Professional Engineer

The University of Windsor is an excellent choice to apply to if you would like to become an engineer. We offer five accredited engineering degree programs with several options, a paid co-op program and thousands of dollars in scholarship money to students entering engineering. Did you know as a female entering engineering you are eligible to automatically get a $1000 scholarship off of your entrance tuition? 

To become an engineer, you will enter a four year Bachelor of Applied Science with a co-op option. Upon graduation, it is highly recommended to register with Professional Engineers of Ontario as an Engineer in training and to take the Professional Practice Exam within the first 1 or 2 years after graduation. Once you have taken and passed the exam, you will need four years works experience before you can apply to become a Professional Engineer. Once you are a Professional Engineer (P. Eng), not only to you get paid more, but you are also able to sign off on projects. One of the many reasons engineering is such a great program to get into is because you enter into a professional program right out of high school.

The five fields of engineering with the respective options available at the University of Windsor are:

Civil Engineering
As a Civil Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, upgrading and maintaining infrastructure.

Electrical and Computer Engineering
As an Electrical Engineer, you will design communication systems, electrical power grids, circuits, electrical motors, electronic sensors, and many more of the technologies and applications that are so important to society today.

Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineers use chemistry, biology, and engineering principles to solve air, water, and land pollution problems, and can also design municipal water supply and industrial wastewater treatment systems.

Industrial Engineering
As an industrial engineer, you may use sophisticated processes to streamline production systems, design flexible manufacturing approaches, and you will use a wide range of knowledge to do so: operations research, manufacturing science and enterprise resources planning/integration.

Industrial Engineering with Automotive Manufacturing Systems Option
This unique option prepares graduates for high-growth potential careers in the automotive industry, manufacturing, and the business world. 

Industrial Engineering with Supply Chain Option
This option includes specialized curriculum in operations research. You will also learn simulation technologies used by manufacturers and providers of transportation services worldwide.

Mechanical Engineering
The general field of Mechanical Engineering is very diverse, and engineering students will apply their knowledge of thermofluids and solid mechanics to the design of large-scale systems, including power plants, turbine engines, and air conditioning.
Mechanical Engineering with Automotive option
As a Mechanical Engineering student with automotive option, you study topics such as vehicle dynamics, internal combustion engines, diesel technology, and fuel cell technologies. You will also get the opportunity to design, build and race vehicles in events sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) as part of their fourth-year design project. 

Mechanical Engineering with Materials Option
Mechanical Engineering students who choose the Materials stream will evaluate the structure and properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites to optimize designs. 

Mechanical Engineering with Environmental Engineering Option
As a student in the Mechanical Engineering with Environmental option, you will receive the in-depth training that all other mechanical engineering students receive, but your technical electives will focus on subjects such as water/wastewater treatment, noise control and abatement, environmental assessment, and recycling and materials recovery.

For more information on the Bachelor of Applied Science and how to become a Professional Engineer, please visit the following sites.
The University of Windsor website: www.uwindsor.ca/engineering
The Professional Engineers of Ontario website: http://www.peo.on.ca/

The minimum admission average to enter engineering is 73% in your top 6 University or mixed classes and 74% in the four required classes listed above.

If you would like to enroll in the engineering program, here is a list of the Grade 12 University or mixed level classes you will need to take in secondary school: 
ENG4U - English
SPHI4U - Physics
SCH4U - Chemistry
MHF4U- Advanced Functions
MCV4U - Calculus and Vectors is highly recommended

To apply to the University of Windsor for a Bachelor of Applied Science degree (apply on-line)http://www.ouac.on.ca/

How will you pay for it? Here are some options:

OSAP: https://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/eng_osap_main.html
This is the Ontario Student Assistant Program. Many university students use this system to apply for a student loan to help them pay for school.

Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries: 

The University of Windsor offers several automatic scholarships for applicants to the Bachelor of Applied Science program.

Average
75 - 100% If you plan to live in a University of Windsor-owned residence, you will receive a Renewable Residence Entrance Award of $4000 ($500 x 8 terms)

80 - 83.9% Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $4000 ($500 x 8 terms)
84 - 86.9% Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $6000 ($750 x 8 terms)
87 - 89.9% Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $8000 ($1000 x 8 terms)
90 - 93.9% Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $10000 ($1250 x 8 terms)
94 - 95.9% Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $12000 ($1500 x 8 terms)
96 - 97.9% Dean’s Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $14000 ($1750 x 8 terms)
98 - 100% President’s Renewable Entrance Scholarship of $16,000 ($2000 x 8 terms)

All Engineering disciplines are also part of the Outstanding Scholars Program. The program is put in place to build leaders and mentors, and reward academically strong students entering the program

Outstanding Scholars Award
85-89.9% $6,000 Outstanding Scholars Award plus
$6,000 guaranteed Appointment in area of study
90-94.9% $8,000 Outstanding Scholars Award plus
$6,000 guaranteed Appointment in area of study
95-100% $10,000 Outstanding Scholars Award plus
$6,000 guaranteed Appointment in area of study

For more scholarships and awards check out these two sites:

http://www.uwindsor.ca/awards

Or you can let your computer search for you:
Searching for the awards you will be able to receive is easy. Just log onto the Student information System (SIS) http://www.uwindsor.ca/sis as a GUEST, go “Search for U of W scholarships…” estimate your average for the year, and then hit search. 

Work on Campus with Work Study:http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/awards/AwardsV2.nsf/inToc/6C1EA31D67CB1B1F85256D80006A5F1A
This program is with the University and is great for students who want to make some extra money but want to focus on school. This program offers jobs on campus with very flexible hours.