Academic Performance
Students' academic progress in their Engineering program is determined on the basis of their performance during the Fall and Winter Terms. Performance is judged on the basis of the Sessional Weighted Average (S.W.A.) and the number of credit units failed. Credit is given for courses satisfactorily completed during Spring and Summer Terms, but the grades obtained are not used to alter the ruling made on a student's performance during the previous Fall and Winter terms.
Students with reduced course loads are required to maintain the same academic standards as students with normal course loads.
Sessional Weighted Average (S.W.A)
For details on the weighted average calculation, see the
weighted averages heading in the Examinations and Grading section of the
Calendar.
Promotion Regulations
Sessional Weighted Average greater than or equal to 60% - Failures: 1 to 6 credit units of courses
- Action: Must pass supplemental examinations (if eligible) or repeat the failed courses
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Sessional Weighted Average greater than or equal to 55% but less than 60% - Failures: 0 to 6 credit units of courses including no failures
- Action: Advised to Discontinue
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Sessional Weighted Average greater than or equal to 55% - Failures: 7 to 12 credit units of courses
- Action: Advised to Discontinue
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Any Average - Failures: 13 or more credit units of courses
- Action: Required to Discontinue
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Sessional Weighted Average less than 55% - Failures: Any number of failures including no failures
- Action: Required to Discontinue
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Advised to Discontinue - Students in this category are
Advised to Discontinue their studies for at least one year but are not required to do so. Students who return must repeat the year (see "Repeat the Year"). Students in this category must repeat all courses below 60% in their
first year back. This regulation is strictly enforced and it is the responsibility of the student to register in all repeat courses.
Required to Discontinue - Students in this category are not eligible to register in the College for at least one academic year. Subsequently they must submit an application for readmission. Students must repeat the year (see "Repeat the Year"). If students transfer to another college or post-secondary institution during their
Required to Discontinue year and subsequently transfer back to the College of Engineering, they will only receive credit for courses taken during the
Required to Discontinue year for which they receive a grade of 60% or greater. It will be at the discretion of the College, whether courses will be credited toward the B.E. degree.
Repeat the Year - Students in this category must repeat those courses taken during a previous academic session in which they received a grade of less than 60%. Students in this category must repeat all courses below 60% in their
first year back. This regulation is strictly enforced and it is the responsibility of the student to register in all repeat courses. Students must receive a weighted average of 60% or greater on the repeated courses or they will be
Required to Withdraw.
Required to Withdraw - Students are not normally permitted to repeat more than once in their program. The second time they are
Advised to Discontinue or
Required to Discontinue, they will be
Required to Withdraw from the College of Engineering. Only under exceptional circumstances will subsequent readmission be considered.
Students who are
Required to Discontinue or
Required to Withdraw and could complete the requirements for the degree in one academic year may petition the Undergraduate Administration Committee for permission to return immediately. Permission to return will be at the discretion of the Undergraduate Administration Committee. Such a petition will only be considered once during the entire program of studies of a student.
Students may also be
Required to Withdraw for non-academic reasons such as unethical conduct.