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Approval may be given by the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) or by the relevant Department Head for a student to replace one or more courses in the Engineering program by registering in equivalent courses in other faculties. To receive credit, the student must normally obtain a grade of "C-" or higher.

A student in the final year of the Engineering undergraduate program, who has a high academic standing, may be permitted to substitute a graduate course(s) for a fourth year departmental course(s) with the approval of the department. The undergraduate grading scheme will apply to this student.

Because space in the School is limited, students are encouraged to complete all required courses for their year of program within each academic year. Students who have not yet been placed in a specific degree program are advised that taking a reduced course load may disadvantage them when they are ranked for placement in programs.

As long as students take at least three half-course equivalents (not including Block Week courses) in each of the Fall and Winter Terms, they will be allowed to continue in Engineering as long as all other requirements for satisfactory standing are met. Students who take two or fewer half-courses in Fall or Winter without valid reason for doing so may be required to withdraw or may lose their space in their degree program. This applies as well to students who start a term in three or more courses but complete two or fewer due to withdrawals from courses.

Students who wish to take two or fewer courses in a Fall or Winter Term for valid reasons must request permission from the Associate Dean (Student Affairs). Valid reasons include (but are not limited to): inability to take courses due to missing prerequisites; inability to take courses due to not having been placed in a degree program; extraordinary extracurricular activities such as national team athletic training and competition; extenuating circumstances such as serious disability, illness, or family issues.

As many required courses are not offered during the evenings or during the Spring or Summer Terms, students should anticipate that it will not be possible to complete their degree without a significant time commitment on weekdays during several Fall and Winter Terms.

Note also that there is a regulation under 3.4 Student Standing that students must normally complete all degree requirements within eight calendar years.

Normally students are expected to complete their programs through courses taken at the University of Calgary. Students who wish to take a course elsewhere should obtain written permission from the Schulich School of Engineering before registering in the course, to ensure that it is acceptable for credit.

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that an official transcript of grades is forwarded directly to the Registrar of the University of Calgary in order that the appropriate credit may be officially recorded. To receive transfer credit, a minimum grade of "C-" or equivalent must be obtained in each transfer course. (Under some circumstances students may also receive credit for courses with grades of "D" or "D+.") The grades obtained in such courses are not used in the computation of grade point averages for graduation purposes.

The following six complementary studies half-courses are required for all students in the School:

(a) Engineering 209 (Economics 209)* - not open to first-year students

(b) Engineering 481 or equivalent

Current approved equivalent courses are as follows:

Science, Technology and Society (STAS) 325, Technology within Contemporary Society

Science, Technology and Society (STAS) 327, Science and Society

Science, Technology and Society (STAS) 341, Information Technology and Society

Science, Technology and Society (STAS) 343, Science Policy and Technology Development

(c) Communications Studies 363

(d) Engineering 513, The Role and Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer in Society

(e) For all degrees, two general complementary studies half-course equivalents are required. Energy Management 301, which is required in the Energy and Environment Specialization, counts as a general complementary studies course.

General complementary studies courses must be selected from acceptable courses offered by the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences. A list of acceptable courses may be obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Studies, Schulich School of Engineering. Students are responsible for ensuring that any prerequisite conditions are satisfied. Students who have credit for Communications Studies 361 gained prior to the 2003/04 academic year are not required to take Communications Studies 363.

* Effective the beginning of the Fall 2008 term, students in Chemical Engineering and Oil and Gas Engineering may not use Economics 209 or Engineering 209 as a Complementary Studies course; these students must take three general complementary studies courses. (Exception: Students in Chemical Engineering and Oil and Gas Engineering who obtained credit for Economics 209 or Engineering 209 prior to the Fall 2008 term may have that course counted as a general complementary studies course.)