Frequently Asked Questions

  • As the Professional MEng program is a course-based program, a supervisor is not required.
  • An applicant wishing to be considered for the project-based Professional MEng program must first apply to the course-based program. Upon admission to the MEng program the student must secure a faculty supervisor and then apply to transfer into the project-based program.
  • All applications must be officially submitted through the online application portal before receiving a preliminary assessment from the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. We cannot provide any pre-assessment advice.
  • As each program/department at Western University is separate, you must submit a separate application to each program in which you would like to be considered for admission.
  • We do not contact universities regarding an applicant's documentation. As an applicant to our program, it is your responsibility to provide all necessary documentation in the manner requested.
  • We do not accept evaluation reports from other agencies as valid documentation. All transcripts are evaluated based on conversion scales as per Western's regulations.
  • Our program does not require a GRE score.
  • We do not accept re-assessments regarding minimum individual section scores. If you do not meet the minimum required scores (individual and overall), you must re-take the test (or take a different test from our list of accepted English language tests) and submit a new score report.
  • We only grant conditional admission to applicants who indicate that they are planning to attend a program at the Western English Language Centre (WELC) to meet their English language proficiency requirement. All applicants who receive a conditional admission offer based on completing WELC must complete their required WELC program before beginning the MEng program. For more information about WELC, please email welc@uwo.ca. 
  • Applicants may only be exempt from the TOEFL, IELTS or test of English proficiency requirement if they have at least two full-time years of post-secondary education in an academic degree program, in an English speaking institution which is located in a country whose primary language is English.
  • We do not accept hard copies of reference letters. Each referee must submit their reference through our secure online system.
  • Due to the high volume of applications received, it takes time to review and assess each application. Please be patient and we will inform you as soon as possible. Please refrain from sending multiple email inquiries to the department.
  • We are unable to accept everyone who applies to our program. 

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If you are experiencing difficulty with the electronic application, please email gradapps@uwo.ca

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