University Transfer – Engineering

Common First-Year Engineering Curriculum

The Common First-Year Engineering Curriculum (CFYEC) is intended to prepare graduates for transfer into second-year Engineering at any of: UBC (Vancouver), UBC (Okanagan), UNBC, UVic, TRU, or SFU.  Admission is by competitive entry and students must apply to each institution separately. These institutions have agreed to accept the CFYEC as equivalent to their first-year engineering curriculum. The required GPA for transfer to other institutions may vary based on transfer agreements with other institutions.

SFU Engineering Science Transfer

Assured SFU Engineering Degree 2nd Year Admission Pathway

Assured admission under this pathway requires completion of the VCC Engineering Certificate. Students must have an overall average GPA of 2.75 on the courses required for the pathway which are listed below (calculated based on the best attempt for each course) and an overall average of 2.75 (again, calculated based on the best attempt for each course) on all work combined in order to be considered for the ‘assured admission’ pathway.  Students who have been previously required to withdraw from another institution would be considered ineligible for the ‘assured admission’ pathway as would students who were formerly in a Computing, Engineering or Mechatronics program at SFU. The assured admission is open to international students with GPA 3.0 or higher. All credits must be obtained within sixteen months. In addition, for at least two of the terms at VCC students would need to meet a minimum course load of 12 credits. The above courses must be completed as part of this pathway and must be completed at VCC.

Competitive Engineering Degree 2nd Year Admission Pathway

VCC students who do not meet the assured admission pathway criteria will be considered for entry to the SFU engineering science program using the existing college transfer criteria for admission (presently 24 credits of transferable work plus meeting the GPA set for that term of admission). Applicants from both pathways must meet the general SFU English language and quantitative admission requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
English (3 credits)		3
SCIE 1110	Professional Communication
Mathematics (9 credits)		9
MATH 1100	Calculus 1
MATH 1200	Calculus 2
MATH 1221	Applied Linear Algebra
Lab Science (12 credits)		12
PHYS 1100	Physics 1
PHYS 1200	Physics 2
CHEM 1121	Chemistry 1
Science (6 credits)		6
SCIE 1100	Engineering, Technology and Society
CMPT 1010	Introduction to Computer Programming 1
Electives (10 credits)		10
ENGL 1100	Academic Writing
CHEM 1223	Chemistry 2
SCIE 1151	Engineering Graphics & Design
PHYS 1170	Mechanics 1
Total Credits		40

Students transferring to an applied science program at UBC, UNBC and UVIC are required to complete PHYS 1170 as part of the transfer requirements. Successful completion of 40 credits is required to be awarded the certificate.