Western University offers BA/BS in Biomedical Engineering, a bachelor's degree in Bio & Biomedical Engineering programme in London, Canada. The programme runs for 5 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 64,310 per year (CAD 12,539 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Bio & Biomedical Engineering
Duration: 5 years
Local tuition: CAD 12,539 / year
International tuition: CAD 64,310 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Biomedical Engineering at Western University is a five-year concurrent-degree undergraduate program that pairs biomedical engineering with one of four core engineering disciplines: Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronic Systems Engineering. The first year is the shared engineering Common First Year; years two and three combine specialized coursework in the chosen core discipline with biomedical fundamentals, including introductory biology courses. In year four, all students in the program take a shared set of required biomedical courses together along with health-care-related electives, and year five integrates both degrees through a capstone design project paired with a research thesis. Students are encouraged, though not required, to pursue a research placement, co-op term, or industrial internship in the summer following fourth year. A dedicated student Biomedical Engineering Club and academic counselling services are available to students in the program. Teaching is based in the Amit Chakma Engineering Building on Western's main campus in London, Ontario. The five-year length and fifth-year thesis component suit students who want a design- and research-oriented biomedical credential combined with a full engineering discipline, rather than a shorter concurrent add-on.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:60.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Western's Biomedical Engineering page states no separate Grade 12 entry requirements of its own: students first gain admission to Western Engineering's shared Common First Year and choose this option for year three. Ontario applicants to Common First Year need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with six Grade 12 U/M courses, including English (ENG4U), Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), admitted competitively on the top-six average rather than a fixed cut-off. To progress from first year into this option, students must additionally achieve a Year 1 Weighted Average greater than 60%, per the Faculty's own progression page. International applicants must also meet Western's institution-wide proof-of-English-proficiency policy: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 83 with no section below 20 (before January 21, 2026), among other accepted tests, unless exempt.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Western applies through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre, which opens for Fall 2027 entry in late September 2026; Western's own equal-consideration deadline for full-time undergraduate study is 15 January 2027, the same date used for domestic (OUAC 101/105) and international applicants alike, since Western publishes no separate international closing date. Several named programmes carry their own earlier deadlines within the cycle: Medicine (MD) closes 1 October 2026, Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close 1 November 2026, Education (BEd) closes 2 November 2026, and Western Integrated Science closes in early April 2027. Students already enrolled in an Ontario high school cannot be required to respond to an offer before 1 June 2027. Admission is not rolling: applicants are assessed against these published deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
