Final admission conditions for Ontario high school students (fall 2025)

Most offers of admission have conditions that you must meet or satisfy before you can begin your studies at Waterloo. A conditional offer of admission is based on the grades and information we had when we made our admission decision.

Now we need to confirm you've met your conditions and are ready to start classes in September.

Check your conditions in Quest

IMPORTANT: You must check your Offer of Admission in your Quest account. That is your official Offer of Admission which specifies any conditions that you must fulfill before you can attend the University of Waterloo.

  • All conditions for offers of admission to the fall 2025 term (September-December) must be met by the date(s) specified on your Offer of Admission.
  • It is your responsibility to meet the final conditions as specified on your Offer of Admission.
  • You will receive your final grades before we do. Please ensure we receive your grade(s) by the deadline indicated on your offer.

Ontario high students

Please ensure the OUAC has confirmation that you have earned your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). To check this, log into your OUAC account and confirm that “OSSD achieved (OSS)" is listed in your Diploma Status section.

If your Diploma Status is incorrect, please follow up directly with your school and ensure it gets updated right away.

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What happens if I don't meet the conditions on my Offer of Admission?

The University reserves the right to withdraw your Offer of Admission, residence, scholarships, or bursaries if you do not meet the conditions stated on your official Offer of Admission.

I have an offer of admission to iBASE or BASE. Can I submit a new English language proficiency test score for consideration?

Yes. The deadline to submit new test scores for iBase is June 6, 2025 and for one term or two-term BASE is August 15, 2025.

Deadlines for your faculty or program

Not sure which faculty offers your program(s)? View a list of programs by faculty.

Faculties of Arts, Environment, Health, Science
  • If you will not be able to meet your offer conditions by July 11, 2025, your Offer of Admission to the University of Waterloo will be at risk.
  • Please contact us immediately at myapplication@uwaterloo.ca to discuss possible alternatives for fulfilling your requirements.
    • Options may include completing courses at summer school or an independent learning centre or completing approved pre-university courses.
  • If you enroll in summer school, your final grade(s) must be received by the University no later than August 8, 2025.

Faculty of Engineering, Software Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics
  • You must meet any requirements by July 11, 2025.
  • Upgrading your courses over the summer to meet these conditions is not possible.
  • If extenuating circumstances significantly affected your final grades, please email us at myapplication@uwaterloo.ca.

Accounting and Financial Management, Sustainability and Financial Management
  • You must meet any requirements by July 11th, 2025.
  • If extenuating circumstances significantly affected your final grades, please email us at myapplication@uwaterloo.ca.

Architecture
  • If you will not be able to meet your offer conditions by July 11, 2025, your Offer of Admission to the University of Waterloo will be at risk.
  • Please contact us immediately at myapplication@uwaterloo.ca to discuss possible alternatives for fulfilling your requirements.
    • Options may include completing courses at summer school or an independent learning centre or completing approved pre-university courses.
  • If you enroll in summer school, your final grade(s) must be received by the University no later than August 8, 2025.

Geography and Aviation, Science and Aviation
  • You must meet any requirements by July 11, 2025.
  • If extenuating circumstances significantly affected your final grades, please email us at myapplication@uwaterloo.ca.

Questions?

Contact our admissions team at myapplication@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567, ext. 43106. Please include your first and last name and Waterloo student ID number.