Offered by Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, BA/BS in Computer Engineering is a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 59,284 per year (CAD 12,153 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Electrical Engineering
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 12,153 / year
International tuition: CAD 59,284 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This bachelor's program in computer engineering at Queen's University's Smith Engineering covers circuits, electronics, digital systems, microprocessors, computer architecture, data structures, algorithms, computer networks, operating systems, and software specification and development. Students can enter through a common first-year route with guaranteed placement into the discipline, or through a direct-entry route with an earlier, more customized curriculum. In upper years, students choose a stream of study such as artificial intelligence, computer hardware, computer systems, software engineering, or mechatronics; these streams do not appear on the diploma. The program culminates in a fourth-year capstone course in which students propose, design, build, test, and present a project. An internship placement with industry is available between study terms. Teaching is delivered on campus at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. It suits students who want a broad, hands-on foundation for computer engineering roles across sectors such as commerce, education, and finance.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Computer Engineering is a discipline within Smith Engineering's common first-year program: applicants apply to general engineering and are guaranteed their program of choice, including Computer Engineering, at the end of first year. Queen's engineering-specific Ontario prerequisites require five 4U courses: English 4U, Advanced Functions 4U, Calculus and Vectors 4U, Chemistry 4U and Physics 4U, with the admission average calculated from these five courses. Applicants who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons registered under the Indian Act are assessed at the international rate and must meet Queen's English-language proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with a minimum of 20 in each of Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening, Duolingo English Test 120, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 70 with no band below 60, Cambridge C1 Advanced 175, or LanguageCert Academic 70.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Applicants to Queen's apply through OUAC; for Fall 2027 entry the application period opens October 1, 2026, with a November 20, 2026 recommended date to preserve access to the Major Admission Award application. First-year programmes in Commerce, Health Sciences, and Nursing close February 1, 2027, with a mandatory supplementary application due February 15, 2027; all other first-year programmes close March 1, 2027. The final deadline to submit supporting documents, including transcripts and English-proficiency test scores, is March 31, 2027. Queen's publishes the same OUAC-based deadlines for domestic and international applicants and does not describe admission as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
