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Génie géologique

Polytechnique Montréal

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Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details
March 1Fall degree application · domestic/PR/refugeeStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugees
  • Fall degree intake
  • March 1
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
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February 1Fall degree application · internationalStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • International degree applicants
  • Fall intake
  • February 1
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
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March 1; confirm entry-year exceptionsFall engineering application, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugeesStanding policy reviewed October 2026 · Every year
  • March 1; confirm entry-year exceptions
  • Standing policy
  • The page extends selected Fall 2026 programmes to April 1, 2026
  • that exception does not establish a 2027 extension
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February 1Fall engineering application, international applicantsStanding policy reviewed October 2026 · Every year
  • February 1
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November 1Winter degree application · domestic/PR/refugeeStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugees
  • degree/credential route must be offered in Winter
  • November 1
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
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June 1Winter degree application · internationalStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • International degree applicants
  • route must be offered in Winter
  • June 1
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
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November 1 domestic; June 1 internationalWinter engineering applicationStanding policy reviewed October 2026 · Every year
  • November 1 domestic; June 1 international
  • No winter admission to aerospace or biomedical engineering
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February 10Fall required documents · internationalStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • International degree applicants
  • Fall intake
  • February 10
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
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March 1 for competitive programmes; March 10 otherwiseFall supporting documents, domestic applicantsStanding policy reviewed October 2026 · Every year
  • March 1 for competitive programmes; March 10 otherwise
  • Required winter university prerequisite transcripts have a separate June 1 deadline
  • Check the programme and entry cycle
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February 10Fall supporting documents, international applicantsStanding policy reviewed October 2026 · Every year
  • February 10
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June 1Submit your winter university transcriptStanding annual Fall degree admission policy · Every year
  • New applicants to non-quota engineering bachelor’s programs whose ongoing winter university courses are mandatory entry prerequisites
  • June 1
  • The June 1 exception applies to the winter university transcript
  • The regular application and other document deadlines still apply
  • Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering are quota programs and do not admit applicants in this situation
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November 10Winter required documents · domestic/PR/refugeeStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • Winter degree route where available
  • November 10
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
SourceChecked
June 10Winter required documents · internationalStanding yearless degree-admission policy · Every year
  • Winter degree route where available
  • June 10
  • Published standing month/day
  • no dated2027intake is inferred
  • Historical2026extensions are excluded
  • Programme/credential availability and capacity limits apply
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • MHF4UAdvanced Functions75% min.
  • MCV4UCalculus and Vectors75% min.
  • SPH4UPhysics75% min.
  • SCH4UChemistry75% min.
  • Complete the integrated preparatory year. French-test requirements depend on prior schooling and the published exemptions.
Polytechnique · Ontario DESO entry requirements
Application steps

Entry terms · Autumn / Winter

Standing programme-specific admission directory. No summer engineering intake or new future-cycle date inferred. Applicant-route restrictions remain as separately researched.

Polytechnique · full engineering bachelor admission directory
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through Polytechnique admissions
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Engineering bachelor’s: academic and identity documents
    • Declare all secondary and postsecondary studies. Québec CEGEP applicants do not submit CEGEP transcripts. Other educational routes supply the listed marks and diplomas. All applicants need a birth certificate naming their parents and status documents for their category.
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  4. Step 4Certified translation, when required
    • Documents outside French or English require an official or certified French or English translation. Originals may later be requested for verification.
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  5. Step 5French test, when required for your background
    • If your situation requires an admission French test, submit it with the other required documents. Some routes also require a motivation letter and CV when the last diploma was obtained more than one year earlier.
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  6. Step 6Declare all secondary and postsecondary study. Send the required Canada-status evidence and a birth certificate naming parents. Documents outside French/English require an official or certified translation; originals may be requested. Undeclared studies cannot later support credit-equivalence requests.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  7. Step 7Quebec CEGEP applicants send no academic transcript through this checklist. Quebec university applicants send university transcripts/diplomas, prior secondary records unless exempt as a CEGEP applicant, and the listed secondary diploma/exam evidence. The Quebec adult list requests its secondary diploma/transcripts. Stanislas/Marie de France provide the specified current school results, subject attestations, R-score/council advice and final baccalaureate evidence directly when the applicant is currently enrolled.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  8. Step 8Outside Quebec: use the exact academic category. General baccalaureates supply seconde/première/current terminale and anticipatory/final exam and specialty evidence; Ontario supplies three secondary years, current detailed studies and diploma if held; other Canadian provinces/US supply three secondary years and diploma if held. CPGE, Bac+2/Bac+3 and university entrants also provide the complete listed postsecondary transcripts and diploma/attestation evidence. A motivation letter and CV are requested by the general checklist if the last diploma is more than one year old; adult-specific instructions differ and remain a source conflict.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  9. Step 9French test evidence is required before an academic decision for studies in an education system Polytechnique does not recognize as francophone, unless a published exemption applies. Exemptions include Quebec DEC, French secondary study in Canada without francisation, a francophone Canadian university degree, the listed recognized francophone systems, Moroccan French-option IB and qualifying AEFE secondary schools. See the complete source matrix for exact systems and tests; no conditional decision awaiting a required test is promised.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  10. Step 10Standing degree applications: Fall domestic/PR/refugee March 1 and international February 1; Winter domestic/PR/refugee November 1 and international June 1, excluding the two quota programmes. Summer has no degree admission. The page’s April 2026 extensions apply only to the named historical 2026 intake, not to 2027. Documents have separate earlier/later deadlines. Individual credential routes and capacity constraints still apply.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Ontario and IB preparatory-year entry

