| Date | Deadline / event |
|---|---|
| January 13 | Waterloo Wednesday webinar series starts. Learn about programs, co-op, student life, and more. |
| February 19 | Deadline for the Admission Information Form, required documents, and English language results (if applicable) for all programs except Conditional Admission to Pharmacy, Optometry, and Pharmacy. |
| April 15 | Deadline for Ontario students to apply for an entrance bursary. |
| mid-May | Most Waterloo offers of admission are sent at this time. |
| June 1 | Deadline to accept an offer of admission and guaranteed residence. You must accept both offers to guarantee residence. |
| June 15 | Recommended deadline to apply for OSAP (for Ontario students/residents) or for financial assistance programs in other provinces. |
| July and August | View or create your class schedule, pay fees, and participate in Waterloo Ready and Orientation. |
| early September | Classes begin. |
If you have questions about these deadlines or your application, please contact myapplication@uwaterloo.ca. See below for additional program-specific deadlines.
Additional deadlines
Faculty of Engineering
| On-going | You should submit your Admission Information Form within 3 weeks of Waterloo receiving your application |
|---|---|
| February 9 | Canadian Computing Competition registration deadline (recommended for Software Engineering) |
| March 18 | Euclid Mathematics Contest registration deadline (recommended for Software Engineering) |
Faculty of Mathematics
| October 30 | Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest registration deadline |
|---|---|
| February 10 | Olympiad, Global, and National Scholarships application deadline |
| February 9 | Canadian Computing Competition registration deadline |
| March 18 | Euclid Mathematics Contest registration deadline |
Faculty of Science
| April 17 | Sir Isaac Newton Physics Exam registration deadline |
|---|---|
| February | Chem 13 News Exam registration opens |
Architecture
| mid-March | Invitations to attend an Architecture interview are sent |
|---|---|
| mid-April | Interviews |
| late April | Offers of Admission are sent |
Conditional Admission to Pharmacy (CAP)
View complete details about the CAP admissions process.
| March 1 | Admission Information Form deadline |
|---|---|
| April 2 | Deadline to submit two online letters of reference, high school transcripts with mid-term or predicted grades (students outside Ontario), English language test scores (if applicable). |
| August 3 | Deadline for official high school transcripts indicating final grades and graduation (students outside Ontario) or for official IB diploma results and AP exam results (if applicable). |
Computing and Financial Management
| February 9 | Canadian Computing Competition registration deadline |
|---|---|
| March 18 | Euclid Mathematics Contest registration deadline |
Optometry
| October 26 | Admission Information Form deadline |
|---|---|
| January 15 | Confidential Assessment Form deadline |
