Common First Year Engineering Certificate is a certificate in Engineering & Technology programme taught at Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 6,800 per total for local students.
The Common First Year Engineering Certificate covers first-year Engineering studies within the Applied Science stream, with all coursework completed at Okanagan College. Completion can open a path to second-year Engineering (Applied Science) programs at some British Columbia universities. The program builds a foundational knowledge base in engineering, develops the ability to analyze and solve engineering problems, and introduces investigation of complex technical problems.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants only, per the College's program page. This is the transfer year into an engineering degree, and its entry bar is higher than most Okanagan College certificates.
Academic base: B.C. secondary-school graduation or the equivalent, or being 19 or older and out of secondary school for at least a year as of the first day of classes.
English 12 at a minimum of 67 per cent, or an accepted alternative.
Mathematics: at least 67 per cent in Pre-Calculus 12, ABE MATH 012 or Okanagan College MATH 120.
Science: at least 67 per cent in both Chemistry 12 and Physics 12.
Recency rule: all of those courses must have been completed within the last two years, so that the knowledge is current. Applicants who fall short on mathematics are asked to contact the department to discuss their options.
One important exception on English: the College states that IELTS, TOEFL and the Duolingo English Test cannot be used to meet the English admission requirement for this certificate.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes published by Okanagan College for this program: September 2026 (Kelowna). Campus availability differs by intake and the program page shows which are still open.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants: there is no fixed closing date. For a Fall intake the College starts taking applications at 8:30 a.m. on October's first weekday of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first weekday of the preceding year, then keeps accepting them until the seats are gone - so apply early. Apply through EducationPlannerBC; the fee is $30 CAD. This program is offered to domestic applicants only.
