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Updated Sept 15 2012
MRU’s Engineering Transfer Program offers a way for students to get into the second year of the UofC’s or the
UofA’s engineering programs without actually attending the UofC or UofA for first year. This may meet your
needs if i) you had lower than expected grades in your last year of high school, ii) you have been out of school for
a while, iii) you are new to Canada, iv) you prefer a more personal learning environment, or v) you need to take a
couple of years to get your first academic year completed because you are a care-giver and/or high performance
athlete and/or are busy with employment.
MRU offers smaller class sizes and more contact with instructors than the bigger institutions. Our courses are
fully transferable to the UofC and to the UofA, as well as to some other universities such as the University of
Victoria, the University of British Columbia, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina, the
University of New Brunswick, as well as some schools in the US. That said, our programs are tailored for the UofC
and the UofA. If you are interested in any of the other institutions, we suggest that you take the UofC curriculum
and consult with MRU’s Engineering Advisor.
MRU’s current Engineering Advisor is Dr. Sean Maw. You can meet with him by calling 403-440-6147 to set up
an appointment. Please come to advising appointments prepared to discuss your marks in previous courses, and
ready to take notes. Inquiries by e-mail cannot usually be responded to in a timely manner, depending on the
advisor’s other commitments at the time of your e-mail.
Admission to MRU’s Bachelor of Engineering – University Transfer Program
MRU engineering students are required to have at least 65% in Pure Math 30, Math 31, Physics 30 and Chemistry
30, and 60% in English 30-1 (or their equivalents). If you do not have these required courses and/or marks, you
will need to take or upgrade them before applying to MRU’s Bachelor of Engineering – University Transfer
Program. You can do upgrading through MRU or through high school or other post-secondary institutions.
You are encouraged to apply to MRU during Early Admission (December 1 – March 1). For complete information
regarding admission, review General Admission Requirements at (http://www.mtroyal.ca/Admission/index.htm)
and Engineering admission requirements at
(http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/ScienceTechnology/Programs/BachelorofEng
ineering-UniversityTransfer/AdmissionRequirementsCosts/index.htm).
Life as an Engineering Student
It’s not easy, but it can be lots of fun. Engineering is a challenging program and our standards are no lower than
those of the larger universities. If you take 5 courses a term, expect to put in about 75 hours of work per week
(classes, reading, homework, studying, labs, etc). If you can’t put in the time, for whatever the reason, do not
presume that you will be able to get by with less. Instead, take fewer courses per term. If you have a job or a
child or some other responsibilities that will make it difficult to commit the required time, we can work with you
to make a schedule that leads to success.
At MRU, you will take all/most of your first academic year and then you will transfer to the UofC, UofA or some
other institution. If you stay here for 2 years, you may also take part of your 2nd year courses but you cannot take
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all of them here. In other words, no matter how long you spend here, you will always be applying into your 2 nd
academic year at the UofC, UofA or elsewhere. Indeed, the UofA requires that you only spend one year here
while the UofC allows you to spend two or three years here, if you wish. In any event, you will always be
applying for 2nd year admission at whatever school you choose to transfer to.
The Big Decisions … Place and then Speed
After you have applied to MRU and have been accepted, you put down your deposit. You will then be required
to attend an Advising session with the Engineering Advisor. This session will brief you on the details of course
registration and the Advisor will answer any questions that you may have. After you have attended the session,
you will be taken off “Advising Hold”. You can then register for your courses. Note that you will register for your
Fall courses in July/Aug/Sept and for your Winter courses later on in Oct/Nov.
Where do you want to transfer to? The two basic options are the UofC and the UofA. If you really want to go
somewhere else, we may have information on transferring to that institution. But if not, you may be expected to
find out what they require on your own. In any event, we would encourage you to take the “UofC track” so that
you’ll have a choice of destinations.
As it happens, the UofA and the UofC have very different admissions requirements. The UofA essentially requires
that you complete your first year in one year but they promise admission if you get a certain minimum GPA. The
UofC allows you to take 2-3 years to transfer, but their GPA standards are higher for transferring because they
have a limited quota of seats for transfer students. That is, transfer is competitive for UofC and they don’t
promise admission for any given GPA. So if you decide that you want to transfer to the UofC, the next big
question is … how fast?
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If you had more than a 75% average in your high school engineering pre-requisite courses, you may be
able to handle a one year transfer to the UofC where you will need a minimum 75% average to get in.
