Academic Counselling
Each student in the Engineering program is assigned a faculty member for academic advice and planning. For students in the first year of the program, the counsellors shall be appointed by the Associate Dean-Academic; for students in subsequent years, the counsellor shall be the Chair (or designate) of the appropriate Department.

Residence Requirements
At least twelve full courses must be completed from those offered by The University of Western Ontario.

Enrollment Limitations in Each Program
All students registered in the first year program must, during program planning in February, rank in order of preference their choices of program for second year.

Transfer
Transfer from one program to another can be done only in consultation with the appropriate Department Chair. Students will be informed about the program in which they are allowed to register in second year when they access their marks when academic year marks are available.

Progression Requirements
The progress of students shall be evaluated at the end of the academic year. Eligibility to progress shall be based on the performance of the student during the evaluation period as indicated by the weighted average obtained for that period.

The progression requirements for Engineering students registered in an approved concurrent/combined degree program will be based only on those courses being counted toward the BESc degree.

To be eligible for the concurrent degree, students must meet the progression requirements of each Faculty.

Progression Requirements for Part-Time Students
A part-time student will be adjudicated once the student has completed 3.0 or more courses since the last adjudication. The weighted average will be calculated on all courses completed since the last adjudication. The progression adjudication will be effective over all the courses used in the adjudication.

Time Limit for Completion of BESc Degree
The Faculty of Engineering requires that all undergraduate students complete the program of study within ten years from the start of their first registration in the Western Engineering. The time limit for completion ensures that all graduates have demonstrated sufficient knowledge of up-to-date technology, engineering concepts, and professional practice.

Definition of Terms

Dean's Honor List

1. To be named to the Dean's Honor List, students in Engineering must complete a minimum of five courses (5.0 credits) in the academic year (i.e., September - April) and achieve an average of 80% on all courses with no failed courses.
2. Students registered in a combined degree program will be adjudicated for the Dean's Honor List for Engineering based on all courses taken in the academic year (i.e., September - April)
   provided the student is registered in a minimum of five courses (5.0 credits). In addition, an average of 80% must be achieved on all courses taken towards the BESc degree with no failed courses.
3. For Engineering students in the BESc/BA(HBA) program refer to paragraph 2 above. At the Business School, students are considered for the Dean's Honor List during their first year of HBA. Students enrolled in Years Four and Five of the combined program are considered for the Dean's Honor List in Year Five only. Only grades obtained in 4000-level Business courses will be used in calculating averages for determining Dean's Honor List standing. Courses taken on exchange and courses taken outside the Business School are excluded. The Dean's Honor List for HBA2 typically includes the top 25% of all of the class and is determined by vote of the teaching faculty. Those who stand on the Dean's Honor List over all 3000- and 4000-level courses taken at the Business School at the completion of the combined program
   will graduate as Ivey Scholars.
4. For Engineering students in the BESc/JD program, refer to paragraph 2 above. At the Law School, students are considered for the Dean's Honor List during their first year of Law (Year Four). Students enrolled in Years Five and Six of the combined program are considered for the Dean's Honor List provided they take Law courses totaling at least 12 credit hours. Only the Law courses will be used in the calculation for the Dean's Honor List for Law.

Graduation "With Distinction"
Students who fulfill Dean's Honor List criteria for every year of study after first year will graduate with distinction.

Graduation “With Great Distinction”
Students who fulfill Dean's Honor List criteria for every year of study after first year and who have a Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 90% or greater will graduate With Great Distinction 

Progression in Good Standing
A student who, at the end of an academic year has achieved a weighted average of at least 60% and has achieved a passing grade in each course of his/her approved program, shall proceed to the next year in Good Standing.

Conditional Progression
A student who, at the end of an academic year has achieved a weighted average of at least 60% but has failed to pass one or more courses, may proceed to the next year on condition that the failed course(s) are repeated or approved substitutions are taken during the next Winter Session.

