Fall Open House schedule

Living on campus - HH Humanities Theatre (45 mins.) 10:30 a.m.

• Waterloo guarantees housing for incoming first-year students. In this session you will learn about the difference between traditional and suite-style housing, Living Learning Communities, meal plans, and supports available to you in residence.

Admissions - HH Humanities Theatre (45 mins.) 12 p.m.

• In this session you will learn about the general application process, admission requirements and timing for fall 2026 admission.

You + Waterloo - HH Humanities Theatre (45 mins.) 1:30 p.m.

• Join us to explore what makes Waterloo unique, how co-op prepares you for your career, and details about admissions. Come learn about Waterloo and if it's right for you!

Co-operative and Experiential Education - HH Humanities Theatre (45 mins.) 2:30 p.m.

• A co-op program is a great way to help pay for university, explore potential careers, and gain valuable work experience as part of your degree. In this session we go over information on Waterloo's co-op program and other opportunities for experiential education here at Waterloo!

Can't attend these sessions in person? Check out our YouTube page after November 17 to watch the recorded videos.

Accessibility 

These sessions are held in a building with an accessible entrance. Each session will have live closed-captioning. Priority seating will be reserved at the front of the theatre. 

Drop by the Student Life Centre (SLC) for general information and to explore the many student services and supports on our campus.

• AccessAbility Services (academic accommodations for students with disabilities)
• Admissions
• Ask a Warrior (in real life!)
• Athletics and Recreation
• Campus Wellness
• Co-operative and Experiential Education
• Food Services
• International Experience Centre
• International student supports
• Residence guarantee
• Student Awards and Financial Aid
• Student Success Office
• Velocity (for student entrepreneurs)
• Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA)

Campus Housing

Tour our on-campus residences and find out which style suits you best — a traditional dorm experience or a suite-style apartment. Learn more at the residence booth in the SLC or by attending the Campus Housing info session at 10:30 a.m. in the HH Humanities Theatre.

For tours of Campus Housing residences, you can go directly to the residences that are open for tours, or look for the black “Campus Housing” tent beside Ring Road on the path leading to Village 1.

All University Colleges have a fully accessible route. Campus Housing has two accessible tours: CMH and MKV.

Living Learning Communities

Ask about our Living Learning Communities (LLC), offered by Campus Housing, Renison University College, and United College. LLCs are designed to support you while you live in residence, with upper-year Peer Leaders helping you succeed and get connected. 

• All University College tours have a fully accessible route
• Campus Housing has two accessible tours
  • Claudette Millar Hall (CMH)
  • Mackenzie King Village (MKV)

• Head to the TC atrium to speak with current students and staff from Co-operative and Experiential Education. Learn about the world's leading co-op program and how it works!
• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Take a tour to learn about all our recreational facilities and great programming opportunities. 45-minute tours leave hourly from the Warriors booth in the SLC between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 

Learn more about Athletics and Recreation at www.gowarriorsgo.ca.

Stop by the general information booth in the SLC to pick up a coupon for 20% off one regular-priced item when you spend $75 or more on regularly-priced Waterloo-branded merchandise. Then head to the W Store located in South Campus Hall (SCH) to start shopping! Some restrictions apply.

• Open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Academic sessions

• Exploring pathways in Social Development Studies and Social Work info session – REN 2106
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Info session: Social Work – REN 2106
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Psychology sample lecture – SJ2 1002
  • 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
• Human Rights sample lecture – UTD-201A (Alumni Hall)
  • 1:30 – 2:10 p.m.

Tours and fairs (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

• Arts alumni lounge, Hagey Hall Hub
• Arts tours, Hagey Hall Hub (45 mins.)
• Information fair, Hagey Hall Hub
• St. Jerome's University information fair, SJ2
• Renison information fair, REN Great Hall Extension

Accessibility 

Arts tours can be made fully accessible upon request. Sessions will have priority seating in the front row.

Academic sessions

• Lead the change. Shape the future: program info session and panel – HH 1101
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Student organizations and opportunities in the School of Accounting and Finance info session – HH 1101
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Co-op in the School of Accounting and Finance info session – HH 1101
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Tours and fairs (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

• School of Accounting and Finance info fair, SAF Don Craig Atrium
• Building tours, SAF building

Accessibility notes

SAF tours can be made accessible upon request. Sessions will have priority seating reserved in the front row of the lecture hall. 

Students interested in the Global Business and Digital Arts program are encouraged to attend the open house activities at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business. If you cannot join us in Stratford, you can connect with GBDA students and academic advisors on main campus. 

