Admission requirements

Applicants are required to have:

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience to the pillar they are applying for. Please refer to the UBC Academic Calendar for further information.
• For the MEL in Clean Energy Engineering, applicants must have taken at least 3 credits (UBC-equivalency) of thermodynamics at the second- or third-year level.
• Relevant professional experience is considered an asset.

Applicants for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree must have completed one of the following requirements prior to admission:

• A master's degree (or equivalent) from an approved institution with clear evidence of research ability or potential.
• A bachelor's degree with one year of study in a master's program with 12 credits of first class average, of which 9 credits must be at the 500-level or above and at least 9 credits must be of first class standing. There must also be clear evidence of research ability or potential.
• In exceptional cases, applicants who hold a bachelor's degree with an overall average in the A grade range and who demonstrate advanced research ability may be granted direct admission to a doctoral degree program on recommendation of the admitting graduate program and approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Students entering directly from a bachelor's degree must, during the first year of study, complete 12 credits with a first class average, of which at least 9 credits must be at the 500-level or above and at least 9 credits must be of first class standing, to maintain registration as a doctoral student.