  • Ontario DESO and IB-diploma applicants outside Quebec enter with an integrated preparatory year. Quebec pre-university DEC applicants have separate requirements.
  • Ontario: at least 75% in each MHF4U, MCV4U, SPH4U and SCH4U.
  • IB outside Quebec: 30/42 overall and the named mathematics/science subject minima.
Polytechnique · Ontario DESO entry requirementsPolytechnique · IB diploma outside QuebecPolytechnique · Quebec pre-university DEC entry requirements
Ontario DESO

Ontario Grade 12 secondary-school diploma applicants

  • Integrated preparatory year required. Each of MHF4U, MCV4U, SPH4U and SCH4U must be at least 75%.
Polytechnique · Ontario DESO entry requirements
International Baccalaureate outside Quebec

IB diploma awarded outside Quebec

  • IB diploma: 30/42 overall, including mathematics, physics and chemistry. Each mathematics/science discipline requires 5/7 at HL or 6/7 at SL. Integrated preparatory year required.
Polytechnique · IB diploma outside Quebec
Quebec science DEC

Named pre-university DEC profiles, distinct from IB outside Quebec

  • Completed/in-progress DEC: Natural Sciences 200.BO/B1/DO/D1 or 200.1X; Computer Science and Mathematics 200.CO/C1; Sciences, Letters and Arts 700.AO/A1; or Natural Sciences IB 200.Z0/Z1. R-score 27; lower scores may be considered using mathematics, physics and chemistry results.
  • For 700.AO/A1 and 200.Z0/Z1, Electricity and Magnetism 203-NYB/SN2/SF2/equivalent is required before engineering study or imposed in the first term.
Polytechnique · Quebec pre-university DEC entry requirements
Other Quebec DEC

Other DEC or DEC without mention

  • DEC completed/in progress with R-score 27. Before entry, complete differential calculus, integral calculus, linear algebra/vector geometry, mechanics, electricity/magnetism and general chemistry at a combined six-course average of at least 75%. Exact accepted course-code equivalents are listed in the source.
Polytechnique · Quebec pre-university DEC entry requirements
French proficiency

Applicants without a published French-test exemption

  • French is the teaching language. A required test must be satisfied before admission assessment; no conditional admission pending French results. One result is considered per application/intake.
  • Accepted: DALF C1/C2 or DELF B2, valid for life; TCF Canada/Quebec 400 in each of four skills, TCF Tout Public 400 in each of five skills, or TEF Canada/Quebec 400 in each of four skills, all valid two years.
  • Exemptions include a Quebec DEC, qualifying Canadian French schooling/degree, recognized Francophone systems, Morocco BIOF and AEFE secondary schooling. The source defines the complete exemption categories and country list.
Polytechnique · French proficiency, exemptions and accepted tests
Application documents

Ontario DESO applicants; general translation and identity rules

  • Birth certificate naming parents; transcripts for the last three secondary-school years; current transcript detailing the current-year programme; secondary diploma if available. A motivation letter and CV are required if the most recent diploma is over one year old.
  • Submit French-test evidence when required. Documents outside French/English require an official or certified translation. Additional Canada-status documents depend on the applicant; the separate status table remains linked for review.
Polytechnique · required application documents
Capacity limits

