Applying

How to apply

All applicants must apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Visit our Find Out More website for application deadlines.

Application forms

Ontario secondary school students: apply online through your guidance or student services office.

All other applicants, apply online at www.ouac.on.ca or contact our Visitors Centre for an application.

Transcripts

If you're a full-time high school student in Ontario and British Columbia, your marks will be sent to us automatically. All other applicants should submit high school and college/university transcripts (if applicable) by early March. You can send transcripts to:

Applying to co-op and regular

If you are interested in a program offered through both the co-op and the regular systems of study, you need only apply to co-op. If you are not admitted to co-op, you will automatically be considered for admission to the regular system of study, except in Planning and Environment & Business which is offered only through co-op.

Transfer students

In Environment and Business, Environment and Resource Studies, and Planning, you can generally transfer up to a year's worth of university-level courses. For Geography, you can usually transfer up to 2 years worth of credits towards an Honours degree. 2 years of community college courses generally count as a year's worth of university credit. Please note that transfer credits are awarded only after you have been admitted to the University of Waterloo.