Students from recognized Engineering and/or Computer Science programs at Canadian Universities outside the province of Quebec, should contact Ms. Dalia Radwan at least three months prior to the proposed exchange to determine its feasibility.
Once external applicants have permission from their Home institutions, their applications to Concordia are first sent to the CIAC here. The CIAC normally sends CREPUQ exchange applications to the Faculty's Student Academic Services (SAS) team beginning in March. Please consult their website or contact them directly for detailed information on the application process to Concordia, including deadline dates.
At the SAO for the Faculty of ENCS, applications are categorized first by department quotas, then sorted by academic rank and class average, GPA, etc. Highest ranking and overall Grade Point Averages, including top class averages are considered first.
Confirmation of receipt letters are sent to students beginning in early April, and lists of the accepted students are then sent to the CIAC from the SAS of the Faculty. Final acceptances and refusals are usually complete by May. Official letters of admission are then generated by the CIAC and sent to all accepted students with further instructions for registration. Please contact the CIAC for dates.
Pre-registration is done by the SAS of the Faculty of ENCS and begins in May. Most students have included course selections in their original application. Once students are pre-registered, email pre-registration confirmations and further instructions required to finalize their registration are sent to students throughout June and July.
Changes to the students' registrations are ongoing throughout the summer and on into the first two weeks of classes either in September and/or January.
Incoming exchange students should start arriving in Montreal by mid to late August for the fall term, and early to mid December for the winter term. They are advised to come to the SAO of the Faculty to pick up their registration print-outs, to make other changes to their schedules and generally, to ask questions and receive further instructions. Those students who can only arrange flights to Montreal in early September or January will finalize changes to their registrations during the first week and a half of classes known as Course Change.
All Exchange students to the Faculty of ENCS who are planning a term or two terms at Concordia, are advised that they must be present at the Host University until the last of their official final exams are completed. The official examination period normally runs from the second day after the end of classes through to the end of the third week after the last day of classes. Please consult the web pages of the Office of the Registrar on Concordia University's website for official examination dates each semester.
Exchange students at Concordia wishing to extend their stay from one to two terms, must produce, within a reasonable time frame, an official approval letter from their Home University authorizing their extension. This letter is required by the CIAC In order to meet arrange for Visa requirements for an extended term.