Engineering at Queen's
Not directly. At Queen's University you apply to Smith Engineering – Common First Year (QE), then choose engineering At the end of first year (discipline selection happens in February, after Discipline Nights in January), provided you pass all first-year courses and submit your choice by the winter-term deadline..
The program you actually apply to
Smith Engineering – Common First Year programs
87–90%OUAC QECo-op available
Prerequisites
- ENG4U
- MCV4U
- SPH4U
- SCH4U
- MHF4U
When you choose engineering
At the end of first year (discipline selection happens in February, after Discipline Nights in January), provided you pass all first-year courses and submit your choice by the winter-term deadline..
What to watch for
"Engineering" isn't one program at Queen's — Smith Engineering has a common first-year route (QE) that guarantees you a spot in whichever of the 10 disciplines you want after year one (no caps, no quotas), plus separate direct-entry OUAC codes for Computer, Mechatronics/Robotics, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Mining Engineering if you already know your discipline. If this student hasn't picked a specific engineering discipline yet, QE is the right choice — applying to a direct-entry code instead locks them into that one discipline and they lose the ability to switch disciplines in second year. All Smith Engineering routes (QE and the direct-entry codes) require the same five 4U prerequisites: English, Calculus and Vectors, Advanced Functions, Chemistry, and Physics.
Engineering at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry80–83%
- Carletonno general Engineering entry at Carleton - you pick a discipline on the application
- Guelphno general Engineering entry at Guelph — you pick a discipline on the application
- Lakeheadvia Engineering (AM)70%
- Laurentianno general Engineering entry at Laurentian — pick Chemical, Mechanical or Mining on the application
- Laurier (Waterloo)not offered at Laurier
- McMastervia Engineering I - Discovery Track (MED)87%
- Nipissingnot offered at Nipissing
- Ontario TechDirect entry73–77%
- TMUno general Engineering entry at TMU — pick a discipline, or use first-semester Undeclared Engineering (SEU)
- Trentvia Chemical Engineering: Trent/Swansea Dual Degree (RCE)80%
- U of T (Mississauga)not offered at UTM (Mississauga)
- U of T (Scarborough)not offered at UTSC
- U of T (St. George)not offered as a general/undeclared route right now — TrackOne, Undeclared Engineering (TEO) is paused
- Waterloonot offered as a single generic "Engineering" program at Waterloo
- WesternDirect entry87–93%
- Windsorvia General Engineering (NE)74%
- Yorkvia Engineering (BEng) (YT)80–87%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Queen's’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.