Admission Requirements

• Four-year bachelor degree in Civil Engineering* (Domestic) (International)
• English Proficiency
• 3 Letters of Reference
• Statement of Intent (Max 1 page)
• GRE is optional 
• Resume/CV

Prior Degrees
Applicants with an undergraduate and/or Masters degree that is not in Civil Engineering should be aware that, at the time that a recommendation for admission is made, the Specialty Advisor will be requested to provide a justification regarding the suitability of the applicant for pursuing a graduate degree in civil engineering. However, students should not communicate with the relevant Specialty Advisor regarding this justification, unless invited to do so.

English Proficiency
If your degrees is not from Australia, Botswana, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, UK, USA, Zaire, Zimbabwe or the English-speaking countries of the West Indies, you are required to submit an official English language test score, typically TOEFL or IELTS.

Below you will find the minimum test scores to be considered for admission into any of the graduate programs at the Department of Civil Engineering at UBC:

TOEFL iBT:

Total	Reading	Listening	Speaking	Writing
100	22	22	21	25



IELTS:

Total	Reading	Listening	Speaking	Writing
7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5





Please note:

• The Department will not accept letters from granting institutions stating that the medium of instruction is English.
• If your transcripts states that the medium of instruction was English then you do not need to provide the results of an English proficiency exam.
• Score reports more than two years old will not be accepted.
• We only require you to submit official hard copies of transcripts and or your IELTS if you have been recommended for admission to the program. If you are recommended you will receive an email from the department requesting your official documents. All the details you need, mailing address etc. will be contained in the email. 
• We cannot accept IELTS/TOEFL scores after the application deadline. Once that deadline date has passed you will not be able to upload any documents.

• Four-year bachelor degree in Civil Engineering* (Domestic) (International) 
  • An MASc (or equivalent) is required to apply for the PhD program
• English Proficiency** 
• 3 Letters of Reference 
• Statement of Intent (Max 1 page) 
• GRE is optional  
  • There is no established minimum score for admission; test scores simply provide the admissions committee with additional information about your academic abilities
• Resume/CV 

Prior Degrees
Applicants with an undergraduate and/or Masters degree that is not in Civil Engineering should be aware that, at the time that a recommendation for admission is made, the Specialty Advisor will be requested to provide a justification regarding the suitability of the applicant for pursuing a graduate degree in civil engineering. However, students should not communicate with the relevant Specialty Advisor regarding this justification, unless invited to do so.

English Proficiency 
If your degrees is not from Australia, Botswana, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, UK, USA, Zaire, Zimbabwe or the English-speaking countries of the West Indies, you are required to submit an official English language test score, typically TOEFL or IELTS.

Below you will find the minimum test scores to be considered for admission into any of the graduate programs at the Department of Civil Engineering at UBC:

TOEFL iBT:

Total	Reading	Listening	Speaking	Writing
100	22	22	21	25



IELTS:

Total	Reading	Listening	Speaking	Writing
7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5



Please note: 

• The Department will not accept letters from granting institutions stating that the medium of instruction is English.
• If your transcripts states that the medium of instruction was English then you do not need to provide the results of an English proficiency exam.
• Score reports more than two years old will not be accepted.
• We only require you to submit official hard copies of transcripts and or your IELTS if you have been recommended for admission to the program. If you are recommended you will receive an email from the department requesting your official documents. All the details you need, mailing address etc. will be contained in the email. 
• We cannot accept IELTS/TOEFL scores after the application deadline. Once that deadline date has passed you will not be able to upload any documents.