Applied Science Calendar
2006-2007 Academic Year

Director, First Year Studies  Annette Bergeron, P.Eng.

Program Assistant B. McDonald

Office Beamish-Munro Hall, Room 200

Telephone (613) 533-2055

E-mail eng1dir@post.queensu.ca

Web Site http://appsci.queensu.ca/firstyr/

 

The first year of study in Applied Science is based on a common curriculum. It is an introduction to all of the programs offered by the Faculty. The choice of the program the student intends to follow in the second and subsequent years is not made until February in the Winter Term of the first year.

   Major revisions have been made to this program in the past few years. This process is on-going. While the information below is up-to-date at the time of publication, changes can be expected as the year progresses. The Director, First Year Studies will advise all First Year students of these changes as they are introduced via e-mail and on the web at http://appsci.queensu.ca/firstyr/

 

First Year Curriculum

 

Spring Courses:

Students who intend to register in the Mining and Mechanical Option in MINE, or the Structures Option in MTHE, or in GEOE or CIVL are required to take CIVL 211 in the Spring at the end of the first year final examination period. These are officially second year courses, and will be so recorded on student's transcript.

 

Challenge Examinations in Year One Subjects: Prior Learning Assessment

Exceptionally well qualified applicants who feel that their preparation would allow them to follow an accelerated program of study are encouraged to write challenge examinations that are available in most of the First Year courses. These examinations are usually written during the first week of term in September. Application to write should be made to the Director, First Year Studies before 31 July. There is a special fee for each Challenge examination (see the section on Fees.)

   Credit will be granted for those First Year courses in which competence is indicated by the results of the challenge examinations. A student may then elect to reduce the First Year curriculum by those courses for which exemption has been obtained, or elect to undertake an accelerated curriculum by replacing those courses with more advanced courses. Students who wish to preserve their eligibility for scholarship standing will need to formulate a program which provides the same or greater unit load as the standard First Year curriculum.

 

Help Line: The Office of the Director, First Year Studies 

First Year students looking for academic advice and counselling are encouraged to contact the Director, First Year Studies by phone at 533-2055 or by email at eng1dir@post.queensu.ca.

 

Help Line: The Douglas Tutorials

A gift from Dr. James Douglas (Queen's BA, 1858) in 1910 made possible the establishment of a program by which First Year students are tutored by students selected from senior years. Details are available in the Faculty Office, and on the web at http://appsci.queensu.ca/firstyr/.

 

Help Line: The EngSoc 'Buddy' System

The Engineering Society maintains a 'Buddy' system which links first year students with upper year students for advice and support. See http://engsoc.queensu.ca/buddy/

 

Help Line: The EngSoc 'EngLink' System

For help using the EngSoc 'EngLink' system, see http://engsoc.queensu.ca/englinks/

 

Help Line: The Extended Program

The Extended Program provides an opportunity for First Year students who are experiencing difficulties with the introductory courses APSC 111, APSC 131, and/or APSC 171 to take these courses at a slower pace. Registration in the Extended Program takes place in early January. The courses normally completed in December are reviewed, and final examinations are rewritten in February during Reading Week. Instruction in the second term courses in APSC 112, APSC 132, APSC 172 and APSC 174 - begins after Reading Week, is suspended when regular Winter term lectures end, and resumes after the normal examination period. These second term courses are completed in June. There is a special fee for each course in the Spring term (see the Section on Fees) *

   * A limited loan fund is available to students who register in the Extended Program. Details may be obtained from the Faculty Office or the Office of the Registrar, Student Awards.

 

Help Line: Orientation Nights

In late January and early February each department holds an Orientation Night for first year students to introduce them to the department and to its programs. Students are encouraged to attend as many of these evening seminars as possible to help them make their program choice. Help in reaching a decision regarding future studies can also be obtained in private discussions with upper year students, instructors, and the Director, First Year Studies in the Faculty Office. Help is available on web pages maintained by each of the departments in the Faculty (see http://appsci.queensu.ca/firstyr/orientation/).

 

Choice of Program: Preregistration

First year students preregister in February or March to indicate the program in which they intend to register in the academic year. A student will be admitted to the program of their choice, provided the first year requirements have been met. Having preregistered in one program, it is possible to apply to transfer to another at a later date. However, such a change must be approved, in advance, by the department offering the program in which the student wishes to register.

 

Admission to a Second Year Program

The rules governing the admission to the second year are given in the Faculty Regulations Section: in particular, Para 2b, 2f, 2g, 2h and 10. Briefly, if a student has passed all of the courses in the First Year program with marks of 55% or better, admission to the second year will be unconditional. Otherwise, there may be constraints. Advice should be sought from either the Director, First Year Studies or from the Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the program of choice.