Dean of Arts Office:
PAS building, room 2401
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 48246
Arts Undergraduate Office:
PAS building, room 2439
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 45870
Arts faculty and staff resources
Arts computing support for students, faculty, and staff
Students who began their studies in Fall 2018 or later should see Arts First.
For Arts students who began their studies in Spring 2018 or earlier:
As an Arts student, you must complete the English Language Proficiency Requirement (ELPR) as part of your degree. You must complete this requirement by the end of your second year.
How do you complete this? By taking one of a list of courses designed to give you the English writing skills you need for success in university.
The ELPE, a diagnostic writing exam, is no longer offered. The last exam session was held in April 2019.
A hold may be placed on your Quest account preventing you from adding or dropping courses if you don't complete the ELPR by the end of your 2B term.
If this degree requirement has not been met by the end of your 2B term, the Faculty of Arts may block future course additions/drops until you have made an approved arrangement to complete the ELPR. To do so, please contact the Arts Undergraduate Office.
Ultimately, if you don't achieve your English Language Proficiency Milestone, you can't graduate – but there is time to get this sorted out before then!
All University of Waterloo students must complete the ELPR regardless of age, educational background, past language tests, previous degrees at any level, or any other English language testing tools completed in the past. There are no exemptions. Transfer credits cannot be used to satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement.
Dean of Arts Office:
PAS building, room 2401
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 48246
Arts Undergraduate Office:
PAS building, room 2439
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 45870
Arts faculty and staff resources
Arts computing support for students, faculty, and staff
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 centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.