You will be guided through the various Faculty of Engineering areas of McMaster campus by one of our student tour guides. During this 60-minute guided tour*, our tour guides will:

• Ensure all visitors are following McMaster COVID-19 protocols.
• Showcase a variety of Faculty of Engineering buildings and their facilities
• Introduce you to some of our dedicated student spaces
• Provide information on undergraduate programs, co-op opportunities, clubs & teams, and more
• Discuss student life at McMaster and as part of the MacEng community
• Answer your questions about joining the Fireball Family!

After the tour, visitors are welcome to connect with some of the Recruitment Team staff to ask any questions about the admissions process or our programs!

*Please be aware that MacEng Tours are NOT a full campus tour, and will only be going over the Faculty of Engineering dedicated areas of McMaster’s campus. You are welcome to book a general campus tour here with a different tour guide team.

Select a tour date and time from the calendar above or access the calendar directly here. Please fill out the requested information to register for a date. You will receive a confirmation email once you have successfully registered.

Tour registration will close 24 hours prior to the scheduled tour time.

In-person MacEng Tours are currently scheduled on Fridays at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. time slots.

Please be aware that tour dates may get cancelled with short notice depending on any sudden changes with COVID-19 regulations set by the province. We will send out communications to the email you registered with about any cancellations of tour dates.

McMaster will pause its mask mandate as of June 1, 2022

The university continues to strongly encourage our community to wear a mask when indoors or in close proximity to others while outdoors, even though masks will not be required.

MacEng Tours no longer has a capacity limit. Only one registration is needed per household.

Your family and friends are welcome to join the tour.

There are various parking areas on the McMaster campus, please refer to this map. However, as the starting point of the MacEng Tour begins in the JHE building, the closest parking lot we recommend is Lot I (i not 1).

Please be mindful of signs while on campus as some streets are only allowed to be used by city buses and campus services.

We are happy to offer you reimbursement for your parking when you join us for a tour. Only one (1) parking pass will be offered to registered households.

The starting point of the MacEng Tour will be in the Recruitment Office in John Hodgins Engineering  (JHE) room A214. Signs will be posted at the various entrances of the JHE building and hallways pointing you in the direction to get to our office.

If in doubt, ask the students around you to point you in the right direction!

Please refer to this campus map – the John Hodgins Engineering building is #16 on the map.

For your MacEng Tour, please bring the following:

• A mask to wear while in any building at McMaster’s campus or in situations where physical distancing is not possible
• Weather-appropriate clothing as parts of the tour will outside
• Questions to ask our tour guides!