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University Transfer Programs in Engineering
Columbia College · Vancouver
Partner institution: no service charge on your first 3 applications, then US$50 eachIf Columbia College charges its own application fee, it is shown on its programme page. We add nothing to it. View the official programme page →
| Level | Undergraduate / diploma |
|---|---|
| Institution | Columbia College |
| Location | Vancouver, 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: Satisfactory secondary results (about a 60% average in your latest academic year). English level decides your first course: ENGL 099 (non-credit) or university English 100/101. To transfer: BC Transfer System member: credits move course by course to UBC, SFU and other BC universities. SFU and UBC ask for at least 24 transferable credits and a 2.0 GPA; engineering, computing and business need more. No guaranteed route. English: IELTS 6.5 (writing 6.0) for university English; 6.0 (writing 5.5) to start in ENGL 099 From Bangladesh: HSC counts as high school graduation; needs about a 60% (BC-equivalent) average on four academic Grade 12 subjects. Columbia has a separate prior-learning policy for courses taken outside BC; the rules (agency, outlines) are not on its public calendar pages. Ask admissions before applying. BC provincial attestation letter (PAL) needed for the study permit; BC's 2026 cap is 32,596 application spaces, shared out by the province. Source: Columbia College – Admissions |
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.