Advising

All Lassonde students in all year levels must participate in Required Advising each year to gain access to enrolment for the following fall/winter session. In addition to completing their required advising session, students are strongly encouraged to consult with Lassonde academic advisors throughout the academic year for ongoing support. Required Advising is not mandatory for graduating students in their final session of study. For information on how to participate in required advising or connect with an academic advisor visit the Lassonde Academic Support and Advising webpage.

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit towards a York University degree may be granted for courses taken at other accredited postsecondary institutions prior to registration at York University.

• BA, iBA, BSc, or iBSc programs are eligible for a maximum of 90 transfer credits.
• BEng programs are eligible for a maximum of 30 transfer credits. ENG, EECS, ESSE, CIVL, and MECH rubric courses are not eligible for transfer credit and must be completed at York University.

Where a student receives transfer credit, it is possible that not all of the transfer credits may be applicable to the degree program. If the student does not enrol in the program(s) and subject area(s) specified on the admission application or, subsequent to first registration, changes subject area(s) and/or program(s), the transfer credit must be reassessed. Students requiring assistance with their Transfer Credit should contact the Lassonde Student Welcome and Support Centre.

Reactivation

A student who has been absent from the University for a fall/winter session must apply to the Registrar’s Office for reactivation. Requests for reactivation are not guaranteed to be approved and are subject to Faculty and/or departmental review and decision. When reactivation is approved, students must consult an academic advisor to enrol in courses. Reactivation does not apply to students who have been debarred from York University. All such students must apply, through the Admissions Office, for re-admission consideration.

Degree Reclassification

A student who has completed a York University bachelor degree in the Lassonde School of Engineering may continue, after graduation, in an Honours program in the same subject area or in an Honours Double Major or Honours Major/Minor program including the same subject area, provided the grade point average required for the Honours program has been satisfied. If the student subsequently satisfies the degree requirements for the Honours, Honours Double Major, or Honours Major/Minor program, their bachelor degree will be reclassified as an Honours bachelor degree.

A student who wishes to pursue a second degree in a different field of study must apply to the Admissions Office for admission as a second-degree candidate.

Pass/Fail Grading Option

A pass/fail grading option is available to Lassonde School of Engineering students within the guidelines as outlined in Senate Policy and explained on the Pass/Fail website .

Academic Standards for Bachelor and Honours Programs

Bachelor Programs

To graduate in a bachelor program requires successful completion of all Faculty, departmental and program requirements, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 4.00 (C) over all courses earned.

Students in a bachelor program who have passed 90 credits in accordance with Faculty and program requirements, but whose cumulative overall grade point average is below 4.00 (C), may attempt to raise their average by taking up to 12 additional credits, to a maximum of 102 credits. These courses must be above the 1000 level and must be taken at York University. Regulations on equivalent and excluded courses apply.

Honours Bachelor Programs (BSc, iBSc, BA, iBA)

To progress in the Honours program, upon completion of each academic session, students must have a cumulative average as follows:

Students who have earned 84 credits and who wish to proceed in an Honours program must have a cumulative grade point average of 5.00 overall. If a student does not achieve a 5.00 OCGPA on the completion of their 84th credit (or higher), they must petition to waive Honours standing for consideration to be in and/or return to an Honours program.

To graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty, departmental and program requirements, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.00 (C+) over all courses earned.

Honours Bachelor of Engineering Programs (BEng)

To progress in the Honours program, upon completion of each academic session, students must have a cumulative average in credits taken as follows:

Students who have taken 108 credits, and who wish to proceed in an Honours program must have a cumulative grade point average of 5.00 overall. If a student does not achieve a 5.00 OCGPA on the completion of their 108th credit (or higher), they must petition to waive Honours standing for consideration to be in and/or return to an Honours program.  Prior to the 108th credit where honours progression is not met, they must submit an Honours waiver for consideration to be in and/or return to an Honours program. 

To graduate in an Honours BEng program requires successful completion of all Faculty, departmental and program requirements, and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.00 (C+) over all courses taken.

Designation of Honours or Bachelor Program

Automatic Honours designation. Students are automatically considered to be in an Honours program provided they achieve and maintain the minimum grade requirements for Honours described under the Academic Standards for Bachelor and Honours Programs section above.

