(Note regarding interpretation of GPA specifications: Schulich School of Engineering regulations are based on GPA values that have been rounded to two decimal places, with ties broken to students' advantage. For example, a GPA of exactly 1.995 will be treated as 2.00 for interpretation of the following regulations, while a GPA of exactly 1.994 will be treated as 1.99.)
The Schulich School of Engineering Undergraduate Studies Committee meets at the end of the Winter Term to review the academic performance of Engineering students. The following students are subject to review: all students who have not yet been reviewed by the School of Engineering; all students who have completed six or more half-course equivalents since their last review; all students who completed fewer than six half-course equivalents since their last review, unless they had been given permission to take a reduced course load (see Part-Time Studies in section 3.3) or have spent the majority of the time since their previous review in the Engineering Internship Program. Normally, all courses taken by the student since the previous review (or since admission in the case of the first review) will be included in the evaluation of academic performance; however, for any student who did not achieve a grade point average of 2.00 or higher on the student's previous review or who is on academic probation for other reasons, only those courses taken during the review period that are required for the student's engineering program will be included in the count of courses and in the evaluation of academic performance.
For normal advancement towards the degree, students must register in courses directly applicable to the degree program in which they are registered and must maintain satisfactory performance in their programs. Students are referred to the general University regulations regarding Unsatisfactory Standing under F. Academic Standing in the Academic Regulations section of this Calendar. Students are advised to read and consider all regulations and, in cases of doubt as to precise meaning of any statement or regulation, to consult the Undergraduate Studies Office, Schulich School of Engineering, Room C204.
Specific regulations for the Schulich School of Engineering are listed below.
1. A student who has a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher on six or more half-course equivalents and no "F" grades in the courses taken during the period under review will be considered to have satisfactory performance. A student who has a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher on fewer than six half-course equivalents and no "F" grades in the courses taken during the period under review may be considered to have satisfactory performance, subject to recommendation by the Associate Dean (Student Affairs) and/or review of the student's record by the Engineering Undergraduate Studies Committee.
2. A student who has a grade point average of 2.00 or higher and one or more "F" grades in the courses taken during the period under review shall clear such courses in the following review period.
3. A student who has a grade point average of less than 2.00 will not be granted credit for any course in which a grade of "D" or "D+" was obtained during that review period. Such courses, in addition to courses from which they withdrew during the review period, must be cleared during the following review period with a grade of "C-" or higher. These students must also clear all outstanding courses in the current year of program and may have further restrictions placed on their registration such as denial of registration in upper-level courses.
4. Students must take lower-level courses before proceeding to higher-level courses even if they have the prerequisites for the higher-level courses.
5. Students must clear all first year courses by the end of their second review period or they will be required to withdraw from the School.
6. To clear a course on a second attempt, where a "W" constitutes an attempt, a student must achieve a grade of at least "C-" in the course being repeated or in an approved replacement course. Consistent with University regulations, the same course may normally be attempted no more than twice. A student who fails to clear a course after two attempts may be required to withdraw.
7. Any student who does not achieve a grade point average of 2.00 or greater for the period under review and who did not achieve a grade point average of 2.00 or greater for the student's previous review or a prior review (or who is on academic probation for other reasons) will be required to withdraw from the Schulich School of Engineering. (Students are permitted a maximum of one probationary period while registered as undergraduate students at the University of Calgary, unless probationary periods are more than five years apart.)
8. A student with a grade point average of less than 1.70 in any review period will be required to withdraw from the Schulich School of Engineering. Such students will not be permitted to register in any course specified as part of the degree requirements in Engineering for a period of 12 months from the date of withdrawal.
9. A student who has been required to withdraw may apply for readmission, to resume study in a fall term beginning 12 months or more after the student has been required to withdraw. Students applying for readmission must respect application and transcript deadlines posted by the University of Calgary Admissions Office; these deadlines are typically several months in advance of the beginning of the fall term. Readmission is not automatic and will be considered on an individual basis in competition with all other admission applications received. On readmission, students' records will be reviewed to determine credits to be awarded.
10. A student who, after eight calendar years from initial registration in the Engineering program, has not completed degree requirements, will be denied further registration in Engineering. (The eight years does not include time spent in the Internship Program, if any, or the extra time spent by those students in the combined degree programs.) For a transfer student, the permissible number of years (properly rounded) will be prorated according to the number of credits in the program. Clarification of specific cases may be obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Studies, Schulich School of Engineering.
11. Notwithstanding these regulations, a student's performance may be reviewed at any time by the School and a student may be permitted to continue in program under specific conditions or required to withdraw. If a student is required to withdraw under this regulation, it will be because, in the view of the Engineering Undergraduate Studies Committee, the student's performance has been as weak as or weaker than that of other students required to withdraw under one of the above specific regulations.
Notes:
1. The above regulations are stated in terms of grades in half courses. A grade in a full course will be considered to be equivalent to two such grades.
2. The method used to determine the grade point average is described under F. Academic Standing in the Academic Regulations section of this Calendar.
3. Grades obtained in courses in the Spring and Summer Terms are not used to alter retroactively the ruling made on a student's performance at the end of the previous review period.
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