How to Register for Courses

Students self-register in UBC courses through Workday. We strongly encourage early registration because courses can fill up quickly. You can view the date and time that course registration will open for the upcoming term through Workday. You will also be notified when registration is open for a particular session. Please note:

A non-refundable deposit of $250 (CDN) is required before registration, once per session (September-April or May-August). After payment, you will be able to register in courses. Once you register for a course in a particular session, the deposit is non-refundable and will be credited towards your tuition. If you do not register for a course in a particular session, the deposit will be available to you for the next session.

For tuition fee due dates, please check your Workday account.

Registration Recommendations

The MET program was designed to be taken one course at a time. MET courses are demanding and come with significant workload. We recommend that you register for one course at a time, and strongly advise that you to take no more than two courses per term. You must obtain special permission from the Academic Advisor to register in more than two courses in a term. If you are registered in more than two courses without permission from the Academic Advisor, MET will require you to withdraw from additional courses.

Students in both the MET and Certificate programs must take ETEC 500 in their first term of study if at all possible and should prioritize taking their core courses early in their program of study.

Registration

For information and guidance on how to use the Workday system, including finding and registering in your courses, please see the How-To guides on this page: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/workday-student-support

MET courses are mostly housed in the Canvas learning management system (LMS).

When your course is active, it will show up in your Active Courses list in your Canvas account.

On the morning that your course starts, registered students will be sent an email with course information. This email will be sent that morning, Pacific Daylight Time.Links to an external site. Please do not be alarmed if you do not hear anything from UBC between the notice of textbook availability (if relevant) and the first day of the course. If you have not received any email notifications by the end of the first day, contact met.support@ubc.ca.

Occasionally, instructors will open courses prior to the first day of classes. If so, it will be available on your Canvas account then.

Registering for your First Course

If you do not register in a course in the winter session (September – April) of your first year, you will be considered to have turned down your admission to the program. If you wish to continue, you will have to re-apply. To be considered registered in this case means that you do not withdraw from a course before the withdrawal (‘add/drop’) deadline for the term. If you do withdraw after that deadline, the course will remain on your transcript with a “W” or “Withdrawn” standing. Students who begin in September can delay the first course until January, but students beginning in January must take one course their first term.

Please try to register for the section you wish before contacting us for assistance. If there are still problems, please contact MET support at met.support@ubc.ca.

Dropping Courses

If you drop a course, note that your $250 registration deposit is non-refundable. See the Tuition Refund page for details on cut-off dates for tuition refunds if you drop a course. Please pay attention to these deadlines as they will be strictly enforced unless there are mitigating circumstances.

IMPORTANT: If you wish to drop a course, you must formally withdraw from the course in your account on Workday. It is not sufficient to just stop logging in to your online course.

If you do not formally drop a course, UBC policy dictates that you will be graded based on what you have contributed to the course. This may result in a failing grade and can have an enormous impact on your GPA and status in the program.

Taking UBC Courses Outside the MET Program

Students in the Master of Educational Technology program may apply for up to a maximum of two non-MET elective courses (6 credits) to be credited towards their degree, either as transfer credits or after admission. Graduate certificate students may apply for a maximum of one non-MET elective course (3 credits) to be credited towards their certificate, either as transfer credits or after admission.

After admission, you may choose to enrol in online or face-to-face courses offered by other UBC departments. Many of them can be found on the Faculty of Education’s Office of Professional Learning website or through UBC Distance Learning Courses.

For a non-MET UBC course to be credited towards a MET degree or certificate, the following criteria must be met:

For MET students, the course must be 3rd year undergraduate level or higher
For certificate students, the course must be graduate level
The course must be structured for academic advancement (non-credit continuing education, training, or professional development courses or similar are not acceptable).
The course must be graded (courses that offer only pass/fail assessment are not acceptable).
You must not have already reached the maximum number of non-MET courses allowed for your program (6 credits for MET; 3 credits for certificate).
Remember that out of the ten courses you must take to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree, at least eight of these must be related to the application of learning technologies in education (or at least four out of five courses for certificate completion).

If you wish to enrol in a non-MET UBC course as an elective, you must complete the transfer credit request formLinks to an external site. for each course . Your request for approval should include a rationale for how the course fits within your program and interests. Please note that if you take an on-campus UBC course, you will be required to pay applicable student fees. The academic advisor will notify you if your request has been approved.

Taking Undergraduate Courses

MET students may include up to a maximum of 6 credits of senior level (3rd or 4th year) undergraduate courses in their program, either after admission or as transfer credits, provided that these credits have not been applied to another degree.

Graduate certificate students may not count undergraduate courses towards their graduate certificate.

For an undergraduate course to be credited towards your MET degree, the following criteria must be met:

The course was not used as a basis for admission to the program.
The course was not used to satisfy the requirements of another credential.
The course is graded (not pass/fail) and at least a B standing (UBC 74%) was earned.
The course has been taken within five years of commencement of the current program.
The course must be 3rd year undergraduate level or higher.
You must not have already reached the maximum number of non-MET courses allowed for the MET program (6 credits).
Remember that out of the ten courses you must take to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree, at least eight of these must be related to the application of learning technologies in education.

If you wish to enrol in a non-MET UBC course as an elective, you must complete the trLinks to an external site.ansfer credit request formLinks to an external site. for each course. Your request for approval should include a rationale for how the course fits within your program and interests. Please note that if you take an on-campus UBC course, you will be required to pay applicable student fees. The academic advisor will notify you if your request has been approved.