Automatic Bachelor designation. Depending on the program, students are automatically considered to be in a Bachelor program if they fail to achieve or maintain the minimum grade requirements for Honours described under the Academic Standards for Bachelor and Honours Programs section above. Students who have been exited from their Honours program, e.g. exited Engineering students, will be contacted prior to being switched to a Bachelor program.

Option to graduate with a Bachelor program. Students registered for an Honours degree may opt to graduate with a Bachelor degree if they fulfill Bachelor program requirements. Refer to Graduation in the Lassonde School of Engineering Advising, Enrolment, Registration, Graduation and Other Administrative Procedures section for details.

Aegrotat Standing

Aegrotat standing may apply where a student cannot be expected to complete coursework for medical or compassionate reasons. A petition for aegrotat standing may be submitted. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that full documentation (medical or other) is provided in support of requests for aegrotat standing. If granted, the phrase AEG "aegrotat standing" is substituted for the grade on the transcript.

Aegrotat standing is seldom granted where only the final exam has not been written; instead, the student may be granted permission to write a deferred exam.

For more information, refer to the Deferred Standing website and the Lassonde Academic Petitions website.

Reappraisal of Final Grades

Students may, with sufficient academic grounds, request that a final grade in a course be reappraised. Students are normally expected to first contact the course director to discuss the grade received and to request that their tangible work be reviewed. For further information, refer to the Grade Reappraisal Principles.

Warnings and Sanctions

Students whose academic record does not meet the degree standards are subject to the academic penalties of academic warning, required withdrawal, debarment warning, debarment and academic probation, as set out below. In sum, students on Academic Warning who do not meet the GPA requirements, in the first instance will be Required to Withdraw from the University for 12 months. Students who return to the University after a required withdrawal, via the reactivation process, or via an approved academic petition, are placed on Debarment Warning. Failure to meet the GPA requirements while on debarment warning will result in students being Debarred for 24 months. Students who wish to return to the University after a debarment decision may petition to continue their studies or must apply to be re-admitted after the 24-month debarment period. Students who return to the University after debarment, via the re-application process, or via an approved academic petition, are placed on Academic Probation.

Academic Warning

Students whose cumulative overall grade point average falls below 4.00 (C), but is equal to or greater than 2.50, at the end of any session receive an academic warning. Students who enter the Faculty with a grade point average equivalent to less than 4.00 (C) receive an academic warning.

Academic Warning Conditions

Students on academic warning must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00 within the next 24 credits taken, or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.00 in the session in which that 24th credit is taken and in each subsequent session until the cumulative grade point average reaches 4.00, or be required to withdraw. Students whose cumulative grade point average is below 2.50 after at least 24 York credits have been taken will be required to withdraw for 12 months.

Required Withdrawal

Students whose academic record shows marked weakness will be required to withdraw from their studies for 12 months, during which they are encouraged to identify and remedy any problems which may have contributed materially to their failure to perform up to their potential, and to reflect on their reasons for pursuing a university education. The following regulations apply to required withdrawal:

• Grade point average below 2.50: Students whose cumulative grade point average is below 2.50 after at least 24 York credits have been taken will be required to withdraw for 12 months.
• Failure to satisfy Academic Warning conditions: students who have received an academic warning for a cumulative grade point average below 4.00, but equal to or greater than 2.50, must satisfy the academic warning conditions as specified above or be required to withdraw for 12 months.

Petition to Continue without Interruption

Students who have been required to withdraw may submit a petition to the Lassonde Academic Petitions and Appeals Committee requesting permission to continue their studies on Debarment Warning.

Reactivation after Required Withdrawal

Students who have been required to withdraw may apply for reactivation after the requisite period of absence by submitting a request via the Reactivation website. Students who return to their studies after such a Required Withdrawal receive a Debarment Warning.

Debarment Warning

Students who have been required to withdraw in the Lassonde School of Engineering, or the equivalent in another Faculty at York University or elsewhere, receive a Debarment Warning upon continuing their studies in the University.

Debarment Warning Conditions

Students on Debarment Warning must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00 within the next 24 credits taken or earn a sessional grade point average of at least 5.00 in the session in which the 24th credit is completed and in each subsequent session until the cumulative average reaches 4.00, and must then maintain this average in order to continue.

