Students seeking admission to an Engineering program at a Canadian university may complete many of their first year courses at Columbia College (CC) before transferring.

CC students seeking admission to Engineering at the University of British Columbia are advised to take the following core courses and complementary electives:

CC Courses

Credits

UBC Equivalent Courses

MATH 113/114

6

MATH 100/101

CHEM 121/123

6

CHEM 121/123

PHYS 110/120

6

PHYS 101/102

ENGL 100

3

ENGL 112

MATH 252

3

MATH 152

*ENGL 108, 110, 121, or 131

3

Various English Courses

Humanities/Social Science Courses

6

Complementary Studies Courses

*One of these courses will satisfy the English Language Requirement.

Some variation from this list may be possible, depending on the Engineering option you choose, but for most students this list is appropriate. Because of the very restrictive program options possible in Engineering, courses other than those listed above may not be given transfer standing by UBC.

CC students seeking admission to Engineering at Simon Fraser University are advised to take the following core courses and complementary electives:

CC Courses

Credits

SFU Equivalent Courses

MATH 113/114

6

MATH 100/101

PHYS 110/120

6

PHYS 120/121 + 131

*CHEM 121

3

CHEM 121

MATH 252

3

MATH 232

ECON 103

3

ECON 103

**ENGL 100

3

ENGL 1st yr

***PHIL 101, or 102

3

PHIL 100 or 120

***MCOM 110

3

CMNS 110

*CHEM 123 is required only for the pre-medical concentration
**ENGL 100 satisfies the English language requirement for admission.
*** These courses help satisfy SFU’s Breadth requirements for Humanities and Social Sciences (the Writing (W) Breadth requirement will be satisfied by specific W courses in Engineering at SFU).

CC students seeking admission to Engineering at the University of Victoria are advised to take the following core courses and recommended electives:

CC Courses

Credits

UVIC Equivalent Courses

MATH 113/114

6

MATH 100/101

PHYS 110

3

PHYS 120

ENGL 100 or 101

3

ENGL 115 or 135

*CSCI 126

3

CSC 110

Recommended Electives:

 

 

CSCI 225, CHEM 121/123

9

CSC 115, CHEM 101/102

* this course is offered only occasionally