This information is intended to help you make informed decisions to complete your degree requirements in cases where students have not met their APSC 100 and/or APSC 101 requirement.
Guidelines
Please ensure these requirements are met for your APSC 100/101 Equivalent Technical Elective:
- Courses must be a technical elective in a program outside the one you are studying (ie. If you are in MECH, you will need to take a technical elective outside of MECH like CIVL, MINE, ELEC, etc.)
- Courses that are within your degree requirements, technical electives or core curriculum are not approved. Courses cannot be double-counted or a course preapproved for your program technical elective.
- APSC courses are not approved with the exception of APSC 461.
- The course must be offered by the Faculty of Applied Science
- Courses offered by the Faculty of Science or Faculty of Arts (EOSC, ATSC, PHYS, MATH, etc.) are not approved, regardless of if they are on a technical elective list.
- If you are entering Year 2 or higher in a program other than Biomedical Engineering (BMEG) and receive CHEM 121 & CHEM 123 transfer credits, you will be exempt from CHEM 154 and APSC 101.
APSC 100 and APSC 101 or their equivalents are mandatory courses as part of the degree requirements for all programs other than Biomedical Engineering (BMEG)
If the course you wish to take is not on the currently approved list, please use the form to request an equivalency assessment.
Missing Requirement
- Students in programs other than Biomedical Engineering (BMEG) who are in Year 2 or above replace APSC 100 or 101 with 3 credits with a technical elective (200-level or higher) outside their program technical elective list.
- If a student is entering Year 1 and is missing APSC 100 and 101, they will be registered for these courses. Please refer to our Registration page for further instructions.
- If student is entering Year 2 or higher and not in Biomedical Engineering (BMEG) - replace 3 credits with a 200-level or higher technical elective course outside their program technical elective list and a natural science elective.
- This can be any natural science course (3 credits) at any level (100-400) that has no engineering or applied science elements. For example, you can take ASTR 101, ASTR 102, ASTR 200, ASTR 333, ATSC 113, COGS 200, COGS 300, EOSC 110, EOSC 112, EOSC 114, EOSC 116, EOSC 118, EOSC 270, EOSC 311.
- You can also take most of BIOL, CHEM, MATH and PHYS courses that are not required for your program of study. BIOL, CHEM, MATH and PHYS courses that have similar content to courses required for your program of study are not acceptable, i.e. MATH 102, MATH 103, MATH 104, PHYS 107, PHYS 108, PHYS 109, PHYS 216 etc. Please consult the Science Credit Exclusion list to verify that your choice is sufficiently different from other courses in your program. This information is intended to help you make informed decisions to complete your degree requirements in cases where students have not met their APSC 100 and/or APSC 101 requirement.
- If a student is transferring into the BMEG program and is missing any of: APSC 100, APSC 101, or PHYS 159, consult the “Year 2 Transfer: BMEG” section of the website.
Course Eligibility
Use the search bar or scroll/page through the list to learn more. Don’t see your course? Try searching the subject code only (ex: MECH). Please review the notes carefully as some courses are only approved for certain sections or years.
