3 programs, side by side

+ Add a program	Ottawa Sciences infirmières (4 ans) OUAC ONF ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences I- Mechatronics & Biomedical Engineering OUAC MIR ☆ Add to planRemove	Queen's Smith Engineering - Direct Entry Computer Engineering OUAC QEC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	85%	90%“A minimum of 90% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this	90–93%“Low 90s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	SBI4USCH4U	ENG4UMCV4USBI4USCH4USPH4U	ENG4UMCV4UMHF4USCH4USPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	FRA4U or ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U MCF3M or MCR3U or one 4U Math course A minimum average of 65% is required for each prerequisite course. +1 more on the program page	English 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U Biology 4U Chemistry 4U Physics 4U	ENG4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U MHF4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	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	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	110	—	40
What you study	Human BiologyNursing	Electronic & Electrical EngineeringGeneral or Integrated EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMolecular Biology, Biochemistry	Computer ScienceElectronic & Electrical EngineeringGeneral or Integrated EngineeringSoftware Engineering
What it is	You study nursing, which means learning how to care for patients, understand human biology and health conditions, and develop the clinical skills you'll use in hospitals and clinics. This four-year program combines classroom learning with hands-on practice in real healthcare settings from early on, rather than delaying clinical work until later years. It suits people who want direct patient care, can handle shift work and emotional demands, and are comfortable with both science and people skills.	You study the engineering and science behind medical devices and body systems — combining electrical, mechanical, and software engineering with biology and biochemistry. Unlike a pure engineering program, this integrated stream embeds health sciences throughout, so you're designing with biological function in mind from day one. The co-op requirement means you'll alternate between classroom and paid work terms at hospitals, manufacturers, or research labs. This suits students who want to build real medical technology rather than study engineering or biology alone.	Smith Engineering's direct-entry computer engineering program lets you study the design and programming of computing systems from the ground up, combining software development with the electronics and electrical principles that make hardware work. Unlike applying to general engineering first, you enter this stream directly and follow a focused path in computer engineering throughout your degree. It suits students who are confident they want to build or optimize computer systems and hardware, not just write software in isolation.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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