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	McMaster Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences I- Chemical & Biomedical Engineering OUAC MIK Remove	TMU Architectural Science (Co-op Available) OUAC SAD Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	90%“A minimum of 90% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this	90%“90%+”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	English 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U Biology 4U Chemistry 4U Physics 4U	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred) Physics (SPH4U) Mathematics [one of Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Advanced Functions (MHF4U)]
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes OUAC application deadline: January 15, 2027. Admission is by selection and applications will be required to complete a mandatory supplementary application Usually closes before January 15	Yes Non-academic requirements: Portfolio Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	135
What you study	Biotechnology Chemical Engineering General or Integrated Engineering	Architecture Design
What it is	You study how to apply engineering and chemistry to solve biological and medical problems, like designing artificial organs, improving drug delivery, or creating medical devices. Unlike a general engineering program, this one focuses specifically on the life sciences side of engineering from the start. The co-op option lets you work terms at hospitals, biotech companies, or medical device manufacturers alongside your courses. This suits you if you're interested in both the technical side of engineering and direct work in healthcare or biotechnology.	Architectural Science is the study of how buildings work technically and functionally—covering structure, systems, materials, and design—rather than architecture as pure art. The co-op option lets you work at real firms alongside your studies, giving you paid work experience in the field. This program suits students who want to understand the practical side of building design and who value hands-on learning in an actual workplace.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	architecture
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	McMaster University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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