Technical Electives

The courses listed below are pre-approved technical elective options. This does not mean that all courses will fit into your timetable, will be offered every year, or that seats will be available by the time your registration opens. Some courses are required courses for other programs and thus prioritize students from such programs first. The earlier your registration time, the greater the chance you will register into popular courses. The more you check on seat availability, the greater your chance of finding an open seat when another student drops the course. This is the reality of registration for most university programs. There are enough options that you should be able to find something that works. Because registration is subject to available spaces, students must plan ahead by having multiple options in mind in the event that preferred courses become full, may not be offered, or conflict with another course.

For instructions on how to register for these technical electives, scroll down to the “Instructions for registering in pre-approved technical electives” section on the How to Register page. Some courses require prerequisites and you need to ensure you have them before making a registration request.

A minimum of 6 credits from the PRIMARY list is required:

The remaining credits may be taken from the SECONDARY list:

One UNBC course from the list below may be used to meet a UBC secondary technical elective requirement. The course must have been taken prior to transit to UBC.