Bachelor Programme
Midwifery
The Bachelor of Midwifery at UBC Vancouver is a four-year program from the Faculty of Medicine that prepares students to become registered midwives, providing primary care through pregnancy, birth and the first months after birth. It combines the humanities and social and biomedical sciences with extensive clinical experience, with cohorts in Vancouver, Fraser Health (Surrey) and Vancouver Island (Victoria) and an option for students outside the Lower Mainland to do most of year one from their home community. Only about 20 students are admitted each year, applicants need post-secondary human biology and first-year English, and the program is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents only.
University
University of British Columbia
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Midwifery
Duration
4 years
Language
English
Campus
Vancouver
Degree
Bachelor of Midwifery (BMW)
Intake
September
Application Deadline
UBC application by December 5, 2026; Midwifery supplemental application by January 15, 2027
Tuition Information
2026/27 first-year tuition: CAD 7,234.15 for Canadian students (Midwifery rate, CAD 206.69 per credit x 35 credits). Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents only, so no international rate applies. Fees for students starting in 2027/28 have not yet been published. Tuition only; student fees, health insurance and housing are extra.
Admission Requirements
- Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents only; about 20 seats a year, with priority for qualified BC residents and Indigenous applicants
- Required post-secondary courses: 6 credits of human biology (BIOL 155 or equivalent) and 3 credits of first-year English (WRDS 150 or equivalent); high school Math and Chemistry to at least Grade 11
- Separate online supplemental application due January 15, 2027; official transcripts due to UBC by January 15, 2027
- Applicants may be invited to an interview, and students must be prepared to relocate for clinical placements at their own expense
English Language Requirements
International applicants must satisfy UBC's English Language Admission Standard.
IELTS Academic
6.5 overall, no band below 6.0
TOEFL iBT
90 overall
PTE Academic
65 overall
Duolingo English Test
125 overall
CAEL
70 overall
Cambridge English
180