Applicants meeting the published minimum requirements

  • Programme capacity limits can be imposed without notice. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the chosen degree; another programme may be offered.
Polytechnique · admission statistics, updated September 29, 2026
Canadian secondary outside Ontario and Quebec

Grade 12 science-profile diploma from another Canadian province

  • Integrated preparatory year required. Mathematics, physics and chemistry must each be passed with at least 75%; satisfy the French-language policy.
Polytechnique · Grade 12 outside Ontario and Quebec
Quebec technical DEC

Related listed technical profiles and other technical DECs, separately

  • For the related technical DEC profiles explicitly listed in the source: completed/in-progress DEC with R-score at least 27. Six preparatory subjects are added outside the 120-credit engineering degree: differential calculus, integral calculus, linear algebra/vector geometry, general chemistry, mechanics and electricity/magnetism. Differential calculus applies from Winter 2026.
  • Individual preparatory-course exemption may be granted for an equivalent previously passed with at least 75% at college or grade C at university.
  • Other technical DEC: R-score 27 and all six named prerequisite subjects completed before entry with a combined average of at least 75%; see exact course-code equivalents.
Polytechnique · Quebec technical DEC routes
University study in Quebec

UdeM preparatory year/complementary training and other Quebec university study

  • For either named UdeM preparatory pathway: GPA at least 2.5/4.3, 24 passed credits over two consecutive terms with at least 12 credits each, and at least C in MAT1903/1905/1923, PHY1901/1902 and CHM1963. All conditions must be met by the admission deadline; no conditional offer for an unfinished term.
  • Eligibility for UdeM preparatory versus complementary training depends on the prior credential. The source links the exact eligibility table; these are distinct pathways, not a guarantee of placement.
  • Other Quebec university study is assessed individually; previous courses may receive equivalence.
Polytechnique · university study in Quebec and UdeM preparatory routes
Quebec mature propedeutic route

Applicants satisfying the complete Quebec mature-entry conditions

  • Quebec applicants only: age 21 or older at course start; Quebec secondary diploma held at least four years; SecondaryV mathematicsTS/SN/536, physicsV/534 and chemistryV/534 passed; no eligible engineering-entry DEC.
  • Normally out of study over two years; applicants with unrelated, non-preparatory university study may be considered without that interruption.
  • Apply to the propedeutic year, not directly to the degree. Eight 3-credit courses over two full-time terms, 12 credits/term, must all be taken at Polytechnique, with no exemptions, failures or withdrawals. Final minimum GPA 2.0/4.0 over 24 credits; the year cannot be repeated.
Polytechnique · Quebec mature propedeutic-year route
University study outside Quebec

Prior engineering or science university study outside Quebec

  • Engineering/science study with satisfactory averages and the published language requirements. Individual assessment considers the full record, diploma date, study interruptions and academic performance; a science/engineering diploma does not guarantee entry.
Polytechnique · university study outside Quebec
Named technical DEC profiles

Published prior-study/adult route; not an Ontario high-school admission-average estimate.

  • The named technical DEC family requires R-score at least 27. Its missing differential/integral calculus, linear algebra, general chemistry, mechanics and electricity/magnetism preparation is added to the 120 engineering credits. A corresponding course may be exempted if previously passed at 75% at college or C at university. Biomedical Engineering does not admit this route; Aerospace admits only Techniques de génie aérospatial 280.BO. The exact technical-DEC codes are listed in the source and require individual matching.
Polytechnique: technical DEC routes and exact preparatory requirements
Other technical DEC profiles

Published prior-study/adult route; not an Ontario high-school admission-average estimate.

  • R-score at least 27 and all six preparatory mathematics/physics/chemistry equivalents completed before study, with an average of at least 75% across the six. This route does not admit Aerospace or Biomedical Engineering.
Polytechnique: technical DEC routes and exact preparatory requirements
Université de Montréal preparatory/complementary route

Published prior-study/adult route; not an Ontario high-school admission-average estimate.

  • At the published degree-application deadline, complete 24 credits across two consecutive full-time terms(at least 12 credits each), cumulative GPA at least 2.5/4.3, and MAT 1903/1905/1923, PHY 1901/1902 and CHM 1963 each at least C. No conditional admission for an unfinished term. Preparatory-year and complementary-study entry bases differ; other university records are assessed case by case. Aerospace/Biomedical have selection committees and separate time/eligibility limits.
Polytechnique: Quebec university/preparatory routes
Quebec adult propedeutic route

Published prior-study/adult route; not an Ontario high-school admission-average estimate.

