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• Program updates
• Admissions changes
• Events and outreach to schools

Faculty of Arts

• Two majors have updated their names to better reflect course content and research in those areas.
  • Religious Studies is now Religion, Culture, and Spirituality
  • Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies is now Sexualities, Relationships, and Families
• Students can no longer co-register with Renison University College and the main Waterloo campus. Students pursuing Honours Arts and Business and Honours Arts can continue to co-register with St. Jerome's University.
• A new double degree, Social Development Studies and Bachelor of Social Work Double Degree, is being offered by Renison University College.

Faculty of Mathematics

• New major: Applied Mathematics with Scientific Computing and Scientific Machine Learning
• Information Technology Management is now available as a major through the Mathematics entry program. 

Faculty of Science 

• New: Medical Sciences (Waterloo) and Doctor of Medicine (SGU) program

  • For the first time in Canada, high school students now have a direct route to medical school. Students admitted to the program will be guaranteed a spot at the School of Medicine at St. George's University (SGU) in Grenada, earning their Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree within six years of finishing high school. 

• The Biotechnology/CPA program has been renamed and updated to Science and Financial Management (ScFM).
  • Students will select one science-focused specialization (Biotechnology; Earth and Water Science; Physics of Systems and Energy) and one accounting/finance specialization (Business Analytics; Financial Markets; Professional Accountant).

• All applicants will need to complete a Declaration of Academic Experience once we've acknowledged their application. The form asks students to detail what type of school they were in for each of the past four years (or if they were working, travelling, volunteering, etc). The form will be available in a student's applicant portal once we receive their application. 
• The Knowledge Integration undergraduate program is pausing admissions for 2026.
• Applicants can now apply to either Accounting and Financial Management or Sustainability and Financial Management, but not both. Students will be able to choose one or the other on their OUAC application.
  • Students can still apply to Science and Financial Management and/or Computing and Financial Management in addition to AFM or SFM.
• Students can no longer apply directly to Social Development Studies; however, it remains a popular major within Honours Arts and Business and Honours Arts.
• Geography and Aviation and Science and Aviation both now require the Admission Information Form as part of the application process. The Aviation Language Proficiency Demonstration (ALPD) is required for Permanent Residents and international students.