Academic Requirements for Member-in-Training

You must provide your academic documentation to be assessed for academic equivalency. Basic guidance regarding the acceptability of certain academic programs can be found at the following links:

Your academic background will be evaluated against the APEGA engineering or geoscience syllabus. If you do not meet the academic requirements, you may be assigned exams to address identified deficiencies, required to write confirmatory exams to verify the quality, depth, and breadth of your education, or refused.

You must provide your conferred undergraduate degree along with the following, if applicable:

  • postgraduate degrees
  • transfer credits
  • university entrance exams or A-level exams

If you completed your education outside Canada, skip to the World Education Services section below.

If your undergraduate degree is not in engineering or geoscience, you should apply as a member-in-training to avoid unnecessarily completing the work experience requirement. You will need to provide a current, detailed résumé.

If your undergraduate degree is in engineering or geoscience and you believe you meet the work experience requirements for professional membership, you should apply for the professional member designation.

Please note that member-in-training applicants may be assigned confirmatory exams as part of the academic review process. In some cases, these exams may be waived based on relevant work experience. 

Academics for Canadian Graduates

If you are applying to become an engineer-in-training or a geoscientist-in-training, you must provide complete transcripts that show the conferral (graduation) date.

Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

If your degree program is accredited through the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), you only need to provide the conferred transcripts for that degree. You do not need to provide your transfer credits, certificates, or diplomas as support documentation.

The CEAB program is only available for undergraduate degrees. 

Non-CEAB Programs

If you completed a degree in an engineering program that was not part of the CEAB, or if you completed a geoscience program, your degree-granting institution must send the following documents to APEGA.

  • Conferred undergraduate degree transcripts
  • Conferred postgraduate transcripts (if applicable)
  • Transfer credits (if applicable)

World Education Services for International Graduates

If you completed your education outside Canada, you must provide a World Education Services (WES) Course-by-Course International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP) report.

WES is an international credential evaluation service designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to provide educational credential asessments for education completed outside Canada. WES is the only international credential service APEGA recognizes, and we will accept only its Course-by-Course ICAP report.

Read About the WES Course-by-Course ICAP Report

All transcripts, including transfer credits, must be included in your WES Course-by-Course ICAP report. APEGA does not accept industry training (e.g., journeyman) certificates, professional development, or continuing education.

WES Course-by-Course ICAP Report vs. APEGA's Board of Examiners

WES Course-by-Course ICAP Report:

  • verifies the authenticity of your academic documents
  • completes any translations required of your academics
  • establishes the equivalent level of your academic credentials compared with the Canadian university system

APEGA's Board of Examiners:

  • reviews your degree to ensure it is a degree in engineering or geoscience
  • confirms the acceptability of the course content and performance of your degree
  • ensures your degree meets the legal requirements for licensure

How to Obtain a WES Report

Obtain a WES Course-by-Course ICAP report by following the steps below.

  1. Start an application through myAPEGA and receive your APEGA ID. You will need this ID to order your WES Course-by-Course ICAP report.
  2. In myAPEGA’s online application system, complete the required steps. After adding your education in Step 5, follow the instructions to continue to the WES website.
  3. Follow the instructions provided by WES. If you already have a WES evaluation, you may need to upgrade it to a Course-by-Course ICAP report.
  4. WES will send your completed evaluation report directly to APEGA electronically. Physical copies will not be accepted.

Monitor the status of your report through your WES account and notify APEGA at [email protected] if there are any delays in receiving the report. You have 90 days from the date you submit and pay for your application to provide all required academic documents to APEGA.

Please note that if WES does not submit a completed report within 90 days of your application submission, your application will be withdrawn. Consider waiting to submit your application until your WES report has been completed and is ready to be sent to APEGA.

How to Deliver Transcripts to APEGA

Important: APEGA does not accept transcripts received directly by applicants. Transcripts that you upload, email, or mail yourself will not be accepted.

To complete your application, your transcripts must be sent directly to APEGA by the issuing institution or through an approved transcript service, as outlined in the table below.

Canadian-Earned Transcripts (CEAB and Non-CEAB)

Electronic transcripts

APEGA accepts electronic transcripts from Canadian institutions. This is the fastest way to have your transcripts received and reviewed.

You may ask your institution’s Registrar’s Office to email your transcripts directly to [email protected], or you follow your institution’s process for sharing digital transcripts. When prompted:

  • Select Generate a link to my documents (or equivalent)
  • Name of Organization: APEGA
  • Recipient: [email protected]

You do not need to include an expiry date. If an access pin is required, email the pin separately to [email protected].

Note: Do not download your transcripts and forward them to APEGA yourself. Transcripts emailed by applicants, or links included in personal emails, will not be accepted.

Physical transcripts

If electronic transcripts are not available, official sealed or stamped transcripts must be sent directly to APEGA by the issuing institution. Documents may also be accepted if you deliver them in the original sealed envelope and they have not been opened.

Transcripts must include the degree conferral date and should be addressed to Attention: Registration.

International Transcripts

APEGA does not accept transcripts or other academic documents directly from applicants for international education. The completed WES report must be sent electronically from WES directly to APEGA. Physical copies and applicant-submitted copies will not be accepted.

Note: Please request that your WES report be issued in English.

Advanced Placement Courses

If you received transfer credit through advanced placement (AP) courses, have the transcript sent directly to APEGA by the issuing high school or college, as WES does not evaluate AP coursework.