Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I contact Academic Advising?

Academic Advising is located in ENG 1027. You can reach us through booked appointments, in-person drop-in, chat or email. Check out our hours of service and how to reach us in the Meet the Team page.

You can also email Advising at firstyear.engineering@ontariotechu.ca if you are in the first year or engineering.advising@ontariotechu.ca if you are in second year or higher.

All official communication from Academic Advising will be sent to your OntarioTech.net email account. Academic Advising will also post important messages and reminders through the Learning Management System CANVAS. You are responsible for checking your email regularly throughout the academic year for important information.

Where can I find important dates?

All important dates can be found in the Ontario Tech Academic Calendar, which includes registration dates, deadlines for tuition fee installments, deadlines to add/drop or switch courses, exam periods, etc. This information is also available on CANVAS.

STUDENT FORMS

Student Services

Registration

What else can I add to my degree?

In FEAS, you can add Specializations, take our Bachelor of Engineering and Management program, take the Co-op program, or add a Minor. Talk to your advisor if you aren't sure which one is for you!

Program	Specialization	Management	Co-op	Minor
Automotive	Railway Engineering	√	√	√
Electrical	Smart Grid	√	√	√
Energy	-	√	√	√
Industrial	-	√	√	√
Manufacturing	Railway Engineering	√	√	√
Mechanical	Artificial Intelligence Railway Engineering	√	√	√
Mechatronics	Artificial Intelligence Railway Engineering	√	√	√
Nuclear	-	√	√	√
Software	Internet of Things	√	√	√

Grading

Missed Work

What do I do if I miss course work?
- Course Work (Assignments, Labs, ect.)
If you miss coursework including assignments and labs due to illness, you must complete an Ontario Tech Medical Statement and submit it directly to your instructor. Your instructor will decide how to allocate missed marks.

If you miss coursework due to other circumstances (such as a funeral service), you must complete an Ontario Tech Academic Consideration and submit it directly to your instructor.
- Midterm
For midterms, an Ontario Tech Medical Statement must be filled out by a physician within 24 hours of the missed midterm examination, which indicates the nature of your illness. The completed Medical Statement must be submitted to the FEAS Academic Advising Office within three working days to be considered. If the Medical Statement adheres to the guidelines, it is the instructor’s discretion on how to allocate the missed marks.

If a midterm was missed due to extenuating circumstances, the Academic Consideration form should be completed and submitted to the FEAS Advising Office within three working days.
- Final Exam
For a missed final exam, you must complete the online Application for Deferred Final Exam within three working days of the missed final. If the final exam was missed due to illness, an Ontario Tech Medical Statement should be completed and attached to the online application. The Medical Statement, which outlines the nature of your illness, must be filled out by a physician within 24 hours of the missed final examination.

If a final exam was missed due to extenuating circumstances, the Academic Consideration form should be completed and attached to the online form within three working days of the missed final.

If your application is approved, your final exam will be rescheduled during the deferred exam period.
What do I do if a scheduled midterm or final exam falls on the same day as a religious observance?

The Academic Consideration form must be filled out and submitted to the Academic Advising office.

For midterm examinations, the forms must be submitted no later than 15 working days prior to the date of the midterm examination.

For final examinations, the form must be submitted along with the online Application for Deferred Final Exams, no later than 15 working days prior to the first day of the final examination period. You can find the start of the final examination period and other important dates in the academic calendar.

Academic Integrity

Why is academic integrity important?
Academic integrity is important as a university’s reputation hinges on the credibility of both faculty and students. When individuals use falsification, misrepresentation or deception to earn their degree, it devalues the degrees of all students who worked with integrity. The negative impact of cheating in any form has ripple effects and belittles the meaning of higher education.

What actions are considered academically dishonest?
- Plagiarism – using someone else’s words and ideas without citing and referencing them
- Impersonation – pretending to be someone else or someone pretends to be you for any type of academic evaluation
- Falsification – misrepresenting someone else’s work/ideas or falsifying records including tests and examinations.
- Misrepresentation – misrepresentation of facts, written or oral
- Facilitating academic dishonesty – helping someone else cheat
- Cheating – using unauthorized materials
What are the consequences of being academically dishonest?

If you commit academic dishonesty, depending on the severity (and frequency) of your offence(s) you could: fail your assignment or course, or be suspended or expelled from your program or university.

A Lesser Offence is a first time offence on an assignment worth 25% or less of the total course grade. This type of offence may be dealt with by the course instructor and must be reported to the Dean and the Registrar’s Office

A Major Offence is a repeated offence or a misconduct on an assignment worth over 25% of the total course grade or cheating on an exam. A major offence is dealt with by the Dean (or Dean’s representative) of the Faculty in which the course is offered
Want more information?

The Ontario Tech Academic Integrity Guide for Students provides more comprehensive information