TRU Engineering Transfer Admission Requirements

Students may gain admission to the TRU Engineering Transfer program in several ways including:

1. Following graduation from high school.
2. Following a year or more of university level studies in science, or other related disciplines.
3. Following partial completion of 1st year engineering at TRU or another recognized university.

Applications should be received no later than the official March 1 closing date for admission the following September. Space permitting, applications may also be accepted after March 1. There are 40 seats available in the TRU first year engineering transfer program and admission is competitive based on academic performance. Merely meeting minimum entrance requirements will not guarantee admission.

Admission after BC High School (or Equivalent) Graduation

Successful admission to Engineering following high school graduation will normally require:

1. Principles of Mathematics 11 and 12 with B or better
2. Physics 11 and 12 with B or better
3. Chemistry 11 and 12 (highly recommended) with B or better
4. English 12 (73% combined High School and Goverment exam)

• Students lacking Chemistry 12 may still be admissible but will be unable to complete the first year syllabus in two semesters. See the Program Courses page for details.
• Students whose English 12 score falls short of 73% may still be admissible with sufficient LPI exam (Language Proficiency Index) scores.
• Equivalent courses from other provinces, GED, or TRU University Preparation will also be accepted.

Although not mandatory, the following courses are very beneficial for high school students considering engineering studies at TRU or elsewhere:

• Calculus 12
• Drafting 12
• A computing or information technology course involving computer programming and problem solving using high level languages such as C/C++, Visual Basic, or Java.

Admission after a Year of Science or Related Studies

Successful admission to Engineering from a science or related program will normally require:

1. An overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or better in previous university studies.
2. Grades of B or better in 1000 level Mathematics courses completed.
3. Grades of B or better in 1000 level Physics courses completed.
4. Grades of C+ or better in 1000 level English courses completed.

Students with sufficiently high grades in any of the following TRU courses (or equivalent) may be considered for exemption from the equivalent engineering course requirements.

• MATH 1140, 1130, 1230, 1240, 1300.
• CHEM 1500, 1520.
• PHYS 1150, 1250.
• ENGL 1100, 1110.
• COMP 1130, 1230, 1520.
• Complementary Studies Electives (See Program Courses page)

Science students intending to later enter TRU Engineering Transfer should consider the above advanced credit possibilities in their course selections.

Admission after Partial Completion of 1st Year Engineering

Students who have completed parts of a first year Engineering program at a recognized Canadian university will be considered for admission to the TRU Engineering program on a case by case basis. Interested individuals should contact the TRU Engineering program coordinator for more details.

Orientation and Pre-Registration

Successful applicants will be granted conditional admission to the program and are required to attend an Engineering Orientation session normally held in late May or early June. During orientation sessions, admitted engineering students meet with the TRU engineering coordinator to select their courses and obtain their fall and winter timetables. Following orientation, and payment of fees, engineering transfer students will be pre-registered in their selected courses.

If unable to attend an orientation session, admitted students will be expected to contact the TRU engineering coordinator to arrange for remote orientation via telephone and/or email.