Debarment

Students whose academic record continues to show marked weakness will be debarred from their studies for 24 months, during which they are encouraged to continue to identify and remedy any problems which may have contributed materially to their failure to perform up to their potential.

Petition to Continue without Interruption

Students who have been debarred may submit a petition to the Lassonde Academic Petitions and Appeals Committee requesting permission to continue their studies on academic probation.

Reapplying after Debarment

Students who have been debarred and who wish to resume their studies must apply for re-admission through the Admissions Office, and must provide persuasive evidence that they are ready and able to complete a degree program. Students who are re-admitted continue on Academic Probation.

Academic Probation

Students who have been debarred and who subsequently resume their studies in the University, whether by petitioning to continue without interruption or by applying for readmission, receive an Academic Probation. Students on Academic Probation must meet the Debarment Warning Conditions outlined above; otherwise, they will be debarred again.

Academic Honesty

The Lassonde School of Engineering fosters a culture of academic integrity, honesty and trust, and expects all students to read, understand and abide by the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty. Suspected breaches of the Policy are taken seriously, as the integrity of our academic community is of paramount importance.

The Lassonde Committee on Examinations and Academic Standards oversees academic honesty investigations in the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further information review the Lassonde Academic Honesty and Integrity website or contact the Lassonde Student Welcome and Support Centre.

Students cannot drop, withdraw late, nor seek course relief for any course(s) in which they have been penalized for a breach of academic honesty. Applications to graduate will not be processed while an academic honesty investigation is still pending.

Appeals Procedures

Appeals by students and/or faculty members against rulings of the Academic Petitions and Appeals Committee must be filed in writing submitted online via the Lassonde Academic Appeals website, within 15 calendar days of the date of official notification of the decision.

Appeals against rulings of the Academic Petitions and Appeals Committee will be heard by an independent panel comprised of at least two eligible faculty members and one eligible student representative.

Members shall disqualify themselves if they are involved as a party or witness in the case or believe that they could not be impartial. Where members disqualify themselves, alternate members will replace them.

Appeals are heard only on the following grounds:

1. new evidence; i.e., evidence that, through no fault of the appellant, could not reasonably have been presented at an earlier level (as a guide, events or performance subsequent to the decisions of the Academic Petitions and Appeals Committee are not to be construed as new evidence);
2. evidence of procedural irregularity in the previous consideration of the case by the Academic Petitions and Appeals Committee. This may be understood to include actions taken by the Lassonde School of Engineering, its officers, committees or members with respect to the case which would violate or nullify any of the following:
   • normal and written procedures of the Faculty;
   • recognized custom of the Faculty;
   • the principles of natural justice and fairness.

If the route of appeal has been exhausted at the Faculty-level, further appeals may be made to the Senate Appeals Committee.

Appeals against rulings of the Committee on Examinations and Academic Standards (e.g., academic honesty rulings) must be filed directly to the Senate Appeals Committee. There is no Faculty-level appeals process with respect to academic honesty rulings. Enquiries about appeals of this sort, and the grounds upon which they may be filed, should be directed to the University Secretariat appeals@yorku.ca or 1050 Kaneff Tower, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J1P3.

Year of Study Equivalents

When it is necessary to equate credits earned with year level, the following guidelines are used for all Lassonde degrees (except BEng):

For BEng, the following guidelines are used:

Time Limit

There is no time limit for completion of degree requirements in the Lassonde School of Engineering. Students taking a course load of approximately 30-39 credits per fall/winter session can expect to complete a bachelor's degree in three fall/winter sessions or an Honours degree in four fall/winter sessions. A limited number of courses are also available during the summer session.

Although there is no minimum number of credits in which a student must enrol in any session, students who do not enrol in any courses in a fall/winter session must formally apply to have their student record reactivated before resuming their studies in a subsequent session (refer to Reactivation in the Lassonde School of Engineering Advising, Enrolment, Registration, Graduation and Other Administrative Procedures section).

Since the curriculum is constantly evolving through the introduction of new course requirements and/or prerequisites, students are strongly advised to complete their degree requirements in a reasonable time period.

Non-Science Requirement

The non-science requirement provides a broad perspective on current scholarship and the diversity of human experience. These courses are also expected to enhance students' critical skills in reading, writing and thinking, and contribute to their preparation for post-university life.

