* Books, supplies
Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including
Advanced Functions (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
Calculus and Vectors (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
Chemistry (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
Physics (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
English (ENG4U) (minimum final grade of 70% is required)
Internet-based TOEFL (iBT), including Home Edition and Paper Edition – Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL MyBest Scores and TOEFL Essentials will not be used to meet our English language requirements. If you have taken multiple tests you will need to submit results for each test., 90 overall 25 writing, 25 speaking, Waterloo's institution code is 0996 and our department code is 00. We do not accept electronic TOEFL scores for undergraduate admissions.
IELTS Academic – International English Language Testing System, 6.5 overall 6.5 writing, 6.0 reading, 6.0 listening, 6.5 speaking,, We accept the electronic Test Report Form (TRF). Waterloo's e-transfer institution name is University of Waterloo – Admissions.
CAEL or CAEL online – Canadian Academic English Language Assessment, 70 overall 60 per band 70 writing, 70 speaking, You must log in to your affiliated account and select University of Waterloo as a recipient institution.
PTE Academic (including PTE Academic Online) – Pearson Test of English, 63 overall 65 writing, 65 speaking.
Cambridge English test (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency), 180 overall 176 writing, 176 reading 176 speaking, 176 listening, Go to the Candidate Results Online portal, input your ID and secret number then click on Send my result.
Duolingo English test, 120 overall. Results will not be accepted without subscores., You must log in to your affiliated account and select University of Waterloo – Undergraduate as a recipient institution.
EFAS – English for Academic Success (offered by Waterloo's English Language Institute), 75% overall in 400 levels 75% in each of academic, oral, and writing, Your scores will be sent to us automatically by Renison University College.
Design bionic limbs. Create laser-guided surgical devices. Enhance cancer-imaging systems. Develop wearable tech that keeps populations healthy, improves athletic performance. In Biomedical Engineering, you’ll use engineering know-how to develop better ways to diagnose illnesses, treat health problems, and enhance health.
You’ll study biomechanics, physics, chemistry, and design. With that broad knowledge, you’ll be able to collaborate with all kinds of different experts: biologists, medical practitioners, policy makers, and engineers, to name a few. You’ll also learn to model and design complex biomedical systems—and you’ll get plenty of hands-on experience through two years of paid co-op work terms, plus a fourth-year design project.
By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to create tomorrow’s life-saving and life-enhancing innovative technologies.
Program highlights
Engineer innovative solutions for health. Participate in an emerging field, and create technology like pacemakers, athletic training gear, and medical equipment.
Make life easier. Create biomechanics and biomedical devices while relating them to biology and kinesiology, and focusing on human mobility and devices that make our lives easier.
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First-year courses and beyond
September to December
BME 101/BME 101L – Communications in Biomedical Engineering
BME 121 – Digital Computation
BME 161 – Introduction to Biomedical Design
BME 181 – Physics I - Statics
SYDE 111 – Calculus 1
SYDE 113 – Elementary Engineering Math
January to April
BME 102 – Seminar
BME 122 – Data Structures and Algorithms
BME 162 – Human Factors in the Design of Biomedical and Health Systems
BME 186 – Chemistry Principles
SYDE 112 – Calculus 2
SYDE 114 – Matrices and Linear Systems
One Complementary Studies Elective
After first year
See the range of courses available in Biomedical Engineering.
View all the courses required for your degree.
Sample upper-year courses
BME 261 – Prototype, Simulation and Design
BME 361 – Biomedical Engineering Design
BME 386 – Physics of Medical Imaging
BME 411 – Optimization and Numerical Methods
Medical Insurance: 500 CAD per year
