B. Electrical Engineering and Management Option

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

B. Electrical Engineering and Management Option

Admission

In order to be eligible for entrance into the concurrent BESc/HBA degree program, students must have completed the first two years of the Electrical Engineering program at Western (or equivalent) and meet the eligibility requirements for the Ivey School of Business. In addition to applying for the concurrent degree program through the Office of the Associate Dean - Academic, students must also make a separate application to the Ivey School of Business for admission into the HBA program.

Admission Criteria

A high school student may qualify for the HBA program through the Academic Excellence Opportunity (AEO) Program offered by the Ivey School of Business. Please consult the Ivey School of Business for further details.
A student may qualify for the HBA program on the basis of his/her performance in the first two years of a university academic program as outlined in The University of Western Ontario Academic Calendar.
To be eligible for the concurrent degree program, students must have completed all the requirements of the first year curriculum in the Faculty of Engineering Science, and the second year program, Option B, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 78% in each year. Students must also have demonstrated participation in extracurricular and/or community activities, leadership and work experience.
Students who apply and are admitted to the Ivey School of Business while they are registered in the Faculty of Engineering Science will not be eligible for this special "concurrent" degree program unless they meet all the criteria as specified above.
Entrance into the concurrent degree program is competitive and limited.

Admission Procedures

Normally, students will apply for the concurrent degree program during their second year in the Faculty of Engineering Science. Applications must be made in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean - Academic, of the Faculty of Engineering Science by the published deadlines of the Ivey School of Business for the HBA program. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that a separate application is submitted to the Ivey School of Business.

A student enrolled in the concurrent HBA/BESc degree program must satisfy the progression requirements as determined by each Faculty. In addition, each student is required to be in the top quarter of the class in each program each year while enrolled in the concurrent degree program, to progress to the subsequent year.

If a student fails to meet the progression requirements in either Faculty, the student will be required to withdraw from the degree program in which the requirements have not been met. A student may appeal this decision to the appropriate Office of the Associate Dean of the Faculty in which the progression requirements have not been met. This appeal must be initiated within the University-specified deadlines.