University of Calgary offers MA/MS in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, a master's degree in Chemical Engineering programme in Calgary, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 4,149 per credit (CAD 1,036 per credit for local students).
This graduate program leads to a course-based Master of Engineering (MEng) in chemical and petroleum engineering through the Schulich School of Engineering, usually considered a final degree. Students complete ten courses that expand on advanced chemical and petroleum engineering topics, with specialization options in chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, or an interdisciplinary engineering, energy and environment stream. Full-time completion typically takes one to two years, with part-time study available, and the program now admits students in both the Fall and Winter semesters. An optional 8-to-16-month full-time paid internship with companies across Canada is available, extending the program to three years for students who choose it. Admission requires a four-year bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Graduates go on to work in areas such as process engineering, petroleum reservoirs, petroleum production, environmental engineering, and software development, across industries including energy, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, food products, and metals. Instruction is delivered at the University of Calgary.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale over the last two years of full-time study (at least 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree. The Chemical Engineering specialization requires a four-year degree in chemical engineering or equivalent; Petroleum Engineering requires a four-year engineering degree; Energy & Environment requires a four-year degree in chemical, petroleum, oil and gas, mechanical, energy, polymer and material, or civil engineering. BSc degrees in other fields may still be considered. Programme page's English language proficiency (ELP) section defers to the Faculty's ELP requirements in the Academic Calendar without publishing programme-specific scores, so the university-wide English Language Proficiency requirement from ucalgary.ca (IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 86 legacy scale, or Duolingo 120) is cited as the general reference per institution excerpt; exemptions apply after prior study in English per that page.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:For Fall 2027 entry, the University of Calgary opens undergraduate applications for domestic applicants on 1 October 2026 and for international applicants on 15 August 2026, both closing on the same firm application deadline of 1 March 2027, with supporting documents due by 15 March 2027 and offers accepted by 1 May 2027. International applicants follow the identical March 1 deadline; the university publishes no separate, later international closing date. Applications are not accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline for most direct-entry programmes, though a small number of programmes (e.g. Nursing) run further selection rounds into the summer while space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
