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Process

1. You can submit your program preference form online using your CWL login below.
   
   This form may be used by current and prospective students with a CWL account and a valid student number. If you do not have a CWL account, please visit http://www.it.ubc.ca/cwl/homelink.shtml.  If you are a prospective student and do not have a student number, you need to apply first at https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/.

   

2. You can log back in at anytime to re-submit changes up until June 15.
   
   Students admitted to the Faculty, after the deadline, can download the program preference form (available in June) and return the completed form to the Engineering Student Services Office.

3. Secondary school students who have received a guarantee of their first choice of programs as part of the President's Entrance Scholarship (PES) award will be placed into the program of their choice.

4. All other program preference forms will be sorted by first-year average. Some adjustments to the order will be made to reflect lighter course loads, not having taken a first-year English course, and other factors that would otherwise penalize students who have taken a full, first-year program.

5. Students are placed into their first-choice program starting with the first program preference form.

6. Eventually, one program will become full and the next student wanting that program will receive their second choice of programs. As more of the programs become full, the choice of programs becomes more limited until all of the students have been placed and all of the programs have been filled.

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Second-year Placement FAQ

I received a President Entrance Scholarship (PES), but I have not done so well this year. Does the guarantee still hold?

The guarantee holds so long as you have received the PES and have maintained at least a 75% average for the year and have passed at least 27 credits of our first year program.

I did not receive a guarantee. Can I still get my first choice preference?

Most students are placed into their first preference of programs. Unfortunately, all of our programs can accept only a limited number of students so some students will be offered one of their lower choices. Program preferences are satisfied in order of first year average, with students having the highest averages being satisfied first.

When will I hear what program I am being offered?

Program placement takes place during the summer. Most students will hear by the middle of July, but some students will not hear until the middle of August as the last students are accepted into second year and the last placements are made. Students who are not accepted into the second-year engineering program until late in the summer may have a limited selection of programs as some of the programs may already be full.

When can I register?

Your registration date will probably arrive before you have heard about your second-year placement. You may not register for any courses in your discipline, but you may register for those courses that are common across all second-year engineering programs, i.e., mathematics courses. Register in sections of those courses that fit the timetable of the program into which you expect to be placed. If your placement is not what you expected, you can always change sections in the courses for which you have already registered.

How are averages calculated for the purpose of second-year placement?

A credit-weighted average is calculated based on all of the courses taken during the winter session of first year. Students who have taken a lighter course load, have not taken a first-year English course or who are transferring into the Faculty from another Faculty or college may have their average adjusted with an aim of being fair to all students.

Do I have to list all the programs in order of preference, even if I would never accept one or more of the programs if it were offered to me?

You may list as few or many programs in order of priority as you wish. When you are being placed, you will be placed into the program of your highest preference that still has space available. If none of the programs you list has space left, we will assume that you do not want to return in September.

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