For the Love of Food

Make food your life in the CIA Associate in Culinary Arts degree program. You’ll not only build the core skills used by every chef; you’ll chart your own path toward a lifelong career doing what you love. Learn to prepare a wide variety of dishes and cuisines, manage people, and use state-of-the-art equipment—all in less than two years! Come and make our trademark hands-on learning approach and industry-proven experts work for you.

Highlights:

1st Session: Learn how to develop flavor, employ classic and contemporary culinary techniques, create menus, and prepare global cuisines.

2nd Session: Study the ways successful culinary professionals manage restaurants, high-end catering, food trucks, and other food-related businesses.

3rd Session: Gain real-world experience through a paid internship semester at one of CIA’s 2,000+ food industry partners.

4th Session: Discover how real public restaurants are operated—hands-on, in our award-winning, live-action restaurant classrooms that serve thousands of customers annually.

How to apply：

Get started by submitting your application on our official website. Choose from two online options: CIA ONLINE APP or COMMON APP.

Next, to complete your application file, we just need three additional items:

▲ Request official transcripts(成绩单).

▲ Submit an essay to indicate your goals in life.

▲ Ask for a recommendation letter written by your teachers.

That’s it! You’re on your way to enrolling at CIA. If you’ve already submitted your application, learn more about the essay and supporting materials. Get ready for applications at least 3 months in advance in case of any interviews and background checks. Applications for our program are due by December 1,2023.

The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Clean Energy Engineering is a professional degree for engineers who want to stand out and drive innovation in the field of clean energy. This master’s program combines graduate-level engineering courses with UBC Sauder’s Robert H. Le Graduate School courses, giving you the skills and confidence to take your career in new directions.

Governments and industry are advancing the shift to sustainable energy solutions. Leading organizations are seeking clean energy experts who have the technical understanding to develop innovative solutions that minimize environmental impact. They’re also looking for individuals who have the business insight to lead teams and guide change.

Choose Engineering and Business

The MEL in Clean Energy Engineering program offers a unique combination of technical and business classes, giving you the strategic skills to play a leading role in forward-thinking organizations. Engineering courses cover the entire industry value chain, from energy generation, transmission and distribution to energy use and management. Business courses offered by the top ranked UBC Sauder School of Business give you a solid foundation in business strategy, project management, and organizational leadership.

Gain a Competitive Advantage

In this 12-month program, you will:

• broaden your knowledge of sustainable energy systems, energy storage, energy distribution networks, energy efficiency and energy policy;

• sharpen your technical and analytical skills through a project-based curriculum that involves hands-on learning opportunities;

• study under noted faculty and industry experts at UBC’s high-tech research centers.

Prealgebra (初级代数) 1

Summary

Our Prealgebra 1 course includes a complete exploration of the basic knowledge of math. We also introduce beginning topics in algebra.

Prealgebra 1 is a live course which meets online weekly for 75 minutes, or as a self-paced course. Both course styles offer teachers' feedback（反馈） on students' work.

Our weekly live Prealgebra course brings together some great problem solvers from around the world for classes. Students also learn from our Prealgebra textbook and videos. What's more they can use the class message board to work with their classmates and receive help from teacher outside of the class time.

What's included?

*16 weekly live classes taught by one of our outstanding teachers.

*Weekly homework with challenging short-answer problems and practices on our online learning system.

*Weekly reading tasks in our Prealgebra textbook.

Schedule

The present and coming weekly live Prealgebra 1 course is listed. All sections cover the same course materials. There are no classes on July 4, September 1-2, November 25-December 1, and December 21-January 3.

Who should take this class?

This course is suitable for students in America who have completed an elementary school (grades 1-5) math study and are eager for a more challenging math experience or students of the same level elsewhere. Students can try our Prealgeba1 test to see if they are well prepared to take this course.

Each class brings together eager students with outstanding teachers for a highly interactive（互动的）mathematical conversation. Students who wish to study at their own pace should consider our self-paced course of Prealgebra 1.