Computer Science admission requirements for Chinese system high school students
Program requirements
Senior 3 Mathematics, minimum final grade of 90%. Senior 3 English. Overall average 85% in Senior 3.There are supplementary information forms, including the Admission Information Form, which are required for admission. We'll email you detailed instructions once we receive your application.
General requirements
Applying from a high school in China?
If you’re admitted to Waterloo, you’ll be required to submit your graduation diploma through China Credentials Verification (CSSD-Parchment Portal Service). Your official final high school transcript must be mailed directly to us by your school.Requests that are processed by CSSD will be sent electronically to Waterloo. You will only need to have your school mail us your official final high school transcript.
If you receive an offer of admission, you must submit to Waterloo your official final high school transcript (with completion of at least five Senior 3 academic courses) and your graduation diploma.
We reserve the right to withdraw your Offer of Admission if there is a discrepancy between documents submitted and the official final results submitted by CSSD or your high school.
Applying from a college or university in China?
If you’re admitted to Waterloo, you’ll be required to submit your official final documents directly through China Credentials Verification (CSSD-Parchment Portal Service). Your official final high school transcript must be mailed directly to us by your school.Requests are processed by CSSD and will be sent electronically to Waterloo. You will only need to have your school mail us your official final high school transcript.
If you receive an offer of admission, you must ensure that your official final high school transcript and graduation diploma and all post-secondary transcripts are submitted to Waterloo.
We reserve the right to withdraw your Offer of Admission if there is a discrepancy between documents submitted and the official final results provided by CSSD or your high school.
Visit our Chinese-language website
Be sure to check out our Chinese-language website for details on admissions, programs, and applying.
Notes
- You're strongly encouraged to write the Euclid Mathematics Contest and/or the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest. Results of the contests will be used in scholarship decisions and possibly admission decisions for programs in the Faculty of Mathematics.
- If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English language requirements.
- If you repeat a course or take a course outside of your regular day school, see our Faculty of Mathematics policy for more information.
- Required courses completed more than three years ago may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for more information.
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