At The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, Mathematics: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - UBCO is offered as a doctorate in Mathematics programme. The programme runs for 48 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,500 per year (CAD 5,408 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Doctorate
Field:Mathematics
Duration: 48 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,408 / year
International tuition: CAD 9,500 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This doctoral program at UBC's Okanagan campus in Kelowna is a research degree requiring original and substantive contributions to an area of mathematics or statistics. It normally runs about four years and combines a supervisory committee, roughly thirty credits of approved coursework (part of which may be carried over from a completed MSc), a defended dissertation research proposal, a candidacy examination testing breadth and depth in the chosen specialisation, and the dissertation itself, with results communicated through presentations and journal publication. Faculty in the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics run projects with government, non-profit and industry partners in a deliberately close-knit setting. Candidates who pass the proposal examination may become eligible to teach courses. Graduates move into research and teaching roles in academia, government and industry.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:76.00 / %
Admission Requirements: UBC Okanagan's Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics requires PhD applicants to hold the academic equivalent of a two-year master's degree from UBC in mathematics or a related field, with a B+ (76%) average or better; a named supervisor is not required at the point of application, though research-based assistantships of at least $26,000 per year are available to qualified students without being guaranteed. Applicants who are not native English speakers must meet UBC Okanagan's College of Graduate Studies English-proficiency standard, set out on the College's own requirements page rather than this departmental one. The application further requires an online application and fee, unofficial transcripts (official copies required only on admission), a CV or resume, and three reference forms or letters.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and international undergraduate applicants both apply through EducationPlannerBC for Winter Session 2027/28 (September 2027 entry) and Summer 2027: applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration deadline is 15 January 2027, 11:59 p.m. PST, the same date for both groups; a few programs keep reviewing late applications on a space-available basis afterwards. Earlier dates apply only to entrance-award consideration -- 15 November 2026 for the International Scholars Program and 1 December 2026 for Presidential/Centennial/Beyond Tomorrow scholars. Several limited-entry programmes -- Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing (advanced entry), Occupational/Physical Therapy, Social Work and Teacher Education -- set their own earlier deadlines from October 2026 through February 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
