Welcome to the Diploma in Engineering with Bachelor of Science with Major (4-year)!
First-year course selection for the Diploma in Engineering with Bachelor of Science with Major (4-year) is completely prescribed. You will be pre-registered in all of your first-year courses.
First-Year Course Pattern
| CHEM 121 | Principles of Chemistry I (first term) |
| CHEM 122 | Principles of Chemistry II (second term) |
| ENGR 121 | Calculus I for Engineers (first term) |
| ENGR 122 | Calculus II for Engineers (second term) |
| ENGR 128 | Engineering Design and Graphics (first term) |
| ENGR 132 | Technical Communications (second term) |
| ENGR 136 | Statics (second term) |
| ENGR 147 | Computer Programming (first term) |
| PHYS 121 | Physics for the Physical Sciences and Engineering I (first term) |
| PHYS 122 | Physics for the Physical Sciences and Engineering II (second term) |
In total, you will be taking 5 courses each term.
Your first-year registration will follow the first-year course pattern for the Diploma in Engineering (with the exception of the writing requirement courses). This will allow you the most flexibility as you move forward in your four-year dual program. You will complete the foundations of mathematics (calculus), physics, and chemistry, and will be exposed to the engineering discipline through the first-year core courses.
If you intend your BSc major to be mathematics, physics, or chemistry, completion of the above courses will provide you with the required first-year science courses for those majors. If you plan to do a major in biology, computer science, or Earth and environmental sciences, you should contact Academic Advising to discuss the best options for changing your first-year course selection to accommodate the necessary introductory courses for your intended major.
Questions You Might Have
1. What if I decide, at the end of first year, that I am no longer interested in the dual program, and want to complete only the Diploma in Engineering?
You are welcome to change programs at any time in your academic career, pending program availability and your eligibility for the program you want. As long as you obtain a minimum average of 60 over your first-year courses, you will be permitted to change your program to the Diploma in Engineering for the next year. If you complete the course load outlined above, you will be on track to finish your diploma in second year, as long as you take your writing credits in the spring/summer between your two years. You can also choose to complete the diploma over three years, if you prefer. As a further option, you can choose to change your program to the Diploma in Engineering with Bachelor of Science (3-year). (If you decide earlier in the year that you want to make one of these program changes, you may apply to do so. You do not have to wait until year-end to submit this request.)
2. What if I decide, at the end of first year, that I am no longer interested in the dual program, and want to complete only the Bachelor of Science with Major degree (without the Diploma in Engineering)?
You are welcome to change programs at any time in your academic career, pending program availability and your eligibility for the program you want. As a student in the Diploma in Engineering with Bachelor of Science with Major (4-year), you will be permitted to change your program to the BSc at year-end if you wish. Any engineering courses that you complete will be usable in your Bachelor of Science. (If you decide earlier in the year that you want to make this program change, you may apply to do so. You do not have to wait until year-end to submit this request.)
Registration Help Centre
By Email Only: nsr@stfx.ca
The registration help centre will be in operation and will respond to email from June 10 through August 30.
Hours of Operation are Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Atlantic Time
For registration issues after August 30, please email the registrar's office: @email
Please include your full name and Student ID number in all correspondence.
