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UNKNOWN| Gerontology |
| Health Informatics |
| Health Research |
| Health Studies (non-specialized) |
| Pre-Clinical |
A final grade of at least 70% is required for:
For Pre-Clinical Professions Specialization: MHF4U, ENG4U, SPH4U are recommended.
Admission Information Form (AIF). Instructions are sent with acknowledgement of application from Waterloo.
To be exempt from these requirements, you must have studied full time in an English-language school system for the 4 most recent years preceding the beginning of your studies at the University of Waterloo.
The requirements are separate from, and in addition to, the requirement to present Ontario 4U English (or equivalent), if it is listed as a specific requirement for a program. A 4U English is required for most programs.
If you do not meet the requirements, you may be considered for entry into an English-language pathway program.
All conditional offers of admission are contingent on the completion of all high school diploma requirements, including a minimum final admission average of 80%. Some programs may specify other conditions, including higher final admission averages.
Basic requirements: At least six 4U/M courses, including all required courses, as specified for each program. EAE4U will be treated as equivalent to ENG4U.
If your first language is not English and you have not studied full-time in an English-language school system for the 4 years immediately before beginning your studies at Waterloo, you will be required to meet our English language requirements.
Waterloo policies on failed and repeated courses, and courses other than day school.
Offers of admission are made on a rolling basis between January and May as we receive updated grades from schools. The Faculties of Engineering and Mathematics make admission decisions in March and May only.
Scholarship and bursary decisions are made in May.
All offers of admission and scholarships will be made by May 29, 2019, and students will have until June 3, 2019, to respond. If you know that Waterloo is the university that you wish to attend, we encourage you to accept your offer as soon as you receive it.
If you are not admitted to the program you applied to, you may be considered for admission to an alternate program, provided you meet the minimum admission requirements and places are available.
If you would like to be considered for an additional Engineering program, you must specify that program on the Admission Information Form that you are required to complete once you've applied.
If a program is available in both co-op and regular systems of study and you are not admitted to the co-op version, you will be automatically considered for either the corresponding regular program or another related program, provided places are available. In some programs, limited admission to co-op is also available in second year.
High school applicants who are offered admission and who wish to take a year off to work or travel may request a one-year deferral of admission. You will not be granted a deferral if you study at another postsecondary institution during the year.
The programs listed are ones that you apply directly to. We offer more than 100 programs and majors at Waterloo, some of which you choose at the end of first year.
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