Mount Allison and Dalhousie University have signed a new agreement that will create a more direct pathway for Mount Allison students pursuing an engineering degree.
Through the five-year articulation agreement, students who successfully complete an approved first year of full-time study at Mount Allison may apply to Dalhousie’s bachelor of engineering program with advanced standing. The pathway recognizes a group of Mount Allison courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, and the humanities as equivalent to first-year engineering requirements at Dalhousie.
“This agreement gives students the opportunity to begin their university experience at Mount Allison while building a strong academic foundation for continued study in engineering,” says Richard Isnor, Mount Allison’s vice-president of academic and research at Mount Allison.
Isnor explains this latest agreement reflects the university’s commitment to create flexible, student-centered pathways and to work with other post-secondary partners to expand opportunities for students.
Following admission, Dalhousie will oversee the process of placing students in an engineering discipline. Up to 10 students may enter the program through the pathway in its first year, with both universities reviewing capacity annually.
“As the faculty of engineering at Dalhousie continues to grow, building strong partnerships with outstanding institutions such as Mount Allison University is central to that plan,” says Yi Liu, acting dean of Dalhousie’s faculty of engineering.
Students interested in the pathway program or looking for more information can contact Sarah Cormier, transfer credit and pathway agreements coordinator at Mount Allison University, at scormier@mta.ca.