  • Quebec student aged at least 21 at the start, Quebec secondary diploma held at least four years, relevant secondary mathematics/physics/chemistry, and ordinarily away from studies more than two years; unrelated/non-preparatory university study can have an exception. No DEC or a DEC that does not qualify for engineering. The once-only full-time propedeutic year is 8 courses/24 credits over two terms, all at Polytechnique, with no withdrawal/failure/exemption and overall at least 2.0/4.0. It does not lead to Aerospace/Biomedical. The two live adult pages disagree about applying directly to propedeutic versus applying to the chosen degree for an offer; confirm the current route. The separate page requires a dated educational-history letter and calls CV optional, while the general document page has a letter/CV trigger for older diplomas.
Polytechnique: Quebec adult preparatory route

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
Grades and academic standing

Program facts

Course minimums; no published Ontario entering averageNot researched

The admission average has not been researched for this program.

Polytechnique · Ontario DESO entry requirements
Co-opCo-op included

This cooperative programme requires three internships of four months each. The central internship page distinguishes these two co-op programmes from the flexible internship model in other degrees.

Polytechnique · engineering internship structure
Polytechnique · engineering internship structureCheck work experience options

Majors & specializations

Développement durable

Baccalauréat en Génie géologique

Étudier l’analyse du cycle de vie, l’efficacité énergétique et la responsabilité sociale en ingénierie.

Courses

Only Year 1 Fall and Winter in the 2026/27 classic grid. Summer, later years, preparatory study and alternative entry routes remain outside this map.

Year 1 · Fall14 credits7 listed

2026/27 classic admission-cohort grid. The term total is printed in the source. Native course credits are separate from the weekly-hours triplet.

Polytechnique 2026/27 · geologique classic admission-cohort grid, page 1
Year 1 · Winter16 credits7 listed

2026/27 classic admission-cohort grid. The term total is printed in the source. Native course credits are separate from the weekly-hours triplet.

Polytechnique 2026/27 · geologique classic admission-cohort grid, page 1
Mapped terms

First-year Fall and Winter only, copied from this programme’s 2026–27 Classique admission-cohort grid, page 1. Other routes, summer terms, later years and orientations are not mapped. Published zero-credit activities are retained. This excerpt does not replace the separate sourced degree-wide 12/120 selected-credit fact.

Course: Year 1 · Fall (14 credits)

2026/27 classic admission-cohort grid. The term total is printed in the source. Native course credits are separate from the weekly-hours triplet. Only this first-year term from the 2026–27 classic admission-cohort grid is mapped. Printed zero-credit required activities remain; the weekly-hours triplet is not a credit value. Summer, later terms, orientations and other admission routes are outside this excerpt.

Polytechnique 2026/27 · geologique classic admission-cohort grid, page 1
Elective choices
  • The university states that every engineering bachelor includes 12 selected credits within 120: 12 / 120 = 10%. A thematic orientation uses that allocation rather than adding 12 more credits. Approved options include Polytechnique orientations and courses/microprogrammes at Université de Montréal or HEC Montréal.
Study locations
Published academic-unit location
The directory lists the undergraduate Geological Engineering programme contact’s office as B-653. These published contact offices do not establish course room assignments. Confirm office details before visiting.Polytechnique CGM departmental directory: published academic offices

Careers

Career examples

  • Chargé(e) de projets environnementaux
  • Chargé(e) de projets en géotechnique
  • Ingénieur(e) géologique

Career sectors

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  • Firmes de génie-conseil
  • Entrepreneurs en construction
  • Centres de recherche
  • Entreprises d’exploration ou d’exploitation minière
Scope and qualifications

Programme-published employment types and employer sectors. The page attributes its graduate employment survey to the 2023–2024 cohort.

Exact degree programme career section, with employer categories retained as sectors.

Professional recognition

Engineers Canada’s list, updated July 7, 2026, lists Génie géologique at École Polytechnique de Montréal as CEAB accredited: 1965 - present. Accreditation meets the academic component of engineering licensure; it does not itself grant a professional licence.

Scope and qualifications

Exact degree programme career section, with employer categories retained as sectors.

Costs

Engineering bachelor, 30-credit annual reference

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Annual estimate: two terms of 15 credits · CAD

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Tuition + related-fee estimate$4,100.00
Books and suppliesNot listed in reviewed tuition table
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotalNot available

Compulsory fees, housing and meals are extra unless stated.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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