u/Exotic_Site2701

As a first year myself, I already registered for MATH_V 100 a long time ago, but only stumbled across the info that there are the three "flavors" A, B, and C for it: "There are three “flavours” of MATH 100, each with different applications. Flavour “A” includes applications to Physical Sciences and Engineering. Flavour “B” includes applications to Biology and Life Sciences. Flavour “C” includes applications to Commerce and Social Sciences." (Math 100's syllabus)

And I suspect many don't know this either and choose the wrong flavor. I, for example, chose B instead of C, and now all C classes are full.

So, I'm not here to tell people to drop their class willy-nilly, for I'm not entitled to that and I'm new to all this. However, to the more experienced, is it possible to discuss an en-masse drop of MATH 100 class so people can choose their right one?

If there're any other solution suggested, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Hello UBC Reddit!

As an admitted international student, I am rather confused by the BComm degree requirements. As per the Sauder website, first-years have to take 9 core courses and 1 non-commerce elective. However, there is one caveat: "Starting 2022W for Year 1 (direct entry) students, non-Commerce electives must include at least 3 credits in the humanities, and at least 3 credits in science or social science. These elective credits may be completed during any year of your program. Language courses are not eligible for the humanities requirement, but literature courses are."

I have several questions regarding this. Any reply would be much much appreciated!

1. Do Econ courses (like ECON_V 101 and ECON_V 102) count as social science electives? If so, will I only have to take 3 credits (1 course) of humanities sometime during the four years?
2. I really want to learn Chinese, and given the 9 core courses for both the first and second years, isn't it quite impossible to take Chinese across both terms a year while also keeping the 5 courses/term rule intact? (For example, if I take Chinese in term 1 together with 4 other core courses, I have to take the other 5 courses in term 2, leaving no time for the more advanced Chinese course). I believe that language learning should be consistent, and only taking Chinese one term per year just doesn't sound right to me.
3. Is the individual registration time in Canadian time?
4. My true love lies in Literature and History. However, as a classic case of an Asian child being forced to study what I'm not truly into, I want to seek opportunities to study what I like. For that reason, is it possible to take more than 1 elective per year, and would exceeding the 5 courses/term rule be too much to handle? Or should I just pursue my dreams in the realm of clubs and student activities, and that would suffice? (One sidenote, perhaps as a result of my country's unforgiving education system, I'm really studious when necessary and no stranger to heavy workloads. I generally dislike loafing around and feeling like I'm wasting my parents' precious money.)

Again, sincere thanks to those who take the time to reply! I was ecstatic to be admitted to UBC, but the restrictions on courses really depressed me, but I'll certainly try to get the most out of the experience!

Hello UBC Reddit!

As an admitted international student, I am rather confused by the BComm degree requirements. As per the Sauder website, first-years have to take 9 core courses and 1 non-commerce elective. However, there is one caveat: "Starting 2022W for Year 1 (direct entry) students, non-Commerce electives must include at least 3 credits in the humanities, and at least 3 credits in science or social science. These elective credits may be completed during any year of your program. Language courses are not eligible for the humanities requirement, but literature courses are."

I have several questions regarding this. Any reply would be much much appreciated!

1. Do Econ courses (like ECON_V 101 and ECON_V 102) count as social science electives? If so, will I only have to take 3 credits (1 course) of humanities sometime during the four years?

2. I really want to learn Chinese, and given the 9 core courses for both the first and second years, isn't it quite impossible to take Chinese across both terms a year while also keeping the 5 courses/term rule intact? (For example, if I take Chinese in term 1 together with 4 other core courses, I have to take the other 5 courses in term 2, leaving no time for the more advanced Chinese course). I believe that language learning should be consistent, and only taking Chinese one term per year just doesn't sound right to me.

3. Is the individual registration time in Canadian time?

4. My true love lies in Literature and History. However, as a classic case of an Asian child being forced to study what I'm not truly into, I want to seek opportunities to study what I like. For that reason, is it possible to take more than 1 elective per year, and would exceeding the 5 courses/term rule be too much to handle? Or should I just pursue my dreams in the realm of clubs and student activities, and that would suffice? (One sidenote, perhaps as a result of my country's unforgiving education system, I'm really studious when necessary and no stranger to heavy workloads. I generally dislike loafing around and feeling like I'm wasting my parents' precious money.)

Again, sincere thanks to those who take the time to reply! I was ecstatic to be admitted to UBC, but the restrictions on courses really depressed me, but I'll certainly try to get the most out of the experience!