Course restrictions - undergraduate exchange students

• AFM (Accounting and Financial Management) - all
• ARBUS (Arts and Business)
  • This program is not open to exchange students. However, exchange students interested in Arts & Business courses may ask to take any of the following: PHIL 215 (=ARBUS 202), MGMT 244 (=ARBUS 302). Note: please be aware that space availability in these courses is limited.
• ARTS 130, 140, 190
• ASL (American Sign Language) courses - all 
• CFM (Computing and Financial Management) courses - all
• COMMST (Communication Studies) 111, 149, 193, 204
• DAC (Digital Arts Communication) - all (including any DAC cross-listed courses).
• ECON (Economics) 290, 391, 392, 306, 393, 406, 407, 408, 409 and 472
• ENGL (English) 191, 192, 193, 203, 204, 303, 304, 365, 366, 378, 403, 495A, 495B
• FINE (Fine Arts) 
  • Except: FINE 100, 102, 130, and 150
  • Except: Advanced 200+ level studio courses upon department consent (portfolio submission may be required. Note: space is very limited in studio classes)
• GBDA (Global Business and Digital Arts) - GBDA courses are not open to exchange students.
• HRM (Human Resources Management) courses - all
• LS (Legal Studies) 283, 300, 372 and all 400-level 
• MGMT (Management) 345
• MUSIC: 140 and 246
• PACS (Peace and Conflict Studies) 390, 391, 395, 398, 399, and all 400-level courses.
• PD (Professional Development)
• PSCI (Political Science) 391, 400, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 499
• PSYCH (Psychology) 264, 306-372, 389, 390, 391, 439, 451-462, 464, 465, 467, 470, 480-486, 492 and 499 A/B/C
• SFM (Sustainability and Financial Management) courses – all
• SMF (Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies) 400, 490, 491
• SOC (Sociology) 370, 400-level
• THPERF 149
• WLU (Wilfrid Laurier University) courses - all

Additional restrictions based on demand: 

For many courses within the following programs, demand is high and space is extremely limited. Students are advised to have alternative courses as back-up options if they try to enrol in: 

• FINE (Fine Arts)
• PSYCH (Psychology)
  • When selecting PSYCH courses, please note that you must be working towards a Psychology Major degree at your home university to be considered for enrolment in more than three PSYCH courses in a single term.
• SDS (Social Development Studies)
• SOCWK (Social Work)
• COMMST (Communication Studies)
• Students are able to request courses in the following departments but may be required to complete additional assessments at a later date ARABIC, CHINA. CROAT, DUTCH. GER. JAPAN, KOREA, RUSS

• All PD for Engineers (Professional Development for Engineers)
• All first-year engineering courses except BET 100
• ARCH (Architecture) - When picking ARCH courses, please note that you must be working towards an architecture degree at your home university and completed at least two years of study (equivalent to 4 terms) prior to the commencement of your exchange. Additionally, ARCH courses are offered at the Cambridge campus. Students will be required to live and study in Cambridge.
• BET 210, 320, 350, 430
• 4th year design projects which require a two or three term commitment:
  • AE 400/425
  • BME 362, 461/462
  • CHE 482/483 (2-term project)
  • CIVE 400/401
  • ECE 451/452/459, 498A/498B. 
  • ENVE 400/401
  • GENE 403/404
  • GEOE 400/401
  • MSE 401/402
  • ME 481/482
  • MTE 481/482, 544
  • NE 307/408/409, 454/455
  • SE /490/491
  • SYDE 461/462. Please note that SYDE courses are in high demand and space is extremely limited. Students are advised to have alternative courses as back-up options
  • CHE 498/499

• AVIA (Aviation) 101, 102, 203, 204, 205, 306, 307 and 408
• INTEG (Knowledge Integration) 230, 320, 321, 420A,420B, 499A and 499B
• INDEV (International Development) 375, 476, 401, 402, 490A, 490B

• PLAN (Planning) 211, 309, 313, 403, 405, 409, 480, 485, 490

  • PLAN 300, 320, 340, 341, 346, 333, 353, 381, 401, 415, 433, 450, 452, 474, 477, 478, 481 may be approved on a case-by-case basis for students who have completed previous studies in Planning

• PD (Professional Development)

• SFM (Sustainability and Financial Management) courses - all

Please note that PLAN and ENBUS course availability will be limited. Demand is high and space is extremely limited. Students are advised to have alternative courses as back-up options if they try to enrol. 

• HLTH (Health Sciences and Public Health) 173, 273, 373, 410, 442, 443, 473, 480
• All 4^th-year seminar courses and lab courses due to limited enrolment capacity (listed here): HLTH 421, 427, 430, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 461, 465, 471, 475, 479, 481.
• 4^th-year HLTH Honours Thesis and Independent Study and Apprenticeship courses which have one-on-one faculty supervision: HLTH 432A, 432B, 472, 474.
• Demand is high for some HLTH courses and so space may be limited. Students are advised to have alternative courses as back-up options.
• KIN (Kinesiology) 140L, 307, 414, 470, 471, 491, 493
  • KIN 431 and KIN 432 must be taken together in back-to-back terms
  • KIN 391, KIN 433 and KIN 472 are independent study/research courses; students are required to gain acceptance from an interested Faculty supervisor prior to enrolling in the course
• PD (Professional Development)
• REC (Recreation & Leisure Studies) 213, 251, 253, 312, 313, 319, 351, 357, 405, 413, 419, 420, 450, 455, 471A/B, 475, 480
  • REC 251 is only open to students who complete REC 100 in the previous term.​
  • REC 319 unless students have previous coursework in Event studies.
  • Rec 480 unless students have past coursework in Tourism studies.

• All BUS-W courses
• All CFM courses
• CS (Computer Science)
  • Students are restricted to a maximum of 2 CS courses per term
  • Any courses that are cross-listed with CS are considered CS courses. Although CO 487 and STAT 440* are not cross-listed, they are still considered as CS courses by the Faculty of Mathematics and will count towards the restricted limit of two CS courses per term.
  • *Note: CO 487 and STAT 440 are not restricted courses.
  • CS 137, CS 138, CS 247, CS 493, and CS 494
• ACTSC 291 & 391
• All MTHEL courses
• PD (Professional Development)
• STAT 206, STAT 316, STAT 373, STAT 374, STAT 464, STAT 466, STAT 467, STAT 468, and STAT 469
• PMATH 399 and PMATH 499

• All PD (Professional Development)  
• BIOL (Biology) 335L, 470, 488, 490 A/B/C/D, 498 A/B, 499 A/B
• CHEM (Chemistry) 200 
• EARTH (Earth Sciences) 390, 436 A/B
• OPT (Optometry) - available only to students studying Optometry at their home university; additional restrictions may apply
• PHARM (Pharmacy) - available only to students studying Pharmacy at their home university; additional restrictions may apply
• PHYS (Physics) 437 A/B
• All SCBUS (Science & Business)

• AVIA (Aviation) 101, 102, 203, 204, 205, 306, 307, and 408
• CFM (Computing and Financial Management)
• COOP (Co-operative Work Term)
• PD (Professional Development)
• SFM (Sustainability and Financial Management)
• UNIV (University)
• WKRPT (Work-term Report)