Selecting your major
Prepare to Apply
Attend Program Placement Seminars
In November and February, the academic advisors will be hosting info sessions during your seminars to talk about program placement and how it works, plan to attend.
Review
Review our programs and decide which major is aligned with your goals. If you are considering a minor, check to ensure it is offered in combination with your preferred major.
Submit
Watch for an email with the link to Engineering Program Placement. This is where you will rank your major. Second-year minors will also be ranked at this time.
Placement
Program placement is completed after Academic Review in the spring term, and placements are usually available in mid-June. For more information, contact the Engineering Student Centre.
FAQs
You will apply for your major in the winter term of your first year of engineering using the steps outlined above.
The Engineering Student Centre will send you an email outlining how to apply. You will rank your top 3 programs from your most preferred to your least preferred and submit those rankings via the My U of C portal link provided.
We know that getting into the major of your choice is important. Students who successfully complete all 10 technical common-core courses (with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better) are guaranteed placement in the program/major of their choice. If you have questions regarding placement, you can connect with an advisor.
You will be contacted by the Engineering Student Centre as soon as you have been placed in your program. Program placements are typically completed by mid-June.
The advisors at the Engineering Student Centre are here to help with any of your questions.