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CIE is a competitive program. Students must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for the CIE program. The student must:

These criteria are set to ensure that students are prepared to thrive academically while on a CIE term. Please contact the CIE office to discuss possible appeals or exceptions to the requirements outlined above. Please speak to the CIE Coordinator prior to applying if you require academic or other accommodations abroad.

Eligible year levels and academic term dates

When you go on your CIE term abroad depends on your UBC Applied Science program of study.

Engineering Physics students and Bachelor of Environmental Design students can participate in CIE during UBC’s Term 1 (September – December). Students in all other engineering programs of study participate in CIE during UBC’s Term 2 (January – April).

You can participate in a term abroad during the following academic years and terms:

Year 3, Term 2

Year 3.5, Term 2

Year 4, Term 2

Year 4, Term 1

See the example below for Mechanical Engineering students on when you are eligible to apply and go abroad on a CIE term.

Overview of the application process

Application will be available online on November 1, 2018.

You will need to include the following information as part of your application:

And prepare the following documents:

The courses you request on your applicationmust be engineering courses (or environmental design courses for Bachelor of Environmental Design students) pre-approved by the CIE office to ensure that the credits transfer back to UBC.

After you have the above documents ready, submit your CIE application online.

UBC will review your submitted application after the application deadline. If we approve your application, we will nominate you to the CIE partner institution and let you know if you can be matched to your first-choice or second-choice institution.

After you have been accepted into the CIE program, you will receive instructions on how to submit your application directly to the partner university. The partner institutions will make the final decision on whether you are accepted at their institution. In the rare case that the partner institution advises you are not accepted, ensure to let us know right away and we can seek an alternate CIE opportunity as applicable.

We will provide you with your official transcript if required as part of your application to the partner university. Some universities might require an academic reference. Speak with your professor early to let them know that you might need a reference from them.

Application deadlines

Application deadline for 2019 Winter session is January 17, 2019, at 4 pm.