Undergraduate Calendar 1998-1999

All Year One students enrol in September. All students spend the first Fall term together at the University, after which they are divided into two streams depending on their program of study. They also complete the last term of the program together prior to graduation. Both groups have the same total time on campus and in industry, one group having two academic terms in sequence at the start of the program and the other having two academic terms in sequence at the end of the program. Precise dates for the beginning and end of the various terms are shown in the 'Academic Calendar'; program streaming is identified below.

Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering (Civil), Geological Engineering and Systems Design Engineering students start in September with four months of school (Stream 4) before going out on the first work term in January. Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering and Environmental Engineering (Chemical) students start in September with eight months of school (Stream 8) before their first work term which starts in May. Mechanical Engineering students may be either Stream 4 or Stream 8.

The admission categories, requirements and procedures for all programs are outlined in the Admissions chapter of this Calendar. The following emphasize some of the admission requirements which relate specifically to the Faculty of Engineering.

Applicants from Ontario Secondary Schools

Applicants must present six Ontario Academic Course credits, five of which are required courses. See the Admission Requirements chart in the Admissions chapter for information about admission requirements. Applicants with high overall standing who are missing any of the required courses must contact the Director of Admissions for the Faculty of Engineering no later than December (for the next September admission). Applicants will be evaluated and advised on possible courses of action required to meet the specific requirements.

Admission for Applicants Not Currently Completing Ontario Secondary School

Applicants must obtain standing in the Ontario Academic Courses: Calculus, Algebra and Geometry, Physics, Chemistry and English 1 or their equivalent. The University has developed special pre-university mathematics, physics and chemistry courses which can be taken by distance education as an alternative. To discuss admissibility and appropriate qualifying studies, applicants are advised to contact the Director of Admissions for the Faculty of Engineering in the fall of the year prior to entering Year One.

Admission to Advanced Standing

Admission beyond 1A is limited to applicants who have an academic and work experience background that is judged equivalent to the particular class he or she would join. Due to the co-operative nature of the Engineering program, no student will be admitted above year three, term A level. Any student admitted to this 3A term will be required to register in the January term and to complete satisfactorily the final four academic terms and the final three University of Waterloo work terms and work reports.

Credit for previous work experience can be applied only to those work terms preceding the level of admission and cannot exceed three work terms.

Students who are re-admitted to an engineering program are required to clear all previous failures.

The Undergraduate Calendar is published by the
Office of the Registrar, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Inquiries: infoucal@www.adm.uwaterloo.ca
Revised February 1998