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Biological Engineering (Honours) at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

Biological Engineering is an Honours major within the Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Guelph, combining core engineering science with biology and bioprocessing. All students are admitted into the Co-op stream, which runs five years with five work terms.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: School of Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years (8 semesters); 5-year Co-op stream with 5 work terms  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Intake: September intake  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The major totals 24.50 credits in Co-op (22.00 without work terms), with 18.00 credits of required core courses in chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, programming, engineering design, bioprocess engineering, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, process control, unit operations and bioreactor design, plus 2.50 credits in one Area of Emphasis (Biochemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Food Engineering) and 1.50 credits of Complementary Studies electives.

Career pathways

Sample careers named are process and product engineer, research and development specialist, and engineering consultant.

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Application information

International applicants: CAD 66,099 a year (2027-2028). New-student incoming rate for the Engineering cohort, published on the university fees page (not the programme page); currency not explicitly stated on source. Source

Fall entry (September) for Canadian high school, international and transfer applicants; winter 2027 entry is also available to international and transfer applicants (application deadline November 1).

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Canadian high school applicants apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadline for students currently enrolled in high school is January 15 (later applications continue to be considered); Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Canadian applicants) deadline is December 1; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management Background Information Forms are due February 1; deadline to accept an offer of admission through OUAC is June 1.

International applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; high school students studying outside Canada apply for fall 2027 entry by May 15; the international tuition deposit is $2,000; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture applications close February 1.

Transfer applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; for fall 2027 entry the deadline is April 1.

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