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The BCIT Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Civil Engineering prepares students for professional engineering practice. With a focus on developing strong skills in engineering science and design, communications, and management, the program presents many opportunities to develop critical thinking, problem solving and creative abilities.

Civil Engineering: Bachelor of Engineering Degree (BEng)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

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**Competitive Entry: Two-step process**

Admission is competitive and will be offered to the most qualified applicants.

**Step 1: Meet the following entrance requirements**
1. High school graduation
2. English 12 (73%) or equivalent
3. Pre-Calculus 12 (73%) or equivalent
4. Chemistry 11 (73%) or equivalent
5. Physics 12 (73%) or equivalent
6. One approved Grade 12 academic course (73%)
7. Complete the Mandatory Applicant Questionnaire: This form will be used with other entrance requirements in the competitive selection for the program.

**Step 2: Department assessment**

All applications that meet the minimum entrance requirements will be reviewed by the program area at the application deadline. Admission is competitive and will be offered to the most qualified applicants. Applicant qualification will be ranked based on the following preferences:

1. Academic success including consistency, grades above the minimum requirements, and/or success at a post secondary level
2. Requirements completed within the last five years
3. Complete and up-to date academic records

Academic Admission Requirement

If you have specific questions about the departmental assessment for admission to Level 1 of the Civil Engineering Program, please email the Civil Engineering Admissions Coordinator.

Note that continuation beyond Year 2 of the program is subject to conditions as outlined in the section below.

The BEng in Civil Engineering is a four-year full-time professional program that includes a Diploma in Civil Engineering conferred upon successful completion of the first two years (Levels 1 through 4) of the program.

Continuation into Level 5 (third year) is only available to students who have completed the following:
1. BCIT Diploma in Civil Engineering
2. CHEM 6020 and MATH 6010
3. Minimum 70% continuation GPA
4. 300 hours of practical work experience accumulated after starting the program

BCIT Civil Engineering students intending to continue directly from Level 4 into Level 5 in the same calendar year must meet the continuation requirements stated above and submit the following by email to the Civil Engineering Student Coordinator:
A continuation confirmation form (available upon request from the Student Coordinator).
Practical Work Experience form and supporting Attachment #1, within the first two weeks of classes in Level 5.

If you are a BCIT Civil Engineering Diploma recipient and have left the program for more than 4 months*, you must meet the continuation requirements stated above and:
Apply for re-admission to Level 5 of the Civil Engineering program between October 1st and June 1st (or next business day).
Include a completed Practical Work Experience form and supporting Attachment #1 with your application.
*This includes BCIT Civil Engineering exchange students returning from the Biberach University of Applied Sciences.

Continuation is based on seat availability. If the number of those seeking to enter Level 5 exceeds available seats, BCIT will select those deemed to have the best opportunity for success. Application for re-admission into Level 5 of the program where the applicant has taken a break from academic study exceeding two years will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you have questions about continuation into Level 5, please contact the Student Coordinator by email or by phone at 604-451-6854.

You'll significantly improve your chances of success in the Civil Engineering program if you come prepared. You should be willing to put in long hours and work cooperatively with fellow students. Students are strongly encouraged to complete all work early, attend all classes, labs and tutorials, take thorough notes, ask questions, manage your time effectively, and seek help from instructors and/or fellow students. There is great value in honest self-assessment to identify and address both your strengths and weaknesses .

Regarding preparation, only you can know if your basic communications, mathematics, and physics skills honestly reflect the prerequisites for acceptance. At a minimum, you should be able to:

1. Write a simple, clear, coherent paragraph that contains few or no grammatical or spelling errors.
2. Assemble a sequence of paragraphs to relate a coherent story.
3. Express yourself verbally so that you are easily understood.
4. Write or print clearly enough so that others can understand your work.
5. State the difference between a scalar and a vector quantity.
6. State the difference between mass and force.
7. Describe the relationship between distance, velocity, and acceleration and their respective units.
8. Solve problems of static equilibrium.
9. Convert any quantity from one unit system to another given the appropriate conversion factor.
10. Visualize simple objects in three dimensions (do you have good spatial skills?).
11. Isolate an unknown variable in an algebraic expression using common algebraic manipulations for sums, differences, products, fractions, and exponents.
12. Solve two equations with two unknowns.
13. Write fundamental theorems of Euclidian geometry.
14. Work with similar triangles and with radian measure.
15. Use trigonometric functions to solve for unknown angles and sides of a right-angled triangle.
16. Use the sine and cosine laws to solve for unknown angles and sides of a triangle that is not right-angled.
17. Determine areas and volumes of common geometric shapes.

Admission Advice

All applications go through a competitive, two-step process. We recommend that you submit your application early. All supporting documents must be submitted by the application deadline to be considered.			
Applications are accepted:		
		
1. October to February		
2. February to April		

This program has multiple application deadlines. A limited number of seats will be offered after the first application deadline. Applicants who do not receive an offer at the first deadline will be reconsidered at the final deadline and will receive an admission decision at that time.		

When you are ready to apply, use our [pre-application checklist](https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/go/resources) to make sure you have everything you need, and visit our [How-to guides page](https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/help) for more information.

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