BEng Requirements

Complementary Studies Requirement

A total of 12 credits of complementary studies courses must be taken by Engineering majors as follows:

3 credits must be taken in the humanities or social sciences, defined by the following areas: 

Anthropology, Communications, Disaster and Emergency Management, Humanities, Human Rights and Equity Studies, English, English as a Second Language, History, Linguistics and Language courses (e.g. American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, Classical Greek, Hebrew, Hindu-Urdu, Jamaican-Creole, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili), Philosophy, Social Science, Modes of Reasoning, Women's Studies, and Writing courses.

9 additional credits chosen from the humanities, social sciences (as defined above), or any additional complementary studies courses:

• AP/ADMS 1000 3.00 Introduction to Business
• AP/ADMS 1010 3.00 Exploring the Functions of Business
• AP/ECON 1000 3.00 Introduction to Microeconomics
• AP/ECON 1010 3.00 Introduction to Macroeconomics
• AP/HUMA 3226 3.00 Visual Cultures and the Natural World*
• AP/LLS 1000 6.00 Language and Learning Seminar
• AP/PPAS 2110 3.00 Canadian Government
• AP/PPAS 2200 3.00 Communities and Public Law
• AP/PPAS 3000 3.00 Politics, Policy and the Law of Minority Rights
• AP/PPAS 3120 3.00 Science Technology and Public Policy
• AP/PPAS 3122 3.00 Science Policy in Context
• AP/PPAS 3135 3.00 Public Law I: The Constitution and the Courts in Canada
• AP/PPAS 3136 3.00 Public Law II: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Limits of Public
• AP/PPAS 3190 6.00 Public Administration
• AP/SOCI 1010 6.00 Introduction to Sociology
• EU/ENVS 3122 3.00 Create, Curate, Critique: Environmental Arts Workshop
• EU/ENVS 3130 3.00 Energy and Environment in Canada
• EU/ENVS 3150 3.00 Human Animal Studies
• EU/ENVS 3151 3.00 Environmental Politics and Advocacy
• EU/ENVS 3160 3.00 Race/Racism and Environmental Justice
• EU/ENVS 3170 3.00 Indigenous Environmental Thought
• EU/ENVS 3222 3.00 Urban and Regional Infrastructures: A Critical Introduction
• EU/ENVS 3226 3.00 Sustainable Urbanism: Environmental Planning and Design
• EU/ENVS 3230 3.00 Urban Habitats and Restoration Ecology
• EU/ENVS 3320 3.00 Sex, Gender, Nature: Ecofeminist Perspectives
• EU/ENVS 3340 3.00 Global Environmental Politics
• EU/ENVS 3410 3.00 Environmental Policy I
• EU/ENVS 3420 3.00 Environmental Law
• EU/ENVS 3430 3.00 Environmental Assessment
• EU/ENVS 3505 3.00 Business and Sustainability
• EU/ENVS 3520 3.00 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Studies
• EU/ENVS 3740 3.00 Urban Ecology
• EU/ENVS 4011 3.00 Food, Land and Culture
• EU/ENVS 4140 3.00 Nature and Culture: Environmental Thought
• EU/ENVS 4161 3.00 Social Movements, Activism and Social Change
• EU/ENVS 4210 3.00 Global Populations: Critical Environmental Perspectives
• EU/ENVS 4220 3.00 Urbanization in the Global South
• EU/ENVS 4225 3.00 Designing Sustainable Cities
• EU/ENVS 4230 3.00 Design for Sustainability in the Built Environment
