Undergraduate students
Essential Information
Course sequences
Course sequences outline the recommended order and timing of classes for your specific program, helping you plan which courses to take each term. 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.
Additional information
The Undergraduate Calendar is the official online source 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 30 credits in addition 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.
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.
Course registration for the upcoming academic year always opens in the spring (March).
- You can find your specific enrollment date in the Academic section of your Student Centre.
- Courses can fill up quickly once registration opens, so registering as early as you can gives you the widest choice of classes and sections
- When registering, please enroll for the entire academic year. You can adjust your schedule later, before the add/drop deadlines, but securing your seat as early as possible is crucial to remain on sequence.
Do you need to re-sequence?
If the recommended sequences don’t meet your needs, you may adjust them. Though not advised, this may be necessary in certain situations, such as:
- 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).
Please note that deviating from the recommended sequences may result in course and final exam scheduling conflicts, as planning is based on those sequences. Additional adjustments or alternate exam requests may be required.
We strongly recommend following the guidelines below and using our 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:
- Our complete list of MIAE 2026-27 course offerings;
- 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.
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Undergraduate research
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.