- HBA · 4 years
- Work experience details
- ~High 80s to low 90s
Management Engineering
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5 years
Co-op required
~Mid- to high 80s
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: Mid- to high 80s. September 2027 admission guidance. Ontario high school applicants. Individual selection also uses the mandatory AIF and interview.
Waterloo Engineering · required subjects and competitive guidance
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 Management Engineering (WEM).
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 Management Engineering on OUAC using WEM.
- 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 20.75 academic units, including required courses and 10 approved electives.
Credits and degree requirements
- 60% minimum cumulative overall average and term average.
- Complete the management engineering design project sequence.
- Complete PD 11, PD 19, PD 20 and PD 22.
- Communication requirement: COMMST 192 or ENGL 192.
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.
Program facts
Entering average~Mid- to high 80s
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
Majors & specializations
Artificial Intelligence Option
BASc
Study machine learning and artificial intelligence methods in engineering contexts.
Courses
Required term-by-term plan in the 2026–27 calendar. Waterloo has yet to publish the September 2027 academic calendar.
1A Term5 listed
- CHE 102Chemistry for Engineers0.5 credits
Use chemistry principles such as reactions, gases and solution properties in engineering.
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MATH 115Linear Algebra for Engineering0.5 creditsSolve linear systems and study vector spaces, determinants and eigenvalues.
Waterloo course description- MATH 116Calculus 1 for Engineering0.5 credits
Study engineering functions and use derivatives to analyse how they change.
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MSE 100Management Engineering Concepts0.75 creditsUse decision criteria and cause-and-effect analysis to assess the efficiency of systems.
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MSE 121Introduction to Computer Programming0.5 creditsWrite computer programmes using variables, control structures and algorithms.
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1B Term8 listed
- GENE 123Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation0.5 credits
Analyse electrical circuits and use instruments to measure their behaviour.
Waterloo course description - MATH 118Calculus 2 for Engineering0.5 credits
Use integration techniques and approximations to solve engineering problems.
Waterloo course description - MSE 100BSeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
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MSE 131Work Design and Facilities Planning0.5 creditsStudy how work is performed and apply those findings to facility planning.
Waterloo course description- PHYS 115Mechanics0.5 credits
Analyse motion, forces, energy, momentum and rotation.
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 / UCR 192E.
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 / UCR 192E.
Waterloo course description - UCR 192ECommunication 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 / UCR 192E.
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2A Term5 listed
- MSE 200ASeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - MSE 240Algorithms and Data Structures0.5 credits
MSE 251Probability and Statistics 10.5 credits- MSE 261Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers0.5 credits
Compare engineering investments using cash flow, returns and depreciation.
Waterloo course description - MSE 271Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods0.5 credits
2B Term5 listed
- MSE 200BSeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - MSE 232Modelling in Operations Research0.5 credits
- MSE 245Databases and Software Design0.5 credits
- MSE 253Probability and Statistics 20.5 credits
- MSE 263Managerial Economics0.5 credits
3A Term6 listed
MSE 211Organizational Behaviour0.5 credits- MSE 300ASeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - MSE 334Operations Planning and Inventory Control0.5 credits
- MSE 342Principles of Software Engineering0.5 credits
- MSE 431Stochastic Models and Methods0.5 credits
MSE 446Introduction to Machine Learning0.5 credits
3B Term5 listed
1 approved elective slot.
- MSE 300BSeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - MSE 302Engineering Design Methods0.5 credits
- MSE 332Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods0.5 credits
- MSE 333Simulation Analysis and Design0.5 credits
- MSE 343Human-Computer Interaction0.5 credits
4A Term4 listed
3 approved elective slots.
- MSE 400ASeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - MSE 434Supply Chain Management0.5 credits
- 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 GENE 403 / MSE 401.
Waterloo course description - MSE 401Management Engineering Design Project 10.5 credits
Choose 1 from GENE 403 / MSE 401.
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4B Term4 listed
3 approved elective slots.
- MSE 311Organizational Design and Technology0.5 credits
- MSE 400BSeminar0 credits
A general seminar in the programme’s required sequence.
Waterloo course description - GENE 404Interdisciplinary Design Project 20.5 credits
Refine and test the interdisciplinary capstone design.
Choose 1 from GENE 404 / MSE 402.
Waterloo course description - MSE 402Management Engineering Design Project 20.5 credits
Choose 1 from GENE 404 / MSE 402.
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Natural Science List26 listed
- BIOL 110Biodiversity, Biomes, and Evolution0.5 credits
BIOL 130Introductory Cell Biology0.5 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 273Principles of Human Physiology 10.5 credits
- CHE 161Engineering Biology0.5 credits
Study cell biology, biochemistry and the structure and function of biological molecules.