The Stratford School is located at 125 St. Patrick Street, Stratford, Ontario.

Academic sessions

• Admission information session — DMS 1004
  • 12 – 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Design workshop — DMS 2022/2024
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Tours and fairs

• Self-guided and assisted tours, student project showcase, technology demonstrations. You can also speak with GBDA students, co-op advisors, and faculty — Stratford School (DMS)

  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• Meet GBDA students and academic advisors — Hagey Hall Hub (main campus)

  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Accessibility notes

GBDA tours can be made accessible on request. Sessions will have priority seating reserved in the front row of classrooms and have accessible entrances. Speakers will have microphones. 

There is an elevator on site.  

There is a gender-neutral washroom available on the second floor of the building.  

Academic sessions

• Applying to Waterloo Engineering — E5 3101/3102
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m
  • 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
• Biomedical Engineering info session — E7 4043
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Chemical Engineering info session — E7 5343
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Civil and Architectural Engineering info session — E7 4417
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
  • 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
• Finding your Engineering program — E7 3353
  • 10:30 – 11:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Electrical and Computer Engineering info session — E7 5343
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
  • 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
• Environmental and Geological Engineering info session — E7 3343
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Co-op in Nanotechnology Engineering student panel — QNC 2502
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Management Engineering info session — E7 4043
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering info session — E7 4053
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
  • 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
• Nanotechnology Engineering info session — E7 3343
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Software Engineering info session — E7 5353
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
  • 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
• Student life and community groups in Engineering — E7 3353
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Systems Design Engineering info session — E7 4417
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Women in Engineering info session and panel — E7 3353
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.

Tours and fairs

• 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Faculty of Engineering tours - E7 1427/1437 (45 mins.) - departing every 10 mins., last tour departs at 3:30pm
  • Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering lab tours - E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) first floor (60 mins.) - departing every hour, last tour departs at 3:30pm
  • Civil & Architectural Engineering lab tours - E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) first floor (60 mins.) - departing every 30 mins., last tour departs at 3pm
  • Nanotechnology Engineering lab tours - E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) first floor (45 mins.) - departing every 10 mins., last tour departs at 3:30pm
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering lab tours - E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) first floor (60 mins.) - departing every 30 mins., last tour departs at 3pm
• 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Drop-in Systems Design Engineering lab tours - E5 6007
  • Drop-in Biomedical Engineering lab tours - E7 6349
• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Information fair - E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) 2nd floor
  • Student design team fair - E5 Sedra Student Design Centre
• Chemical Engineering lab tour - E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) first floor (45 mins.)
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Accessibility notes

Faculty of Engineering tours can be made accessible upon request, and tour guides can use voice amplifiers upon request.

Info sessions will take place in rooms with accessible entrances, have priority seating reserved in the front row of the lecture halls, and speakers will use microphones.

All entrances to engineering main event space, Engineering 7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) (E7), are accessible. Limited accessible parking is available in B Lot beside E7.

A multi-faith and low-intensity room is available in E5 3051, and the door code to unlock the space is 338822.

Gender-neutral washrooms are available on the first, second, and fourth floors of E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) and the second floor of E5. Accessible washrooms are available on all floors of E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE). Menstrual equity washrooms are available on the first floor of E7/Sullivan Engineering (PSE) and E5.

Sessions and self-guided tours will be held at the School of Architecture campus (ARC) (7 Melville Street South, Cambridge). 

Academic sessions

• Admission process session - E-classroom (45 mins.)
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Program overview session - Main lecture hall (45 mins.)
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Tours and fairs

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Take a self-guided tour; see fabrication lab demonstrations; check out sample portfolios; view the gallery exhibition; and chat with faculty and current students.

Accessibility notes 

Architecture tours can be made accessible upon request. Reserved accessible seating is available at all information sessions at the rear of both lecture hall spaces. 

Academic sessions

• Aviation info session* — Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre — 3-4881 Fountain St N, Breslau
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Aviation info session* — STC 1012
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
• Climate and Environmental Change session — EV3 3412
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Environment, Resources, and Sustainability session — EV3 1408
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Environment and Business session — EV3 1408
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Geomatics session — EV3 3412
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Geography and Environmental Management session — EV3 1408
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Planning session — EV3 1408
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Lab workshop: discover aquatic invertebrates — EV1 Ecology Lab
  • 11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m.
• Find your program in Environment
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. — EV3 1408
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. — EV3 3412

Tours and fairs

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Program information fair, EV3 atrium

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Student experience fair, EV3 Planning studio

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Environment tours, EV3 atrium (45 mins.)

