University of Alberta offers BA/BS in Engineering Physics, a bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics programme in Edmonton, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition is CAD 1,123 per credit for local students.
This Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics combines a mathematics and physics foundation with engineering problem-solving, and the page highlights active research areas students can engage with, including artificial intelligence, microelectronics, robotics systems, autonomous systems, and quantum computing. After a common qualifying first year, students choose between traditional and cooperative education streams. The program emphasizes hands-on experience and team projects both inside and outside the classroom, delivered on-campus at the University of Alberta's main Edmonton campus, described as centrally located within western Canada's energy and resources industries. There is no direct entry from high school; students first complete the foundational engineering year before specializing in Engineering Physics. The program suits students with strong quantitative and research inclinations who are interested in careers such as engineering physicist or hardware engineer, or related work in robotics, semiconductors, and photonics.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Non-direct entry: Engineering Physics does not admit directly from high school. High school applicants first enter the Faculty of Engineering's foundational/qualifying first year (common curriculum for all engineering disciplines) and select the Engineering Physics specialization after completing it. Required Alberta high school courses for the qualifying year: English Language Arts 30-1, Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 31, Chemistry 30 and Physics 30. No numeric minimum or competitive average is published on either page; admission to the qualifying year is competitive and the Faculty sets a minimum average annually. Transfer applicants with post-secondary coursework outside Engineering are assessed on GPA and transfer credit. English language proficiency is required. Application deadline is March 1.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to the University of Alberta, not through a provincial service: for Fall 2027 entry the application window opens 1 October 2026 and the deadline for most programmes is 1 March 2027, though several limited-enrolment programmes close earlier (Juris Doctor, 1 December 2026; Dental Hygiene, 1 November 2026) or later (Bachelor of Design and BFA programmes, 1 May 2027); Spring and Summer 2027 admission also opens 1 October 2026, while Winter intake is limited to a few programmes. International applicants use the identical published dates and online application; the university states no separate international closing date. The 1 March deadline is firm and late applications are not accepted, but admission decisions are then issued on a rolling basis, and offers made before 1 April must be accepted by 1 May 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
