Criminal Record Checks

Due to recent changes to provincial legislation, all students registered in the BEd program at UBC are required to have a criminal record check done.

The criminal record checks are administered by the UBC Teacher Education Office with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Applicants admitted to the BEd program will be required to provide the UBC Teacher Education Office with a signed criminal record check consent form and criminal record check fee. The criminal record check consent forms and instructions will be sent to successful BEd applicants with the offer of admission.

Applicants to the BEd program should note the following points regarding the criminal record checks:

1. Only applicants admitted to the BEd program will have the criminal record checks done. Applicants should not submit a criminal record check consent form to the Teacher Education Office prior to being admitted.

2. Applicants should not obtain their own criminal record checks in advance as this will not meet the requirements of the legislation.

3. There will be a $40 fee for the criminal record check.

4. The criminal record check administered by UBC is only applicable to meeting the requirements of the Criminal Records Review Act. Students will not be able to obtain a copy of their criminal record check for other purposes.

5.  Persons who have been convicted of or given an absolute or conditional discharge or received a pardon on a criminal offence and who are considering a teaching career should write to the BC College of Teachers (400 – 2025 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1Z6) before undertaking a teacher education program.

Why is the system so slow?

If you’ve been having problems logging into You@UBC or the Student Service Centre, it’s because there’s currently an issue with the CWL. UBC IT Services is investigating the problem. Check out their IT Bulletin.

If you encounter any technical problems, please email our Student Systems Web Support team: sswebsupport[at]exchange.ubc.ca. Email is the only way to reach them and they’re usually pretty fast with dealing with issues.

Sometimes, issues are not technical problems but how information is entered in the system. One of the common problems that we’ve noticed is that Secondary applicants have been entering the same specializations in their First and Second Program Choice entries. Please leave the Second Program Choice blank if you only wish to apply for one program option. The system will also allow you to proceed with only one specialization entered.

If you’re unsure about whether your problem is a technical problem or a user issue, feel free to email me (dilys.chiew[at]ubc.ca) with your questions. You can also find one of us online throughout the day to assist you.

Remember, the deadline is a month and a half away so you have lots of time. Thanks for your patience.