- HBA · 4 years
- Work experience details
- ~High 80s to low 90s
Electrical Engineering
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5 years
Co-op required
~Low to mid-90s
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: Low to mid-90s. September 2027 admission guidance. Ontario high school applicants. Individual selection also uses the mandatory AIF and interview.
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Deadlines
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Next deadline
OUAC. Ontario high schools report midterm/final 4U/M grades
2027 entry
School deadline, not a student task. Universities receive these grades by November 26. Verbatim: "Deadline for the OUAC to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools. Schools may report in-progress grades for full-year courses as soon as they are available." Universities receive these by the target date of November 26, 2026. This is a deadline on the high school, not on the student, but it governs which grades a university sees in the first round.
Other deadline details
No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry
- No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
- No single OUAC deadline
- University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply
Full source wording
Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.
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Requirements
Admission requirements
High-school prerequisites
ENG4UEnglish70% min.
SPH4UPhysics70% min.
MHF4UAdvanced Functions70% min.
MCV4UCalculus and Vectors70% min.
SCH4UChemistry70% min.
- Complete six Grade 12 U or M courses and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
- Include one additional Grade 12 U or M course.
Application steps
Entry terms · Fall (September)
Full-time September 2027 entry directly to Electrical Engineering (WWF).
Waterloo · September 2027 application and document deadlinesStep 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
Step 3Declaration of Academic Experience (DAE)
- Complete the DAE in the Waterloo applicant portal. It updates your checklist with any required documents.
Step 4Apply to Electrical Engineering on OUAC using WWF.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 5Open your Waterloo applicant portal and complete the Declaration of Academic Experience.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 6Submit any requested transcripts or English language results.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 7Submit the Admission Information Form.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
Step 8Complete the mandatory asynchronous Engineering video interview in Kira Talent.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
The Admission Information Form and asynchronous video interview are required.
Waterloo Engineering · required video interviewApplicant pathways
Other Canadian provinces and territories
Other Canadian provinces and territories high school applicants
- Five or six Grade 12 academic courses, depending on province or territory.
- Provide English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. Minimum 70% in each named subject.
International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate high school applicants
- Include English A, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Analysis and Approaches. Higher Level Physics and Mathematics are recommended.
- Complete six IB courses with at least 4 in each and 31 points before diploma bonus points.
American curriculum
American curriculum high school applicants
- Complete six senior academic courses, including English, AP Physics or equivalent, Chemistry, Pre-Calculus and AP Calculus or equivalent. Minimum 75% in each named subject.
Degree requirements
Required courses and electives
- Complete 21.25 academic units, including required courses and 13 approved electives.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Electrical Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Communications and Signal Processing SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Quantum Engineering SpecializationWaterloo ENVS 200 academic calendarWaterloo 2026–27 course calendar, CS 486
Credits and degree requirements
- 60% minimum cumulative overall average and term average.
- Complete the fourth-year engineering design sequence and the ethics requirement.
- Complete PD 19, PD 20 and two additional professional development courses.
- Communication requirement: COMMST 192 or ENGL 192.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Electrical Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Communications and Signal Processing SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Quantum Engineering SpecializationWaterloo ENVS 200 academic calendarWaterloo 2026–27 course calendar, CS 486
Work and practical requirements
- Complete five credited co-op work terms.
- At least three credited work terms must be standard work terms.
- Complete Co-op Fundamentals for Engineering before your first work term.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Electrical Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Communications and Signal Processing SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Quantum Engineering SpecializationWaterloo ENVS 200 academic calendarWaterloo 2026–27 course calendar, CS 486
Program facts
Entering average~Low to mid-90s
Ontario high school applicants. Individual selection also uses the mandatory AIF and interview.
Waterloo Engineering · required subjects and competitive guidanceWaterloo Engineering · required subjects and competitive guidanceCo-opCo-op required
Six scheduled work terms. Five credited work terms are required.
