First Year General Program

What to Expect
On your first day of engineering at the U of A, you'll be joining a diverse group of students from all over the world. You'll be among the best and brightest minds and will be given excellent opportunities for academic and personal growth.

Your first year will establish the courses for your future as an engineer. The curriculum is designed to give you a solid foundation and introduce you to the vast opportunities available in engineering. You'll not only increase your academic capacity, you'll also discover how your ideas can help shape the future.

First Year Courses
All first year engineering students are introduced to the Faculty and engineering through common first year courses.  This will help determine the engineering degree program you should enter in your second year. After your first year, you will also be able to choose between the Traditional route and the Cooperative ("Co-op") Education route for the remainder of your undergraduate years.

First Year Engineering in French: The Campus St. Jean Cohort
Students have the exciting opportunity to study first-year engineering in French, taking eight of the twelve first-year engineering courses through Campus St. Jean, the U of A's French language faculty. Six kilometers east of the main campus, Campus Saint Jean includes classrooms and laboratories as well as a library, residence hall and physical education facility. You can easily move from one campus to the other by way of a free hourly shuttle service.