• EU/ENVS 4400 3.00 Principles of renewable energy: theory, policy and practice
• EU/ENVS 4401 3.00 Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency
• EU/ENVS 4402 3.00 Climate Change Mitigation (EU/ENVS 3130 3.00 recommended prerequisite)
• EU/ENVS 4420 3.00 Environment Online
• EU/ENVS 4430 3.00 Impact Assessment Processes and Practice (EU/ENVS 3430 3.00 prerequisite)
• EU/ENVS 4440 3.00 Environmental Disasters
• EU/ENVS 4442 3.00 Environmental Auditing
• EU/ENVS 4446 3.00 Protected Area Management
• EU/ENVS 4520 3.00 Geographic Information Systems Applications in Environmental Studies
• EU/ENVS 4523 3.00 Systems Thinking: How everything is connected to everything else, and what to do about it
• EU/ENVS 4800Q 3.00 Land and Urban Development
• FA/ARTH 1900 3.00 Art in the City
• FA/CMA 1401 6.00 Introduction to Film (for Non-Majors)
• FA/CMA 1701 3.00 Hollywood: Old and New
• FA/CMA 1900 3.00 Cinema and the City
• FA/CMA 2401 6.00 Film, Television and Society
• FA/DANC 1340 3.00 Dance Studies: An Introduction
• FA/DANC 1900 3.00 Dance, Film, and Culture
• FA/DANC 2340 3.00 Dance History: 20th Century and Later
• FA/DATT 1900 3.00 Art Science: At the Intersection of Arts and Science
• FA/MUSI 1500 6.00 The Music of Bollywood Films
• FA/MUSI 1510 6.00 The Musical Experience
• FA/MUSI 1520 6.00 Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Funk and Rap
• FA/MUSI 1530 6.00 Rock and Popular Music
• FA/MUSI 1540 6.00 World Music and Global Sounds
• FA/MUSI 1550 6.00 Latin and Caribbean Popular Music
• FA/MUSI 1556 3.00 Gospel Choir
• FA/MUSI 1580 6.00 Women and Popular Music
• FA/MUSI 1900 3.00 Music in the City
• FA/MUSI 2520 6.00 Contemporary Black Urban Music
• FA/THEA 1500 6.00 Aspects of Theatre
• FA/THEA 1520 3.00 Acting for Non-Majors
• FA/THEA 1900 3.00 Sex, Drugs, and Theatre
• FA/THEA 2060 3.00 Voice and Speech I
• FA/YSDN 1900 3.00 Design and Contemporary Culture
• HH/PSYC 1010 6.00 Introduction to Psychology
• LE/TECL 1000 3.00 Disruptive Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• LE/TECL 3033 3.00 International Entrepreneurial Engineering Immersion
• LW/LAW 3040X 3.00 Comparative Law: Privacy & Access to Information
• SB/ENTR 3400 3.00 Business Essentials for Technology Entrepreneurs I
• SB/ENTR 3600 3.00 Business Essentials for Technology Entrepreneurs II
• SB/ENTR 4500 3.00 Entrepreneurship and Technology Ventures
• SC/BC 3010 3.00 Advanced Peer Leadership
• SC/STS 2110 3.00 Truth, Theory and Superstition*
• SC/STS 2210 3.00 Technology in the Modern World
• SC/STS 3170 3.00 Philosophy of Science*
• SC/STS 3500 3.00 The Global Information Society
• SC/STS 3561 3.00 From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence: how the computer came to be*
• SC/STS 3600 3.00 Technological Failure
• SC/STS 3725 3.00 Science and Exploration*
• SC/STS 3726 3.00 Technology, Experts and Society
• SC/STS 3765 3.00 Natures of Experiment
• SC/STS 3790 3.00 Science and Technology Issues in Global Development

