Waterloo Engineering Admission Requirements 2027: Grades, Averages, and Deadlines

Yes. The Admission Information Form is required for every Waterloo Engineering program except Architecture. Submit it once through the applicant portal by the February 1, 2027 document deadline. Waterloo uses the AIF with grades and the required online interview; it does not publish a guaranteed score or offer formula.

There is no single Waterloo Engineering cut-off. The current 14-program table runs from mid- to high 80s for several disciplines to low to mid-90s for Electrical and Software Engineering. These are minimum competitive planning ranges based on prior applicants, not admission odds. Available spaces, grades, the AIF, the interview, and other selection evidence still matter.

Ontario applicants need six Grade 12 U or M courses. The five prerequisites are Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), English (ENG4U), and Physics (SPH4U). Each needs a minimum final grade of 70%, and the average includes one additional Grade 12 U or M course.

For Fall 2027, Waterloo lists January 15, 2027 as the Engineering application deadline and February 1, 2027 as the document deadline. The AIF, online interview, transcripts when requested, and every other assigned portal item are due by the document deadline. A stale prior-cycle sentence elsewhere on the faculty FAQ does not control the live 2027 deadline.

Yes. Waterloo's current Fall 2027 pages say the online video interview is required for admission to all Engineering programs except Architecture. Software Engineering adds a required programming-experience response. Systems Design Engineering can add a separate response for Kish Hahn Memorial Award consideration. Complete the items assigned in your applicant portal by February 1, 2027.

Waterloo Engineering uses an adjustment factor based on the difference between a school's recent graduates' final high school averages and their first-year Waterloo results over more than six years. Waterloo says this is only one part of the decision and that academic performance, the AIF, and the interview have more impact. It does not publish a calculator that converts the factor into admission odds.

No for September 2027 entry. Waterloo uses the highest grade for a repeated course and says applicants will not be penalized. It accepts accredited Day school, Summer school, Night school, Online, and Private school courses. The school must be accredited by the applicable provincial or territorial ministry of education.

Waterloo's 14 main-campus professional Engineering programs use direct entry and built-in co-op sequences. Study and work terms vary by discipline. Access to the co-op process does not promise an employer offer: a co-op job is not guaranteed, so students still apply, interview, and compete for roles.

Choose one Waterloo Engineering program on the OUAC application. After applying, you may submit the optional Engineering Program Alternate Choice in the Waterloo portal. Biomedical Engineering and Software Engineering are not available as alternates. Alternate candidates are reviewed only if they do not receive the first choice, and Waterloo says this review happens near the end of the admissions cycle.

No. Waterloo says Engineering has no early consideration deadline: January 15, 2027 is the application deadline. Because the committee usually needs second-semester midterm grades in required courses, most decisions are made in May. A small number of decisions can occur earlier when enough academic evidence is available.

No. Waterloo distinguishes its Cambridge-based pre-professional Architecture program from the 14 main-campus professional Engineering programs. Architecture uses different prerequisites, dates, and selection steps. Architectural Engineering is one of the 14 Engineering programs and follows the Engineering application process.