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The '''Provincial Resource Program, Transition Program for Gifted Students''', often called the '''Transition Program''', '''UBC Transitions''', '''UTP''', or simply '''Transition''', 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 |url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=23aed870-709b-4245-930e-9bcc43d99d2b |title=Even most gifted kids need nurturing |date=18 November 2007 |website=canada.com |publisher=2010-2015 Postmedia Network Inc. |access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> students complete required high school curriculum along with some university coursework.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/Grade+pupils+turn+undergrads/10698059/story.html |title=The Vancouver Sun: Grade 7 Pupils Turn Undergrads at UBC |date=2 January 2015 |publisher=Postmedia Network Inc. |access-date=15 February 2015}}</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 instead of 18–19). The program was first established in 1993 by the Vancouver School Board, British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care and the University of British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web |title=VSB/UBC Transition Program Hones Brilliant Minds |url=https://www.vsb.bc.ca/_ci/p/21952 |access-date=1 June 2023 |publisher=Vancouver School Board}}</ref> Students of the program have access to most UBC facilities and are eligible to possess UBC undergraduate student cards.<ref name="VSB" /> The program held its 20th anniversary on May 15–17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://universitytransition.altervista.org/20th-anniversary-of-the-first-university-transition-program-graduates.htm |title= 20 Year Reunion |publisher = University Transition Program|access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref>

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