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Materials Engineering Undergraduate Programs

Materials Engineering Co-op (148 credits)

Materials Engineering (148 credits) *

* To request a transfer to the non co-op program, 120 credits must first be completed

 

Important Dates 2025-2026

Fall 2025 Semester

August 27, 2025 – Classes begin

September 9, 2025 – Deadline to Course Change (add/drop) - CANNOT modify grading mode past this date!

September 16, 2025 – Deadline for Course Withdrawal (with refund)

October 28, 2025 – Deadline for Course Withdrawal with NO fee refund

 

Winter 2026 Semester

January 5, 2026 – Classes begin

January 20, 2026 – Deadline to Course Change (add/drop) - CANNOT modify grading mode past this date!

January 27, 2026 – Deadline for Course Withdrawal (with refund)

March 10, 2026 – Deadline for Course Withdrawal with NO fee refund

 

Approved List of outside Technical Complementary Courses

Degree Program

Curriculum

2025 - 2026

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2024 - 2025

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2023 - 2024

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2022 - 2023

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2021 - 2022

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2020 - 2021

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2019 - 2020

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2018 - 2019

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

2017 - 2018

NON-CEGEP (U0)

CEGEP

 

 

 YR

 TIMING

 OVERVIEW OF CONTENT

U0

Fall/Winter

Freshmen (U0) from out of province take a year of university level chemistry, physics and mathematics and a Humanities and Social Science class.

U1

Fall/Winter 

Foundations of materials engineering in introductory level courses on structure, properties of materials and processing of materials (extractive metallurgy and mineral processing) along with required coursework in civil and mechanical engineering, chemistry, and engineering communications.

U1

Summer

Students are encouraged to get a head start and take a required math course (MATH 263).

U2

Fall

A rich mixture of intermediate courses including phase transformation, heat and fluid flow, electrical machinery, computer programming, and civil engineering.

U2

Winter

 Industrial Work Term 1

U2

Summer

Intermediate coursework on applications of polymers, characterization techniques, and extractive metallurgy.

U3

Fall/Winter

Upper level coursework on mineral processing, mechanical properties, powder metallurgy, and process engineering.  Students get the first opportunity to choose from a multitude of related Technical Complementary courses.

U3

Summer

Industrial Work Term 2

U4

Fall

Industrial Work Term 3

U4

Winter

Capstone design course, upper level courses on steelmaking,Technical Complementary courses
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