Understanding Prerequisites
The Faculty of Engineering and Design strictly upholds prerequisites as noted in the most recently published Undergraduate Calendar course descriptions. Some engineering courses have course-specific prerequisite(s) and/or year standing requirements to register; engineering course prerequisites also may include a minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) and others require only a passing grade.
If you encounter registration warnings or errors indicating prerequisite(s) not met you will need to verify the prerequisite(s) as stated in the calendar vs your record of courses completed.
Effective Fall 2026 term, ‘Year Status in Engineering’ is no longer used in engineering course prerequisites, click HERE for more information.
Year Standing
Year standing is a ranking used by the University and is based on the total number of credits completed that are counting towards degree requirements. As defined the the University Calendar – section 3.1.7
| First Year Standing | Fewer than 4.0 credits completed successfully and counting towards the degree. |
| Second Year Standing | 4.0 through 8.5 credits completed successfully and counting towards the degree. |
| Third Year Standing | 9.0 through 13.5 credits completed successfully and counting towards the degree. |
| Fourth Year Standing | 14.0 or more credits completed successfully and counting towards the degree. |