Courses

If you are a student, share your feedback regarding our available courses from the Approved Courses List (ACL).

FNIS and FNEL are undergraduate programs, but we may offer a limited number of seats (if available) to eligible graduate students.

If you are interested in taking any of these courses, visit our Advising & Registration page for instructions.

Pre-Requisite and/or Co-Requisite Request Form

Application Deadline: July 11, 2025

The primary purpose of prerequisites and corequisites is to ensure students possess the necessary skills to be academically successful. However, there may be exceptional cases where students acquire the requisite skill or knowledge through other means.

Students wishing to request a prerequisite/corequisite waiver for FNIS 210, 220, 300, 310, and 320 must meet the below requirements to be considered:

Min. of 6 credits of course work with Indigenous content
Min. of 70% in all FNIS courses you have completed
If students meet these requirements, the following must be submitted to cis.advising@ubc.ca to be reviewed by the program for consideration:

Filled and completed Pre-req_Co-req_Request_Form (*Contact us at cis.advising@ubc.ca for an application.")
Letter outlining your reasons for your request (max. 500 words)
1 writing sample (e.g. term paper, essay, etc.)
Copy of Transcript (can be unofficial)
*Please note, submitting this form does not guarantee acceptance to the course for which the waiver is requested. You are encouraged to register for courses you currently meet the requirements for while your request is being considered.

Special Topic Courses (FNIS 401, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, and 456)
Students requesting to have their course prerequisites waived for Special Topic courses must contact the instructor directly.

If the instructor is listed as to be determined (TBD), please contact the Main Office at cis.program@ubc.ca.