Mathematics admission requirements for Ontario university transfer students

Admission average

  • Please note competition for admission is extremely competitive with very few spaces expected to be available for incoming transfer students.
  • We will be unable to consider you for our program if you have already completed more than two years of post-secondary studies.
  • Minimum cumulative university average of 80% with a minimum of 80% in each math course at the university level.
  • For students who have not taken university-level math courses we will consider previous high school mathematics courses (provided they were taken in the last three years). If they were not taken within the last three years, you will have to refresh those courses before your application can be considered further.

Required courses

  • Advanced Functions 4U
  • Calculus and Vectors 4U
  • Any Grade 12 U English
  • One other Grade 12 U course

Recommended high school courses

  • Grade 11 U Introduction to Computer Science
  • Grade 12 M Principles of Financial Accounting

Transfer credits

If you receive an offer of admission, we'll assess you for possible transfer credit using the course outlines (syllabi) you provided. The transfer credit you receive will depend on when you took the course, the course content, and the grade you earned in the course. You can receive up to 10.0 units (equivalent to 20 courses) towards your Waterloo degree. Please refer to our transfer credit policies for further information.

Program notes

  • An Admission Information Form (AIF) is required for admission to this program. Instructions for the AIF will be sent once we receive your application.
  • 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 that are more than three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for more information.
  • Are you an Ontario student taking IB courses? Admission to Waterloo is based on your Ontario Grade 12 U and M courses. If you're taking IB Math, your school will convert this course to MCV4U, MHF4U, and/or MDM4U. You can take any IB Math course and be eligible for admission as long as you receive Ontario credits for both MCV4U and MHF4U. Learn about possible transfer credit.

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