We understand that being a new student at the U of W and Fac. of Eng. may be just as confusing as receiving a txt message! You will come across some acronyms (AKA short forms) that will be introduced to you throughout your studies – have no fear on B ½ of the university here is an aQr8 and handy guide to assist you!

ARDC - Automotive Research Development Centre
BASc - Bachelor of Science
CARE - Centre of Automotive Research and Education
CCE - Centre for Career Education ( WHERE YOU GO FOR CO-OP)
CSCE - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
CEE – Civil & Environmental Engineering
DARS – Degree Audit Report System
ECE – Electrical and Computer Engineering
ESS -  Engineering Student Society
FCRI – Fluid Dynamics Research Institute
GLIER – Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
IEEE – Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering
IMS – Integrated Manufacturing Systems
IMSE – Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
IRC – Industrial Research Chairs
ISP – Intelligent Signal Processing
MAME – Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering
MEMS – Microelectronics Microelectromechanical Systems
NCE – Networks of Excellence
NSERC – Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada
RCIM – Research Centre for Integrated Microsystems
SIP – Signal Information Processing
SIS – Student Information System
USA – Undergraduate Student Advisor