##  [Students and Student Life](/students) 

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 ![A crowd of semi-formal students and faculty posing happily](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-05/cohort-banner-2022.JPG.webp?itok=TWk5vk7g)

 



## 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:



 - [Geography](https://geog.ubc.ca/undergraduate/)
- [Forestry](https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/undergraduate/)
- [Business](https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/programs/bachelors-degrees/bachelor-commerce?ds_rl=1287934&gclid=CjwKCAiAjoeRBhAJEiwAYY3nDAzEw0GPyiohGmoYcrxNOm2xWisEPZgeyVXHFbFra5gP63l3fGWrFxoCpGEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
- [Political Science](https://politics.ubc.ca/undergraduate/)
- [Economics](https://economics.ubc.ca/undergraduate/)



## 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 fulfill its mission without an inclusive and welcoming conversation.

### Check out how that looks on the map





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![World map showing numbers in several areas, majority Canada, next Asia](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2022-10/enrolment_by_geographic_region.png.webp?itok=rRG6ue2l)](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/graduate-education-analysis-research)[UBC Enrolment by Geographic Region](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/graduate-education-analysis-research)  
from UBC GEAR Enrolment Data[Image

![World map indicating countries by intensity; Canada foremost, with dozens of countries close seconds](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2022-10/graduate_students_by_previous_institution.png.webp?itok=fqSUsluw)](https://pair.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2022/02/2021-22-Enrolment-Report.pdf)[UBC Graduate students by previous institution](https://pair.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/145/2022/02/2021-22-Enrolment-Report.pdf)  
from UBC Annual Enrolment Report, 2021/2022









[Some resources and support for UBC SCARP students](/resources)

## Student-led

As a SCARP student you:

- Are part of your own [Planning Students Association](/psa)
- 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







- [SCARP programs](/programs)
- [student accomplishments](/student-research)
- [Begin your application journey](/roadmap-for-future-SCARP-students)