New Student Checklist
New to UBC and want to make sure you’re set up for success? Use our interactive New student checklist on our Graduate student community site to keep track of everything you need to feel confident about starting out your journey in grad studies.
Pre-arrival webinar and GradStart Resources
- Living in Vancouver
- Budgeting and Finance with Enrolment Services
- May 2026 recording
- Black Graduate Student Network (BGSN) Welcome
- May 2026 recording
- Tenants’ Rights: Finding Rental Housing
- April 2026 recording
- Student on-campus housing
- Oct 2025 recording
- International Student Information: visit the international student guide and register for the iPrep pre-arrival course
- GradStart Prep Day: Getting off to a Great Start in Grad School, Wellbeing Matters Peer panel, Relationships that work, and Career Planning from the Start.
Recording (handouts are listed below the video)
- Library orientation: handout
Finding Accommodation
Check out our comprehensive guide to finding both on and off-campus housing, including costs, neighbourhoods, and more. These topics are also discussed in the Living in Vancouver, On-campus Housing and Tenant’s Rights pre-arrival webinar recordings available above.