The Master of Engineering (MEng) program may be taken by full-time students or those who wish to study on a part-time basis while remaining in full-time employment external to the University. The University of Waterloo does not provide funding for MEng students, and the candidates are expected to be self-supporting.
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for students admitted to the Master of Engineering (MEng) program are as follows:
- An Honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent with a B standing (75%).
- Three letters of reference at least two of which must normally be from academic sources.
- Proof of competence in English (if applicable). See Academic Regulations - English Language Proficiency Certification for details.
- The Civil Engineering MEng program is open to Canadian and Permanent Residents only. The program is not available to Visa students.
- MEng students are only admitted to the program in the Fall Term of each year.
Admission deadlines
The deadline to submit a complete application for Canadian students, is:
The deadline to submit a complete application for Permanent residents, is:
Degree Requirements
- Eight (8) one term (0.50 unit weight) graduate level courses taken from the 500, 600 and 700 series courses (or courses acceptable for graduate credit) and one (1) technical/professional writing course for engineers;
- maximum of two (2) 500 level courses may be counted for credit;
- the candidate must obtain a pass in all courses credited to his or her program, with a minimum overall average of 70% (a grade of less than 65% in any course counts as a failure (F);
- at least half of the courses used for credit must normally be Faculty of Engineering courses.