Who joins SCARP?
Students join SCARP from extremely wide variety of disciplines, all of which professional planning provides crucial context. Just to name a few:
Students join SCARP from across Canada and around the world.
Our student population represents dozens of nationalities, each with their own wealth of regional knowledge and context.
We celebrate this diversity not just because the field of planning depends on a broad spectrum of perspectives but because a subject addressing global problems and inclusive solutions cannot thrive or fulfil its mission without an inclusive and welcoming conversation.
Check out how that looks on the map
from UBC GEAR Enrolment Data
from UBC Annual Enrolment Report, 2021/2022
You have our support!
Above and beyond SCARP’s facilities and support structure, there are a myriad of ways to help you hit the ground running:
UBC Student Services
We've just named a few. Check out this treasure trove of resources, advice, and tools.
Touch base with UBC's Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
The Centre organizes workshops, events, and programs for students in job search, networking, research, and more. They support you from your first day until after graduation, through orientation, peer mentoring, access/connection to workplace learning/mentoring/volunteer opportunities, and advising on career options.
Develop your knowledge and skills at UBC's Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Graduate Pathways to Success offers non-credit workshops, seminars, and other activities to develop some of the skills and competencies needed to thrive in your program and thereafter. They offer provide advice and guidance for grad students at all stages.
Become a student member of the Planning Institute of BC
Membership in PIBC during your SCARP days is an opportunity to get connected in the planning profession, network with established practitioners, take advantage of services and benefits, and build your future planning career.
Career Resources for Grad Students
Grad students can access advising, tools, and resources about your career development, through their degree and one year after graduation. This support resource can help you hone your skills, realise your interests, and resolve what you care about and how you show up in the world.
About mental well-being
Some resources
UBC recognizes mental health and mental health resources as a fundamental need. UBC and the Faculty of Applied Science has a comprehensive infrastructure to help UBC students feel more supported. Below are some resources that are open to you:
A dedicated counsellor for SCARP/APSC students
The Faculty of Applied Science, of which SCARP is a part, has an embedded counsellor, Gordon Lai, dedicated to provide support to students of all APSC schools. Gordon provides direct one-to-one support for students, whether through a short or ongoing counselling relationship, as well as delivers well-being programs for the faculty.
Gordon Lai is an alum of UBC and has previously worked at other post-secondary institutions providing counselling support to students. He is always excited to support you in your academic and personal success.
To book an appointment with Gordon, call counselling services at 604-822-3811 and indicate that you are an APSC student.
Student-led
As a SCARP student you:
- Are part of your own Planning Students Association
- Are represented on School committees, as well as the Council of the provincial professional association of planners (the Planning Institute of BC)
- As a student body participate in local, national, and international conferences and sponsor many academic and social activities