Visiting students

Students currently studying at a University outside of Quebec in an Engineering or Computer Science Program and who would like to take courses at Concordia University must get prior approval from the Student Academic Services Office of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.

To evaluate your request, please send us the following information:

1. Transcript from your school indicating clearly that you are in an Engineering or Computer Science program and in good academic standing;
2. A letter from the Program Advisor at your home institution indicating the courses that you are approved to take;
3. A complete Visiting Request Form;
4. A copy of the first two pages of your passport;
5. Scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or University of Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are to be sent directly by the examination board. Concordia University's institution code is 0956.The minimum acceptable score for IELTS is 7 and the minimum acceptable score for TOEFL is (577 for paper-based, 213 for computer based, and 90 for internet-based test).

Course Registration
When selecting your courses please consult our class schedule to see the course offering that are available by term: http://fcms.concordia.ca/fcms/asc002_stud_all.aspx. You can view our course descriptions here: http://registrar.concordia.ca/calendar/calendar2.html.

Please note that space in engineering courses is limited and priority for enrollment will be given to Concordia students. The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science will not allow visiting students to register in any engineering courses without written permission from the student's home university.

Please note that the following courses are NOT open to visiting students:
BLDG 490, and CIVI 490;
COMP 490, COMP 492, COMP 495, and SOEN 490;
ELEC 430, ELEC 431, ELEC 432, ELEC 434, ELEC 435, ELEC 438, ELEC 490, and COEN 490;
ENCS 282;
ENGR 107, ENGR 108, ENGR 207, ENGR 208, ENGR 307, and ENGR 308;
INDU 490, MECH 490A, MECH 490B, and MECH 490C

Also note that undergraduate visiting students are not eligible to take graduate level courses.

Visiting students wishing to take courses offered in faculties or departments other than Engineering and Computer Science should contact the faculty or department offering the course directly.

Approval as to whether or not the courses can be taken will depend on receipt of the above items and whether or not there is sufficient space in the courses in question. Priority is to Concordia Students requiring the courses for their current program of study. For this reason it is important that all requests be submitted at least 4-6 weeks prior to the beginning of term.

Please note that submission of a Visiting Student form directly to the Office of the Registrar without prior Faculty approval does not guarantee that you will be allowed to take courses in the Faculty.

The above documents should be sent to:

Dalia Radwan, Advisor Student Academic Services
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
1455 De Maisonneuve West, EV-2-119
Montreal, QC
H3G 1M8 Canada

Phone: 514-848-3066
Fax: 514-848-8646
E-mail: dalia@encs.concordia.ca