Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo, Senate Graduate and Research Council (SGRC) establishes the minimum academic admission requirements common to all graduate students. Learn more about our minimum academic admission requirements in the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
While the university establishes minimum guidelines, your program may indicate higher or additional requirements.
Applying with domestic credentials:
Applying with international credentials:
Applying with either domestic or international credentials:
The official language of instruction at the University of Waterloo is English. It's our responsibility to ensure that all students have the English language skills required to be successful. Please review our Graduate Studies accepted examinations and required scores.
It is important to know:
You are exempt from submitting an English language proficiency examination score if any one of the following conditions is true at the time of application to Waterloo:
Note: ELP exemption from a WHED institution expires two years after graduation.
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Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.