[ENCI-l] Course selections and other information

[engg-enci-l at mailman.ucalgary.ca]

Hello all Civil students!

 

Hope you all enjoyed some patio/cabin/lake/quiet/campsite time this past
weekend and that you have all recovered from the exams.  I also hope that
you have settled into your summer/internship jobs and that your bank
accounts are beginning to recover!  I'm still here if you need help and/or
guidance and I thought I'd pass on some advice to those of you contemplating
your course selections.  Students coming into 3rd year have limited
selection, so this email may be of more importance to the incoming 4th year.


 

1.       If you are interested in pursuing either the Tran or Structures
Minor, you must apply before 4th year.  This can be done via email to me or
through the Undergrad Office.  It is particularly important for the
Structures Minors as the EVDA tech elective is only open to students in that
minor and you don't want to miss a spot!  

2.       I highly recommend that you study your degree navigator and the
calendar before you get too far into course selection.  This is your last
year and be sure you have all those lovely green check marks - it makes both
of our lives much easier if we don't have to do everything manually for you
in a panic, because you weren't clued in.  I have a sign on my fridge at
home that I used (and still use) all through my kids growing up "Lack of
planning on YOUR part does not constitute an emergency on MY part"...same
applies to you guys.

3.       You are able to take one non-civil course as a technical elective
and need approval to do so.  I give that approval and can do it by email if
you are considering such an option.  The most popular course seems to be
ENEE 573.

4.       You are also able to take one 600+ course if your GPA is>3.0.  In
this case, you need not only my approval, but also the prof's approval.

5.       If you are behind in a course (let's say for the case of
illustration - ENCI 451), all is not lost and with careful course selection,
you should be able to graduate on time.  This may need a meeting between the
two of us to work out a plan - don't despair and don't delay!

6.       If I can also offer some advice as to loading your courses - ENCI
570 is set up so that approx 25% of the work is done in Fall and 75% in the
winter.  As the course does not have a weekly lectures (although there are
two time slots on your schedule to allow for group meetings and mid-term
presentations), you might want to consider taking 570 plus 5 courses in Fall
(total 6) and 570 plus 3 in Winter (total 4).  This will de-stress you
during the crunch time in March! 

 

Hope this helps - now resume what you were doing!

 

Dr. Lynne

 

 

 

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