University work-study information- Co-op schedule
- 6 scheduled terms · 4 months each · 24 scheduled monthsWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequences
- Stream 4
- Year 1 winter, Year 2 fall and spring, Year 3 winter, Year 4 winter, Year 5 fall.Waterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequences
- Stream 8
- Year 1 spring, Year 2 winter, Year 3 fall and spring, Year 4 winter, Year 5 fall.Waterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequences
Majors & specializations
Optional upper-year specializations within this direct-entry degree.
Communications and Signal Processing Specialization
BASc
The specialization course group includes digital signal processing and communication systems.
Courses
Required term-by-term plan in the 2026–27 calendar. Waterloo has yet to publish the September 2027 academic calendar.
1A Term8 listed
- ECE 105Classical Mechanics0.5 credits
Analyse forces, motion, work, energy, momentum and oscillations.
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ECE 150Fundamentals of Programming0.5 creditsWrite and structure software using functions, recursion and object-oriented concepts.
Waterloo course description- ECE 190Engineering Profession and Practice0.25 credits
Explore professional engineering practice, design, safety and risk.
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ECE 198Project Studio0.25 creditsIntegrate mathematics, physics and programming in an engineering design project.
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MATH 115Linear Algebra for Engineering0.5 creditsSolve linear systems and study vector spaces, determinants and eigenvalues.
Waterloo course description- MATH 117Calculus 1 for Engineering0.5 credits
Study engineering functions and use derivatives to analyse how they change.
Waterloo course description - COMMST 192Communication in the Engineering Profession (COMPE, ELE, MGTE)0.5 credits
Develop written and spoken communication for Computer, Electrical and Management Engineering.
Choose 1 from COMMST 192 / ENGL 192.
Waterloo course description - ENGL 192Communication in the Engineering Profession (COMPE, ELE, MGTE)0.5 credits
Develop written and spoken communication for Computer, Electrical and Management Engineering.
Choose 1 from COMMST 192 / ENGL 192.
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1B Term7 listed
- ECE 102Information Session0 credits
Attend non-credit information sessions for Computer and Electrical Engineering students.
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ECE 106Electricity and Magnetism0.5 creditsUse physical laws to study electrical fields, circuits and magnetism.
Waterloo course description- ECE 108Discrete Mathematics and Logic 10.5 credits
Use logic, sets, proofs and counting techniques in discrete mathematics.
Waterloo course description - ECE 124Digital Circuits and Systems0.5 credits
Design and analyse digital circuits using Boolean logic and hardware description methods.
Waterloo course description - ECE 140Linear Circuits0.5 credits
Analyse electrical networks with circuit laws and models of sources and components.
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ECE 192Engineering Economics and Impact on Society0.25 creditsUse engineering economics to evaluate decisions and examine their effects on society.
Waterloo course description- MATH 119Calculus 2 for Engineering0.5 credits
Use approximation, Taylor expansions and series to analyse engineering problems.
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2A Term8 listed
- ECE 109Materials Chemistry for Engineers0.25 credits
- ECE 201Information Session0 credits
- ECE 204Numerical Methods0.5 credits
- ECE 222Digital Computers0.5 credits
- ECE 240Electronic Circuits 10.5 credits
- ECE 250Algorithms and Data Structures0.5 credits
- ECE 205Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ECE 205 / MATH 211.
Waterloo course description - MATH 211Advanced Calculus 1 for Electrical and Computer Engineers0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ECE 205 / MATH 211.
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2B Term8 listed
- ECE 202Information Session0 credits
ECE 203Probability Theory and Statistics 10.5 credits- ECE 207Signals and Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 231Semiconductor Physics and Devices0.5 credits
- ECE 260Electromechanical Energy Conversion0.5 credits
- ECE 298Instrumentation and Prototyping Laboratory0.25 credits
- ECE 206Advanced Calculus 2 for Electrical Engineers0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ECE 206 / MATH 212.
Waterloo course description - MATH 212Advanced Calculus 2 for Electrical Engineers0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ECE 206 / MATH 212.
