Undergraduate students
Help planning your studies
Before choosing your courses, connect with an Undergraduate Program Assistant. We can help review your course sequence, discuss academic requirements and answer questions about your program.
We recommend meeting them in at least once per term.
Essential Information
Course sequences
Course sequences are the recommended order and timing of classes for your specific program, helping you plan which courses to take each term in order to graduate within the regular timeline. These sequences are general guidelines and do not reflect individual factors such as transfer credits, advanced standing, or prerequisite deficiencies, which may vary from student to student. These must be read, in conjunction with the yearly Curriculum Letter (which are found on the same page as the course sequences).
Recommended course sequences
View the recommended course sequence by discipline.
Additional information
The sections below provide additional context, details, and answers to common questions related to course sequences.
The Undergraduate Calendar & the yearly Curriculum Letter (which links can be found under the section "Course Sequence") are the only official online sources for programs, rules and regulations. Students in the Engineering programs are required to graduate having met the substantial equivalent of the curriculum in force in the winter term prior to graduation.
Extended Credit Program (ECP)
Most students entering Concordia from a secondary school outside Quebec are admitted to the ECP. This requires the completion of an *additional* 30 credits to the regular 90- or 120-credit degree programs.
Mature Entry Program (MEP)
Canadians and Permanent Residents who are 21 years of age or older and who lack the normal pre-university schooling may be considered for admission to the MEP, which requires successful completion of a minimum of 18 *additional* credits to the regular 90- or 120-credit degree programs.
-> It is VERY IMPORTANT to carefully read your admission letter for both of there types of entries into our programs as it contains information specific to your situation. We recommend every new student to come & meet with an Undergraduate Assistant for them to go over the letter with you.
An integrated path allows Concordia undergraduate students to begin graduate-level coursework while completing their bachelor’s degree. This option lets you earn credits toward your undergraduate degree, all while setting you up to accelerate the completion of a graduate program if you decide to continue your studies.
To fulfill the requirements of the General Education Elective or General Electives, students may choose courses from the departmental course lists in Section 71.110 Complementary Studies for Engineering and Computer Science Students (except courses listed in the Humanities and Social Sciences Electives Exclusion List) or from the Other Courses list.
Step-by-step guidance on planning your schedule, registering for courses and managing your enrolment.
Re-sequencing
If ever you have no other choice but to deviate from the recommended sequences (which could happen as a result of the below situations), we *strongly advise* that you come to meet with our Undergraduate Assistants prior to registration to guide you in the process, understand the ramifications & make sure that you get back on sequence as soon as is feasible.
Examples which may lead you to fall off sequence:
- You must repeat a course;
- You plan to take summer courses;
- You want to reduce your course load (full-time is 12 credits per term);
- You need to study part-time;
- You are a Co-op student and did not secure a work-term ("Change of Sequence" request form required, please refer to COMPASS).
*Deviating from the recommended sequences may result in course & final exam scheduling conflicts, as planning is based on those sequences. Additional adjustments or alternate exam requests may be required. And it is important to be aware that *not* all courses listed on the Undergraduate Calendar are offered every semester, which may ultimately cause a delay in graduation.
We strongly recommend following the guidelines below and using a Program Planning Template (5-year). It is important to plan through to graduation, not one term at a time. Once complete, we encourage you to have your revised sequence reviewed by your Undergraduate Program Assistant.
When building your new sequence, pay close attention to pre-requisites, co-requisites and course availability. The second page of each recommended sequence includes a table with this information based on the current academic year. While course offerings may change over the next four years, this table provides a good starting point for planning.
Important reminders:
- Students are responsible for ensuring they have successfully completed all prerequisites before registering for a course.
- You must complete all required 200-level courses before enrolling in 400-level courses. For instance, if your final 200-level course is in the fall, registration for winter 400-level courses is only possible after final grades are posted.
- All 200-level courses that are prerequisites for other courses must be completed with a C- or higher. Any 200-level course with a D+ or lower must be repeated before taking a course that requires it as a pre-requisite.
- We reserve the right to withdraw students who register for courses without having met all prerequisites.
For additional information, please refer to:
- The Concordia University Class Search Tool for course and term availability;
- The Undergraduate Calendar for rules, regulations, and detailed course descriptions including pre-requisites and co-requisites.
Student resources
Browse student resources for helpful guidance, key requirements and support services.
Undergraduate research
Discover ways we can support undergraduate research and view available awards.
ENGR 411 is a one-credit course that consists of a Technical Report, written unsupervised. This is for students who are lacking one credit or less for graduation.
Students work on a research project in their area of concentration, selected in consultation with and conducted under the supervision of a faculty member of the department. The student’s work must culminate in a final report, as well as an oral presentation. This course is part of the Technical Electives.
The Concordia Undergraduate Student Research Awards program provides funding to students across all faculties. The goal of the awards is to stimulate interest in research, participatory research, or research-creation work that will complement undergraduate coursework and enhance preparation for graduate studies or research-related careers.
The NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, are meant to stimulate interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering. The awards are meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields. If you would like to gain research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting, these awards can provide you with financial support (through Concordia).
Experiential learning
Take advantage of a wide array of experiential learning opportunities offered at Concordia to integrate into your studies.
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Questions?
We are always here to help you succeed! Please don't hesitate to just walk in and come meet us. Or visit our undergraduate assistance page for help with programs, course sequences & student support.