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Line 12: \| grades = 11–12 \| enrollment = 40 \| area = [[Vancouver]], British Columbia]] \| website = {{URL\|https://~~universitytransition~~transitionprogramforgiftedstudents.ca}} \| schoolboard = [[School District 39 Vancouver]] \| address = 240D - 1924 West Mall Line 19: \| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education\|Grades]] \| enrollment_as_of = September 2022 \| language = ~~[[Canadian~~ English~~\|English]]~~ }} The '''Transition Program for Gifted Students''', often called the '''University Transition Program''' ('''UTP'''), is an accelerated secondary school program for [[gifted education\|gifted students]] funded by the BC Ministry of Education's Provincial Resource Program with hosting, educational support and financial assistance from the [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC), and administered by the [[Vancouver School Board]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Each year, the program accepts around 20 new students between the ages 12 and 15,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://thethunderbird.ca/2014/11/26/gifted-students-may-find-support-in-new-school-board/ \|title=Gifted students may find support in new school board \|date=26 November 2014 \|website=thethunderbird.ca \|publisher=UBC Journalism 2013 \|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> half of which are from outside the Vancouver School Board.<ref name="VSB">{{cite web \|title=VSB: University Transition Program \|url=https://www.vsb.bc.ca/page/5116/university-transition-program \|access-date=1 June 2023 \|publisher=Vancouver School Board}}</ref> Over the course of two years,<ref>{{cite web \|date=18 November 2007 \|title=Even most gifted kids need nurturing \|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=23aed870-709b-4245-930e-9bcc43d99d2b \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121106174303/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=23aed870-709b-4245-930e-9bcc43d99d2b ~~\|archive-url=~~ \|access-date=15 February 2015 \|website=canada.com \|publisher=2010-2015 Postmedia Network Inc.\|archive-date=2012-11-06 }}</ref> students complete required five year high school curriculum along with some university coursework.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2 January 2015 \|title=The Vancouver Sun: Grade 7 Pupils Turn Undergrads at UBC \|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20150616012424/~~https://vancouversun.com/Grade+pupils+turn+undergrads/10698059/story.html \|access-date=15 February 2015 \|publisher=Postmedia Network Inc.\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616012424/https://vancouversun.com/Grade+pupils+turn+undergrads/10698059/story.html \|archive-date=2015-06-16 }}</ref> When they graduate from the program, the students are usually accepted into UBC earlier than they would if they had graduated from a regular high school (aged ~~14–17~~14–16 instead of 18–19). ==Location== Line 32: '''Notable alumni''' * Cheng Xie, a student from UTP , won the 2014 Schulich Leader Scholarship.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Schulich Leader Scholarships: Cheng Xie \|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20150906142544/~~http://www.schulichleaders.com/cheng-xie#.VexM7HbLdPwVOJQ0_nF9WJ \|access-date=16 February 2015 \|publisher=UJA Federation of Greater Toronto\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906142544/http://www.schulichleaders.com/cheng-xie#.VexM7HbLdPwVOJQ0_nF9WJ \|archive-date=2015-09-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1516202/15-year-old-entering-ubc-this-year-wins-80000-scholarship/ \|title=15-year-old entering UBC this year wins $80,000 scholarship \|date=19 August 2014 \|publisher=Shaw Media Inc. \|access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> *Emilie Ma, a student from UTP, won the 2021 Schulich Leader Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web \|title="Schulich Leader Scholarships: Emilie Ma" \|url=https://schulichleaders.com/scholars/emilie-ma/}}</ref> Line 44: {{DEFAULTSORT:University Transition}} [[Category:Higher education in British Columbia]]