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Faculty of Engineering
Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Software Engineering Specific Degree Requirements |
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Options, Specializations and Electives for Engineering Students |
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- The Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) and Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) consist of two course groupings:
- Compulsory core courses within the plan, and
- Elective courses.
- Complementary Studies Electives: Complementary Studies elective courses must be chosen from subjects that complement and provide breadth to the engineering curriculum. This Complementary Studies requirement gives students some breadth of studies related to their role as educated professionals in society. (See Complementary Studies Requirements section and plan section for more information.
- Technical Electives: Technical elective courses are usually chosen from engineering department courses which will give some depth in the student's discipline. (See Engineering plan descriptions for listings of suggested elective course groupings of this type.) Students with special interests may, with the approval of their department associate chair (or academic advisor) structure individual elective course groupings.
- The Faculty of Engineering recognizes both options and specializations within the BASc and BSE degrees. For students that meet an option or a specialization requirement, the credential is recognized on both the diploma and the transcript. Options are intended to recognize a field of study outside of the basic degree while specializations are intended to recognize success in a concentration within the electives available within the degree specification. Descriptions of the options are provided in BASc and BSE Specific Degree Requirements and descriptions of the specializations are within the specific plan descriptions. The options and option co-ordinators are listed on the designated options and co-ordinators web page. The option co-ordinator can assist in the organization and selection of courses for the option. Students are encouraged to use a Plan Modification Form and are required to declare an option or specialization for it to be recognized as part of their degree and to appear on the diploma.
- For an option or specialization to appear on the transcript, a student must achieve an average of at least 60% in the option or specialization courses and at least 50% in each course.
- Because options can require students to take extra courses, a student's academic standing must be such that the extra load will not lead to a high risk of failure, and permission of the department associate chair must be obtained. Details follow later in this section. BSE students should refer to the section on Software Engineering, for options that are open to them.
- Although Engineering does not offer minors to students enrolled in Engineering, many departments of other faculties do. Engineering students who choose a minor must take extra courses chosen from lists prepared by the department offering the minor. Courses in a minor may be used to satisfy some of the technical electives or complementary studies electives.
- In addition, students may take advantage of other opportunities including the Interdisciplinary Alternatives for Engineering Students, the Accelerated Master's Program, and a concurrent Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. A concurrent BA degree will require extra courses as well as agreement by both Faculties of Arts and Engineering; interested students should consult their undergraduate advisor.
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