Engineering

Complete your first year with small class sizes, expert faculty, lower tuition fees, and institutional supports as you navigate your science, math, and engineering requirements. The program is full time and completed within 10 months to fulfill transfer requirements to partner institutions.

This program starts in September each year. Part-time students applying in the Winter or Spring semester should select University General Studies as their program when applying.

View admission requirements, program completion requirements and individual course information.

View Engineering Certificate Planning Form

View the pdf version of the official program outline

Please see an Education Advisor for assistance on planning your course schedule.

The Common Core Engineering Certificate is designed to satisfy the Year 1 requirements of undergraduate engineering programs at UVIC and UBC; it may also help you transfer into the engineering programs at other institutions outside of BC.

Our Block Transfer agreement with University of Victoria means that once you’ve successfully completed your certificate at the College, you will receive full credit for engineering at UVIC and will be on equal footing with UVIC students when it comes to competitive entry into second year.

College of the Rockies is a signatory to the Common First Year Engineering Curriculum agreement (CFYEC) among BC’s public post-secondary engineering institutions. However, in some program streams there may be non-standard requirements. Always confirm your course selection with your receiving institution for your chosen engineering stream to ensure seamless transfer

For the 2025/26 academic year (2025/SU, 2025/FA, 2026/WI, 2026/SP)

_{*Tuition and Fees for domestic students are estimates and are subject to change. Depending on course electives there may be additional lab fees. Tuition and Fees do not include textbook costs or supplies. Tuition fees include student technology fees, student activity fees, and alumni fees. For more information, visit: Tuition and Fees.}

For the 2025/26 academic year (2025/SU, 2025/FA, 2026/WI, 2026/SP)

With a large number of current engineers approaching retirement age, qualified engineers will be in demand. With an engineering certificate and experience, you may be eligible for positions like:

• Civil Engineering Technologist
• Mechanical Engineering Technologist
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians
• Drafting Technologists and Technicians
• Geological and Mineral Technologists and Technicians

With additional education, career options include:

• Chemical Engineers
• Civil Engineers *
• Computer Engineers (except software engineers and designers) *
• Electrical and Electronics Engineers *
• Geological Engineers *
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers *
• Mechanical Engineers
• Mining Engineers
• Software Engineers and Designers

* High Opportunity Occupation