Undergraduate Registration

General advice

If this is your last academic year: Potential Graduates' Checklist

How many courses?

Full-time students take from 4 to 6 courses per semester, depending on the following factors:

• The amount of time you have for study: each lecture hour needs an average of about two hours of “outside” work while each laboratory hour needs about one-half hour of “outside” work.
• The nature of the courses: more time is needed for the supporting courses shown at the bottom of this page.
• Your learning skills, which you can improve through Student Learning Services.
• Your current GPA and the target GPA. See acceptable GPA.

In general, it is a much better strategy to take fewer courses but learn them well. Learn well the supporting courses (see list below), and you will learn faster and more effectively the subsequent courses. Success in the fundamental courses of the first year is therefore particularly crucial.

For a successful start, listen to these tips in the How-to-study Guide and Problem solving & thinking skills, which are particularly effective for engineering study. You can also get help, if needed, from Student Learning Services.

Standard course sequences

You should adhere to the Standard Course Sequences for B.Eng. (Bldg) or B.Eng. (Civil) in order to avoid scheduling conflicts or lack of pre-requisites.

Out-of-sequence

Out-of-sequence students may encounter scheduling conflicts, lack of prerequisites, or finding certain courses not offered. Thus, out-of-sequence students should try to get back into sequence as soon as possible. To avoid the problem in the first place, avoid failing any of the courses.

To ease the preceding difficulties, many common core courses are offered in the evening, or in both fall and winter semesters, or in the summer as well. The Tentative Course Schedule may be used as a guide in your planning.

Modus operandi

Registration in specific course sections is on a first-come first-serve basis. Students are strongly recommended to register for the Fall and Winter terms at the beginning of the registration cycle.

Registration information

Newly admitted students: Have you passed the University Writing Test Requirement?

1. Third/fourth year Civil Engineering students: choose/change your option by completing this CIVIL OPTION SELECTION FORM. For details of the various options, see here.

2. Forms, student requests for exceptions to academic regulations or related matters, such as permission for course overloads, registration or withdrawals after the deadline, course substitutions, .etc..: ENCS Academic Services

3. Select courses

• Standard course sequence: for B.Eng. (Bldg) or B.Eng. (Civil). This course sequence needs to be adjusted if you are currently out of sequence.
• Undergraduate Class Schedule and ENCS Course list.
• Read the Registration guide--Hard copy is available at the Birks Student Centre (LB-185).

Notes

• Students must have completed all 200-level courses required for their program before they can register for any 400-level courses.
• Students who fail a fall-term 200-level supporting course are required to repeat it in the immediate subsequent Winter Term. In addition, students obtaining grades in the “D” range for such courses may choose to repeat them in order to be better prepared for more advanced courses.
• If you failed the pre-requisite for a course, you may not be able to register for it.
• In their final undergraduate year, students with high standing may apply for permission through the Dean’s Office to register for a limited number of graduate courses in lieu of some courses in the undergraduate program.

4. Register, verify your schedule, or make changes through: MyCONCORDIA PORTAL.

Need advice or assistance?

• ENCS Academic Services: Contact Student Academic Services at (514) 848-2424, Local 3055 or appear in person at: EV-Complex 1515 St. Catherine West, EV-2.125.

• BCEE academic advice: Make appointment to see the Undergraduate Program Advisor.

Key courses supporting many other courses

The following supporting courses provide the foundation and/or tools for many subsequent courses. Learn them such that you will be able to make effective use of them in later courses.

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