Ontario Tech University Programs & Pathways
Oshawa, Ontario
Program strengths and how to compare pathways. This focused guide keeps the detailed tables, official sources, and practical next steps in one manageable reading path.
The short answer
- Ontario Tech has more than 120 undergraduate options. They span engineering, computing, health, business, science, education and social science.
- Engineering choices include Aerospace, Mechanical, Nuclear and Software Engineering.
- Ontario Tech calls Nuclear Engineering Canada's only undergraduate program of its kind. Its median upper-year class size is 32 students.
- Nursing runs with Durham College under one OUAC code (DHN). OUAC is the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (Ontario's university application site).
- Regular and co-op streams can be separate OUAC choices. Compare the exact degree and application code.
Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Official university sources · How we review guides
Ontario Tech programs and distinctive pathways
Ontario Tech groups more than 120 undergraduate options across engineering, computing, health, business, science, education, and social science. Compare the exact degree and application code because regular and co-op streams can be separate choices.
Engineering
Aerospace, Automotive, Comprehensive, Electrical, Energy, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Nuclear, and Software Engineering
Engineering uses a common prerequisite pattern. Nuclear Engineering is Canada's only undergraduate program of its kind, while Comprehensive Engineering delays the discipline choice.
Computers and technology
Computer Science, data and computing options, information technology, game development, networking, and technology management
Computer Science and engineering are separate degrees with different science prerequisites, tuition, professional outcomes, and OUAC codes.
Health sciences and medicine
Collaborative Nursing, Health Sciences, Human Health Science, Kinesiology, Medical Laboratory Science, and Public Health
Nursing and Medical Laboratory Science are early-application programs and can be materially more competitive than the general university minimum.
Business, science, and social science
Commerce, biological and forensic science, psychology, communication, criminology, legal studies, political science, and liberal studies
Compare the campus location, prerequisite set, co-op application code, and first-year tuition for the exact degree rather than the faculty name alone.
Nuclear, Comprehensive, and direct-entry co-op require different decisions
Ontario Tech describes Nuclear Engineering as Canada's only undergraduate program of its kind. Comprehensive Engineering offers a shared first year before a competitive discipline change, while direct-entry co-op uses a separate OUAC choice. Do not treat those routes as interchangeable.
Nuclear Engineering: a national differentiator
Current program · Published for this period
Ontario Tech describes Nuclear Engineering as 'Canada's only accredited undergraduate Nuclear Engineering program' and 'Canada's only undergraduate program of its kind.' Students use the Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre, Nuclear Simulation, Radiation Protection, and Environmental Radiation laboratories. The page publishes a 32-student median upper-year class size and 84% of students employed within six months of graduation, with four-year BEng and five-year BEng and Management routes.
Applies to: All applicants
Ontario Tech University: Nuclear Engineering program page (requirements and cut-offs) · Verified August 14, 2026
Engineering breadth and second national first
Current program family · Published for this period
Beyond Nuclear, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science spans Automotive—described as 'Canada's only accredited Automotive Engineering program'—plus Comprehensive, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Software Engineering, with five-year Engineering and Management options and a Bruce Power Women in Nuclear Engineering Co-op Program. Comprehensive Engineering shares the common first year before a discipline choice.
Applies to: All applicants
Ontario Tech University: Nuclear Engineering program page (requirements and cut-offs) · Verified August 14, 2026
Gaming and computing routes
Current program family · Published for this period
Ontario Tech's game routes include IT — Game Development and Interactive Media (OUAC DGD) plus Video Games, Creative Industries and Society in both BIT and BA versions. Computer Science sits alongside Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science), Data Science, Software Development, and Networking and IT Security under an AI and Technology grouping, with a dedicated School of Artificial Intelligence. Regular and co-op streams use separate OUAC codes.
Applies to: All applicants
Ontario Tech University: IT — Game Development and Interactive Media program page · Verified August 14, 2026
Nursing is collaborative with Durham College
Current program · Published for this period
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honours) is offered collaboratively with Durham College under a single OUAC code (DHN) at the shared north Oshawa campus. It is an early-application program, and its published cut-off (mid- to high 80s) is materially above the university's general planning ranges.
Applies to: All applicants
Ontario Tech University: Nursing — Collaborative program page (with Durham College) · Verified August 14, 2026
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide structured for comparison, but official university pages remain the source of truth for program requirements, tuition, residence, scholarships, deadlines, and policy changes.
Prepared by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed August 14, 2026 · Editorial, corrections, and source methodology