Supplementary Qualifying Courses

(formerly known as the Substitute Course List)

Qualifying students have minimum unit requirements that they must meet in order to be able to qualify for program placement. Students must finish all first year core courses. If you have previously completed or have post-secondary transfer credit for any first year courses, the following list of courses will supplement your registration. Registration details for qualifying students are available on our Qualifying Student Registration page.

Before selecting any courses from this list check the Calendar Course Listings carefully for program requirements, prerequisites and corequisites. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the courses they select transfer into the program(s) they are hoping to enter.

Information about each course is also available by expanding the selection. This includes which Engineering programs accept credit for the course.

List of Supplementary Qualifying Courses

CH E 243 - Engineering Thermodynamics

Prerequisites: MATH 101

Corequisites: None

Units: 3.5

Notes:

  • Only one of CH E 243, ECE 209, or MEC E 250 is available for credit in Civil Engineering.
  • Available for credit in all Engineering programs.
CH E 312 - Fluid Mechanics

Prerequisites: CH E 243, EN PH 131, MATH 209

Corequisites: MATH 201

Units: 3.5

Notes:

  • Not available for credit in Civil, Civil Environmental, Computer, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Physics.
CIV E 270 - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies I

Prerequisites: ENGG 130, MATH 101

Corequisites: None

Units: 4.5

Notes:

  • Not available for credit in Chemical Engineering - Clean Energy and Sustainable Process Systems Option, Computer or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics.
  • Only one of CIV E 270, ECE 210, or MEC E 250 may be used towards the Chemical Engineering - Bioprocessing & Biomanufacturing Option.
CME 265 - Process Analysis

Prerequisites: ENCMP 100, MATH 102, CHEM 105

Corequisites: CH E 243, MATH 209 or equivalent

Units: 4.5

Notes: 

  • Available for credit in Chemical, Materials, and Petroleum Engineering only.
ECE 202 - Electrical Circuits I

Prerequisites: MATH 101, MATH 102

Corequisites: None

Units: 4.3

Notes:

  • Available for credit in Chemical CPC, Computer or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics.
  • Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 202 or ECE 209 unless approved by the Department
ECE 209 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Units: 3.8

Notes:

  • Only one of CH E 243, ECE 209, or MEC E 250 is available for credit in Civil Engineering.
  • Only one of ECE 209, MAT E 202 or MEC E 250 is available for credit in Civil Environmental Engineering.
  • Not available for credit in Chemical CPC, Computer or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics.
  • Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 209 or ECE 202 unless approved by the Department
ECE 210 - Introduction to Digital Logic Design

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Units: 3.8

Notes:

  • Not available for credit in Chemical - Clean Energy and Sustainable Process Systems Option, Civil, Civil Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, Mining, or Petroleum Engineering.
  • Only one of CIV E 270, ECE 210, or MEC E 250 may be used towards the Chemical Engineering - Bioprocessing & Biomanufacturing Option.
  • Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 210 or CMPUT 329.
ENG M 401 - Financial Management for Engineers

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Units: 3.0

Notes:

  • Available for credit in all Engineering programs.
MATH 201 - Differential Equations

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: MATH 209 or MATH 214

Units: 3.5

Notes:

  • Available for credit in all Engineering programs.
MATH 209 - Calculus III

Prerequisites: MATH 101

Corequisites: MATH 102

Units: 3.5

Notes:

  • Available for credit in all Engineering programs.
MEC E 250 - Engineering Mechanics II

Prerequisites: ENGG 130, EN PH 131, MATH 101

Corequisites: None

Units: 3.5

Notes:

  • Only one of CH E 243, ECE 209, or MEC E 250 is available for credit in Civil Engineering.
  • Only one of ECE 209, MAT E 202, or MEC E 250 is available for credit in Civil Environmental Engineering.
  • Only one of CIV E 270, ECE 210, or MEC E 250 may be used towards the Chemical Engineering - Bioprocessing & Biomanufacturing Option.
  • Not available for credit in Chemical Engineering - Clean Energy and Sustainable Process Systems Option, Mining or Petroleum Engineering or Engineering Physics.
MAT E 202 - Materials Science II

Prerequisites: CHEM 105

Corequisites: None

Units: 3.5

Notes:

  • Only one of ECE 209, MAT E 202, or MEC E 250 is available for credit in Civil Environmental Engineering.
  • Not available for credit in Mining Engineering or Engineering Physics.
PHYS 230 - Electricity and Magnetism

Prerequisites: PHYS 130, MATH 100

Corequisites: MATH 101

Units: 3.8

Notes:

  • Not available for credit in Chemical Engineering - Clean Energy and Sustainable Process Systems Option, Civil or Civil Environmental Engineering or Engineering Physics.
  • Credit may normally be obtained for only one of PHYS 230 or 281
STAT 235 - Introductory Statistics for Engineering

Prerequisites: MATH 100

Corequisites: MATH 101

Units: 3.8

Notes:

  • Available for credit in Chemical, Civil, Civil Environmental, Computer Software, Materials, Mechanical, Mining, or Petroleum Engineering.
Complementary Studies or ITS Elective

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Course-dependent - please refer to the  University of Alberta Calendar.

Units: 3.0

Notes:

  • A maximum of two Complementary Studies and/or ITS electives (combined) may be taken as a Qualifying student. If you take two of the electives, we recommend taking one of each to maximize your transfer credit into a program.
  • Not all programs require more than one Complementary Studies elective. Please refer to the Calendar requirements of the program(s) you are hoping to enter to confirm how many Complementary Studies electives are applicable.

Last Updated: July 24, 2024