Record amount of graduates at UBCO

Wendy McLeod
6/8/2012

A new record amount of degrees were issued at graduation ceremonies at UBC's Okanagan campus.

More than 1,300 students graduated on Thursday, making it the largest class in the campus's history.  

There were record numbers of graduates at every level including 11 doctoral degrees, 146 master's degrees, and over 11 hundred undergraduate degrees.

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