Bachelor of Engineering - Building Systems Engineering) is a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering & Construction programme offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 21,041 per year (CAD 9,663 per year for local students).
The Bachelor of Engineering - Building Systems Engineering at the Cambridge - Fountain Street campus explores modern buildings and their operational systems, focusing on designing and automating complex structures. Students learn building automation, controls, thermodynamics and fluid/heat transfer while working with BIM software, through a project-based curriculum integrating twelve months of paid co-op. The program is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, enabling graduates to pursue a Professional Engineering licence.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or age 19 or older as a mature student, with six Grade 12 courses averaging at least 65% (five required U-level plus one further U or M-level; Conestoga notes higher averages are often needed due to competition). Required Grade 12 U courses are English (ENG4U) or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications for Degrees, Chemistry (SCH4U), Physics (SPH4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), and one further mathematics course (Advanced Functions, Mathematics of Data Management, or Preparatory Advanced Functions for Degrees), plus one additional Grade 12 U or M course. Graduates of three-year diploma programs in architectural, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or other degree programs, may apply with advanced standing; co-op work terms require legal eligibility to work in Canada. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate proficiency, though no specific test-score table is published on this page.
Application Details
Start Date:Intake month: August. The most recent start listed by Conestoga was August 2026 at Cambridge – Fountain St; no later start had been posted when the program page was checked on 6 September 2026.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