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3A Term5 listed
1 approved elective slot.
- ECE 301Information Session0 credits
- ECE 318Communication Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 340Electronic Circuits 20.5 credits
- ECE 375Electromagnetic Fields and Waves0.5 credits
- ECE 380Analog Control Systems0.5 credits
3B Term2 listed
1 approved elective slot.
- ECE 302Information Session0 credits
- ECE 307Probability Theory and Statistics 20.5 credits
4A Term3 listed
4 approved elective slots.
- ECE 401Information Session0 credits
ECE 498AEngineering Design Project0.5 creditsChoose 1 from ECE 498A / GENE 403.
Waterloo course description- GENE 403Interdisciplinary Design Project 10.5 credits
Define an engineering design problem and plan a solution with students from different engineering programs.
Choose 1 from ECE 498A / GENE 403.
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4B Term3 listed
4 approved elective slots.
- ECE 402Information Session0 credits
- ECE 498BEngineering Design Project0.5 credits
Choose 1 from ECE 498B / GENE 404.
Waterloo course description - GENE 404Interdisciplinary Design Project 20.5 credits
Refine and test the interdisciplinary capstone design.
Choose 1 from ECE 498B / GENE 404.
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Ethics List5 listed
- ARBUS 202Professional and Business Ethics0.5 credits
PD 22Professionalism and Ethics in Engineering Practice0.5 credits- PHIL 215Professional and Business Ethics0.5 credits
- PHIL 219JPractical Ethics0.5 credits
- PHIL 315Ethics and the Engineering Profession0.5 credits
Natural Science List52 listed
- BIOL 110Biodiversity, Biomes, and Evolution0.5 credits
BIOL 130Introductory Cell Biology0.5 credits- BIOL 130LCell Biology Laboratory0.25 credits
BIOL 150Organismal and Evolutionary Ecology0.5 credits- BIOL 165Diversity of Life0.5 credits
- BIOL 211Introductory Vertebrate Zoology0.5 credits
- BIOL 220Introduction to Plant Structure and Function0.5 credits
- BIOL 239Genetics0.5 credits
- BIOL 240Fundamentals of Microbiology0.5 credits
- BIOL 240LMicrobiology Laboratory0.25 credits
- BIOL 241Introduction to Applied Microbiology0.5 credits
- BIOL 273Principles of Human Physiology 10.5 credits
- BIOL 280Introduction to Biophysics0.5 credits
- BIOL 373Principles of Human Physiology 20.5 credits
- BIOL 373LHuman Physiology Laboratory0.25 credits
- CHE 102Chemistry for Engineers0.5 credits
Use chemistry principles such as reactions, gases and solution properties in engineering.
Waterloo course description - CHE 161Engineering Biology0.5 credits
Study cell biology, biochemistry and the structure and function of biological molecules.
Waterloo course description - CHEM 123General Chemistry 20.5 credits
- CHEM 123LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory 20.25 credits
- CHEM 209Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure0.5 credits
- CHEM 237Introductory Biochemistry0.5 credits
- CHEM 237LIntroductory Biochemistry Laboratory0.25 credits
- CHEM 254Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics0.5 credits
- CHEM 262Organic Chemistry for Engineering0.5 credits
- CHEM 262LOrganic Chemistry Laboratory for Engineering Students0.25 credits
- CHEM 266Basic Organic Chemistry 10.5 credits
- CHEM 356Introductory Quantum Mechanics0.5 credits
- EARTH 121Introductory Earth Sciences0.5 credits
- EARTH 122Introductory Environmental Sciences0.5 credits
- EARTH 123Introductory Hydrology0.5 credits
- EARTH 221Introductory Geochemistry0.5 credits
- EARTH 270Disasters and Natural Hazards0.5 credits
- EARTH 281Geological Impacts on Human Health0.5 credits
- ECE 305Introduction to Quantum Mechanics0.5 credits
- ECE 403Thermal Physics0.5 credits
- ECE 404Geometrical and Physical Optics0.5 credits
- ENVE 275Aquatic Chemistry0.5 credits
- ENVS 200Field Ecology0.5 credits
Study ecosystems, population dynamics and development impacts, including field visits during labs.
