BTECH Students, On May 15th, the PEO launched their new application process, including updates to their website. The new website includes a questionnaire that applicants must complete to judge if they are ready to apply. It is very important to understand that NO NEW GRADUATES – of any program – will be eligible to apply. …
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B.Tech. Students, Since our March update, representatives from McMaster have participated in several meetings with both PEO elected officials as well as PEO staff, including the CEO/Registrar and PEO legal council. As a result of these meetings, we believe the PEO’s understanding of the B.Tech. situation has improved. Thanks in part to the efforts of the Ontario Engineering Deans (including McMaster’s Heather Sheardown),…
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Dear Students. Below is our monthly update relating to the P.Eng. designation for B.Tech. graduates. The wording on the PEO licensing website on “Academic Requirements” (https://www.peo.on.ca/licence-applications/become-professional-engineerhas) been changed from “CEAB-accredited programs and programs in the IIDD list” to “CEAB-accredited Program and Programs that meet PEO’s acceptance criteria”. This is a positive change because our graduates may still be eligible for…
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Dear Students. At the request of the BTA we are providing you with an update on the PEO situation. Moving forward, we will try to provide you with monthly updates. We are pursuing official avenues to reverse and/or amend the new PEO Application Rules to permanently restore a pathway to the P.Eng. for all B.Tech. students (and other affected students in Ontario), having…
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