Guide of how to transfer into engineering from science or any other faculty
I thought I would make this post as last year I was very confused on how to do this and was told by any engineering students that it is not possible and I must go to Langara. So here is a break down of how to transfer. PLEASE note that you can actually transfer from any faculty to ubc engineering as you take the same classes as thise transferring from science.
As for classes you MUST take at least 27 credits to get second year standing. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE LESS THAN 27 since first year engineering is very difficult to get into due to grade inflation.
To get 27 credits you must take these classes. I am going to drop some of my marks below so you guys can get an idea of what being a competitive candidate or #1 candidate to get a seat in Engineering
Math 100: 96
Math 101: 96
Math 111:85
Chem 121: 95
Chem 123: 90
Phys 117/118/119: 85
Apsc 160: 85 (I would highly recommend taking Phys 170 instead of Apsc 160 as engineering involves more of that instead)
Fren 101: 97 (humanities elective this is designed to boost your gpa so pick something with historical a high average).
Wrds 150: 85 (pick a good prof!!!)
So overall I had 30 credits and around a 90 average. However competitive average has been high 70s to low 80s. This is a good benchmark to get accepted.
As for acceptances, if your first semester grades in physics chemistry and calculus are good you will get accepted early. So aim for at least mid 80s in those classes. PLEASE NOTE you must have a 70% average in all math chemistry and physics to get accepted. If you don’t achieve that it is an immediate rejection.
You will first get accepted into the faculty. Then around March 15 the program placement form opens up where you will compete against other engineering students for your specialization.
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO DM ME. I understand how stressful of a process this can be as no one told me it was possible until I did it. It’s completely doable as long as you put in the work. The reason why many ppl get rejected from first year entry is simply due to grade inflation since everyone has high 90s in highschool but get humbled meaning their grades were very inflated which is the case for most. But if you put in the work it’s completely doable.