Waterloo ENVS 200 academic calendar - NE 222Organic Chemistry for Nanotechnology Engineers0.5 credits
- PHYS 233Introduction to Quantum Mechanics0.5 credits
- PHYS 234Quantum Physics 10.5 credits
- PHYS 263Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity0.5 credits
- PHYS 275Planets0.5 credits
- PHYS 280Introduction to Biophysics0.5 credits
- PHYS 334Quantum Physics 20.5 credits
- PHYS 375Stars0.5 credits
- PHYS 380Molecular and Cellular Biophysics0.5 credits
- PSYCH 207Cognitive Processes0.5 credits
- PSYCH 261Physiological Psychology0.5 credits
- PSYCH 306Perception0.5 credits
- SCI 238Introductory Astronomy0.5 credits
- SCI 250Environmental Geology0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 14 listed
- ECE 313Digital Signal Processing0.5 credits
- ECE 331Electronic Devices0.5 credits
- ECE 360Power Systems and Smart Grids0.5 credits
- ECE 373Radio Frequency and Microwave Circuits0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 24 listed
- ECE 320Computer Architecture0.5 credits
- ECE 351Compilers0.5 credits
- ECE 356Database Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 358Computer Networks0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 336 listed
- ECE 406Algorithm Design and Analysis0.5 credits
- ECE 407Game Theoretic Foundations of Multi-Agent Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 409Cryptography and System Security0.5 credits
- ECE 414Wireless Communications0.5 credits
- ECE 416Advanced Topics in Networking0.5 credits
- ECE 417Image Processing0.5 credits
- ECE 423Embedded Computer Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 432Radio Frequency Integrated Devices and Circuits0.5 credits
- ECE 433Fabrication Technologies for Micro and Nano Devices0.5 credits
- ECE 444Integrated Analog Electronics0.5 credits
- ECE 445Integrated Digital Electronics0.5 credits
- ECE 451Software Requirements Specification and Analysis0.5 credits
- ECE 452Software Design and Architectures0.5 credits
- ECE 453Software Testing, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance0.5 credits
- ECE 454Distributed Computing0.5 credits
- ECE 455Embedded Software0.5 credits
ECE 457AArtificial and Natural Intelligence0.5 credits- ECE 457BMachine Learning0.5 credits
- ECE 457CReinforcement Learning0.5 credits
- ECE 457DDeep Learning0.5 credits
- ECE 458Computer Security0.5 credits
- ECE 459Programming for Performance0.5 credits
- ECE 462Electrical Distribution Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 463Design and Applications of Power Electronic Converters0.5 credits
- ECE 464High Voltage Engineering and Power System Protection0.5 credits
- ECE 467Power Systems Analysis, Operations, and Markets0.5 credits
- ECE 474Radio and Wireless Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 475Radio-Wave Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 477Photonic Devices and Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 481Digital Control Systems0.5 credits
ECE 486Robot Dynamics and Control0.5 credits- ECE 487Social Robotics: Foundations, Technology, and Applications of Human-Centered Robotics0.5 credits
- ECE 488Multivariable Control Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 493Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering0.5 credits
- ECE 495Autonomous Vehicles0.5 credits
- ECE 499Engineering Project0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 427 listed
- BME 411Optimization and Numerical Methods0.5 credits
- BME 522Foundations of Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits
- BME 581Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology0.5 credits
- CHE 522Advanced Process Dynamics and Control0.5 credits
- CHE 524Process Control Laboratory0.5 credits
- ME 351Fluid Mechanics 10.5 credits
- ME 459Energy Conversion0.5 credits
- ME 547Robot Manipulators: Kinematics, Dynamics, Control0.5 credits
- MSE 331Introduction to Optimization0.5 credits
- MSE 431Stochastic Models and Methods0.5 credits
- MSE 432Production and Service Operations Management0.5 credits
- MSE 435Practical and Large-Scale Optimization0.5 credits
- MSE 446Introduction to Machine Learning0.5 credits
- MSE 452Decision Making Under Uncertainty0.5 credits
- MSE 541Search Engines0.5 credits
- MSE 546Advanced Machine Learning0.5 credits
- MTE 544Autonomous Mobile Robots0.5 credits
- NE 345Photonic Materials and Devices0.5 credits
- SYDE 411Optimization and Numerical Methods0.5 credits
Apply numerical methods to solve equations and optimization problems.