Waterloo course description - CHEM 262Organic Chemistry for Engineering0.5 credits
- EARTH 121Introductory Earth Sciences0.5 credits
- EARTH 122Introductory Environmental Sciences0.5 credits
- EARTH 123Introductory Hydrology0.5 credits
- EARTH 221Introductory Geochemistry0.5 credits
- ENVS 200Field Ecology0.5 credits
Study ecosystems, population dynamics and development impacts, including field visits during labs.
Waterloo ENVS 200 academic calendar - PHYS 112Physics 20.5 credits
- PHYS 122Electricity and Magnetism0.5 credits
- PHYS 175Introduction to the Universe0.5 credits
- PHYS 223Waves0.5 credits
- PHYS 233Introduction to Quantum Mechanics0.5 credits
- PHYS 275Planets0.5 credits
- PSYCH 207Cognitive Processes0.5 credits
- PSYCH 261Physiological Psychology0.5 credits
- SCI 238Introductory Astronomy0.5 credits
- SCI 250Environmental Geology0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 111 listed
- MSE 433Applications of Management Engineering0.5 credits
- MSE 435Practical and Large-Scale Optimization0.5 credits
- MSE 436Decision Support Systems0.5 credits
- MSE 452Decision Making Under Uncertainty0.5 credits
- MSE 531Sequential Decision Making: Reinforcement Learning and Causal Inference0.5 credits
- MSE 541Search Engines0.5 credits
- MSE 543Analytics and User Experience0.5 credits
- MSE 546Advanced Machine Learning0.5 credits
- MSE 551Quality Management and Control0.5 credits
- MSE 555Scheduling: Theory and Practice0.5 credits
- MSE 598Special Topics in Management Engineering0.5 credits
Technical Electives · List 230 listed
- CIVE 343Traffic Simulation Modelling and Applications0.5 credits
- CIVE 440Transit Planning and Operations0.5 credits
- ECE 252Systems Programming and Concurrency0.5 credits
- ECE 358Computer Networks0.5 credits
- ECE 406Algorithm Design and Analysis0.5 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 457AArtificial and Natural Intelligence0.5 credits- ECE 457CReinforcement Learning0.5 credits
- ECE 458Computer Security0.5 credits
- ECE 459Programming for Performance0.5 credits
- MTE 241Introduction to Computer Structures and Real-Time Systems0.5 credits
Study real-time computer systems, including scheduling, synchronization and memory management.
Waterloo course description - SE 463Software Project Management, Requirements, and Analysis0.5 credits
- SE 464Software Design and Architectures0.5 credits
- SE 465Software Testing and Quality Assurance0.5 credits
- STAT 331Applied Linear Models0.5 credits
- STAT 341Computational Statistics and Data Analysis0.5 credits
- STAT 435Statistical Methods for Process Improvements0.5 credits
- STAT 440Computational Inference0.5 credits
- STAT 443Forecasting0.5 credits
- STAT 444Statistical Learning - Advanced Regression0.5 credits
- SYDE 535Computational Simulations for Societal and Environmental Systems0.5 credits
- SYDE 542Interface Design0.5 credits
- SYDE 543Cognitive Ergonomics0.5 credits
- SYDE 548User Centred Design Methods0.5 credits
- SYDE 552Computational Neuroscience0.5 credits
- SYDE 572Introduction to Pattern Recognition0.5 credits
- SYDE 577Deep Learning0.5 credits
Elective choices
- Choose one complementary studies elective from List A, three Natural Science courses and six Technical Electives.
- MSE 211, MSE 261 and MSE 263 may be taken out of sequence to accommodate a reduced elective load.
ReferencesWaterloo 2026–27 · Management Engineering Academic CalendarWaterloo · Management Engineering undergraduate degree and career examplesWaterloo Engineering · co-op study and work sequencesWaterloo 2026–27 · BASc degree requirements and study/work streamsWaterloo course descriptionWaterloo course descriptionWaterloo course descriptionWaterloo ENVS 200 academic calendarWaterloo course description
Careers
AI engineer- Data engineer
- Machine learning engineer
- Business analyst
- Product manager
- Supply chain analyst
- Software developer
- Operations analyst
- Project manager
Management consultant- Systems analyst
- Process improvement specialist
- Business analyst
- Product manager
- Data analyst
- Supply chain analyst
- Data engineer
- Project manager
- Machine learning engineer
- Software developer, AI systems
Published employers
9
Loblaw Digital- Apple
- Wayfair
- Amazon
- RBC Wealth Management
- Shopify
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
- Weston Bakeries
- KPMG
Scope and qualifications
Waterloo-published career examples and sample co-op roles.
Professional recognition
CEAB accredited since 2012
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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