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Canada · Cape Breton University
University Diploma - Civil Engineering - Transfer to Dalhousie University Bachelor of Engineering
Cape Breton University · Sydney
Partner institution: no service charge on your first 3 applications, then US$50 eachIf Cape Breton University charges its own application fee, it is shown on its programme page. We add nothing to it.
| Level | Undergraduate / diploma |
|---|---|
| Institution | Cape Breton University |
| Location | Sydney, Canada |
| Apply after | After HSC · transfer route A transfer programme: you start here (usually after HSC or A-levels) and, with good grades, move on to a university to finish a bachelor’s, with your credits counted. The receiving university sets the grades it needs. |
| Transfer requirements | To start: Year 12 completion with English, Maths (pre-calculus recommended), 2 sciences (chemistry and physics recommended) and 1 more academic subject. To transfer: First 2 years of engineering at CBU (choose your discipline at the end of Year 1). Dalhousie says students from its associated universities who complete the 2 years go into Year 3 of its BEng. Apply to Dalhousie by 30 April. English: IELTS 6.5 overall, no band below 6.0 From Bangladesh: Year 12 completion (HSC) with a 65% overall average plus English, maths and sciences; CBU publishes no Bangladesh-specific grade. CBU may give credit for courses taken elsewhere; send official transcripts. No external evaluator named. It is not confirmed that the transfer guarantee covers international students: Dalhousie says associated-university students who finish the 2 years go automatically into Year 3; its pages do not mention international students either way. International intake for Winter 2027 closes 15 October 2026. Nova Scotia PAL needed; 2026 national cap 309,670 applications (Nova Scotia 8,480). |
Fees, intakes and entry requirements change often. Check the current application fee and requirements on the university’s programme page.
Documents to have ready
- Passport (photo page)
- Academic transcripts
- School-leaving certificates
- English test result (IELTS) (if you have it) — Add it if you have it. Without one, any offer is usually conditional on it.
- CV (if you have it)
- Statement of purpose (if you have it)
- Reference letters (both in one file) (if you have it)
Don’t send them yet. An adviser will tell you the safest way to share them once we’ve checked you meet the entry requirements.
Apply with an adviser
- Press Apply to add this course to your applications. You can choose up to 3, then send them together in one short form. It’s free and there’s no obligation.
- An adviser checks your grades and English against the entry requirements, usually within one working day.
- If you’re eligible, we check the entry requirements with you and prepare the application together. Check the university’s current application fee on its programme page. Any application fee is paid only when we’re ready to submit.
- We submit within five working days and send you the institution’s receipt.