If your high school average was less than 75%, we strongly suggest taking 2 years to transfer. You can
take 3-4 courses a term, get some good marks, and pick up a couple of 2nd year courses as well, before
transferring.
If you had close to a 75% average, you can elect to try the one year transfer track and you can change
tracks (to the 2 year transfer track) at Christmas if things aren’t working out as well as you had hoped.
If you decide to transfer to the UofC, you will likely not be able to change your mind and head to the UofA after
the Fall term. If you decide to transfer to the UofA, you may be able to change your mind and head to the UofC
after one term but you will also likely lose the credit for at least one course and you’ll have to spend a 2nd year at
MRU to make up another. The different schools require different courses and different course loads. You need
to make the decision about where you want to go, before you register for courses.
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How do MRU Engineering Students Do?
For the last few years, MRU has admitted about 150-160 students per year. Of those, approximately half stay on
for a second year (and a few are here for some part of a third year). Approximately 40-50 transfer to the UofC
each year (as the UofC has seats for approximately 40-50 MRU transfer students). Another 10-20 students go to
the UofA. Still another 10-20 students transfer to the UofS. A further bunch of students transfer to any number
of other institutions. The rest drop out or try something else.
Therefore, if you have some aptitude for math and science and if you can write reasonably well, and if you are
willing and able to work hard, your chances of success are pretty high. Those that do not move on generally put
very little time into their studies and/or really aren’t interested in engineering. So if you have those two points
going for you, your chances of success are much higher.
Open Studies Students
Open Studies students are not able to register for engineering courses until after program restrictions are lifted,
which will generally occur in the first week of classes each semester, before the drop/add date. This is to ensure
that students in the engineering program have time to register for their classes. If a class is full or close to full,
restrictions may not be lifted at all. MRU’s policy is that Open Studies students can take up to 10 credit courses
before they must enter a program.
Ongoing Help
Throughout your time at MRU, the Engineering Advisor is available to help you choose your courses to help you
meet your own individual needs. But that can only happen if you talk with the Advisor. It is therefore suggested
that you meet with your Advisor once a term, just to make sure everything is going well. If you are having any
difficulties, your Advisor can sometimes help you get through them.
For registration help please go to the Office of the Registrar or call the Registration Help Line at 403-440-3303 or
toll free at 1-877-676-0686.
For more information about engineering courses and their pre-requisites, please see the Academic Calendar
(available at the bookstore or at http://www.mtroyal.ca/AcademicSupport/AcademicCalendar/index.htm ) or
visit the engineering program’s curriculum page at:
http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/ScienceTechnology/Programs/BachelorofEngi
neering-UniversityTransfer/CurriculumCourses/index.htm
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Transferring to the University of Calgary
MRU offers a full first-year transfer program to the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering. If you achieve a
GPA of at least 3.0 in your last 10 courses at MRU, you are likely to be accepted into the UofC Engineering Faculty for the 2 nd
year of your engineering program. The 2 nd year is also when students choose their engineering discipline e.g. mechanical,
civil, chemical etc. While a GPA score of 3.0 likely gets you into the faculty, it does not necessarily mean that you will get
into your first choice of department/program. Acceptance into the department and/or program of your choice is
competitive. The cut-offs vary from year to year but they have tended to vary from 2.8 to 3.5. Transfer students are placed
into departments after UofC students and there are quotas of transfer students by department.
To be clear, the UofC looks at your last 10 course marks. It does not say how fast you have to take those courses. That is,
you can do them over 2 years (or longer). So if you spent 2 years at MRU taking 4 courses per Fall and Winter term (and no
courses in the Spring terms), the UofC would look at your last Fall and Winter terms (8 courses) and the best 2 marks in your
first Winter term. It would essentially ignore your first Fall term for the purpose of GPA calculations (although it would still
accept those courses as transfers). Depending on the demand in a particular year you could be considered for admission
into second year at UofC if you had completed only 8 or 9 of the first-year courses shown below (not counting ENGR 1261 &
1263), but usually only into lower demand major programs. Ten (not counting ENGR 1261 and 1263) is considered a “full”
first year and even then, you are actually missing a COST elective (see next page). Basically, there is no formal priority
system but you may be at a disadvantage compared to a student who has completed more courses. You also have to be
aware that you may have scheduling problems once you get to UofC and try to take a mix of first- and second-year courses;
and you may also run into pre-requisite problems. So the safest approach is to complete all the first-year courses before
moving to the UofC. If you are trying to do that in one year, it typically follows the schedule shown below (but you may take
1-2 courses in the Spring as make-ups or extras ... talk to your Engineering Advisor first, before taking that approach).
