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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 |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 |titlearchive-url=Even most gifted kids need nurturinghttps://web.archive.org/web/20121106174303/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=23aed870-709b-4245-930e-9bcc43d99d2b |access-date=1815 NovemberFebruary 20072015 |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).

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