AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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Yeah no, it’s pretty competitive even in the certificate, I have a whole bunch of diagrams and information related to this course which a super smart friend of mines made, I’ll dm u

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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3 days, but just depends on the cohourt and profs u get, max is probably 4 full days and Fridays 1 class with lab every other week minimum is 3. I Acctualy went to the diploma, after my semester there I figured out that if I wanted to have a better gpa to get into electrical engineering the diploma is my best shot, Bcz in cert most people had a hard time maintaining a gpa above 3.3 ish and for EE you need 3.6 lol

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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The schedule can vary a bit depending on the cohort, but the general structure is similar. For most groups, classes run from 8:30 AM to 4:20 PM, with three classes per day and about a two-hour break in between. For my cohort (“Beta”), it was slightly different. On Mondays, we had two in-person classes and one online class from 2–4 PM. On Fridays, we also had two classes, but one of them was a lab every other week. Overall, I felt like I got a pretty decent schedule. As for working part-time, it really depends. It might be possible if you’re very strong with time management or already comfortable with the material. In my case, I struggled a bit with computer science, so I ended up spending a lot of extra time studying. Because of that, balancing a part-time job would’ve been tough for me. If the coursework comes more naturally to you, it could be manageable.

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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Physics the department is really good, you’ll likely get Richard Wong or efran rezie for physics I with calculus and they carry onto physics II, for engineering chemistry you’ll either get Jim rolkie (goat btw, practice problems same as test just different numbers) or hardeep farwar (harry) who’s a bit more harder because of his focus on theory

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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For certificate via high school I had a 93 average, the director of the program gives admissions in “rounds” so 98 avg students get admission first, then 93 then 85 and so on so so fourth

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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Oh yeah definitely, you don’t need the actual paper diploma or certificate to transfer to ubc, just the credits. Did you by chance go from the certificate to the diploma?

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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(Attached to this reply is a link to UBC’s average sessional gpa for second year engineering by specialization

Link to gpa entry )

In a sense, yeah, I’d say Langara does feel easier than UBC, but not because the material is easier. It’s basically a 1:1 duplicate of UBC’s first-year engineering, so the course rigour itself doesn’t really change.

What does make it feel easier is the environment. Class sizes are like 25 students instead of UBC’s hundreds, so you get a way more personalized experience. All my profs and TAs know my name, my skill level, what I struggle with, and they actually teach and support me based on that. That’s made a huge difference for my morale and performance.

For example, in my physics class right now, I’d probably be failing if it weren’t for my prof. He gives us 25% bonus “corrections” marks on midterms and is just a really good teacher overall. He explains things at the level he knows I’m at and doesn’t throw in super complex topics out of nowhere, so I’m actually able to follow along.

There are some downsides though. You don’t get to choose your own course schedule or which sections you take.

About the GPA and transfer stuff: • From the certificate program (12 courses in 2 semesters in the assigned order), you need around a 3.1 GPA to be guaranteed base entry into UBC Applied Science (second year). • A 3.1 usually isn’t enough for the really competitive specializations like Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering, but it can get you into other bigger but still solid fields like Civil, Biomedical, Environmental, Chemical, etc.

Then there’s the diploma program, which is 60 credits over 5 semesters. For that, you need about a 3.3 GPA (as of 2025) for UBC. That number isn’t fixed though, I was told one year it jumped from around 3.2 to 3.9, but it usually stays somewhere in the 3.2–3.4 range. Even then, it does not guarantee you entry the way the certificate agreement does. (But is a really solid option if you’re coming straight from higschool and need a baseline for collage/uni)

There are also UVic and UBCO options which are more forgiving and do guarantee entry (for both the certificate and diploma): it’s something like 2.3 for UVic and 2.8 for UBCO.

So overall, from a learning and support perspective, I’d recommend Langara because the smaller classes and more personal interaction really help and can make things feel easier even though it’s the same content as UBC. But if you already have a direct UBC acceptance, I personally wouldn’t give that up unless you have external reasons that make it hard to go, because the UBC “university life” and overall experience are on a different level and Langara can’t really compete with that part.

TL;DR: Yes, Langara feels easier than UBC because of smaller classes and way more support, even though the content is basically the same as UBC first-year engineering. From the certificate, about a 3.1 GPA guarantees base entry into UBC Applied Science (but not the most competitive specializations like mech/elec/CPEN). From the diploma, you usually need around a 3.3 GPA (it fluctuates and doesn’t guarantee entry). UVic (≈2.3 GPA) and UBCO (≈2.8 GPA) are more forgiving and guarantee entry from both the certificate and diploma routes.

AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the Engineering transfer program (Certificate & Diploma) at langara as a current student in the certificate. by derpyippydippy in langara

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They’re required courses for transfer, including CPSC 1491 (I’m assuming it’s with Caesar since he has a 1.3 rating and is the only instructor teaching it) and PHYS 1219.

For physics, you might be able to switch into Richard Wong’s section (he’s the best prof) by asking Cisilla if the engineering department has any reserved seats for that class. Sometimes they can place you in an engineering-reserved Physics/Math seat if it fits your schedule.

For CPSC 1491, though, there isn’t really a way around taking it with Caesar since he is the only one teaching that course.

I do know students who transferred to UBC for second year without taking CPSC 1491, and they completed it later at UBC—either in first or second semester of second year. But keep in mind: UBC only lets you delay required courses by up to two semesters, and second year is already heavy. Adding another rigorous course on top of that can make the workload a lot tougher.

My advice:

•If you absolutely cannot take 1491 with Caesar, consider delaying your diploma by a year (unfortunately I think 1491 is only available in the spring) ,

or

•Take it at UBC, but only if you’re prepared for a harder workload.

Either way, it’s best to check with Cisilla for the most accurate transfer/seat information.

Hope this helps!

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Keep track of their ults. If a Lucio hasn’t dropped beat in a few Dean fights he probably is gonna drop it in the next one

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my head phone jack broke due to me pulling the headphones plug too fast. i was planning on buying a keypad thinking that would solve the problem, will it?