Academic integrity requirement
All students are required to complete a University of Waterloo workshop on academic integrity and sign a pledge to conduct their research with scrupulous honesty. The workshop takes place before classes begin and students will not be allowed to take classes until they have signed the pledge.
MA language requirement
Each MA candidate must attain or demonstrate basic competence in a language other than English, including all natural languages, ancient and modern, and excluding Middle English but not Anglo-Saxon.
Proof of competence may take four forms:
- Successful completion of two terms of beginning undergraduate study in the language
- Successful sitting of an exam at the appropriate level set by a department of the University
- Completion of degree-level study in that language at another university
- Evidence of other kinds deemed sufficient by the departmental Graduate Committee.
PhD language requirement
All candidates must attain or demonstrate;
- An advanced competence in a language other than English, excluding Middle English but not Anglo-Saxon
Or
- A basic competence in two languages other than English, excluding Middle English but not Anglo-Saxon
Proof of competence can be demonstrated in one of the following ways;
- Two terms of undergraduate study in a language for basic competence or two terms of advanced undergraduate study for advanced competence
- Successful sitting of an exam at the appropriate level
- Completion of degree-level study in that language at another University
- Approval from the Graduate Committee regarding other evidence
This requirement must be fulfilled by December 1 of the third year.