Computer Engineering (BEng)

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Computer Engineering (BEng) cost?

  CAD 38,550 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 6.0 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  4 to 5 years, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Minimum cut-off averages and course requirements • Quebec CEGEP: 26 overall, 25 math, 25 physics • Admission is based on applicants’ overall, math and physics CRC indicated above and completion of the following classes as part of their DEC: General Chemistry 1; Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra; Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism. • Students completing one of the eligible technical DECs may qualify for admission without the listed prerequisites. However, if the prerequisites are taken, a minimum of 25 in math and a 25 in physics are required. • Eligible technical DECs include 244.A0, 420.A0/BO/AA, 243.D0, 243.C0, 243.B0, 243.A0 • Advanced standing may be possible • Additional information for CEGEP applicants • High school: C+ overall, B in math, B in physics • One math from Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or equivalent • Grade 12 or university-preparatory physics • Canadian curricula course requirements • Accepted international qualifications • ACT or SAT is not required • AP exams are not required but may qualify you for advanced standing • Indigenous Bridging Program: First Nations, Inuit and Métis students who do not meet Concordia’s conventional admission requirements may be eligible for admission through the Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program • International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma: 26 overall, 4 HL or 5 SL math, 5 physics • one math (Applications and Interpretations HL, Analysis and Approaches HL or Analysis and Approaches SL) • one of the math or physics courses must be completed at the HL level • International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (CP): 4.3/7 overall, 4 HL or 5 SL math, 5 HL or SL physics • one math (Applications and Interpretations HL, Analysis and Approaches HL or Analysis and Approaches SL) • one of the math or physics courses must be completed at the HL level • Additional Career-related Programme (CP) course requirements • Baccalauréat français: 11 overall, 13 in math, 13 in Spécialité physique-chimie • Required courses: • Première: Spécialité mathématiques and Spécialité physique-chimie • Terminale: Spécialité mathématiques (also accepted, Spécialité Physique-Chimie and Mathématiques Complémentaires) • Additional information for Baccalauréat français applicants • British system of education (GCE): • A-levels: At least two A-level exams DD, C in math, C in physics or • AS-levels: At least 4 AS-level exams with equivalent results or [truncated here; the full admission requirements continue on the programme page] || U.S. and international applicants: Concordia's minimum requirements by education system (high school diploma, Baccalauréat français, IB, GCE and a country-by-country list of accepted secondary certificates) are published at https://www.concordia.ca/admissions/undergraduate/requirements/international.html · English: IELTS 6.0 (no band below 5.5); TOEFL iBT 70; PTE Academic 50; Duolingo English Test 105 · English test waiver: Concordia states you must write an English test regardless of citizenship unless you meet one of these conditions: the last four years of high school and the DES, or the DEC, completed in Quebec in English or French; a minimum of three full years of study in a secondary or post-secondary institution where the sole language of instruction is English (institution accredited by a recognized body, e.g. Cognia, MSA-CESS, NEASC, CIS); the last four full years of study in French at a secondary school in Canada outside Quebec; IB Group 1 English (Language A: Literature, Language A: Language and literature, or literature and performance) at Higher or Standard Level; the American, Australian or British Option internationale du baccalauréat (OIB) or the baccalauréat français international (BFI); GCE/GCSE/IGCSE/O-level English Language or First Language English at grade C or 4 or better, or English as a Second Language at grade B or 6 or better; European Baccalaureate English as Language 1 or Language 2; or at least three years of secondary or post-secondary studies in one of the countries Concordia lists (American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Montserrat, New Zealand, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. Helena, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, US Virgin Islands). Concordia reserves the right to require a test. Source: https://www.concordia.ca/admissions/undergraduate/requirements/english-language-proficiency.html · Application fee: CAD 100.00, non-refundable and cannot be waived (CAD 40.00 for Microprograms; CAD 18.36 for Independent studies) - https://www.concordia.ca/admissions/undergraduate/apply-now.html

• Is there a scholarship?

  Concordia entrance scholarships are awarded by the Faculties every Fall to new bachelor's admission candidates "on the basis of top Cegep grades or equivalent (Canadian high school etc.)", mostly automatically; "based on completion of CEGEP, Canadian High School or College, or equivalent"; candidates must be full-time, entering university for the first time and admitted to a Bachelor's program (for Fine Arts programmes requiring a portfolio, selection is based on the portfolio). The guaranteed CAD 4,000 Concordia Undergraduate Excellence Award is for Canadian citizens and permanent residents only and does not apply to international applicants. Source View scholarship page

• Is it accredited?

  Professional Engineer (P.Eng.): Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), the accreditation board of Engineers Canada. The CEAB accredits UNDERGRADUATE (bachelor) engineering programmes only — in Engineers Canada's own words, “Individuals, courses, and institutions are not accredited”. There is therefore no such thing as an accredited master's or PhD in engineering in Canada: a taught MEng or MASc at any of these 26 universities carries no CEAB accreditation of its own, however good the…