Admission Criteria

Admission Criteria for each Degree

  • The Accelerated MESc is designed to encourage the top undergraduate students in CEE to complete the MESc in a format that will only require one extra year of study beyond obtaining the BESc.
  • This program is offered to current 3rd year Western Engineering students. In order to be accepted into the Accelerated MESc, an applicant must have a cumulative admission average of 78% based on the 2nd and 3rd years of the undergraduate program.
  • For dual-degree students, the admission average is calculated based on the 2nd and 3rd years of the Engineering program.
  • More information on the Accelerated MESc is available here.
  • Minimum four (4) year honours (or equivalent) Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Admission average: 78% or equivalent
  • Minimum four (4) year honours (or equivalent) Bachelor's degree PLUS a Master's (thesis/research) degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Admission average: 78% or equivalent
  • Minimum four (4) year honours (or equivalent) Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Admission average: 80% or equivalent

**Each applicant is only considered for the degree to which they apply. It is an applicant's responsibility to apply to the correct degree (MESc/PhD) as we do not "switch" applications between degree programs.

Acceptance into our research graduate programs is contingent upon successfully finding a faculty advisor. It is the responsibility of the applicant to find a faculty advisor. For information about our faculty members, please visit our Faculty Members page.

General Admission Criteria

  • Admission averages are calculated based on the last two years of full-time study, or the last twenty half courses.

  • Equivalency conversion to Western's grade scale is taken from various university grade conversion scales as per university regulations.

  • Factors that may also be considered include publication record, industrial experience, and merit.

  • The minimum funding support package for an international MESc student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University is tuition plus $14,200 per year.
  • The minimum funding support package for a domestic MESc student is tuition plus $15,600 per year.
  • The minimum funding support package for a PhD student is tuition plus $17,000 per year. A PhD student who successfully passes the PhD comprehensive examination will receive tuition plus $18,000 per year.
  • Funding is provided for full-time research graduate students for the first two years of the MESc program, the first four years of the PhD program, and the first five years of the Direct Entry PhD program.
  • Funding support comes from a variety of sources. These funding sources can include scholarship, graduate research fellowship, and part-time employment such as a graduate teaching assistantship.

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