Overview
This full-time, one-year Engineering Foundations Certificate is designed for students who want to complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree in engineering at another institution and who prefer a gradual transition from high school. The program provides the courses for first-year engineering, including chemistry, physics and calculus. Small class sizes mean you鈥檒l get lots of one-on-one time with instructors plus opportunities to get to know your classmates and work together in teams.
Transfer to university
All courses in the Engineering Foundations Certificate program are university transferable. A course is considered university-transferable if it transfers to at least one of British Columbia鈥檚 five research universities (UBC, UBC-Okanagan, SFU, University of Victoria or University of Northern British Columbia).
Transferring to UBC
Completion of the Engineering Foundations Certificate program within a period of two consecutive semesters, with a minimum GPA of 3.1, meets the requirements of the UBC Engineering Transfer Program and makes you eligible for a seat in the second year of UBC鈥檚 Engineering Degree program. See the more information tab for full eligibility details.
If you鈥檙e looking for a more gradual transition into UBC Engineering, you should instead consider our two-year Diploma in Engineering and Fabrication Technologies program. The diploma program also qualifies as a UBC Engineering Transfer program, and can make you eligible for a seat in the second year of UBC鈥檚 Engineering Degree program.
Completion of the Engineering Foundations Certificate program also makes you eligible for a seat in the second year of UBC鈥檚 Wood Products Processing degree, an award-winning program that will prepare you for a career in the wood products sector and related fields.
Transferring to SFU
Completion of the Engineering Foundations Certificate can provide you with a guaranteed seat in the second year of SFU鈥檚 Engineering Science Degree program, Mechatronics Engineering program or Sustainable Energy Engineering program. See the more information tab for full eligibility details.
Transferring to UVic
Completion of the Engineering Foundations Certificate can provide you with a guaranteed seat in the second year of UVic鈥檚 Engineering Degree program. See the more information tab for full eligibility details.
Further studies at Douglas College
The Engineering Foundations Certificate fulfils several of the course requirements for our Diploma in Engineering and Fabrication Technologies. The diploma also meets the prerequisites for the UBC Engineering Transfer program and to the UVic Engineering guaranteed transfer program, while also providing practical experience that will give you a competitive edge in the job market and help you land cooperative education placements in university programs.
Job opportunities
Over 15,700 combined job openings in Information Systems Analysis, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Physics and more are expected in B.C. for the next ten years.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected September 2025
Start date
September 2025
Douglas College
New Westminster Campus,
700 Royal Avenue,
NEW WESTMINSTER,
British Columbia (BC),
V3M 5Z5, Canada
British Columbia secondary school graduation or equivalent; One course short of British Columbia secondary school graduation, or equivalent; Nineteen (19) years of age or older on the first day of the first semester of attendance; Seventeen (17) years of age on the first day of the first semester of attendance, and has not been enrolled at a school for a minimum of one year; Completion of a certificate or equivalent from a special needs program and has been in school for 12 years, or has received an Evergreen or Leaving School Certificate
Douglas College English Assessment
TOEFL iBT (in-person or online) - minimum score 83
TOEFL Essentials - minimum score of 9 (no score below 8 on any individual section)
IELTS - minimum overall band test score 6.5 (academic module only)
EIKEN Practical English - minimum placement of Grade 1
CAEL - minimum overall and essay score of 60 (computer or paper based)
Cambridge English CAE - minimum score 75 or "B
Cambridge English CPE - minimum score 60 or "C
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 8 in each of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
Duolingo English Test Minimum overall score of 110. Official test scores must be sent directly to Douglas College.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - minimum score of 56
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Students who complete one of Douglas College鈥檚 10 degree programs enjoy a graduate employment rate of 94 percent.