Waterloo course description - SYDE 522Foundations of Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits
- SYDE 531Design Optimization Under Probabilistic Uncertainty0.5 credits
- SYDE 542Interface Design0.5 credits
- SYDE 544Biomedical Measurement and Signal Processing0.5 credits
- SYDE 552Computational Neuroscience0.5 credits
- SYDE 556Simulating Neurobiological Systems0.5 credits
- SYDE 572Introduction to Pattern Recognition0.5 credits
- SYDE 575Image Processing0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 525 listed
- ACTSC 446Mathematics of Financial Markets0.5 credits
- CO 250Introduction to Optimization0.5 credits
- CO 342Introduction to Graph Theory0.5 credits
- CO 456Introduction to Game Theory0.5 credits
- CO 463Convex Optimization and Analysis0.5 credits
- CO 466Continuous Optimization0.5 credits
- CS 343Concurrent and Parallel Programming0.5 credits
- CS 349User Interfaces0.5 credits
- CS 442Principles of Programming Languages0.5 credits
- CS 448Database Systems Implementation0.5 credits
- CS 452Real-Time Programming0.5 credits
- CS 480Introduction to Machine Learning0.5 credits
- CS 484Computational Vision0.5 credits
- CS 485Statistical and Computational Foundations of Machine Learning0.5 credits
- CS 486Introduction to Artificial Intelligence0.5 credits
Explore AI problem-solving, reasoning, planning, machine learning and language processing.
Waterloo 2026–27 course calendar, CS 486 - CS 488Introduction to Computer Graphics0.5 credits
- ECE 224Embedded Microprocessor Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 252Systems Programming and Concurrency0.5 credits
- ECE 327Digital Hardware Systems0.5 credits
- ECE 350Real-Time Operating Systems0.5 credits
- STAT 340Stochastic Simulation Methods0.5 credits
- STAT 341Computational Statistics and Data Analysis0.5 credits
- STAT 440Computational Inference0.5 credits
- STAT 441Statistical Learning - Classification0.5 credits
- STAT 444Statistical Learning - Advanced Regression0.5 credits
Communications and Signal Processing Specialization
Communications and Signal Processing Specialization
Required courses · Group 12 listed
- ECE 313Digital Signal Processing0.5 credits
- ECE 318Communication Systems0.5 credits
Choose 3 · Group 25 listed
- ECE 358Computer Networks0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 358 / ECE 414 / ECE 416 / ECE 417 / ECE 474.
Waterloo course description - ECE 414Wireless Communications0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 358 / ECE 414 / ECE 416 / ECE 417 / ECE 474.
Waterloo course description - ECE 416Advanced Topics in Networking0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 358 / ECE 414 / ECE 416 / ECE 417 / ECE 474.
Waterloo course description - ECE 417Image Processing0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 358 / ECE 414 / ECE 416 / ECE 417 / ECE 474.
Waterloo course description - ECE 474Radio and Wireless Systems0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 358 / ECE 414 / ECE 416 / ECE 417 / ECE 474.
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Quantum Engineering Specialization
Quantum Engineering Specialization
Required courses · Group 11 listed
- ECE 305Introduction to Quantum Mechanics0.5 credits
Choose 3 · Group 24 listed
- ECE 405AQuantum Information Processing Devices0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 405A / ECE 405B / ECE 405C / ECE 405D.