Failed Year
A student who is in second, third or fourth year and who for the first time obtains a weighted average at the end of the academic year in the range of 50-59% shall be considered to have failed the year. Credit shall be retained in the Faculty of Engineering for courses in which the student obtains a mark of 60% or better in that year. This adjudication comment will apply to any courses taken during the subsequent summer term.

Failed courses: Policy on repeating all components of the course
Students who are required to repeat an Engineering course must repeat all components of that course. No special permissions will be granted enabling the student to retain laboratory, assignment or test marks from prior years. Previously completed assignments and laboratories cannot be resubmitted for grading by the student in subsequent years.

A student registered in the Faculty Engineering who has failed a first-term half course (September to December) may not repeat the course in the second term (January to April) of the same academic year.

Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing
A student shall be required to withdraw from the Faculty of Engineering and (unless admitted to another Faculty) shall be required to withdraw from the University, if that student:

1. is in the first year of the program and fails to obtain a weighted average of at least 60%, or
2. is in a year of the program subsequent to the first year and fails to obtain a weighted average of at least 50% at the end of the academic year, or
3. has failed for a second time to obtain a weighted average of at least 60% at the end of the academic year, or
4. has been readmitted after withdrawal for unsatisfactory standing and obtains a weighted average of less than 60% at the end of the academic year, in any year.

Required to Withdraw
See PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS in the STRUCTURE OF THE DEGREE/PROGRESSION section.

Appeals
See STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEALS in the ACADEMIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES section.

Readmission following Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing
A student who has been required to withdraw because of unsatisfactory standing may apply for readmission through the Admissions Office following a period of at least one year outside the University.

Transfer to Another Faculty

1. A student who is eligible to continue in the Engineering program yet wishes to transfer to another Faculty may do so provided the approval of the Dean of the Faculty to which the transfer is desired has been obtained.
2. A student who has been required to withdraw from the University by the Faculty of Engineering may apply for readmission to the University in another Faculty through the Dean's Office of the desired Faculty by June 30.

Supplemental Examinations
A student in the final year of the BESc program may be granted supplemental examination privileges provided that the student has earned:

1. a failing grade in not more than one full or two half-courses;
2. a mark of at least 40% in the failed course(s);
3. a weighted average of at least 60% in the courses that make up the fourth year program (including the failed courses);
4. an overall average of at least 60% in all the courses that are required for the BESc degree.

Graduation Requirements
A candidate for the BESc degree shall pass all courses in the candidate's approved program of studies and obtain a weighted average of at least 60% in the courses that make up the fourth year program together with a weighted average of at least 60% in all the courses in all years that are counted for graduation.

Extra Courses
Students who have achieved a weighted average of at least 70% may request permission from their Academic Counsellor to take one course more than the normal load. Students who have a weighted average less than 70% may, after consultation with their Academic Counsellor, petition the Dean of the Faculty in writing to waive this policy on the grounds of extenuating circumstances. The nature of the grounds must be clearly stated in the petition. If the student does not intend that such course(s) be used for degree credit, the student shall so designate in writing at the time of registration and the course(s) shall not be included when evaluating the student for progression. A request to use a course so designated for degree credit at a later date will not be granted.

Graduate Courses
Students in the final year of the Engineering program who have achieved a cumulative weighted of at least 80% as well as a year weighted average of 80% in the penultimate year may, with the permission of their Academic Counsellor, the course instructor, and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, include in the program of the final year up to one full graduate course that will count towards the undergraduate degree.

Failure to Satisfy Prerequisites
Students shall be deemed to have failed to satisfy the prerequisites for courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering if they:

Progression Requirements SR.3135
Progression for Part-Time S.94.284
Time Limit S.07-81
Definition of Terms S.99-200
Good Standing SR.3135
Conditional Progression S.3552
Failed Year S.3804
Failed Courses:S.09-115
Withdrawal SR.3804
Readmission SR.3135
Supplemental Examinations S.3804
Graduate Courses S.07-114a