This resource is meant to act as a guide to understanding the plan codes that go along with various credentials offered at the University of Waterloo. This list is a guideline only; it is not exhaustive of all the plan codes in existence.
Undergraduate plan codes and associated credentials
| Code Feature | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| – H, – 16H* | Honours | ZOOH : Zoology – Honours |
| – HC, – 16HC | Honours Co-op | ZOOHC : Zoology – Honours Co-op |
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– 3G, – 4G, – 163G, – 164G |
General | ZOO4G : Zoology – 4 Year General |
| – J | Joint | ZOOJ : Zoology – Joint Honours |
| – JC | Joint Co-op | ZOOJC : Zoology – Joint Honours Co-op |
| – JZ | Joint with Another Faculty | ZOOJZ : Zoology – Joint Honours Other Faculty |
| – MN, – MIN | Minor | ZOOMIN : Zoology Minor |
| – OP, – OPT | Option | ZOOOPT : Zoology Option |
| – C, – CERT, – CT | Certificate | ZOOCERT : Zoology Certificate |
| – D, – DIP, – DP | Diploma | ZOODIP : Zoology Diploma |
| – NDD | Non-Degree Diploma | ZOONDD : Zoology Non-Degree Diploma |
| – PDD | Post-Degree Diploma | ZOOPDD : Zoology Post-Degree Diploma |
| – SP | Specialization | ZOOAPSP : Zoology – Animal Physiology Specialization |
*Due to plan standardization in the Faculty of Arts, the standard plan codes (e.g., – H or – ABH) were phased out and replaced with plan codes incorporating ‘16’ (e.g. – 16H).
Graduate plan codes and associated credentials
| Code Feature | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| – M | Masters | ZOOM : Zoology – Masters |
| – D | Doctoral | ZOOD : Zoology PhD |
| – D3 | 3 Year Doctoral or 3 Year Doctoral Co-op | ZOOD3 : Zoology 3 Year PhD |
| – D3Y1 | 1st Year of 3 Year Doctoral | ZOOD3Y1 : Zoology 1st Year of 3 Year PhD |
| – C, – C – | Co-op | ZOOMC : Zoology – Masters Co-op
ZOODC3Y1 : Zoology 1st Yr of 3 Yr PhD Co-op |
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– QI –, – W –, – NANO –, – AHWB –, – WH – |
Collaborative programs** |
ZOOQIMC : Zoology – Quantum Info Masters Co-op ZOOWD : Zoology – Water PhD |
| – J, – J – | Joint Degree |
ZOOANTHMJ : Zoology-Anthropology Joint Masters ZOOANTHDJ3 : Zoology-Anthropology Joint 3 Year Doctoral |