Waterloo course description - ECE 405BFundamentals of Experimental Quantum Information0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 405A / ECE 405B / ECE 405C / ECE 405D.
Waterloo course description - ECE 405CProgramming of Quantum Computing Algorithms0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 405A / ECE 405B / ECE 405C / ECE 405D.
Waterloo course description - ECE 405DSuperconducting Quantum Circuits0.5 credits
Choose 3 from ECE 405A / ECE 405B / ECE 405C / ECE 405D.
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Elective choices
Communications and Signal Processing Specialization
Communications and Signal Processing Specialization
- Complete a total of five courses according to the requirements below.
Quantum Engineering Specialization
Quantum Engineering Specialization
- Complete a total of four courses according to the requirements below.
Other requirements and route notes
- Choose three complementary studies electives: two from List C and one from Lists A, C or D.
- Choose two Natural Science courses and eight Technical Electives. A listed lecture and its accompanying 0.25-unit lab count together as one Natural Science choice.
- Take one or two approved Technical Electives in another Engineering plan, outside Computer and Electrical Engineering.
- The ethics course may also satisfy an eligible complementary studies or professional development requirement.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Electrical Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo · Electrical Engineering undergraduate degree and career examplesWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo 2026–27 · Communications and Signal Processing SpecializationWaterloo 2026–27 · Quantum Engineering SpecializationWaterloo course descriptionWaterloo course descriptionWaterloo ENVS 200 academic calendarWaterloo 2026–27 course calendar, CS 486
Careers
- Hardware Engineer
- Electrical Designer
- Business Technology Analyst
- Programmer
- Software Engineer
- Application Specialist
- Engineering Product Management
- PCB hardware designer
- Electrical engineering sensor developer
- Hardware design engineer
- Artificial intelligence undergraduate researcher
- Test systems engineering
- Electrical engineer intern
- Hardware designer
- Junior designer - electrical
Published employers
7
- Intel
- Mulvey Banani International
- Deloitte
- Kubra Data Transfer
- Dropbox
- Ceridian
- IBM Canada
Scope and qualifications
Waterloo-published career examples and sample co-op roles.
Professional recognition
CEAB accredited since 1965
Scope and qualifications
Waterloo-published career examples and sample co-op roles.
Costs
Program or faculty
| Program or faculty | Ontario | Other Canadian | International | Books and supplies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Financial Management, Sustainability and Financial Management | $9,000 | $10,000 | $58,000 | $1,500 |
| Architecture | $14,000 | $15,000 | $75,000 | $8,100 |
| Business Administration (Laurier) and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree | $17,000 | $20,000 | $75,000 | $1,500 |
| Business Administration (Laurier) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree | $15,000 | $15,000 | $64,000 | $1,500 |
| Computer Science | $16,000 | $18,000 | $73,000 | $1,500 |
| Computing and Financial Management | $11,000 | $12,000 | $64,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Arts | $9,000 | $10,000 | $58,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Engineering, Software Engineering | $19,000 | $21,000 | $75,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Environment | $9,000 | $10,000 | $51,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Health | $9,000 | $10,000 | $54,000 | $1,500 |
| Faculty of Science | $9,000 | $10,000 | $54,000 | $1,500 |
| Geography and Aviation | $9,000 | $10,000 | $51,000 | $1,500 |
| Science and Aviation | $9,000 | $10,000 | $54,000 | $1,500 |
| Global Business and Digital Arts | $14,000 | $16,000 | $56,000 | $1,500 |
| Mathematics (includes 16 majors), Mathematics/ Business Administration, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy | $9,000 | $10,000 | $62,000 | $1,500 |
| Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management | $12,000 | $14,000 | $63,000 | $1,500 |
First-year estimate
2026–27 · Two terms · CAD
Ontario example · Choose your fee category
Tuition and incidental fees$19,000
Books and supplies$1,500
Co-op fee$1,672
$836 × 2 study terms
Residence$8,254
Residence
Meal plan$8,040
Meal plan
Estimated total$38,466
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