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Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science

Cybersecurity and Intelligent Systems Engineering (CISE)

FAQs

The Bachelor of Engineering in Cybersecurity consists of 120 credits, which are categorized into five groups:

Engineering Core
Cybersecurity Engineering Core
Cybersecurity Complementary Core
Cybersecurity Engineering Electives
Engineering and Natural Science Group: Cybersecurity Engineering

The detailed course requirements for the BEng program can be found at:
https://www.concordia.ca/academics/undergraduate/calendar/current/section-71-gina-cody-school-of-engineering-and-computer-science/section-71-100-concordia-institute-for-information-systems-engineering/section-71-100-1-course-requirements-beng-in-cybersecurity-engineering-.html

 

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity consists of 90 credits, which are categorized into five groups:

Cybersecurity Core
Cybersecurity Complementary Core
Cybersecurity Electives
Mathematics Electives: BSc Cybersecurity
General Electives: BSc Cybersecurity

The detailed course requirements for the BSc program can be found at:
https://www.concordia.ca/academics/undergraduate/calendar/current/section-71-gina-cody-school-of-engineering-and-computer-science/section-71-100-concordia-institute-for-information-systems-engineering/section-71-100-2-course-requirements-bsc-in-cybersecurity-.html

 

Students in the Extended Credit Program (ECP) and Mature Entry Program (MEP) should refer to the corresponding program information as follows:

You can find the recommended course sequences for your program on the following page: 
https://www.concordia.ca/ginacody/cybersecurity-intelligent-systems-eng/students/undergraduate.html 

Please follow the sequence for the corresponding program and entry. Please also note that course availabilities and final exam schedules are based on this recommended sequence.

Good to know:

  • Most ENGR courses are offered every term
  • INSE courses may NOT be offered every term

 

Before enrolling in ENCS 282, all undergraduate students at the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science students must meet the Writing Skills Requirement.

There are two ways to fulfill this:

  • Take the Engineering Writing Test (EWT) and receivge a PASS result, OR
  • Take ENCS 272 and pass with a grade of C- or better

You have two attempts at the EWT before you would be required to take ENCS 272 in addition to your program.

The EWT must be taken within the first 30 credits of a student's program, after all required English as a Second Language courses have been completed.

Register to take the EWT

If the recommended sequence does not meet your needs, you can modify your sequence accordingly. While we do not recommend this, we recognize that you may be required to do so when, for example:

  • You must repeat a course; 
  • You wish to take summer courses;
  • You would like to reduce your course load (full-time status implies 12 credits per term);
  • You need to switch to part-time;
  • You are a Co-op student, and you did not secure a work-term (Note: you must also submit a "Change of Sequence" request form. Please email your Co-op Coordinator or Undergraduate Program Assistant for the correct procedure.)

Please contact the CISE Undergraduate Program Assistant for more information. 

You can drop, disc, add, swap, pay tuition, etc. using your Student Centre. Quick links to common tasks can also be found in the Student Hub's My CU Account.

You can also personalize your schedule via the Visual Schedule Builder

For technical assistance with SIS, please communicate with Instructional and Information Technology Services (IITS) Service Desk, located in H-925.

How-To Guides for your Student Information System (SIS)

To add, drop, and disc courses, there are 2 deadlines that you must be aware of:

DNE (Did NOT Enter)

  • No academic or financial impact.
  • The course will be removed from the student record and official transcript. 
  • Within the first two weeks of Fall and Winter terms and within the first week of Summer sessions.

DISC (Discontinued)

  • Academic and financial impact. 
  • DISC notation remains on a student record and official transcript, but does not affect the student’s GPA. 
  • The student is financially responsible for the payment of all tuition and other fees pertaining to the course. 
  • Deadlines are specific to the last day of classes in a given term.
See term dates and deadlines

Here, you'll find essential dates for the academic year, including registration deadlines, semester start and end dates, holidays, exam periods, and more. 

  • Midterm exams/quizzes will be administered by course instructors. 
  • Final exams are administered during final exam period by the Examinations Office. The schedule will be made available on your Concordia portal. 
  • You can view your final exam after the course grade has appeared on your transcript. Contact your course instructor directly. 
  • If you believe that there were mistakes in the correcting of you final exam you can apply for an “Academic Re-evaluation” at the Birks Service Center in the Library building LB185. 

Final examinations at the university level follow strict rules and procedures. You must be familiar with the Final Exam Regulations. 

There are three academic standings: 

  • Acceptable:  *AGPA is 2.00 or higher – you may continue in your studies. 
  • Conditional: 1.50 AGPA 1.99 
  • Failed: AGPA 1.50 for the first time or below a 2.00 after a prior Conditional Standing or after being readmitted from Failed standing (second level failed standing). 

Students in either Conditional or Failed Standing will be notified, in writing, by the University of their academic standing and informed of all steps that the University has deemed necessary for them to follow.  Students in failed standing must apply for readmission. 

*AGPA: Assessment grade point average

 
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