I am currently in SECOND year mac eng and I am wondering if we still have to have above a 4.0 average to stay in our selected course??

link for proof would also be great.

anyone have any idea?

You need to maintain a CA of 4 each year to remain in engineering. Since you're in second year, they will look at your CA at the end of this year (not the end of this semester) and if you have a 4 or higher you're good to go, otherwise they will put you on probation.

http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /calen...-14/pg135.html

Originally Posted by jim1

You need to maintain a CA of 4 each year to remain in engineering. Since you're in second year, they will look at your CA at the end of this year (not the end of this semester) and if you have a 4 or higher you're good to go, otherwise they will put you on probation.

I have never been on 'probation' what does that entail ? And do my marks from first year count as well or are they only looking at my 2nd year marks?

Take a look at the link i posted. They look at your grades from all years, that's what CA means.

Originally Posted by jim1

Take a look at the link i posted. They look at your grades from all years, that's what CA means.

what is the average where it just looks at this years marks then ? ?

Originally Posted by Briere

what is the average where it just looks at this years marks then ? ?

That's called sessional average (SA), which includes the grades that you received during both terms (Fall/Winter).

Originally Posted by jim1

That's called sessional average (SA), which includes the grades that you received during both terms (Fall/Winter).

sorry for asking so many bloody questions but it seems like most things are CA, what is the SA used for? I just want to make sure I have my bases covered.

Originally Posted by Briere

sorry for asking so many bloody questions but it seems like most things are CA, what is the SA used for? I just want to make sure I have my bases covered.

Sessional average has nothing to do with evaluation purposes, like deciding if you're good to go or not. I can't think of many uses other than for scholarship purposes. I am sure there are more..
For your case, they will look at your CA at the end of this year and if you have a 4 you're good to go.

Edit: Okay, they use SA in first year to decided if you're eligible to continue and what program you're eligible to go to. For your case, and for any upper year it's all about the CA.

Nothing for sessional just shows ur individual performance per year. Just worry about your CA

Copied the following from the 2013/14 Undergrad calendar......

B.Eng., B.A.Sc. Programs: To be admitted to a Level II Engineering program, you must have completed all non-elective Engineering I courses with a minimum Cumulative Average (CA) of 4.0. Admission to Level II Honours Business Informatics requires completion of the minimum requirements for these individual programs as stated within the Faculty of Engineering section in this Calendar.

In Level II and above, you must maintain a CA of at least 4.0 to continue in an Engineering program or in the Honours Computer Science or Honours Business Informatics programs. If you have a CA of 3.0 to 3.9, you may not continue in the Faculty. If your CA is less than 3.0, you may not continue at the University.