DOING ENGINEERING OVER TWO YEARS
Many students are unable to attempt an ETP in two semesters: some students must work part-time to support themselves or their families; some students are missing a pre-requisite course; and others are unsure of their long-term goals. Yet the most common reason for intentionally taking more than two semesters is that the majority of interested students realize that they need more time to develop the maturity and work ethic needed to succeed. Both UBC and UVic understand this and have alternative entry paths.
Currently UBC demands that the EPT be completed in two semesters for the student to be awarded guaranteed admission at a 2.5 GPA. UBC has an additional transfer system described under "Transfer from General Science".
UVic allows students additional time to complete the ETP courses, but expects the students to be ready for the heavy workload of the second year.
There are multiple possible schedules for doing the program at UFV over two years, but the following is quite typical. Please note that the first year Math and Physics should be done as soon as possible to keep the options in second year open.
The ETP is designed to be completed in one year. However, you can choose to take two years at UFV and take all courses of the Engineering Transfer program along with your second-year math and additional electives before you transfer. But doing it this way means you will not have reserved seats in the program. The following is an example of a two year schedule based on courses that are always offered in those semesters. Additional courses are occasionally scheduled to allow additional flexibility; details are e-mailed to applicants each year: First year/Fall semester: COMP 152 | Introduction to Structured ProgrammingCourse | ENGR 122 | Introduction to Engineering | ENGR 151 | Computer-Aided Engineering Graphics | MATH 111 | Calculus I | PHYS 111 | Mechanics | | |
First year/Winter semester:
| COMP 155 | Object-oriented Programming (UVic) | | ENGR 113 | Engineering Physics: Statics and Dynamics | | MATH 112 | Calculus II | | MATH 152 | Linear Algebra for Engineering | | PHYS 112 | Electricity and Magnetism | | Arts elective (UBC) |
Second year/Fall semester:
| CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | | ENGL 105 | The Reading and Writing of Prose | | MATH 211 | Calculus III | | MATH 255 | Ordinary Differential Equations | | PHYS 221 | Intermediate Mechanics |
Second year/Winter semester: | CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II (UBC) | | PHYS 105 | Algebra Based Physics (UVic) | | MATH 270 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | | PHYS 381 | Mathematical Physics |
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