ECE Undergraduate Advising and Student Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where can I find advising help regarding my program and registration?
2. Where can I find the forms for program planning worksheets, pre-requisite waivers, etc.?
3. Where can I find the Natural Science and Complementary Studies lists?
4. Can I take a Natural Science or Complementary Studies not on the approved lists?
5. Can I request a course substitution?
6. How do I find out which technical electives are being offered?
7. How do I modify my program?
8. How and where do I take a course outside of UVic and get credit for it?
9. How do I find an equivalent course at other institutions?
10. Can I take a course if I do not satisfy the prerequisites?
11. How do I request a leave of absence?
12. Do I have to declare an area of Specialization?
13. When and how can I request a Specialization Certificate?
14. What is the University Probationary status?
15. What are my options if I am on academic probation?
16. What are the procedures for dealing with student requests?

Forms

• List of approved/denied science electives
• Program Scheduling Plan (CENG)
• Program Scheduling Plan (ELEC)

• Declaration of Option

Program Modification Tools

Students will find the following prerequisite charts helpful in filling out a Program Planning Worksheet. These charts provide a summary of the required courses in the program along with their prerequisites, corequisites, and the terms they are usually offered.

• Electrical Engineering prerequisites chart
• Computer Engineering prerequisite chart
• ECE Technical electives prerequisite chart

People

The ECE Academic Advisor (EOW 219) is the main contact for academic advising and registration assistance. For class or lab capacity overrides, please contact the Administrative Officer.

Helpful Information Links

For Faculty of Engineering information, additional advising and FAQ information, please see

http://www.uvic.ca/engineering/current/undergrad/index.php

For more information about the courses in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program, please see the following documents. Please note that the following documents contain many pages and you may prefer to print only sections that you need. These documents are presented as a snapshot of the time period indicated. If you have a specific question about an upcoming course, please contact one of the people listed above.

http://www.ece.uvic.ca/ugrad/ELEC_Program_Courses.pdf
http://www.ece.uvic.ca/ugrad/CENG_Program_Courses.pdf

For information on convocation, please see

http://www.uvic.ca/current-students/home/graduating/index.php

For information on GPA calculation

http://www.uvic.ca/registrar/students/policies/academics/index.php#acc--gpa-calculations

For information on iron-ring

http://ess.uvic.ca/ironring/

For information on reregistration applications (for students who are not automatically authorized to reregister) please see

http://www.uvic.ca/current-students/home/academics/reregistration/index.php