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Aviation tours, Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (3 - 4881 Fountain St N, Breslau)

Accessibility and notes

Environment activities and sessions are barrier-free. The accessible entrance for Environment's open house activities is the main entrance to EV3 on Ring Road.  

EV3 3406 is designated a multi-faith room for the duration of the event and is accessible by elevator.  

Limited accessible parking is available behind EV3. 

*The Aviation info sessions held on campus and at the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre are identical.

Academic sessions

• Health Sciences and Public Health info session and student panel — EXP 1689
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 
• Kinesiology info session and student panel — EXP 1689
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. 
• Recreation and Leisure Studies info session and student panel — EXP 1689
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Student life panel — LHI 1621
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Tours and fairs

• 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Faculty of Health tours, EXP foyer 1st floor (30 mins.) – last tour departs at 3:30 p.m.

• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Kinesiology tours, EXP foyer 1st floor (30 mins.) – last tour departs at 2 p.m.

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Information fair, EXP foyer 1st floor

Accessibility notes

Faculty of Health activities can be accessed through the main entrances to Health Expansion (EXP) on Ring Road and from the main path on campus. Limited accessible parking spaces are available in the nearby parking lots: M, N, R, L, and X Lot.

Barrier-free and gender-neutral washrooms are available on the first, second and third floors of the Health Expansion (EXP) and B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) buildings.

Health tours can be made fully accessible upon request at the tour check-in desk. There is an elevator on site to access all activities and informational posters will be present at each tour stop.

Information sessions take place in a lecture hall with reserved accessible seating. Speakers will have microphones.

Academic sessions

• Admissions for 2026 applicants — M3 1006
  • 11 – 11:25 a.m.
  • 1:30 – 1:55 p.m.
• Grade 9 - 11 students: The road to Math and Computer Science — DC 1351
  • 10:30 – 10:55 a.m.
  • 11 – 11:25 a.m.
  • 1:30 – 1:55 p.m.
• Explore and compare programs in Computer Science — M3 1006
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2 – 2:45 p.m.
  • 3 – 3:45 p.m.
• Explore and compare Mathematics programs — DC 1350
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
• Explore and compare Math, Business, and Accounting programs — DC 1351
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
  • 2 – 2:45 p.m.
• Sample lecture: Game Theory — DC 1350
  • 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
• Sample lecture: Data Science in Action: A/B Testing in Big Tech — DC 1350
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Tours and fairs

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Mathematics and Computer Science tours, M3 atrium (45 mins.)
• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Mathematics information fair, M3 atrium
• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Computer Science information fair, DC Great Hall

Accessibility notes

Math tours can be made accessible upon request at the tour check-in desk. Tour stops include posters with written descriptions for each location. Sessions take place in rooms with accessible entrances, and priority seating is reserved in the front row. Speakers will utilize microphones.

Due to construction around our mathematics buildings, some walking paths are currently closed. Guests are welcome to contact volunteers at our information desks for assistance with accessible wayfinding.

Academic sessions

• Aviation info session* — STC 1012
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
• Aviation info session* — Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre — 3-4881 Fountain St N, Breslau
  • 1:30 – 2:10 p.m.
• Biology programs info session  — STC 1012
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Business programs info session — STC 1012
  • 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
• Chemistry programs info session — STC 1012
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Doctor of Medicine Track info session — STC 1012
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Earth and Environmental Sciences info session — STC 0040
  • 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
• Pharmacy info session — STC 0040
  • 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
• Physics programs info session — STC 0040
  • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
• Optometry info session — STC 0040
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 

Tours and fairs

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Science tours, STC atrium (40 mins.)

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Information fair and jelly bean lab, STC atrium

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Aviation tours, Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre — 3-4881 Fountain St N, Breslau

Accessibility and notes

Science tours can be made accessible upon request, voice amplifiers are used by tour guides, and descriptive posters are located at each tour stop.

Information sessions take place in rooms with accessible entrances and have priority seating reserved in the front row. Speakers will utilize microphones, and close captioning will be provided for all presentations.  

Accessible, all-gendered, and menstrual equity washrooms are located on the first floor of the Science Teaching Complex (STC). 

A low sensory room will be available in STC 0050 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

*The Aviation info sessions held on campus and at the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre are identical.

*All-you-can-eat meal

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