Instructions for transfer students | Recreation and Leisure Studies

Instructions for transfer students starting in September 2024

Assessment of transfer credits

If you've completed any university- or college-level courses (or anticipate completing any before starting at UWaterloo) it’s possible you may receive transfer credits. If you were expecting transfer credits and did not receive a Transfer Credit Letter officially granting them, then assessment of your transfer credits may have been delayed. This is often because we require further information (e.g., a complete course outline or a final official transcript) before making a final assessment.

For information about the status of your transfer credits, email or phone the Transfer Student Team.

Course selection

FALL TERM: SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2024

Once you have submitted all required documents for the transfer credit assessment, your academic advisor will automatically enrol you in your required fall term courses. When you consult with your academic advisor, they will let you know if you need to choose any elective courses.

You can view your class schedule in Quest starting July 17, 2024.

WINTER TERM: JANUARY TO APRIL 2025

Your academic advisor will provide you with a list of courses to request for the winter term. You are required to request all of your winter-term courses in Quest in September.

Tips to prepare for requesting winter term courses:

Learn about Quest
View the course selection offerings list (be sure it is for the Winter 2025 term)
Check the schedule of classes to find the times of courses
Review the Recreation degree requirements
Talk to an academic advisor if you need support

Note for students with advanced standing

Students with advanced standing often take courses from mixed years to fulfill degree requirements. Course conflicts may make course selection for a given specialization (e.g., an option or minor) difficult. If you're interested in pursuing a particular area or areas of specialization, you're encouraged to email or phone your academic advisor to learn how to select the necessary requirements for that major, option, and/or minor.

Co-op information for transfer students

If you’ve been admitted to Recreation and Leisure Studies Co-op and have been granted transfer credits, we will send your academic and work-term sequencing to your @uwaterloo email account. If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor.

NOTE: You may begin the co-op process during your winter 2025 term at UWaterloo. Our Waterloo Professional Development Program is designed to prepare students for co-op. If your first co-op work term is scheduled to begin in May 2025, during the winter (January-April) 2025 academic term you'll also be taking PD1: Career Fundamentals while participating in the co-op interview process.