Transfer Credits

If you are a current UBC student and have been awarded transfer credits, you can view your transfer credits on your Student Service Centre (SSC), following the pathway below. The exception are students who held a degree prior to entering UBC Engineering (see Prior Degree Holder information below). 

From the SSC > Grades & Records > Transfer Credits > Indicate UBC Vancouver on the drop-down menu 

AP, IB or A-Level credits are added to your SSC in late summer. If your transfer credits have not yet been added by Enrolment Services, review the First-year Credit page to see which UBC credits you will receive when they are added to your academic record. 

Grades from advanced or transfer credits will be used to determine your year level standing and counted towards your degree requirements. They will NOT be used in any UBC GPA calculations after entering the program. For example, Second Year Placement or consideration for the Engineering Co-op Program will not use the grades from transfer credits.  

If you enter the BASc program in year 2 or above, your admission average will be used for the Second Year Placement process or admission to the Engineering Co-op Program. You will also be required to go through these applications immediately upon admission. 

If you retake a course at UBC for which you have received advanced credits from AP, IB, or A-Level, or have received transfer credits from another post-secondary institution, you may forfeit the advanced or transfer credits. 

For post-secondary transfer credits, some departments may not permit registration in a course for which you have already received credits. 

It is your responsibility to ensure you meet all your program requirements, including courses which you have not received advanced or transfer credits.  

If you have received unassigned transfer credits (i.e. APSC 1st, MATH 2nd), you can request an assessment to determine if these credits can be applied to your degree requirements via the link below. 

Use the UBC Academic Calendar to check your program requirements and view the Course Descriptions to see if there is a high level of overlap in content between what you have studied previously and the UBC course. 

A transfer credit assessment request can take between 6 – 8 weeks to complete from the time you submitted the request, to when you are notified of the outcome. In the meantime, you will need to register for the courses you have requested transfer credits, in case the assessment is not successful. You will have until the course drop deadline to modify your registration. 

If you have completed university-level courses while in high school, you may be able to receive advanced credits. Find out which AP, IB or A-Level courses are eligible for first-year credits at UBC. 

It is recommended that you complete the Chemistry, Math and Physics courses in the first year even if you have received advanced credits from AP, IB or A-Level for these courses. The first-year engineering program is designed to build a strong foundation and enable your success in your upper-level courses. 

If you proceed and complete a course with a final grade for which you have already received credits from AP, IB or A-Level, the UBC attempt will supersede the credits granted from AP, IB or A-Level.  

If you decide to proceed and drop a course from your STT after having received UBC credits from AP, IB or A-Level, you do not need to do anything further. The credits will apply automatically towards your degree requirements where applicable. A percentage grade is not assigned to these credits. For second year placement, the average is calculated on courses attempted at UBC in the Winter Session only. Your AP, IB or A-Level credits will apply to the number of credits you have, to determine your eligibility to be promoted to a second year standing. 

• ENGL 1st (3) or WRCM 1^st (3) will satisfy the first-year English/Communication requirement (ie: WRDS 150B/ ENGL 112 / First Year English Course) 
• ENGL 1st (6) or WRCM 1^st (3) + ENGL 1^st (3) will satisfy the first-year English/Communication (ie: WRDS 150B/ ENGL 112 / First Year English Course) and 3 credits of humanities and social science requirements 

IMPORTANT: 

• Do not drop courses from your STT until you see the credits on your SSC Transfer Credit page. You have until the course drop deadline to drop courses without a Withdrawal (‘W’) standing on your academic record 
• ECON 1st does not satisfy the pre-requisite for courses that require ECON 101 or ECON 102 
• AP CPSC 1st (3) does not cover APSC 160 
• Only 3 credits of language courses may be applied toward the humanities and social science requirements 

If your courses have a currently assessed transfer agreement with UBC, you may be able to find their transfer agreement on the BC Transfer Guide and/or UBC Transfer Credit Search Tool.

If your courses do not appear on either of these tools, a request for evaluation of transfer credits will only be assessed if you have been admitted and have accepted UBC’s offer of admission. 

If you have successfully completed the full Engineering Transfer Program at one of our partner institutions, you have fulfilled our first-year requirements.

Transfer credits are not awarded towards the first-year engineering program from a Technology Diploma. Students who have completed an applicable Technology Diploma may consider applying for the Camosun Engineering Bridge Program.

If you have successfully completed the Camosun Engineering Bridge Program, you will enter directly into third year in Civil, Mechanical, or Mining Engineering. No transfer credits will be displayed on your record. Please refer to the correspondence you have received which outlines any deficiencies from the first or second-year program that may need to be completed.