As a result, a very important strategic question for you will be … how long should I stay at MRU? If you would like to try and
transfer in one year, you would take the following courses (shown below). If you achieve a GPA of at least 3.0, you will likely
be on your way to the UofC. If not, you could try to apply elsewhere e.g. the UofS, or you could stay at MRU and take a few
2nd year courses in the following Fall and Winter to try and boost your GPA before you try to transfer again. Most students
prefer to take 3-4 courses instead of 5 per semester. Some courses (e.g. Math 1217) are important to take early because
they are pre-requisites for other important courses. In any event, if you aren’t taking the standard first term shown below,
then you should make an appointment with the Engineering Advisor to make sure you’re making good choices.
First Term
ENGR 1261
ENGR 1271
MATH 1203
MATH 1217
CHEM 1209
ENGR 1205
- Orientation to the Engineering Profession I (1 hr/wk)
- Engineering Design & Communications I
- Linear Algebra for Scientists and Engineers
- Calculus for Engineers and Scientists I
- General Chemistry for Engineers
- Statics
(UofC ENGG 200)
(UofC ENGG 200)
(UofC MATH 211)
(UofC AMAT 217)
(UofC CHEM 209)
(UofC ENGG 202)
Second Term
ENGR 1263
ENGR 1233
MATH 1219
CHEM 1210
ENGR 1215
ENGR 1303
- Orientation to the Engineering Profession (1 hr/wk)
- Computing for Engineers in C++
- Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
- Behaviour of Liquids, Gases & Solids
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Electrical Circuits and Machines
(UofC ENGG 200)
(UofC ENGG 233)
(UofC AMAT 219)
(UofC ENGG 201)
(UofC PHYS 259)
(UofC ENGG 225)
Please see the Academic Calendar (available at the bookstore or on
http://www.mtroyal.ca/AcademicSupport/AcademicCalendar/index.htm) for pre- and co-requisites for each course.
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UofC students actually take 11 courses in their first year. That is, those courses specified above in the Fall and Winter, plus a
Complementary Studies (COST) Elective. We do not suggest that our students take the Complementary Studies Course in
the Fall or Winter because you need to maintain high marks. You don’t need to take it in the Spring either, but if you don’t
you will need to make it up later on at the UofC.
Complementary Studies (COST) Electives
Choices at MRU currently include Anth 1102 (UofC Anth 203), Anth 1105 (UofC Arky 205), Cnst 1131 (UofC Cnst 231), Econ 1101 (UofC
Econ 201), Econ 1103 (UofC Econ 203), Geog 1103 (UofC Geog 251), Hist 1101 (UofC Hist 201), Rels 1101 (UofC Rels 201), Rels 1105 (UofC
Rels 203), Ling 1111 (UofC Ling 201), Ling 1113 (UofC Ling 203), Phil 1101 (UofC 201), Phil 1149 (UofC Phil 249), Phil 1175 (UofC Phil 275),
Phil 1179 (UofC Phil 279), Plsc 1101 (UofC Poli 201), Plsc 1123 (UofC Poli 223), Psyc 1101&1102 (UofC Psyc 205), Slgy 1101 (UofC Soci 201),
and Musc 1234 (UofC Muhl 281).
MRU actually offers several more courses that UofC Engineering recognizes. However, not all of the courses are in the
curriculums of all the UofC Engineering Departments. The following list shows which courses are usable for which
departmental programs:
Math 3307 Differential Equations (UofC AMAT 307) – Chem, Civil, EE, Geo, Mechanical, O&G, SW
Engr 3319 Statistics for Engineering (UofC ENGG 319) – Chem, Civil, Geo, Mechanical, O&G, SW
Phys 2369 Acoustics, Optics & Radiation (UofC PHYS 369) – Civil, EE, Geo, Mechanical, SW
Econ 1109 Engineering Economics (UofC ENGG 209) – all except Chem and O&G, as one of the mandatory COST courses
Engl 2263 Technical Report Writing (UofC COMS 363) – all, as one of the mandatory COST courses
Math 3101 Numerical Methods (UofC ENGG 407) – Chem, Civil, EE, Geo, Mechanical, O&G
Engr 3349 Dynamics (UofC ENGG 349) – Chem, Civil, Geo, Mechanical, O&G
Chem 3357 Organic Chemistry (UofC CHEM 357) – Chem, Mechanical, O&G
Math 3309 Vector Calculus (UofC AMAT 309) – Geo
Math 1271 Discrete Mathematics (UofC MATH 271) –SW
The list of UofC’s Complementary Studies (COST) requirements in the Engineering program is available online for further
reference: http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/complementary
Once you have completed your first-year courses, you can take these other courses to help round out your schedule and/or
boost your GPA before transferring. One must be careful though, as not all of these courses are required in all of the
departmental programs at the UofC.
