What is a syllabus for?

An APEGBC syllabus lists the topics that are required knowledge in a particular discipline. Each syllabus also contains a Self Assessment Checklist, and a List of Recommended Textbooks for each topic.

If you are a new applicant, an APEGBC syllabus helps you by:

• Listing each topic in each discipline, to help you decide what discipline most closely matches your expertise
• Providing you with a Self-Assessment Checklist, so that you can compare your academic qualifications to each topic requirement in a particular discipline

If you are an examination candidate, the APEGBC syllabus helps you by providing:

• Recommended textbooks for each examination topic
• A full description of the topics on your examination

Engineering Syllabi

Topics common to all disciplines:

• Basic Studies
• Complementary Studies

Topics specific to each discipline:

• Agricultural / Biosystems / Bioresource / Food
• Biomedical / Biochemical
• Chemical
• Civil
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental
• Forest
• Geological
• Geomatics
• Industrial
• Marine
• Mechanical
• Metallurgical
• Mining and Mineral Processing
• Naval Architecture
• Petroleum
• Software Engineering