At St. Jerome’s University, we steward each student’s unique talents, nurture their ability to think critically and inspire them to become lifelong learners who seek knowledge and truth, act with compassion and advocate for human dignity for all. St. Jerome’s offers courses in Honours Arts and Honours Arts and Business, and students graduate with a University of Waterloo degree.
- As a Catholic institution, we welcome students of all faiths or no faith, all backgrounds and lived experiences.
- Our faculty and staff are committed to Integral Human Formation—the education of the whole person—mind, body, spirit and to fostering outstanding student experiences inside and outside of the classroom.
- All Honours Arts and Honours Arts and Business (28 majors) are eligible for co-op
- You can take classes at St. Jerome’s or the University of Waterloo and over half of St. Jerome’s first- and second-year courses have fewer than 30 students per class
- Our dedicated Student Advisors can assist you with goal setting, academic program requirements, course enrolment and connecting you to campus resources and supports.
- Our dedicated Wellness Coordinator provides a stepped-care approach to wellness which involves both preventative and proactive support – including the individual's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects.
- Exclusive entrance scholarships and bursaries
- Our central residence location on the Waterloo Campus is steps away from Campus Wellness and the Student Life Centre. Students from all six faculties live in our residences. As a co-registered student in the Faculty of Arts, you will be given priority when applying to live at St. Jerome’s. Our residence fees include your all-you-can-eat meal plan.
News
St. Jerome’s celebrates another Distinguished Teacher Award
St. Jerome's University proudly announces that one of our exemplary faculty members, Professor Chad Wriglesworth, department of English, has received a 2025 Distinguished Teacher Award.
Dr. Mark McGowan receives the Chancellor John R. and Kay Sweeney Award
St. Jerome's University is honoured to announce this year's recipient of the Chancellor John R. and Kay Sweeney Award for Catholic Leadership is Dr. Mark McGowan - a Professor of History and Celtic Studies and Principal Emeritus at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto. A renowned historian, researcher, and university administrator, his dedication to Catholic higher education, both as a professor and in his research, has culminated around the study of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Irish Famine.
2024 Betty G. Headley senior essay award winners announced
The Betty G. Headley Senior Essay Award was established in memory of alum Sara Elizabeth Headley's (BA' 04) mother. This annual award honours upper-year undergraduate students' essays in the categories of Best Course Essay and Best Personal Essay.
Events
Fall 2025 Joint University of Waterloo–St. Jerome’s University Legal Studies Seminar
Dr. Malhotra explores the possibilities of a Castoriadan reading of crip time for reinterpreting the duty to accommodate disabled workers. While there is a growing literature on crip time, or how disabled people experience time, much of this literature is not grounded in a materialist understanding of the oppression of disabled people. Building on the work of scholars such as Mike Oliver, Colin Barnes, and Marta Russell, Dr. Malhotra suggests that a Castoriadan reading has profound implications for developing what he calls a crip time from below. This holds out promise to develop a duty to accommodate that can more robustly facilitate the inclusion and empowerment of disabled workers.
The Joint Legal Studies Seminar Series features biannual seminars showcasing a range of legal studies scholarship. The series is hosted by the Departments of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University.
Dr. Gary J. Adler Jr. | Catholic in Governing, not Catholicism in Government: How Local Government Officials’ Manage Interaction between Religion and State
Micah True | Anne of Austria's Surgeon: François Gendron, the 17th-century Jesuit Mission to the Wendat, and the History of Medicine
Anne of Austria's Surgeon: François Gendron, the 17th-century Jesuit Mission to the Wendat, and the History of Medicine
Micah True, Professor of French and Folklore, and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Alberta.
Fr. Matthew Durham, DMin | The Last Shall Be First: Equity and Mercy in End-of-Life Care for the Forgotten
The Last Shall Be First: Equity and Mercy in End-of-Life Care for the Forgotten
Fr. Dr. Matthew M. Durham, D.Min. Executive Director,Hospice Palliative Care & Community Development, Saint Elizabeth Foundation