The Extended Program is designed to give those students who have academic difficulties in the fall of their first year a chance to recover and proceed into the second year with a clear record. It can also be used by students to improve their overall average and to retain scholarships. The program originated at Queen's in the early 1970s and has proven to be very successful at reducing the failure rate in first-year engineering. The overall failure rate in the first year is only approximately 2%.
After the December examinations, a student may opt to join the Extended Program. A student in the Extended Program will repeat the major fall term courses in Mathematics (APSC 171), Physics (APSC 111), and Chemistry (APSC 131), starting in January. Final examinations in these courses are held during Reading Week, a one-week school break in February.
At the same time, an Extended Program student would be taking 4 winter term courses. (APSC 182 - Applied Engineering Mechanics, APSC 142 - Computer Programming, APSC 103 - Practical Engineering Modules, and APSC 174 (Linear Algebra). After reading week, a student in the Extended Program starts the Winter term courses Physics (APSC 112), Chemistry (APSC 132), and Calculus (APSC 172). During the examination period in April, an Extended Program student would write 4 examinations (APSC 142, APSC 182, APSC 103, and APSC 174). Lectures in the other Extended Program courses continue for an extra six weeks and the final examinations for those courses are held in mid-June.
The overall result is that a student has a chance to recover from academic difficulties encountered in the Fall term, take the four major Winter term courses, and have examinations in June, extending their program.
Although no one enters Smith Engineering expecting to enter the Extended Program, it is there as a safety net if needed.
Enrolment in the Extended Program is voluntary, however, APSC 111, 131 & 171 are all pre-requisite to winter term courses. At the beginning of January, the Associate Dean Academic will email those students who would benefit from the Extended Program.
Note: Even if a student passed all fall term courses, the Extended Program Courses or Supplemental Exams can improve understanding of the fundamental material, improve marks, and improve one's average.
Extended Program Courses | Extended Program Begins | Extended Program exam and 1st-year Rewrites | Extended Program Winter Term Begins | Regular Exam Period | Extended Program Resumes Spring | Extended Program Exam Period |
Jan 13 | Feb 18 - 21 |
Feb 26 | April 7- 23 | May 5 | June 16-20 | |
APSC 111 | Review of Fall material | Final exam | ||||
APSC 131 | Review of Fall material | Final exam | ||||
APSC 171 | Review of Fall material | Final exam | ||||
APSC 162 Rewrite |
Rewrite Exam | |||||
APSC 143 Rewrite | Rewrite Exam | |||||
APSC 151 Rewrite | Rewrite Exam | |||||
APSC 112 | begin Winter Course | Resume Classes | Final Exam | |||
APSC 132 | begin Winter Course | Resume Classes | Final Exam | |||
APSC 172 | begin Winter Course | Resume Classes | Final Exam | |||
APSC 142 | January 6 stay in the regular section | final exam | ||||
APSC 174 | January 6 stay in the regular section | final exam | ||||
MREN 178 | January 6 stay in the regular section | final exam | ||||
APSC 103 | January 6 Stay in the regular section | exam/final presentation | ||||
APSC 182 | January 6 stay in the regular section | final exam |
Students stay in their regular winter section of APSC 103, 142, 182, 174.
APSC 111, 131, 171 | APSC 112, 132, 172 | |
Classes Begin see Course Timetable |
Jan 13 | begin Feb 24, stop for the April exam period and continue on May 5 |
Last Date to Add | Jan 17 | Mar 31 |
Last Date to Drop | Jan 24 | Apr 4 |
Classes End | Feb 14 | stop for the April exam period, continue on May 5, and end on June 13 |
Exams | Feb 18-21 | June 16-20 |
APSC 111, 131, 171- No fees
APSC 112, 132, 172- Course tuition fees: $566.61 per course (3 courses $1699.83). Note: Course tuition fee is for the 6-week portion of the courses extending past the end of winter term (beginning May 5). Course tuition fee is due on May 1. Course tuition fee payment instructions.
Extended Program Courses | Term | Classes Start | Classes End |
111 | W | Jan 13 | Feb 14 |
131 | W | Jan 13 | Feb 14 |
171 | W | Jan 13 | Feb 14 |
143 (Rewrite) | F | no classes | n/a |
151 (Rewrite) | F | no classes | n/a |
162 (rewrite) | F | no classes | n/a |
112 | Spring | Feb 24 May 5 |
Apr 4 June 13 |
114 (ECEi only) | W | Jan 6 | Apr 4 |
132 | Spring | Feb 24 May 5 |
Apr 4 June 13 |
172 | Spring | Feb 24 May 5 |
Apr 4 June 13 |
174 | W | Jan 6 | Apr 4 |
182 | W | Jan 6 | Apr 4 |
MREN 178 (MRE only) | W | Jan 6 | Apr 4 |