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Booking guidelines for General Teaching Space

UBC Vancouver room booking guidelines (PDF)

Booking release dates

In order to allow time to book credit courses and/or exams in general teaching space, all other booking requests can only be made on and after the release date for the corresponding room booking period. Requests received within the one-week collection period will be booked in accordance with their respective priority. Booking requests received after the one-week periods will be processed on a first come, first served basis.

 

Winter 2025/26Booking PeriodRelease Date - starts at 10:00 am
Term 1 - Winter Session 2025/26September 1 - December 8, 2025July 23, 2025**
December 2025 ExamsDecember 9 - 20, 2025November 12, 2025
Winter Break Period 2025/26December 21 - 24, 2025September 24, 2025**
Term 2 - Winter Session 2025/26January 2 - April 13, 2026September 24, 2025**
April 2026 ExamsApril 14 - 25, 2026March 18, 2026
   
Summer 2026Booking PeriodRelease Date - starts at 10:00 am
Term 1 - Summer Session 2026April 26 - June 21, 2026January 21, 2026**
June 2026 ExamsJune 22 - June 26, 2026June 3, 2026
Term 2 - Summer Session 2026June 27 - August 16, 2026January 21, 2026**
August 2026 ExamsAugust 17 - 21, 2026July 29, 2026
End of Summer 2026August 22 – September 6, 2026January 21, 2026**

All bookings must adhere to Policy 9 – Booking and Rental of UBC Space.

**Collection week – booking requests for winter and/or summer sessions will be collected for a one-week period (i.e. Wednesday to Tuesday) for each respective session. For example, if January 25 is the release date, then January 25 - 31 is the collection week. Anything submitted on February 1 onwards will be processed on a first come first serve basis.

Booking priorities for General Teaching Space

General teaching space is a finite university resource that serves to facilitate teaching and learning. With the significant demand for these spaces, Scheduling Services prioritizes requests for general teaching space during Collection Weeks. See the full booking priority order in the UBC Vancouver booking guidelines (pdf).

Making a room booking request

Booking procedures vary by affiliation with UBC. Find your next steps:

UBC staff and faculty

UBC students

Non-UBC individuals and groups

Resources


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