BA/BS in Electrical Engineering is a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering programme offered by University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada. 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
Last checked September 2026 · Source: uwaterloo.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The Electrical Engineering program at the University of Waterloo awards a Bachelor of Applied Science and is offered only as a co-op program, with no regular non-co-op stream, at the undergraduate level. Study begins with classical mechanics, programming fundamentals, linear algebra, calculus, digital circuits, and electricity and magnetism, then moves into electromagnetism, circuits, algorithms, instrumentation, power systems, embedded systems, signal processing, control theory, and electronics, with upper years allowing technical electives and laboratory work. Students can pursue specializations in Communications and Signal Processing or Quantum Engineering, alongside options open to all engineering students. Co-op work terms alternate with study terms throughout the degree, and the program is delivered on the Waterloo campus. It suits students, ideally with some prior programming experience, who are interested in electricity applications, renewable energy, electronics design, or quantum computing, and who are considering roles such as hardware engineer, electrical designer, or software engineer across engineering, telecommunications, and manufacturing employers.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from Ontario high school for Electrical 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.
