Certificate in Engineering Transfer

Help solve the challenges of today and tomorrow as an engineer. Get started on your path to an Engineering degree with your first year at VIU. The hands-on learning and individual attention youll receive here will give you the best chance of success in the field.

At VIU youll benefit from small class sizes and instructors who care about your success. Youll transfer into a degree program knowing you have a solid foundation to build on. Students interested in the certificate must apply to the Engineering Transfer Diploma. Prior to starting classes in September students must indicate their interest in exiting with their Engineering Transfer Certificate. Upon successful completion of the first year (40 credits), students will be eligible to receive the Engineering Transfer Certificate.

Vancouver Island University is a signatory to the BC Common First-Year Engineering Curriculum (CFYEC). The VIU Engineering Transfer Certificate program provides a pathway into second-year engineering at Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University, the University of Northern British Columbia, the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, and the University of Alberta.

Graduation from high school or equivalent.
International students who are BC high school graduates must have a minimum grade of C in English 12 for direct entry into an academic program

IELTS (Academic) - 6.5 (no band below 6.0)
TOEFL IBT - 88 (no section below 20)
TOEFL Paper Based Test - 550 (no section below 56)