The Ivan Curry School of Engineering at Acadia University was founded in 1904 and offers programs of study leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Engineering. The Bachelor of Engineering degrees require a minimum of four years to complete and are delivered through cooperative arrangements with Dalhousie University and the University of New Brunswick. The Bachelor of Applied Science degree requires three years of study and is completed entirely on the Acadia campus.

The Engineering degree programs are completed in two parts. The first two years of the program are spent on the Acadia campus while the final years of study are spent at the selected partner institution. The transfer between programs is automatic upon successful completion of the Acadia part of the program. Degrees are offered in the disciplines of Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Mining, Metallurgical, Biological, Electrical, Computer, Chemical, Forest, Geological and Geomatics engineering through these arrangements. All Engineering degree programs are fully accredited by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers.

The first year of the engineering program is common to all disciplines. Students are expected to select an engineering discipline as they enter their second year of study. Upon completion of the Acadia portion of the program, the student is awarded our Certificate in Applied Science, which guarantees admission to the partner institution of choice with full transfer of credit.

The Bachelor of Applied Science degree awarded by Acadia is not an accredited engineering degree, but offers students an excellent interdisciplinary framework for the pursuit of studies in the Applied Sciences and Engineering. Graduates of this program may choose to enter the workforce directly or go on to further study at either the graduate or undergraduate level after obtaining their degrees. Many students complete the certificate requirements for one or more engineering disciplines as a subset of their degree courses, thereby keeping their options open for after graduation. Students pursuing combined BASc./CAS programs may choose to structure their programs so as to lighten their course load in the first year or delay discipline choice until the third year of study, or both.

The Certificate can also be completed as part of the four year Bachelor of Science degree at Acadia with various major areas of study. Students interested in this option are urged to contact both the School and the Science department involved to arrange an appropriate program of studies. Students may elect to attend engineering schools other than Dalhousie or UNB after completing the certificate. In such cases, admission is individually considered.