FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Each student in the Engineering Science program is assigned a faculty member for academic advice and planning (students must obtain the signature of their counsellor on the course registration form each year when planning a program for the subsequent year). For students in the first year of the program, the counsellors shall be appointed by the Associate Dean-Academic; for students in subsequent years, the counsellor shall be the Chair (or designate) of the appropriate Department.
At least twelve full courses must be completed from those offered by The University of Western Ontario.
All students registered in the first year program must, during program planning in February, rank in order of preference their choices of program for second year.
The selection process is based on the student carrying a full course load of six courses, not including ES 025, and the year weighted average (YWA) obtained at the end of the academic year.
Students with no failures in any of the six courses and a YWA of at least 75% will be given first priority into the program of their choice.
Students with no failures and a YWA between 60% (70% for Integrated Engineering) and 74% will be given second priority and will be ranked for the program of their choice according to YWA. The program enrolment will be filled to the limit.
Students with a YWA of at least 60% and one or more failures in the courses listed above for the program of their first choice may be allowed to proceed in the program, provided there are spaces and by permission of the Dean, in consultation with the appropriate Department Chair. Students with a YWA of at least 60% with no failures in the essential courses listed below will be ranked in the program of their choice according to YWA.
The Dean, in consultation with the appropriate Department Chair, may allow students not included above to proceed in the program of their choice.
If students are not admitted to their first choice of program, they will be ranked for the other programs in the order of preference indicated.
Certain courses in each program are considered to be essential for successful progression into second year. Applied Mathematics 026 and Computer Science 026a/b are essential for all programs, and for
Transfer from one program to another can be done only in consultation with the appropriate Department Chair.
Students will be informed about the program in which they are allowed to register in second year when they access their marks when academic year marks are available.
The progress of students shall be evaluated at the end of the academic year. Eligibility to progress shall be based on the performance of the student during the evaluation period as indicated by the weighted average obtained for that period.
The progression requirements for Engineering students registered in an approved concurrent degree program will be based only on those courses being counted toward the BESc degree.
To be eligible for the concurrent degree, students must meet the progression requirements of each Faculty.
A part-time student will be adjudicated once the student has completed 3.0 or more courses since the last adjudication. The weighted average will be calculated on all courses completed since the last adjudication. The progression adjudication will be effective over all the courses used in the adjudication.
Course Weight:
Weighted Mark:
For the purpose of calculating weighted average marks, a mark of 40% shall be assigned for each course offered by a Faculty other than the Faculty of Engineering Science in which the student is assigned a final grade of F. In the case of courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering Science the actual mark shall be used.
Weighted Average:
To be named to the Dean's Honor List, students in Engineering Science must: complete a minimum of five courses and achieve an average of 80%.
Students registered in an approved program of full-time studies leading to two undergraduate degrees will be adjudicated for the Dean's Honor List of each Faculty provided that at least 3.5 of the courses of the year's work have been approved for credit towards the particular degree.
A student who at the end of an academic year, has achieved a weighted average of at least 60% and has achieved a passing grade in each course of his/her approved program shall proceed to the next year in Good Standing.
A student who, at the end of an academic year, has achieved a weighted average of at least 60% but has failed to pass one or more courses, may proceed to the next year on condition that the failed course(s) are repeated or approved substitutions are taken during the next Winter Session.
A student who is in second, third or fourth year and who for the first time obtains a weighted average at the end of the academic year in the range of 50-59% shall be failed with leave to repeat the year. Credit shall be retained in the Faculty of Engineering Science for courses in which the student obtains a mark of 60% or better in that year. This adjudication comment will apply to any courses taken during the subsequent summer term.
A student shall be required to withdraw from the Faculty of Engineering Science and (unless admitted to another Faculty) shall be required to withdraw from the University, if that student:
See STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEALS in the ACADEMIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES section ().
Note: Students may appeal decisions in writing to the Dean of the Faculty (or designate) by June 30 of the year of application.
A student who has been required to withdraw because of unsatisfactory standing may apply for readmission through Admissions following a period of at least one year outside the University.
A student in the final year of the BESc program may be granted supplemental examination privileges provided that the student has earned:
Permission to write supplemental examinations will be granted only after the academic results for students in their final year have been reviewed by the Faculty at a meeting held during the month of May.
These examinations will be scheduled during the examination period for the Intersession.
Supplemental examination privileges apply only to courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering Science.
A candidate for the BESc degree shall pass all courses in the candidate's approved program of studies and obtain a weighted average of at least 60% in the courses that make up the fourth year program together with a weighted average of at least 60% in all the courses in all years that are counted for graduation.
Students who have achieved a weighted average of at least 70% may request permission from their Academic Counsellor to take one course more than the normal load. Students who have a weighted average less than 70% may, after consultation with their Academic Counsellor, petition the Dean of the Faculty in writing to waive this policy on the grounds of extenuating circumstances. The nature of the grounds must be clearly stated in the petition. If the student does not intend that such course(s) be used for degree credit, the student shall so designate in writing at the time of registration and the course(s) shall not be included when evaluating the student for progression. A request to use a course so designated for degree credit at a later date will not be granted.
Students in the final year of the Engineering Science program who have achieved a weighted average of at least 75% in the work of the penultimate year may, with the permission of their Academic Counsellor, the course instructor, and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, include in the program of the final year up to one full graduate course that will count towards the undergraduate degree only. Exceptions to this policy will seldom be made and then only on written petition to the Dean of the Faculty demonstrating compelling reasons.
Students shall be deemed to have failed to satisfy the prerequisites for courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering Science if they:
Students who register for a second-term course offered by the Faculty of Engineering Science but fail to satisfy the prerequisites for the course during the first term, must officially withdraw from the second term course(s). A request to waive prerequisites may be granted in exceptional circumstances provided the request is approved by the course instructor, the student's Department Chair, and the Dean of the Faculty. A Special Permission Form shall be used for this purpose.
Residence Requirements
Enrolment Limitations in Each Program
Essential Courses
Transfer
Progression Requirements
Progression Requirements for Part-Time Students
Definition of Terms
Each course has been assigned a weight of 0.5 (half-course), 1.0 (full course) or 1.5 (CBE 497). All a, b, F, G, and y courses are half-courses. Courses with the suffix E or without a suffix are full courses. The weights for courses offered by other faculties are usually either 1.0 (full course) or 0.5 (half-course).
The weighted mark for a course is the product of the weight for the course and the mark obtained by the student.
The weighted average for an evaluation period is the total of the weighted marks obtained by the student during the evaluation period divided by the sum of the weights for the corresponding courses.
Dean's Honor List
Progression in Good Standing
Conditional Progression
Failed with Leave to Repeat
Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing
Appeals
Readmission following Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing
Transfer to Another Faculty
Supplemental Examinations
Graduation Requirements
Extra Courses
Graduate Courses
Failure to Satisfy Prerequisites
Academic Calendar
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