You should note that the UofC actually does two GPA calculations to determine whether you will be eligible for transfer to
the UofC’s Engineering School. The first GPA calculation is done on your last 10 courses, no matter what courses these are.
This calculation can be used for admission into the first-year UofC engineering program if you haven’t completed many
engineering courses yet. For MRU students, the generally more important/relevant GPA calculation is the 2 nd one. The UofC
does a second GPA calculation for students who have the first-year requirements completed and who are applying for 2nd
year admission. This is called “the program placement GPA” and it is based on your last 10 courses that are transferrable to
engineering. Usually, these will be the same 10 courses as the ones in the first calculation. However, if you try to boost your
GPA with lots of courses that are not given credit in engineering, you will not be increasing your chances of getting into the
faculty or program major of your choice. If you have first-year completed but your program placement GPA is not
competitive, you cannot be admitted into engineering. Please also see FAQ’s 7 and 10 (next page).
If you want to transfer to UofC in one year, you take the courses shown above. If you come to the MRU Engineering Transfer
Program with any of these courses, you increase your chances of making the transfer in one year as you won’t need to take
as heavy a course load each term.
If you want to transfer to UofC in two years, the next question you need to answer is … how many courses do you want to
take each term? Generally, you’ll take 3-4 courses instead of 5. Some courses (e.g. Math 1217) are important to take early
because they are pre-requisites for other important courses. In any event, if you aren’t taking the standard first term shown
above, then you should make an appointment with the Engineering Advisor to make sure you’re making good choices.
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UofC Transfer FAQs
Question 1. Can I fail a course and still make it to the UofC?
A. Sure, as long as you fail early i.e. as long as it’s not in your last 10 courses. You can make up the failed course in the next
term. It is generally better to withdraw (WD) than to fail a course. You can WD from a course up until about a month
before the course ends (before the WD deadline).
Question 2. Can I take a lighter course load than is shown above?
A. Certainly. As long as you plan on being at MRU for at least 2 years.
Question 3. Who can I talk to at the UofC if I have any questions?
A. Contact Helen Werner or Lorraine Ewert (the Engineering Advisors at UofC.) They can be reached at
hjwerner@ucalgary.ca (403-220-5734) and at lewert@ucalgary.ca (403-220-3743), respectively.
Question 4. Q. If I take Spring courses at MRU will they count for the UofC?
A. Yes and no. They will not count towards your admission GPA calculation if you have already applied to the UofC.
However, if you aren’t applying until next year, then yes, they may count in your transfer GPA calculation if they become
part of your “last 10 courses”. In any event, you will always receive credit for having taken/passed them (as long as you
get a minimum C- grade). The only question is whether they will influence your GPA.
Question 5. When should I apply to the UofC by?
A. By April 1.
Question 6. When will I know if I got into the UofC program?
A. Generally by the first week of August but sometimes as late as the end of August.
Question 7. Does the UofC allow “redos” on courses?
A. If you fail a course or if you get a D or D+, you will be expected to redo such a course. If both times you take the course
fall within your “last 10 courses”, both grades will count in your transfer GPA calculation. However, if you have a C- or
better in a course and redo it, the UofC will ignore the second attempt both in the course count (of the last 10 courses) and
in the program placement GPA calculation.
Question 8. I started at MRU in Fall 2009 and took the old Design courses and Mechanics I and II. Which courses will I get
credit for at UofC?
A. Anyone who completed the old Engr 1205 Mechanics I and the old design courses Engr 1271 & 1273 will get credit for
first-year Statics and Design. Students who took the old design course Engr 1271 but did not complete 1273, do not need
to take the new design course. UofC will still evaluate you for transfer based on your last 10 courses, including Engr 1273 if
it falls within your last 10.
Question 9. What are the UofC’s English requirements?
