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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 '''~~University~~ Transition Program for Gifted Students''', often called the '''~~UBC~~University Transition ~~program~~Program'''~~, or simply~~ ('''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== The University Transition Program (UTP) is located within the University of British Columbia, in the Auditorium Annex located on West Mall. It is above the Math Graduates office, across from the Pacific Institute of Mathematical Sciences building, and behind the [[Walter C. Koerner Library]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Auditorium Annex Offices \|url=http://maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=&locat1=45}}</ref> ==Program== Line 32: '''Notable alumni''' * Cheng Xie, a student from ~~the~~ 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 ~~the~~ UTP, won the 2021 Schulich Leader Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web \|title="Schulich Leader Scholarships: Emilie Ma" \|url=https://schulichleaders.com/scholars/emilie-ma/}}</ref> ==References== Line 44: {{DEFAULTSORT:University Transition}} [[Category:Higher education in British Columbia]]