Step 1: Getting started using Mosaic
Welcome to McMaster Engineering!
All students are encouraged to watch this introductory video on our course registration system, Mosaic, your undergraduate calendar and more
Step 2: Getting enrolled in classes
This is your pathway to enrolling into your courses this academic year. Please follow each step carefully.
Engineering 1 Automatic Timetable: Your ticket to a conflict-free timetable using our automatic block enrolment system.
Every student will have a specific enrolment appointment, which is the designated time you’re allowed to go into Mosaic and enrol into each of your courses. You can find your enrolment appointment in the Student Centre on the right-hand side. Click on “open enrolment dates” to find your specific enrolment appointment.
Your Shopping Cart is where you’ll put classes before you enroll into them. It’s just like buying the things you love, but for your brain. You can add or remove courses from your Shopping Cart as you plan your timetable. Access it in Create My Timetable and in your Student Centre.
WHMIS 1A00 is a mandatory health and safety course that must be completed in Level 1. Bachelor of Technology students will be automatically enrolled into WHMIS 1A00. This one-hour training session must be completed during the first week of classes and takes approximately one hour. You will complete WHMIS online via Avenue to Learn.
How to enrol
You’re officially ready to enrol! Here’s what you need to do:
- Navigate to Mosaic and login.
- Click the “Create my Timetable” tile.
ENGINEER 1P13 – Intergrated Cornerstone Design Projects in Engineering
MATH 1ZA3 – Engineering Mathematics I (Calculus I)
MATH 1ZB3 – Engineering Mathematics II – A (Calculus II)
MATH 1ZC3 – Engineering Mathematics II – B (Linear Algebra)
CHEM 1E03 – Gerneral Chemistry for Engineering I
PHYSICS 1D03 – Introductory Mechanics
PHYS 1E03 – Waves, Electricity and Magnetic Fields
- MATH 1ZA3 is a prerequisite to MATH 1ZB3. Students must successfully complete MATH 1ZA3 to take MATH 1ZB3.
- PHYS 1D03 is a prerequisite to PHYS 1E03. Students must successfully complete PHYS 1D03 to take PHYS 1E03.
- Students who are interested in pursuing the Management program must take ECON 1B03 in their first year. This course will count towards your complementary electives. Students must achieve at least a C (5.0) 63-66% in the course to be considered for the Management program.
- We offer all of the ENG I core courses in the Spring and Summer terms. We strongly encourage students to consider reducing their loads in ENG I and spread out the courses into the Spring and Summer terms. Please talk to Academic Advisor to determine if this is a good option for your academics.
Engineering 1 students have two courses or six-units worth of elective courses. Typically, students would take one elective in the fall and one elective in the winter. You can complete these courses in the spring/summer term or before you graduate from the Engineering program.
Engineering programs are accredited under the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Therefore, your complementary studies elective courses must be from a specific list of approved courses. Some of the courses have an asterisk beside them. Courses with the symbol “§” are not acceptable for the six-unit complementary studies elective required in Engineering I.
We recommend having a few options selected for your complementary studies elective courses as you are not guaranteed a seat in the course.
Students who are interested in the Engineering and Management programs must take ECON 1B03 as an elective before Level 2. You need a minimum of a 5.0, which is a grade of C, in this course to be considered for the Management program.
Step 4: After enrolment: Tips, tricks and FAQs
Congratulations! If you’re about to watch this video, you must be registered for classes. Here’s what else you need to know before Welcome Week.