areas and outline how the specialization in Curriculum Studies supports your professional goals.
• Statements of support from three referees who can speak to your engagement with Health, Outdoor, & Physical Experiential Education (HOPE-Ed), teaching or other relevant professional experience including, whenever possible, professors familiar with your academic work.

Fees

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are reviewed annually by the UBC Board of Governors and may be adjusted without prior notice. For the most accurate and up-to-date information on tuition and fees, visit the official UBC Calendar. In case of a discrepancy between this webpage and the UBC Calendar, the UBC Calendar entry will be held to be correct.

Graduate tuition is assessed as an annual program fee, which is divided into three equal installments due at the beginning of academic terms starting in September, January and May. Students in this program will pay a minimum of 7 installments.

Student Fees

Student fees include fees established and authorized by the UBC Board of Governors and fees established and authorized by students societies. These fees are in addition to tuition fees. Please see the UBC Calendar for details on student fees.

Funding Eligibility

As this program is part-time, it is not eligible for student loans or other types of funding.

How to Apply

Application Status: Opens October 15, 2024
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Document Deadline: February 7, 2025

1. ONLINE APPLICATION

• Navigate to grad.ubc.ca/apply/online/.
• When you are ready to apply, click “Apply Online”.
• Read the instructions, and either log in with your CWL or create a CWL if you have never attended UBC.
• Once logged in, on the “Degree Program Selection,” type the 4-character cohort designation HOP4 or MEd in Curriculum Studies – Professional Cohort into the “Program Keyword” field.
• Click the program name.  Ensure you select the version that ends with “Professional Cohort”.
• Click the “Apply” button.
• Fill out the application as indicated.

2. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Please have these ready to upload when you apply:

• Official transcripts
  • Canadian transcripts
  • International transcripts/Degree Certificates
• References
• Statement of intent
• Résumé
• English proficiency report (if applicable)

References:

Referees may be academic or professional. Academic references are those who know you in an academic capacity (e.g. former professors). Professional references MUST be those who have supervised you in a work setting (e.g. Principal, Vice-Principal, or other non-educational supervisor).

Please encourage your referees to submit electronic reference forms. In cases where referees are unable to submit an electronic reference, sealed and endorsed reference letters or reference forms may be sent by mail.

Once you submit and pay for your online application, your referees will automatically receive an email with a link and instructions for completing the electronic reference form, or the link to the paper reference form.

A reference letter can take the place of the reference form as long as it addresses the questions posed in the reference form.

 Important: Please ask your references to include the 4-character cohort designation HOP4 when they submit their reference. All references must arrive in sealed envelopes with the reference’s signature on the seal.

For those choosing to submit paper references, please send to:

HOP4 Graduate Cohort
Professional Development & Community Engagement
UBC Faculty of Education
1304-2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6T 1Z4

3. APPLICATION TIMELINE

After your application is submitted, all documents are uploaded, and references have been received, your application file is considered complete.

Once the application deadline for the program has passed, all completed application files are submitted to the Department for review.  Applications recommended by the Department for admission are then confirmed against Graduate & Post-Doctoral Studies requirements, and accepted applicants are notified. Any special case admissions require an additional review by Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies.

The entire process generally takes 8 to 12 weeks.

NOTE:
This program is subject to minimum enrollment in order to run. We will advise applicants on the status of this program after the application deadline has passed.

4. ASSISTANCE

If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact:

Kelvin Mok
Senior Program Assistant
604-827-5662
pdce.educ@ubc.ca

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Info Sessions

Meet the Program Advisor and Senior Program Assistant, and learn more about applying to become a UBC graduate student.

November 7, 2024 | 4:30pm - 6pm

January 7, 2025 | 4:30pm - 6pm

Did you miss one of our info sessions?

Watch a recorded info session from November 1, 2023

Jackie Hamnett, Teacher at Birchland Elementary

2021 graduate

“The benefit [of the MEd in HOPE] is that now when I take the students outside, I know that there’s a lot of research to prove that what we’re doing is beneficial. We’re not just going outside to ‘play’. There’s so much that I can do outside that covers the curriculum.”

Read more about how our program has helped Jackie learn, grow and excel as an educator.

Contacts

For program content questions:

Dr. Shawn Forde
Program Coordinator, HOPE
Dept. of Curriculum & Pedagogy
shawn.forde@ubc.ca

For application questions or assistance:

Kelvin Mok
Senior Program Assistant
604-827-5662
pdce.educ@ubc.ca