Engineering at Western
Not directly. At Western University you apply to Engineering (EE), then choose engineering After a common first year — Western Engineering admits to one code (EE) and students choose their discipline (Mechanical, Software, Civil, Electrical, etc.) at the end of first year, placed by grades..
The program you actually apply to
Engineering
87–93%OUAC EECo-op availableSupplementary application
Prerequisites
- English, ENG4U
- Advanced Functions, MHF4U
- Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U
- Chemistry, SCH4U
- Physics, SPH4U
- See Ontario high school course codes.
When you choose engineering
After a common first year — Western Engineering admits to one code (EE) and students choose their discipline (Mechanical, Software, Civil, Electrical, etc.) at the end of first year, placed by grades..
What to watch for
Apply using OUAC code EE, which admits to the whole Faculty of Engineering, not a specific discipline. All engineering disciplines share a common first year, so you don't pick your specific stream (Mechanical, Civil, Software, etc.) on the OUAC application itself — that choice happens after first year. Also note Western requires a mandatory Casper Assessment for all OUAC applicants to Engineering, which students often miss registering for in time. Admission average for recent cycles has been in the high 80s to low 90s range, and a supplementary 'Engineering CONNECT Profile' is optional but strongly recommended.
The same application also gets you to
Engineering is the entry point for 1 other major at Western. You are not choosing between these at application time.
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%
- Queen'svia Smith Engineering – Common First Year (QE)87–90%
- TMUno general Engineering entry at TMU — pick a discipline, or use first-semester Undeclared Engineering (SEU)
- TrentDirect entry80%
- Trent (Durham)not offered at Trent Durham
- 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
- 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. Western’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.