BA/BS in Mechanical Engineering at University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Mechanical 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:Mechanical 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
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Waterloo awards 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 covers mechanics, power, control, and manufacturing design, building on mathematics, physics, and chemistry foundations to reach fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, solid mechanics, engineering materials, and mechanical design, with labs and projects spanning manufacturing, robotics, aerospace, and energy systems, and an emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork. A specialization in Welding and Joining is available. Co-op work terms alternate with study across the degree, delivered on the Waterloo campus. The program suits students who want to design and build machines and mechanical systems, with career paths in automation, automotive, aerospace, and forensic engineering, and past co-op placements including design and production engineering support, mechanical design, quality assurance, and manufacturing roles at technology, vehicle, and media companies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from Ontario high school for Mechanical 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.
