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Eligibility

Academic Credit Load Requirement must be met for any application:

  • Undergraduate: to be eligible to reside in residence as an undergraduate, you must be and remain registered in winter session for a minimum of 18 credits - 9 credits in each of Term I and Term II.
  • Graduate: if you are a graduate student, the Faculty of Graduate Studies must confirm your full-time status.

Age Requirements:

  • For Graduate Colleges, you must meet the age requirement (19 years) by August 31 of the year you move into residence.
  • For all other residences, you must meet the following age requirement by December 31 of the year you move into any residence.

Winter Session Student Housing

Winter Session Student Housing (September to April)

Residence Age Requirements

Totem Park

Place Vanier

If you're a first year student under 19 years of age the year you move into residence, you will typically be assigned a shared room or single room based on availability. Those 19 years or older or returning residents receive priority for single rooms.

None

Walter Gage

Priority for Walter Gage Apartments studio, 1 bedroom, 2-bedroom units are given to those 20 years and older.
19 years

Fairview Crescent

Ritsumeikan-UBC House

Marine Drive Residence (Building 5).

Priority for Marine Drive studio units is given to those 20 years and older.

19 years

Year Round Student Housing

Year Round Student Housing

Residence Age Requirements Note
Marine Drive Residence (buildings 1, 2, 4 & 6 - Year round) 19 years
There are some floors designated for graduate students who request these. Priority for studio and shared two-bedroom units is given to those 20 years and older. Children are not permitted to reside at Marine Drive Residence.
Thunderbird Residence (Year Round) 19 years
Priority for the studio, one and two-bedroom units is given to those 25 years and older, graduate students and those registered in early-starting or late-finishing professional programs. Children are not permitted to reside at Thunderbird Residence.
Fraser Hall (Year Round)
19 years
Priority is given to students who are second year and above. Children are not permitted to reside at Fraser Hall Residence.
Ponderosa Commons Residence
19 years
Priority for studio and two-bedroom units is given to those 20 years and older. Children are not permitted to reside at Ponderosa Commons Residence.

Student Family Housing

Acadia Park (Student Family Housing)

Acadia Park is reserved for couples and for people with one or more dependant children 18 years of age or younger. Your children must reside with you in Acadia Park for a minimum of ten months of the year for you to be eligible. For each child, please submit copies of either a birth certificate or immigration papers or medical services documents with your application. And of course, one adult - parental or spousal - family member must meet the academic credit load requirement to live in residence. Demand for Acadia Park is high and your application will be be placed on a waiting list, which is based on the date we receive your application and the type of unit for which you are eligible (and prefer). Apply early for your best chance at a spot. Your application is valid for one year only, and can be renewed yearly.

Graduate Colleges

Graduate Colleges at UBC
Green College
St. John's College
Eligibility Membership Membership
Room-type Single residents are eligible for single units.
Couples and post-doctoral fellows are eligible for studio and large studio units.
Single residents are eligible for single units.
Post-doctoral fellows and visiting faculty are eligible for large single units.
Couples are eligible for one bedroom units.
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