The '''University Transition Program for Gifted Students''', often called '''UBC Transition program''', or simply '''UTP''' is an accelerated secondary school program for [[gifted education|gifted students]] funded by the BC Ministry of Education's [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/teach/resources-for-teachers/inclusive-education 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=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.}}</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.}}</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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==Program==
Initiated by Daria Danylchuk<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Campus: Daria Danylchuk brings gifted young students to UBC |url=https://ubyssey.ca/features/daria-danylchuk-mentors-ubc-young-gifted-students/}}</ref> in 1993 by the Vancouver School Board in partnership with the Office of the President of The University of British Columbia and subsequently funded as a BC Provincial Resource Program by the BC Ministry of Education in 1995, the University Transition Program designed a radical academic acceleration preparation for early entrance to university studies for BC adolescents in accordance with the BC Special Education Policy for students whose asynchronous educational and developmental needs exceed available services in regular classrooms. Program design was refined in consultation with local, national and international researchers and education specialists, most notably the internationally renowned Dr. Nancy Robinson, Founder and Dr. Kate Noble, Director of the Transition School at the University of Washington, Seattle. The Program evolved through outstanding leadership from VSB and UBC as well as from parents and the students. Courtesy of the Office of the UBC President, the Program relocated to several classrooms nestled on the second floor of the Auditorium Annex B on the UBC campus in 1998 therein promoting a pre-university identity, career and university course explorations and access to diverse UBC facilities with the privilege of a UBC student card for access to UBC libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UBC - Transition Program |url=https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/admissions/applicants-following-bcyukon-secondary-school-curriculum/transition-program}}</ref>
'''Notable alumni'''
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== External links ==
* [https://www.vsb.bc.ca/university-hill/page/4501/the-university-transition-program The University Transition Program]
* [https://universitytransition.ca/applicants/ University Transition Program applicants information]
* [https://universitytransition.ca/faq/ UTP FAQ]
* [https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0055600 Examining the evolution of the Transition Program]
[[Category:Educational organizations based in British Columbia]]
