New Students

Welcome to SCARP!

There are a few steps that can be taken before the SCARP orientation week. The information below describes the steps you need to take to get your student ID/library card, your e-mail and internet access, and your office and computer lab access. The SCARP orientation schedule includes meeting times and activities as well as further steps to take in the first week to confirm your program and registration. Dates and events are still being confirmed, look for a final schedule in early September.

Orientation 2009 Schedule

Registration

Incoming students should register for the following required courses:

Term 1

Plan 502 - Planning Theory and History
Plan 540A - Omnibus: Becoming a Good Sustainability Planning Practitioner

Students must complete either Plan 511 if they have not previously taken a quantitative course or Plan 514 if they have previously taken a quantitative course.

Plan 511 - Planning Research: Quanitative Methods & Completer Applications

Plan 514 Quantitative Methods ll

Term 2

Plan 506 - The Legal Context of Planning
Plan 515 - Planning Research: Qualitative Methods & Research Design

In September a Faculty program advisor will be available to help you finalize your other courses. The recommended course load is 12 credits per term.

GENERAL CAMPUS SERVICES

UBC Card

The UBC card is the official University of British Columbia identification card for registered students and may be obtained from the Carding Office located within the UBC Bookstore at 6200 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC. For hours of operation visit https://www.ubccard.ubc.ca/location-hours.html. In order to obtain a UBCcard, students are required to know their student number and present one piece of government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license, provincial/state identification or passport. To be eligible for a UBCcard, students must be registered on the UBC Student Service Centre.

U-Pass

Students pay into the U-Pass as part of their student fees, which is a transit pass for all zones in Metro Vancouver. When you get your UBCcard, also line up for your U-Pass at the UBC Bookstore. You will be mailed future U-Passes so keep your mailing adress up-to-date on the UBC Student Serveces Centre (SSC) website.

SCARP Office Procedures

A session will be held during orientation week to introduce you to SCARP office procedures.

Internet and Email Accounts

All students are eligible to sign up for a UBC email address, first [dot] last [at] alumni [dot] ubc [dot] ca. To register for your first [dot] last [at] alumni [dot] ubc [dot] ca email address, visit the UBC IT Service Catalogue website at www.it.ubc.ca/studentemail link to http://it.ubc.ca/studentemail. A Campus-Wide Login account is required for sign up. If you do not know your CWL username or password, or do not have one, please contact UBC Enrolment Services link to http://www.students.ubc.ca/coursesreg/contact-us/.

Let the SCARP office know your email account as soon as it is set up so that you can be added to the email distribution list by sending an email to: sherli [at] exchange [dot] ubc [dot] ca. You can also use your existing email address if you prefer.

E-mail and the SCARP website are central parts of the school's communications system. You will receive SCARP emails regularly once you are signed up on the SCARP list-serve. New students can receive instructions on how to set up an e-mail account and SCARP listserve during orientation week. In addition to electronic info, there are bulletin boards outside the SCARP office in Lasserre and thoughout West Mall Annex (WMAX). Job postings are located on the bulletin board outside the Photocopy room (LASR 423), and circulated to the listserve.

Student e-mail addresses will be added to the School's listserv. You need to sign up for the other lists. Students are advised to check their e-mail daily, otherwise important notices could be missed. There are five SCARP lists:

SCARP-SCHOOL - office list with prefix SCHL (general emails go out to staff, faculty and students).
SCARP-RECORDS - Master's list with prefix REC - (office staff makes use of this list to send urgent messages and to keep Masters students informed).
SCARP-STUDENTS - student list (SCARP students only have access to list)
SCARP-FORUM - list for discussions (some faculty and students are on this list)
SCARP-PHD - a list for SCARP PhD student discussions

Computer Lab & Office Access

Access to student office space in West Mall Annex (WMAX) will be processed through the SCARP main office. First-year SCARP students share several desks in a large office in WMAX. Second-year SCARP students have access to smaller shared offices on a first-come-first-serve basis in WMAX. There is a common SCARP computer lab with a few PC computers. Details will be available during orientation week. You will need keys to access the computer lab, the Craig Davis Reading Room and your shared office, The WMAX building is locked during the following hours (before 9am/after 5pm/weekends/when classes are out), If you are an Urban Design student who needs access to the Lasserre building after hours and on weekends, you will also need to request an additional key.

Complete SCARP’s "Computer Access form" (need Netinfo ID and email address).
Turn in the Computer Access form and a $50 access deposit to the SCARP Office. The deposit can be cash or a cheque payable to "The University of British Columbia". Once you submit your deposit a key order will be sent electronically to the UBC key office (General Services Administration Building - Room 204 - 2075 Wesbrook Mall). They will email you to let you know when the key is ready to pick up. The UBC key office will require a small deposit and some personal identification in addition to the SCARP deposit.

Mail Boxes

All students are assigned mail boxes in the West Mall Annex (WMAX), Room 128 (next to the kitchen). All students' mail will be sent to West Mall Annex; mail will not be forwarded to home or forwarding addresses. Marked assignments are often left in these mail boxes for students to pick up at the end of term.