Chemical Engineering Co-operative Program (BEng Honours) at Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The Department offers a mandatory co-operative (co-op) program, which provides the graduating chemical engineering student with up to 16 months of co-op work experience that helps enhance their organizational competence and technical abilities as well as oral and written communication skills. In addition, the co-op component enables students to earn competitive wages to partially offset their education costs.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science | Department: Department of Chemical Engineering | Duration: Full-time, 5-year co-op | Study mode: co-op | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The Department and the Career, Co-op & Student Success Centre Office of Co-operative Education provide training and counseling to students in obtaining co-op positions. The first two years of the program focus on basic sciences, and include introductory courses in chemical engineering.

Career pathways

The Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering Co-operative) program prepares students for careers in a variety of fields, including renewable energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, food processing, pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, and government research and testing laboratories.

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Application information

Entry requirements

O.S.S.D. with six Grade 12 U/M courses including Grade 12 U courses in: English, Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), Physics (SPH4U) and Chemistry (SCH4U). Notes: ENG4U/EAE4U is the preferred English. The grade(s) required in the subject prerequisites (normally in the 70 percent range) will be determined subject to competition. Subject to competition, candidates may be required to present averages/grades above the minimum. The Chemical Engineering BEng Co-operative degree program is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate admission is for the Fall term (Fall 2027 admission is open for applications). Some undergraduate programmes accept international applicants for winter admission (January start), subject to space availability.

Fall 2027 admission: the guaranteed consideration date for applications to all programmes is February 1; complete applications and amendments received by this date receive equal consideration, and many programmes continue to accept applications afterwards. The OUAC application deadline is in January. Grades-Plus programmes have programme-specific deadlines for non-academic requirements, submitted through the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal.

Apply through the official page: https://www.torontomu.ca/admissions/undergraduate/apply/

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