2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 39EXCHANGE PROGRAMS ,A student who is reinstated after being ineligible to continue at"Formal exchange programs with a 'number of universities in other a given level must repeat all the courses of that level, unlesscountries are available for B.Eng. students wishing to attend a specific course exemptions are granted explicitly in the letter offoreign university and receive credit at McMaster. For further infor": re'instatement. Students who are reinstated will be placed onmation . please see International Study in the General Academic program probation, and calculation of their. cumulative average' ,Regulations section in this Calendar. For information on the Ca-, will begin anew. If at any review after reinstatement the student'snadian Scholars Exchange Program (9ANEX), please refer t() the Ii Cumulative Average falls below 3.5,the stu,dent will be requiredAcademic Facilities, Student Services and Organizations section to withdraw from the University for a period of ~t least 12months.of this Calendar under the heading Student Exchanges. ' PROGRAM CHANGESA 'CADEMIC' REGU' I A'JIONS 'All progrqm changes must be made through the Office of the11 LI'\ Associate Dean of Engineering.FOR B.ENG. PROGRAMS.STUDENT ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY. ,You are responsible for adhering totfle statemer:tt on .student academic responsibility found in theGeneral Academic Regulations section of this Calendar;', , 'Students enrolled in Engineering programs, in addition to meetingthe General Academic Regulations of the University, shall. besubject to the following Faculty Regulations.ENGINEERING i . ,To be eligible for. level .11 a student; must successful~y completeall non-elective level I courses with an Overall CumulativeAverage(CA). of4.0 .or greater. To help, students who may, have had aca-'demi,c difficulty dl,Jring the year, the Faculty of Engineering has, aremedial studies. plan (called the M-Opportunity) that provides the, opportunity to repeat failed courses in second term and/or in thesummer. The results of these M-Opportunity courses are used tocalculate a new CA (failed courses are sti.1I counted in the CA).A studentin Engineering I whose Cumulative Average, (CA) isless than 4.0 can no longer continue in Engineering.. SEQUENCE OF COURSES. " .•, Cburses:must be taken hl the sequence specified in the Calendarf()r the program., Students must register for alloutsfandingwork of one level before attempting work for a higher level.REPEATED COURSES 'All failed courses must be repeated if they are required courses. for the Engineering , program or may be replaced if the coursesare not explicitly required~ .LEVEL OF REGISTRATION , . , . ,: A student is required to ~egister in the lowest level for which. more than six units of ,Work is incomplete. Work ofa higher level 'may be undertaken only with' the permission of the AssociateDean of Engineering. .FALUWINTER SESSION WORKLOAD . .The Faculty of Engineering has sel' a minimum FalllWinter sessionworkload of 37 units for Engineering I students. The workload for other students must be approved I by the appropriate. Department Chair and the Associate Dean of Engineering. In, order to qualify for most scholarships students must register inthe full load of work prescribed by program and level, No morethan 21 ,units in one term will be approved.' ,"REINSTATEMENT TO ENGINEERING'A student who is ineligible to continue in the Faculty of Engineeril")gor who May not continue at the university may normallynot apply for reinstatement for one full. academic yea~.Exceptionsmay be made when ,there' are extenuating circumstanceswhich are sLipported by documentation.. Students seeking reinstatement must complete the ReinstatementRequest Form available at the Office of the Registrar or theOffice of the Associate Dean of Engineering. The completed formand the $50 fee must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar byJune 30. The form must be accompanied by a written explanationof the reason for the student's previous unsatisfactory academic .performance, reasons for reinstatement at this time (including'documentation of what has been done to correct' previ'ous prob..: .lems), reasons why the 'student would expect to succeed in thedesired program if reinstated (Le. what was the previous problemand what has been done to correct it), activities since last registeredat McMaster including all academic. work. Two letters ofreference are also required. Reinstatement is not guaranteed.LEVEL I PROGRAM. WEB ADDRESS: h1tp://www.eng. mcmaster.ca/engineering 1 I'{0730}ENGINEERING I: 37 UNITS3 units " CHEM 1 E0310 units ENGINEER1AOO,1C03, 1004, 1P033 units' MATlS 1 M039 units MATH 1 H03, 1 N03,1 NN3'6 units' PHYSICS 1003, lE036 units approved complementary studieselectives.(See Elec..:'tive Courses Available. to Level I Students in the, Degrees,Programs and Courses sect!onof this Calendar.)PROGRAMS. FOR THE B.ENG.,B.ENG.BIOSCIENCES, B.ENG,.MGT.,ANDB.ENG. SOCIETY, DEGREESAdmission to Level II Engineering ProgramsAdmission to level II Engineering programs requires completionof all non-elective' Engineering I courses with a minimum' CumulativeAverage(CA) of 4.0. AII.programs have limited enrolment; shouldthere be more' applicants than the limiting number in any program, .. admission to that program willbe based on a points system, computedas the product of the'Sessional Av~rage (SA) and the numberof units taken in the session (a minimum of 31 units will be used inthe calculation). Students who do not meet the requirements, toproceed to level II in May will have a Pending flag put on their allocation.. The Pending flag will be removed in August if the studentcompletes the requirements over the summer;' '. .In addition, admissio~ to a B.Eng.Mgt. program requires thecompletion of j::CON 1 B03 with a rl]inimum grade of 5.0; an inter~view may also be required.:" Students admitted to a 'B.Eng. Society program are req U'i red to. submit a statement indicating the educational objectives for th~focus· electives.Students seeking admission to the Engineering and Manage-:- .ment program or the Engineering and SoCiety program must firstbe admitted to the relevant. department. Thereafter, they will beconsidered for admission to either of these two programs.Chemical Engineerfng (B.Eng.), {4080} , 'Chemical Engineering Co-op (B.Eng.)ADMISSIONSee Ad'!1ission to Levell/Engineering Programs. 'NOTES1. Students may chqose to follow a stream of recommendedtechnical elective courses. .PRQCESSSYSTEMS ENGINEERING (PSE) STREAM: .-Required Courses: CHEM ENG 4C03, 4E03, 4G03,4l02(PSE laboratories completed), 4W04 (with an approved PSEproject). Other courses ,may be substituted with permissionofthe Department Chair.' .POLYMER M~TERIALSANDMANUFACTURING (PMM) STREAM:- Required Courses: CHEM ENG 3003, 4B03, 4C03, 4102(PMM· laboratories completed), 4WP4 (with. approved PMMproject), 4X03. Other courses may be substituted wi,th per,:mission of the Department Chair.