Offered by University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada, BA/BS in Computer Engineering is a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 5 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 34,942 per semester (CAD 7,124 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Electrical Engineering
Duration: 5 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 7,124 / semester
International tuition: CAD 34,942 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo leads to a Bachelor of Applied Science and is offered only as a co-op program at the undergraduate level, with two options for when the first work term begins. The curriculum addresses hardware-software interaction and computer systems design, digital circuits and systems, computer architecture, operating systems, embedded systems, software design, digital electronics, signal processing, cybersecurity, and control systems, building on first-year foundations in classical mechanics, programming, digital logic, linear algebra and calculus, and electricity and magnetism. Students can specialize in Communications and Signal Processing or Quantum Engineering, or choose options in Artificial Intelligence or Management Science. Co-op work terms alternate with study throughout the program, which is delivered on the Waterloo campus. It suits students interested in both the hardware and software sides of computing, aiming toward careers as software developers, hardware engineers, IT specialists, or systems designers across industries including automotive, aerospace, robotics, networking, and healthcare.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from Ontario high school for Computer Engineering. Required: six Grade 12 U/M courses including Advanced Functions, Calculus and Vectors, Chemistry, Physics and English (ENG4U), each with a minimum final grade of 70%. Admission is competitive: the Faculty of Engineering selects individually, with an admission average trend of the high 80s to low 90s. All Engineering applicants, admitted individually against these prerequisites, must also complete the Admission Information Form (AIF) and an online interview, per the University of Waterloo's own admission requirements. International and non-Ontario applicants follow the equivalent OUAC route with the program's prerequisite subjects. Applicants whose secondary education was not in Canada or in English follow the same OUAC route and must meet Waterloo's institution-wide English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (6.0 minimum band, 6.5 in writing and speaking), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with 5 in writing and speaking for tests from 21 January 2026 onward (90 overall with 25 in writing and speaking for earlier tests), PTE Academic 63 (65 in writing and speaking), or Duolingo 120 (125 in Literacy and Production).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Waterloo admits first-year students for September entry only, through the OUAC, with identical deadlines for domestic and international applicants. For Fall 2027, most programmes must be applied to by 1 February 2027 with documents due 15 February 2027; Engineering programmes (excluding Architecture) close earlier, on 15 January 2027, with documents due 1 February 2027, and require an online interview. Waterloo states a deadline may be extended if a programme is not yet full, but publishes no separate rolling-admission date and no explicit application-opening date. Pharmacy is a named exception with its own earlier deadline; Social Work and the Conditional Admission to Pharmacy stream are directed to programme-specific timelines outside this page. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
