{"id":1025,"date":"2022-06-30T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcdapsandbox\/?page_id=1025"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:41:28","slug":"planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Planning &amp; Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- COURSES HEADER IMAGE -->\n<figure class=\"page-header-image header-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2022\/08\/header-academicsuccess2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\"><div class=\"subpage-header\">Courses, Money &amp; Enrolment<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns content-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\">\n<!-- COURSES SIDE NAV -->\n<div class=\"subpage-menu-container\">\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu-header\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.75px\">COURSES, MONEY &amp; ENROLMENT<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/curriculum\">Curriculum<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu-current\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"#subpage-top\">Program Planning &amp; Pathway<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/course-schedules\/\">Course Schedules<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/course-registration\/\">Registering for Courses<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/enrolment-requirements\">Enrolment Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/program-completion-requirements\">Program Completion Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/voluntary-program-withdrawal\">Voluntary Program Withdrawal<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/finances\">Finances &amp; Scholarships<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list breadcrumb\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courses, Money &amp; Enrolment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program Planning &amp; Pathway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:52px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Program Planning &amp; Pathway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"course-selection\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course selection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program has been designed to allow you flexibility to select the number of courses that meet your personal schedule, so when selecting your courses, please be sure to keep the following in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review the core curriculum course list to review <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/curriculum\/#subpage-top\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/curriculum\/#subpage-top\">prerequisites and co-requisites<\/a> for each course to ensure you have met the prerequisites for any planned course in an earlier term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you need to be enrolled on a full-time basis, please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/enrolment-requirements\/#course-load\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/courses\/enrolment-requirements\/#course-load\">course load definitions<\/a> to understand the UBC enrolment definitions for full-time or part-time students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are an international student, make sure to review <a href=\"https:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/international-student-guide\/immigration\/ubc-definitions-immigration-purposes\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/international-student-guide\/immigration\/ubc-definitions-immigration-purposes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UBC&#8217;s enrolment definitions for immigration purposes<\/a>, as your enrolment status each term may have implications on your immigration status and your eligibility to work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you are ready to plan your courses, you can use the following program plan templates to plan your intended course of study:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"pdf-link-block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/12\/Program-Plan-Jan-start-date.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/07\/Program-Plan-Jan-start-date.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Plan Template (for students starting in January)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"pdf-link-block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/12\/Program-Plan-May-start-date.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Plan Template (for students starting in May)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"pdf-link-block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/12\/Program-Plan-Sep-start-date.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/12\/Program-Plan-Sep-start-date.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Plan Template (for students starting in September<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"guided-pathway\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guided pathway for 16-month program completion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students typically complete the program in 20-24 months. The minimum program completion time while maintaining continuous, full-time enrolment is 16 months. In order to do so, follow the guided program pathway:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ubc-tabs ubc-accordion-tabs dap-curriculum-tabs\" data-selected-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__tab-list\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"section-0\" aria-selected=\"true\" class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__tabs-trigger js-tabs-trigger\" href=\"#section-0\">September start<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"section-1\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__tabs-trigger js-tabs-trigger\" href=\"#section-1\">January start<\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"section-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__tabs-trigger js-tabs-trigger\" href=\"#section-2\">May start<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<section index=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-ubc-tab ubc-accordion-tabs__tabs-panel js-tabs-panel active\" id=\"section-29d80ac3-8b76-44f0-a22b-9b2a4bcf3327\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-29d80ac3-8b76-44f0-a22b-9b2a4bcf3327\"><div class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__accordion-trigger js-accordion-trigger\" aria-controls=\"section-29d80ac3-8b76-44f0-a22b-9b2a4bcf3327\" tabindex=\"0\">September start<div class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__accordion-trigger-icon\"><span class=\"label--open\">Open<\/span><span class=\"label--close\">Close<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><rect class=\"vert\" height=\"18\" width=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\" y=\"1\" x=\"9\"><\/rect><rect height=\"2\" width=\"18\" fill=\"currentColor\" y=\"9\" x=\"1\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full zoom-guided-pathway\" id=\"september-start\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pdf-link-block add-padding-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03.jpg\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-sept-student-04-03.jpg\">Guided Program Pathway for September start<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section index=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-ubc-tab ubc-accordion-tabs__tabs-panel js-tabs-panel\" id=\"section-aad2ad60-6112-49de-8db6-577852837b30\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-aad2ad60-6112-49de-8db6-577852837b30\"><div class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__accordion-trigger js-accordion-trigger\" aria-controls=\"section-aad2ad60-6112-49de-8db6-577852837b30\" tabindex=\"0\">January start<div class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__accordion-trigger-icon\"><span class=\"label--open\">Open<\/span><span class=\"label--close\">Close<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><rect class=\"vert\" height=\"18\" width=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\" y=\"1\" x=\"9\"><\/rect><rect height=\"2\" width=\"18\" fill=\"currentColor\" y=\"9\" x=\"1\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full zoom-guided-pathway\" id=\"january-start\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pdf-link-block add-padding-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2023\/04\/guided-pathway-jan-student-04-03.jpg\">Guided Pathway for January start<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section index=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-ubc-tab ubc-accordion-tabs__tabs-panel js-tabs-panel\" id=\"section-4762919f-5dec-480c-bba0-ef012324824b\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-4762919f-5dec-480c-bba0-ef012324824b\"><div class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__accordion-trigger js-accordion-trigger\" aria-controls=\"section-4762919f-5dec-480c-bba0-ef012324824b\" tabindex=\"0\">May start<div class=\"ubc-accordion-tabs__accordion-trigger-icon\"><span class=\"label--open\">Open<\/span><span class=\"label--close\">Close<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><rect class=\"vert\" height=\"18\" width=\"2\" fill=\"currentColor\" y=\"1\" x=\"9\"><\/rect><rect height=\"2\" width=\"18\" fill=\"currentColor\" y=\"9\" x=\"1\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full zoom-guided-pathway\" id=\"may-start\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pdf-link-block add-padding-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student.jpg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/files\/2024\/04\/guided-pathway-timeline-may-24-04-07-student.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guided Pathway for May start<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important CPA Program Update<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPA profession in Canada is updating its certification program to align with Competency Map 2.0. It is important for students planning to pursue the CPA designation to review the changes. For details on the new CPA Professional Program (CPP), including updates to education and work experience requirements, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpawsb.ca\/cpa-professional-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introducing the CPA Professional Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courses, Money &amp; Enrolment COURSES, MONEY &amp; ENROLMENT Curriculum Program Planning &amp; Pathway Course Schedules Registering for Courses Enrolment Requirements Program Completion Requirements Voluntary Program Withdrawal Finances &amp; Scholarships Program Planning &amp; Pathway Course selection The program has been designed to allow you flexibility to select the number of courses that meet your personal schedule, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69270,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1025"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7357,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1025\/revisions\/7357"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/myubcdap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}