Engineering Foundations Certificate

As an NIC Engineering Foundations Certificate student, you will gain the same skills and knowledge that you would receive in your first year at institutions such as UVic and UBC, but with smaller class sizes and personalized instruction in classes and labs. Choose from part-time or full-time studies to manage your workload or complete the program in one academic year. Upon graduation, you will be well prepared to communicate your ideas effectively as you learn to solve math and physical science problems at the first-year university level, applying principles of math and science to creative problem solving and design.

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Admission Requirements

Grade 12 graduation or provincial equivalent
C+ in Physics 12 or PHY 060
C+ in Chemistry 12 or CHE 060
B in Pre-Calculus 12 or MAT 060
C+ in English 12 or equivalent

Course Requirements

CPS - 100 Computer Programming I
CPS - 101 Computer Programming II or
CHE - 152 Engineering Chemistry ^1,2,3
ENG - 115 Essay Writing and Critical Analysis
ENR - 100 Introduction to Engineering I ⁵
ENR - 101 Introduction to Engineering II ⁵
MAT - 133 Matrix Algebra
MAT - 181 Calculus I
MAT - 182 Calculus II
PHY - 120 Principles of Physics I
PHY - 121 Principles of Physics II
PHY - 141 Mechanics I (Statics) or
PHY - 170 Engineering Mechanics 1: Statics and Dynamics ^2,3,4
ENG - 160 Effective Organizational Writing
or

University Transfer Elective ^2,3,4

Notes:

1. CHE 110 and CHE 111 may be taken in place of CHE 152 .

2. Students transferring to UVic for software engineering should take CPS 100 , CPS 101 , ENG 115 , ENG 160 , ENR 100 , ENR 101 , MAT 133 , MAT 181 , MAT 182 , PHY 120 , PHY 121 , and PHY 141 . They may also take CHE 152 , but this would normally be taken in second year at UVic.

3. Students transferring into all other engineering disciplines at UVic should take CHE 152 , CPS 100 , ENG 115 , ENG 160 , ENR 100 , ENR 101 , MAT 133 , MAT 181 , MAT 182 , PHY 120 , PHY 121 , and PHY 141 . They may also take CPS 101 , but this would normally be taken in second year at UVic.

4. Students transferring to UBC should take CHE 152 , CPS 100 , ENG 115 , ENR 100 , ENR 101 , MAT 133 , MAT 181 , MAT 182 , PHY 120 , PHY 121 , PHY 170 and a complimentary studies elective (see UBC calendar and the BC Transfer Guide for options).

5. ENR 100 and ENR 101 together replace ENR-110. Students who already have ENR-110 can substitute it for both ENR 100 and ENR 101 .

Completion Requirements

Average Grade of C+ or better

Note: Students transferring to UVIC must have a C+ average and no grades less than C