Restrictions & Notes

• The following course(s) contain a substantial overlap in content with engineering core material and hence may not be taken for degree credit by BEng degree candidates: AP/PHIL 2100 3.00 Introduction to Logic.
• No more than 6.00 credits may be taken at the 1000-level.
• Quantitative courses focusing on techniques of mathematics or statistics cannot count as complementary studies courses such as MODR 1650 6.00 Modes of Mathematical Reasoning.
• Courses within the Humanities and Social Sciences which are cross listed with the Faculty of Science (SC) cannot count towards the HUMA/SOSC component of the complementary studies requirement (with the exception of the asterisked * courses above).

Note: Many 3000-level courses are eligible for complementary studies credit, but students must have the required prerequisites and be confident of their ability to handle course work in that subject area.

BSc, Honours BSc, iBSc requirements

All degree candidates in the above programs must complete a minimum of 12 credits from two different areas of study, including at least three credits from each area, subject to the restrictions noted below.

For the purposes of this regulation “different area” means offered by different academic units such as divisions, departments or Faculties.

Non-science course areas

Subject to the restrictions listed below, courses in the following areas may be taken:

• anthropology
• classical studies*
• English
• economics
• French studies*
• gender and women’s studies ***(except for courses cross-listed with natural science (NATS))
• geography**
• history
• humanities ****(except for courses cross-listed with science and technology studies (STS))
• languages, literature and linguistics*
• modes of reasoning
• philosophy
• political science
• social science (except for courses cross-listed with science and technology studies (STS))
• sociology

The following courses offered by the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change may be taken to satisfy this requirement:

• EU/ENVS 1000 6.00;
• EU/ENVS 2100 6.00;
• EU/ENVS 2150 3.00.

The following courses offered by the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design may be taken to satisfy this requirement:

• FA/DANC 1340 3.00;
• FA/DANC 2340 3.00;
• FA/FACS 1900 6.00;
• FA/FILM 1401 6.00;
• FA/FILM 1410 6.00;
• FA/FILM 1701 3.00;
• FA/FILM 2401 6.00;
• FA/MUSI 1500 6.00;
• FA/MUSI 1510 6.00;
• FA/MUSI 1520 6.00;
• FA/MUSI 1530 6.00;
• FA/MUSI 1540 6.00;
• FA/MUSI 1550 6.00;
• FA/THEA 1500 6.00;
• FA/VISA 2110 6.00;
• FA/VISA 2540 6.00;
• FA/VISA 2550 6.00;
• FA/VISA 2620 6.00.

Restrictions (for BSc, Honours BSc, iBSc Candidates)

1. Courses which are cross-listed as SC courses or which are eligible for SC credit cannot count towards this requirement. (e.g. science based geography courses)
2. *Courses whose major focus is increased facility in the use of a language cannot count towards this requirement. Such courses are offered in the areas marked with an * above.
3. Quantitative courses focusing on techniques of mathematics or statistics cannot count towards this requirement. For example, this applies to some economics courses.
4. **Geography courses cannot be used to satisfy the requirement for students with a second major or minor in geography.
5. ***Excluding gender and women's studies courses which are cross-listed with natural science courses.
6. ****Humanities and social science courses cross-listed with science and technology studies (STS) courses cannot count towards this requirement.

Notes (for BSc, Honours BSc, iBSc Candidates)

1. Courses taken in fulfilment of this requirement may not be taken on a pass/fail basis (refer to Pass/Fail Grading Option in the Lassonde School of Engineering Regulations Governing Examinations and Academic Standards section).
2. Students may not take for credit any more than three humanities/social science foundations courses (27 credits).
3. Non-science courses are normally taken at the 1000 or 2000 level, but higher-level courses are acceptable, subject only to prerequisites and course access specifications for enrolment.

Program Combinations with Other Faculties

Inter-Faculty Double Major and Major/Minor Programs

The Lassonde School of Engineering jointly offers Honours Double Major programs with the following Faculties: Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (with BA options only), Faculty of Health, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Faculty of Science, and the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (with BA options only). The Lassonde School of Engineering also jointly offers Honours Major/Minor programs with the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, the Faculty of Health, the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, the Faculty of Science, and the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.

A student in the Lassonde School of Engineering who has completed 24 credits in an Honours program and satisfies the Lassonde School of Engineering academic standards to proceed in Honours may combine the study of a major in the Lassonde School of Engineering, and a major or minor in the other Faculty. All Honours programs require a minimum of 120 credits which can normally be completed in four years of full-time study.

For a list of possible subject combinations, refer to the Undergraduate Degree Programs above. To apply to change your program to include a second major or minor, please refer to the Lassonde Program Changes website and the Program Change page on the Manage My Academic Record website.

Lassonde and Education

A student wishing to obtain the professional certification required to teach in Ontario schools may take both teacher training and an undergraduate academic program concurrently. This does not shorten the time required to gain the qualification but provides a better chance for the student to relate theory and practice and to have more opportunity to gain practical experience than is possible in a one-year program.

Students interested in the entering the BSc or BA through the Lassonde School of Engineering concurrently with the Bachelor of Education (BEd) through the Faculty of Education can apply to both programs as a high school applicant or as a current student in the Lassonde School of Engineering. The specific program of study of each student is subject to the approval of both Faculties. For more detailed information on the concurrent BEd program, please consult the Faculty of Education's academic calendar or website. To apply to change your program to include the BEd, please refer to the Program Change page on the Manage My Academic Record website.

Upon successful completion of the course requirements for the degree in the Lassonde School of Engineering, and of the required education courses, a coregistered student is awarded a BSc, Honours BSc, BA or Honours BA and a BEd.