To obtain your EIT or P.Eng. status you must demonstrate that you have met the minimum academic requirements for application and for registration.  You are required to have the equivalent of graduation from a four year full time bachelors program in applied science, engineering, geoscience, science or technology. 

This normally means that you have a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university program.

If you do not have an undergraduate degree in engineering from an accredited university program, your academic background will be assessed and you may be assigned academic examinations.

You may be granted exemption from examinations.  These are the most common causes for exemption:

• you have an undergraduate engineering degree recognized by an engineering accreditation body that has a Mutual Recognition Agreement with APEGBC (EAC of ABET-USA; Engineering Council-UK, Engineers Australia, IPENZ-New Zealand and Engineers Ireland for graduates since 1989; HKIE-Hong Kong for graduates since 1995; ECSA-South Africa for graduates since 1999; JABEE – Japan for graduates since 2005; IES – Singapore for graduates since 2006; IEET - Chinese Taipei for graduates since 2007; ABEEK - Korea for graduates since 2007; BEM-Malaysia since 2009; MUDEK-Turkey since 2011 and CTI-France).
• you have an undergraduate engineering degree and an approved postgraduate engineering degree, in the same discipline as that of your undergraduate engineering degree.
• you have an undergraduate engineering degree and at least seven years of engineering experience or you have graduated from an ECSA-accredited program (South Africa) prior to 1999.   The decision to grant a reduction or an exemption is based on the results of a one-hour interview held at the APEGBC office.
• you have an undergraduate degree or equivalent in applied science, engineering, geoscience, science or technology; and have written and passed the U.S. Fundamentals of Engineering plus the Principles and Practice of Engineering examinations in the discipline of registration for which you are applying.
• you have an undergraduate or post graduate engineering degree from a program on APEGBC’s list of Non-Accredited Reputable International Programs.