Taking Courses at Other Universities

MET students may enrol in up to the UBC-equivalent of six credits of courses at a university other than UBC as long as you have not already transferred any outside credits into your program.

Graduate certificate students may not take courses at other universities.

For a non-MET UBC course to be credited towards a MET degree, the following criteria must be met:

The course was not used as a basis for admission to the program.
The course was not used to satisfy the requirements of another credential.
The course is graded (not pass/fail) and at least a B standing (UBC 74%) was earned.
The course has been taken within five years of commencement of the current program.
The course must be 3rd year undergraduate level or higher.
The course must be structured for academic advancement (non-credit continuing education, training, or professional development courses or similar are not acceptable).
You must not have already reached the maximum number of non-MET courses allowed for the MET program (6 credits).
Remember that out of the ten courses you must take to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree, at least eight of these must be related to the application of learning technologies in education.
The host university should be a university having standards comparable to the University of British Columbia. Except in unusual cases, courses taken at another university should be on topics not available at UBC.

The Western Deans Agreement and other similar agreements, do not apply to MET students because in the MET program you pay a per course fee rather than a program fee. You must instead apply to enter that university as a visiting student. If accepted by the other university, you will enrol in and complete the course. When you have your final grade, submit your transcript to the MET administrative office with a request to have the credits transferred into your MET record.

If you wish to enrol in a course at another university as an elective, you must complete the transfer credit request formLinks to an external site. for each course. Your request for approval should include a rationale for how the course fits within your program and interests. The academic advisor will notify you if your request has been approved.

Transferring Previous University Course Credits into your MET Degree

You may transfer up to six previously completed credits (two 1-term courses or their equivalent) into your MET program record. For a prior course to be credited towards your MET degree, the following criteria must be met:

It must be approved by the MET Academic Advisor.
It cannot have been used for any conferred degree (master’s program, diploma, etc).
It must be 3rd year undergraduate level or higher.
It must be structured for academic advancement (non-credit continuing education, training, or professional development courses or similar are not acceptable).
The course is graded (not pass/fail) and at least a B standing (UBC 74%) was earned.
You must not have already reached the maximum number of non-MET courses allowed for the MET program (6 credits).
Remember that out of the ten courses you must take to complete the Master of Educational Technology degree, at least eight of these must be related to the application of learning technologies in education.
The institution where you previously completed the course must have standards comparable to the University of British Columbia.

If you wish to transfer a previous course for credit, you must complete the transfer credit request formLinks to an external site. for each course. Your request for approval should include a rationale for how the course fits within your program and interests. The academic advisor will notify you if your request has been approved.

Course Exemptions

You may be exempted from a core course if you have acquired the knowledge from previous courses or experience. Complete the exemption requestLinks to an external site. and the Academic Advisor will inform you if it has been approved. Note that an exemption does not reduce the total credits required. You may substitute the exempted course with another elective of your choice.

Assessment, Grading and Academic Progress

UBC grading guidelines for master’s level students are given in the UBC academic calendar and are detailed here.

A level – Good to Excellent Work
A+ (90-100%)	A very high level of quality throughout every aspect of the work. It shows the individual (or group) has gone well beyond what has been provided and has extended the usual ways of thinking and/or performing. Outstanding comprehension of subject matter and use of existing literature and research. Consistently integrates critical and creative perspectives in relation to the subject material. The work shows a very high degree of engagement with the topic.
A (85-89%)	Generally a high quality throughout the work. No problems of any significance, and evidence of attention given to each and every detail. Very good comprehension of subject and use of existing literature and research. For the most part, integrates critical and creative perspectives in relation to the subject material. Shows a high degree of engagement with the topic.
A- (80-84%)	Generally a good quality throughout the work. A few problems of minor significance. Good comprehension of subject matter and use of existing literature and research. Work demonstrates an ability to integrate critical and creative perspectives on most occasions. The work demonstrates a reasonable degree of engagement with the topic.
B level – Adequate Work
B+ (76-79%)	Some aspects of good quality to the work. Some problems of minor significance. There are examples of integrating critical and creative perspectives in relation to the subject material. A degree of engagement with the topic.
B (72-75%)	Adequate quality. A number of problems of some significance. Difficulty evident in the comprehension of the subject material and use of existing literature and research. Only a few examples of integrating critical and creative perspectives in relation to the subject material. Some engagement with the topic.
B- (68-71%)	Barely adequate work at the graduate level.
C level – Seriously Flawed Work
C+ (64-67%)	Serious flaws in understanding of the subject material. Minimal integration of critical and creative perspectives in relation to the subject material. Inadequate engagement with the topic. Inadequate work at the graduate level.
C (60-63%)	Inadequate work at the graduate level.
F level – Failing Work
F (0-59%)	Failure

All students in graduate studies at the University of British Columbia must maintain a satisfactory average in order to continue their studies. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies stipulates the following: “If you obtain grades of 60-67% in an excessive number of courses (more than 6 credits), you may be required to withdraw. You will be informed of unsatisfactory academic progress in writing before any action regarding withdrawal is taken.” If you obtain a grade below 60% in MET, you will be required to repeat the course or take another course in lieu of that course and to obtain a grade of at least 74%. If you obtain more than two grades below 60% in the MET, you will be required to withdraw from the program unless you can demonstrate extraordinary circumstances. Read the University’s policy.

Passing a MET course involves both good academic performance and active participation in learning activities. Students are expected to meet all criteria.