Students from a Collège d’enseignement général et professionel (CEGEP) must have at least one full year of study in a pre-university diploma program. Transfer credit for up to 30 credits may be applied towards a UBC degree for students who have completed a Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) program. Admitted applicants who have not completed a DEC will be considered for transfer credit on a case-by-case basis.

If you have received unassigned transfer credits (i.e. APSC 1st, MATH 2nd), you can request an assessment to determine if these credits can be applied to your degree requirements via the link below. 

Use the UBC Academic Calendar to check your program requirements and view the Course Descriptions to see if there is a high level of overlap in content between what you have studied previously and the UBC course. 

A transfer credit assessment request can take between 6 – 8 weeks to complete from the time you submitted the request, to when you are notified of the outcome. In the meantime, you will need to register for the courses you have requested transfer credits, in case the assessment is not successful. You will have until the course drop deadline to modify your registration. 

Transfer credits will NOT appear on your academic record if you hold a non-UBC degree prior to commencing your engineering program. In order to determine how the courses you completed in your prior degree may apply to your BASc degree requirements, please submit a Request for Assessment of Transfer Credits form via the link below. 

Use the UBC Academic Calendar to check your program requirements and view the Course Descriptions to see if there is a high level of overlap in content between what you have studied previously and the UBC course. 

A transfer credit assessment request can take between 6 – 8 weeks to complete from the time you submitted the request, to when you are notified of the outcome. In the meantime, you will need to register for the courses you have requested transfer credits, in case the assessment is not successful. You will have until the course drop deadline to modify your registration. 

UBC-V students in different faculties can apply for the BASc degree program by submitting a request through the change of degree application.  

If you enter the BASc program with 27 credits or more, which can be applied towards the 37 credits of the first-year engineering program, you will be placed into 2nd year. You will also need complete the Second Year Placement Form and go through the competitive placement process to enter the specialized engineering program. If you have been admitted with less than 27 credits which can be applied towards the first-year engineering program, you will be placed into 1st Year.  

Please refer to the First Year Engineering Equivalent Transfer Credits above to determine how your UBC credits can be applied towards BASc program. 

Students who are currently attending first-year at the UBC-O School of Engineering and are eligible for 2nd year standing at the end of their first year (completed between 27 – 36 credits of the first year BASc-O Engineering curriculum), can apply to join the UBC-V BASc program using the Second Year Placement Form.  

All other UBC-O students who are seeking a transfer to the UBC-V engineering program will need to complete the change of change of degree/change of campus application on the SSC by the application deadline and must meet the competitive average for admission.  

The following table outlines the first-year requirements for UBC-V Engineering program. If you have completed the following courses from UBC-O School of Engineering, you may be exempt from some courses. 

If you have been awarded transfer credits towards your UBC-O BASc program, and subsequently change campus, your transfer credits will be reassessed for the UBC-V BASc program. 

If you have completed additional courses to the UBC-O first-year engineering program, or you are transferring from another UBC-O faculty, please submit a Request for Assessment of Transfer Credits form via the link below, to see how your credits may apply to the UBC-V BASc program. 

Use the UBC Academic Calendar to check your program requirements and view the Course Descriptions to see if there is a high level of overlap in content between what you have studied previously and the UBC course. 

A transfer credit assessment request can take between 6 – 8 weeks to complete from the time you submitted the request, to when you are notified of the outcome. In the meantime, you will need to register for the courses you have requested transfer credits, in case the assessment is not successful. You will have until the course drop deadline to modify your registration. 

If you have successfully completed SCIE 001 in UBC’s Science One program, you will receive an exemption for CHEM 154, MATH 100, MATH 101, PHYS 157, PHYS 158 and PHYS 159.

The Coordinated International Experience (CIE) exchange program enables Applied Science students to study for up to two terms at one of our international partner institutions while earning credits that can apply towards their UBC degree. CIE partner institutions have world-class engineering programs and have been specifically selected to complement your UBC studies. The CIE exchange program offers a high level of support to students who are preparing to go abroad, and every effort is made to provisionally map how the courses you take at our partner institution will apply to your UBC degree before you depart. 

Find which courses from CIE partner institutions have been pre-mapped and can be applied towards your BASc degree requirements from CIE Course Mapping database.  

Any questions? Contact CIE Advisor at cie.apsc@ubc.ca. 

If you are interested in going on exchange programs through UBC Go Global, you can use the Go Global Transfer Credit Portal to check out which courses have been taken by previous exchange students, and can be transferred back to UBC. If you do not see a particular course listed, it simply means that the course needs to be submitted as a new course request for transfer credit. 

Any questions? Contact Go Global at go.global@ubc.ca.