Biomedical Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| CHBE 402 | Approved | |
| CHBE 483 | Approved | |
| CHBE 497B | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MECH 485 | Approved | |
| MECH 488 | Approved | |
| MECH 491 | Approved | |
| MECH 495 | Approved | |
| MTRL 442 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 471 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Chemical and Biological Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| BMEG 310 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CIVL 478 | Approved | |
| ENVR 410 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MANU 465 | Approved | |
| MINE 406 | Approved | |
| MECH 375 | See Notes | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MECH 445 | Approved | |
| MECH 495 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MECH 496 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 442 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 478 | Approved | |
| MTRL 486 | Approved | |
| MTRL 494 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Civil Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| CHBE 373 | Approved | |
| CHBE 483 | Approved | |
| MECH 462 | Approved | |
| MECH 495 | Approved | |
| MECH 496 | Approved | |
| MINE 380 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MINE 404 | Approved | |
| MINE 406 | Approved | |
| MINE 455 | Approved | |
| MINE 480 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MINE 486 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 340 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 365 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 458 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Computer Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| BMEG 400H | Approved | |
| CHBE 402 | Approved | |
| CIVL 426 | Approved | |
| CHBE 486 | Approved | |
| ELEC 412 | Approved | |
| ELEC 442 | Approved | |
| MANU 453 | Approved | |
| MANU 465 | Approved | |
| MECH 325 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MECH 496 | Approved | |
| MINE 350 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 361 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 456 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 478 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Electrical Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| BMEG 320 | Approved | |
| CHBE 344 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CHBE 402 | Approved | |
| CHBE 485 | Approved | |
| CIVL 340 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CPEN 411 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MECH 469 | Approved | |
| MECH 495 | Approved | |
| MECH 496 | Approved | |
| MINE 486 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 456 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 478 | Approved | |
| MTRL 494 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Engineering Physics
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| Engineering Physics students are permitted to take a course on the Approved Technical Elective list as long as a) the course is not being used towards an ENPH requirement and b) the course is not a PHAS (Physics + Astronomy) course |
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| To ensure this course is correctly allocated on your Academic Progress Report on Workday, please submit an APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form | ||
Environmental Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Geological Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| CIVL 315 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CIVL 340 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CIVL 416 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 472 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Integrated Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| Integrated Engineering students are permitted to take a course that is outside of your IGEN major and minor. For example, the IGEN major is Mechanical, and the minor is Manufacturing, students can use a technical elective that is approved for any program other than Mechanical and Manufacturing. |
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| To ensure this course is correctly allocated on your Academic Progress Report on Workday, please submit an APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form | ||
Manufacturing Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| MECH 426 | Approved | |
| MECH 495 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Mechanical Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| BMEG 456 | Approved | |
| CHBE 356 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CHBE 402 | Approved | |
| CHBE 484 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CHBE 485 | Approved | |
| CIVL 478 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CPEN 441 | Approved | |
| ELEC 412 | Approved | |
| ELEC 413 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| ELEC 433 | Approved | |
| ELEC 471 | Approved | |
| MINE 465 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 365 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 378 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 394 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 456 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MTRL 478 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Mining Engineering
| Course | Asssement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| CHBE 483 | Approved | |
| CHBE 484 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CHBE 485 | Approved | |
| CIVL 305 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CIVL 407 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| CIVL 475 | Approved | |
| MANU 465 | Approved | |
| MECH 495 | Approved | |
| MECH 496 | Approved | |
| MTRL 340 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Materials Engineering
| Course | Assessment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APSC 461 | Approved | |
| CHBE 373 | Approved | |
| CHBE 477 | Approved | |
| CHBE 483 | Approved | |
| ENVR 410 | See Notes* | *Approved for 24W & Prior |
| MECH 496 | Approved | |
| If you do not see the course you were hoping to take on this list, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency Request Form to have your course assessed. | ||
Common Questions
Yes! Please inform us of the course you want to take as an equivalency, as we will need to manually update your Academic Progress Report. You can contact us through our Contact Form. If you have already been approved for a course but it is not showing up on your Academic Progress Report please see below in our "When will my Academic Progress Report be updated" section.
The list above is not exhaustive and is subject to change. If you have taken, or want to take a course you feel would apply towards your APSC 100/101 Equivalent Technical Elective, please use our APSC 100/101 Equivalency. We will review the course to see if it is eligible, note processing times can take between 2-4 weeks.
Our office will manually update your humanities, impact, and first year requirements during your final year at UBC. As a confirmation of your approved courses, please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency to notify EAS and keep a record of your Approval Email.
Seats for APSC 100/101 are reserved for incoming high school students. Year 1 and 2 Transfer students may register on the waitlist for the courses and our registration team will review your request on a priority basis, seat-dependent. APSC 100/101 covers basic knowledge on our UBC Engineering Program and the content may not be relevant to upper-year students. Students are encouraged to take the Technical Elective equivalent at their appropriate year level.
Students can choose to take other courses for their APSC 100/101 technical elective. Please fill out the APSC 100/101 Equivalency form again to make sure that course will be approved.