Systems Design Engineering admission requirements for International Baccalaureate (IB) students

Program requirements

Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches and Physics, HL recommended and minimum 4 in each. Chemistry and English A, minimum 4 in each. One other HL or SL course, minimum 4. Total 32. 6s and 7s recommended. For admission, students are selected on an individual basis.

General requirements

  • IB diploma required with six total IB courses; at least three must be HL.
  • Total scores exclude diploma points. Subjects required for admission to specific programs should be HL whenever possible.
  • For programs which require more than three subjects for admission, SL courses will be accepted.
  • For programs requiring HL or SL English A, we will accept HL English B with minimum of 5.

Notes

  • An Admission Information Form is required for admission to this program. We'll email you detailed instructions once we receive your application.
  • If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English language requirements.
  • Required courses that are more than two or three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for more information.
  • Repeated courses may be taken into consideration when we review applications for admission.
  • Are you an Ontario student taking IB courses? Admission to Waterloo is based on your Ontario Grade 12 U and M courses. If you're taking IB Math, your school will convert this course to MCV4U, MHF4U, and/or MDM4U. You can take any IB Math course and be eligible for admission as long as you receive Ontario credits for both MCV4U and MHF4U. Learn about possible transfer credit.

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