First year students
Congratulations on your achievement and decision to attend the University of Waterloo! You are about to embark on one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of your life.
To help get you off to a great start, we've prepared this web page to act as a resource for all first-year students to access the resources you need to transition to Waterloo. These resources contain extremely important and helpful information, so we encourage you to read them very carefully!
Need answers? Contact us!
Science undergraduate office
Earth Sciences and Chemistry Building (ESC), Room 253
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Monday-Friday: 8:30 am-12 noon and 1 pm-4 pm ET
Email: current@science.uwaterloo.ca
To speak with one of your Science Academic Advisors (Anna Beard, James Lamb, Maryann Gaspic, or Pam Van Allen) 519-888-4567, ext. 35244
- Enrollment
- Math preparedness
- Student Life 101
- Orientation
- General resources
- Email archive (Emails sent over June, July, and August)
Enrollment
If you received, or are expecting to receive transfer Credits (IB, AP, A-Level, CAPE) we have compiled a specific set of frequently asked questions.
Upcoming important dates:
- July 5 - you should be able to see your preliminary schedule of required courses on Quest
- July 9 - first-year student enrollment appointments begin
- July 22 - first-year student enrollment appointments end
- July 23 - open enrollment begins for all students
- September 3 - Orientation Week begins
- September 8 - Orientation Week ends
- September 10 - First day of classes - you must have completed your WHMIS training by today.
- September 10 - Math preparedness test (5:30 pm, in-class, for MATH 127 and online for MATH 137)
Review the more comprehensive list, along with detailed instructions, in your Science Enrollment Guide 2011 (PDF) .