A. Satisfying the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement is mandatory for all UofC applicants. This is the link
explaining the ELP requirements and exemptions: http://www.ucalgary.ca/admissions/elp. There is a UofC internal
conversion scale in place that is applied for high school equivalents taken at colleges to convert the letter grade to a
percent grade. Students need a minimum of A- (80%) to meet the requirement of 80% for ELP exemption.
Question 10. What if I've taken more than 2 courses that count as Complimentary Studies options at UofC?
A. Remember, UofC will be counting your last 10 engineering courses to calculate your program placement transfer GPA. If a
student has taken more than 2 COST courses, UofC will ignore the later attempts and count back to the last 10 courses as if
the "extra-to-degree" COST courses weren't there. If a student took one COST option in one semester and then took
another two in a later semester, then the higher grade from the two in the same semester would be included and the
other course/grade that semester would be simply ignored. The list of UofC’s Complementary Studies (COST)
requirements in the Engineering program is online at: http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/complementary
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Transferring to the University of Alberta
Mount Royal University is one of seven post-secondary institutions within Alberta that offers an official first-year
engineering transfer program from which students can gain admission to one of the discipline-specific degree programs at
the University of Alberta. These programs start in second year. Each discipline-specific degree program has a limited
number of seats and all admissions are competitive i.e. they are based on a student’s first-year GPA. You will be competing
for those spots with UofA students as if you were a UofA student. Eligibility for this admission competition requires a
student to successfully complete enough engineering units of transfer credit and to be in satisfactory standing. More
specifically, if you have completed at least 30.0 engineering units of transfer credit and if you achieve a GPA of at least 2.5
in your Fall/Winter academic year at MRU, you are assured acceptance into the UofA Engineering Faculty for the 2 nd year
of your engineering degree. A minimum mark of B- in Math 1203 and Math 1219 is also required.
Please note that acceptance does not necessarily mean that you will get into your first choice of department/discipline. That
said, in recent years, most of the departments and programs (e.g. co-op) have been accessible with a 3.0 GPA. Note that
MRU applicants have an adjustment of -0.2 applied to their average when being considered for the department/discipline.
The full first-year program for students wishing to transfer to the University of Alberta is shown below. Students who take
less than a full course load will have a negative adjustment applied to their GPA in the calculation of an admission average.
To be clear, the MRU engineering transfer program to the University of Alberta is a one-year program i.e. you must complete
it in one Fall/Winter academic year. You should not spread it over two years. Students who find it necessary to drop
courses can maintain their eligibility for admission as long as they successfully complete 30.0 engineering units of these
courses (not counting ENGR 1261 and ENGR 1263). The UofA’s transfer philosophy is to test your ability to handle the heavy
workload that will be required of you when you attend the UofA, and to have you compete on a level playing field with every
other student (UofA or transfer) that seeks a second-year admission. Note that in some cases, you may be able to complete
your transfer courses in the Spring if got behind on courses due to an F, D or WD.
Fall Term
ENGR 1261
PHYS 1131
MATH 1203
MATH 1217
CHEM 1209
ENGR 1205
- Orientation to the Engineering Profession I (UofA ENGG 100 = 1.0 UofA Credit Units)
- Wave Motion, Optics and Sound
(UofA PHYS 130 = 3.8 UofA Credit Units)
- Linear Algebra for Scientists and Engineers (UofA MATH 102 = 3.5 UofA Credit Units, min B-)
- Calculus for Engineers and Scientists I
(UofA MATH 100 = 4.0 UofA Credit Units)
- General Chemistry for Engineers
(UofA CHEM 105 = 3.8 UofA Credit Units)
- Statics
(UofA ENGG 130* = 4.0 UofA Credit Units)
= a total of 19.1 UofA Credit Units (not including ENGR 1261)
Winter Term
ENGR 1263 - Orientation to the Engineering Profession II (UofA ENGG 101 = 1.0 UofA Credit Units)
ENGR 1234 - Computing for Engineers I
(UofA ENCMP 100 = 3.8 UofA Credit Units)
MATH 1219 - Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
(UofA MATH 101 = 3.5 UofA Credit Units, min B-)
CHEM 1210 - Behaviour of Liquids, Gases & Solids
(UofA CHEM 103 = 4.3 UofA Credit Units)
ENGR 3349 - Dynamics
(UofA ENPH 131 = 4.3 UofA Credit Units)
Complementary Studies Course
(3.0 UofA Credit Units)*
= a total of 18.9 UofA Credit Units (not including ENGR 1263)
Please see the Academic Calendar (available at the bookstore or on
http://www.mtroyal.ca/AcademicSupport/AcademicCalendar/index.htm) for pre- and co-requisites for each course.
