Admission average
Individual selection from the low 80s
Required courses
- English 603 or English 604 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Electricity and Magnetism -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Mechanics -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Waves, Optics and Modern Physics -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Chemistry I -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Chemistry II -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Calculus I -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Calculus II -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
- Linear Algebra -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
General requirements
- One year of CEGEP with a minimum of 12 semestered academic courses.
- CEGEP admission averages may differ from high school admission averages.
- Chemistry I and II may also be referred to as General Chemistry and Chemistry of Solutions (these are not required for admission unless noted in the required courses above).
- View our transfer credit information for CEGEP students.
Program 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.
- Math and science courses required for admission that were completed more than three years before your intended start date 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. Please note that IB courses are not eligible for transfer credit in Engineering programs.
For more information
- Visit the Computer Engineering program page.
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