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undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Applied Science - Civil Engineering

undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Applied Science - Civil Engineering

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $57,736 CAD

  • Application fee

    $125 CAD

  • Duration

    4 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    60 out of 100

Options
Co-op

These items are optional and you can choose them as you wish after applying for the course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 15-January-2024 2024-01-15
Spring-May 15-January-2024 2024-01-15
Fall-September 15-January-2025 2025-01-15
Spring-May 15-January-2025 2025-01-15

Overview

Bachelor of Applied Science - Civil Engineering

Civil engineers shape our world by analyzing, planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining the “built” environment. 

In this program, you’ll take courses and complete lab work on soil mechanics and foundation design, construction management, design of steel, concrete and timber structures, municipal infrastructure design, coastal engineering and environmental impact studies.

Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia provides a foundation in basic sciences and specific civil engineering skills. 

The first-year Engineering program and the second-year Civil Engineering program include fundamental courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and structures. 

In the third and fourth years, the curriculum largely consists of civil engineering courses in various sub-disciplines, including Environmental, Geotechnical, Hydraulics, Structures, and Transportation Engineering. 

Laboratory work is carried out in the third and fourth years. 

You will work in groups on a design or laboratory project in your final year. 

Several technical elective courses in the final year allow you to take additional courses in a preferred area of civil engineering.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$68,031

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,800
Accommodation 1 bed room $10,295
Tuition 1 person $57,736

Hourly wage

Min wage

16.75 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Transcript and/or grade information
  • English language competency

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
6
listening
6
writing
6
speaking
6
reading

TOEFL

90
22
listening
21
writing
21
speaking
22
reading

PTE

65
60
listening
60
writing
60
speaking
60
reading

Cambridge

180
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

Duolingo English Test: Overall: 125


If you have a strong record of academic achievement but do not yet meet the UBC English language requirement. 

In that case, you may be eligible for the Conditional Admission Program, which offers English language preparation leading to an undergraduate degree program on UBC’s Vancouver campus for bachelor degree programs in all faculties.

Once accepted to the Conditional Admission Program, you must register for the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program. 

To earn the Certificate of English Language, you will need to successfully complete two courses, EAP 600 and EAP 650, to meet the UBC English Language Admission Standard.

EAP Program options

  • Two 8-week sessions will begin in January, May, or August/September. One session will cover EAP 600, and the other EAP 650.
  • One 8-week accelerated session is scheduled to begin in July and finish in August/September. This session covers both EAP 600 and EAP 650.

Academic background and requirement

General admission requirements

  • Graduation from a university-preparatory program at a senior secondary school

 

Degree-specific requirements: Applied Science (Engineering)

  • Senior-level Pre-Calculus Math
  • Senior-level Chemistry
  • Senior-level Physics
  • Academically strong candidates missing either senior-level Chemistry or senior-level Physics may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis

 

GPA

 

China: 60%

Minimum requirements

  • Three years of Upper Middle School Math (Pre-Calculus)
  • Two years of Upper Middle School Chemistry
  • Three years of Upper Middle School Physics
  • Academically strong candidates missing either senior-level Chemistry or senior-level Physics may be evaluated case-by-case.

 

The grades you’ll need to be considered for an offer of admission from UBC differ by degree and vary from year to year. 

In past years, an 84% average (where the minimum pass grade is 60%) on China’s grading scale was required.

 

India: 85%

Minimum requirements

  • Math/Applied Math, Chemistry, and Physics (Standard XII Level)

 

Iran: 16 of 20

Minimum requirements

  • Grade 12 Math
  • Grade 12 Chemistry
  • Grade 12 Physics

The grades you’ll need to be considered for an offer of admission from UBC differ by degree and vary from year to year. 

In past years, an average of 16 on Iran’s 20-point grading scale was required.

Career opportunities

  • Civil Engineer
  • Construction Project Engineer
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Municipal Engineer
  • Professor or Lecturer
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Safety Engineer
  • Structural Engineer
  • Urban Planner
  • Water Resources Engineer

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