* Choices at MRU currently include Econ 1101 (UofA Econ 101), Econ 1103 (UofA Econ 102), Geog 1103 (UofA Eas 191), Ling 1111
(UofA Ling 101), Phil 1179 (UofA Phil 120), Psyc 1105 (UofA Psyc 104), and Slgy 1101 (UofA Soc 100). MRU’s English 1131 (Introduction
to Fiction) and English 1135 (Introduction to Poetry) are also acceptable choices.
MRU offers two other courses which provide engineering transfer credit at the University of Alberta: Math 3307 Differential
Equations (UofA MATH 201 = 3.5 UofA Credit Units) and Econ 1109 Engineering Economics (UofA ENGM 310 or ENGM 401 =
3.0 UofA Credit Units). These are only taken at MRU in special circumstances, under the guidance of the MRU and/or UofA
Engineering Advisor. Econ 1109 has no pre-requisite but Math 3307 does have Math 1219 as a pre-requisite.
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If you come to the MRU Engineering Transfer Program with one of your engineering courses completed, we will make efforts
to substitute Econ 1109 into your schedule in place of the course you already have. If you come to the MRU Engineering
Transfer Program with more than two of the courses shown above, we may be able to incorporate another complementary
studies course into your program in addition to adding in Math 3307 and Econ 1109. However, the ability to include such
changes into your schedule cannot be assured due to potential scheduling conflicts. Also note that you will not qualify as a
student who has completed all their first-year engineering courses in one academic year and therefore you will be
considered as a second priority if UofA has space, in other words the “2.5 GPA guarantee” does not apply to you.
UofA Transfer FAQs
Q. Can I fail a course or withdraw from one and still make it to the UofA?
A. Yes, if your overall GPA including the failed course is above 2.5 and you have successfully completed 30.0 engineering
units of transfer credit (excluding ENGR 1261/1263 and the failed course). You can make up the failed course in the Spring
term, if it is offered, or you can make up the failed course at the University of Alberta.
Q. Can I take a lighter course load than is shown above?
A. Yes, but there are two considerations. Eligibility for admission requires that you have successfully completed at least
30.0 engineering units of transfer credit (not including ENGR 1261 and 1263). If the total number of engineering units
attempted (not including ENGR 1261 and 1263) falls below 37.0, your GPA will be adjusted down by 0.05 for every unit
below 37.0 in the calculation of your admission average. If you have spent more than two regular (Fall/Winter) terms
taking engineering courses, you will be considered as a “priority 2″ student and may be subject to additional requirements,
depending on budget and other constraints that year. In other words, the guaranteed spot at UofA will not apply to you.
For example, for admission in Fall 2010, any student that took more than 2 semesters of engineering was also required to
have a minimum 3.0 GPA and to have carried a minimum of 8 courses in their previous academic year (Fall and Winter).
Q. Do I have to meet any particular English requirements for the UofA?
A. You come to MRU having English 30-1 or its equivalent. With one exception, all of the UofA engineering degree programs
include one English course. MRU’s Engl 1131 or Engl 1135, either of which can be taken in the Winter term at MRU, will
satisfy this requirement.
Q. Who can I talk to at the UofA if I have any questions?
A. The person to talk to at the University of Alberta is Raymond Matthias (their Engineering Advisor) and he can be reached
at raymond.matthias@ualberta.ca.
Q. If I take Spring courses at MRU will they count for the UofA?
A. Yes and no. They will not count towards your GPA used for UofA admissions. However, if you successfully complete
courses from our engineering transfer program, you will receive the transfer credit. Spring courses can also be used to
raise the total engineering units completed to reach the 30.0 required for admission eligibility.
Q. When should I apply to the UofA by, and when will I know whether I got into UofA Engineering?
A. By May 1, and generally by August 1, respectively.
Q. Does the UofA allow “redos” on courses?
A. If you get a D or an F in a UofA transfer course at MRU, you will need to take that course again either here or later at the
UofA. If you retake the course here, UofA will still only look at your initial D or F for GPA calculations but they will accept
the transfer credit if you get a C- or better on the second try (for example, in the Spring term). If you wish to repeat a
course in which you got a grade of C- or higher, again, the UofA will only look at the original mark and you will not get
another transfer credit for the second try since you’ll already have credit from the first try.
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