Ontario high school students

All Ontario high school students must meet the following admissions requirements:

Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Minimum of 6 Grade 12 university (U) preparation or university/college (M) preparation courses, which must include all required courses as specified for each program.
Overall average of 78% on the best 6 Grade 12 courses, including required courses. Higher averages are required for admission to programs in which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the number of places available.
Repeated courses will not negatively affect your application.
An Admission Information Form must be filled out for most programs.
If your first language is not English, see UW's English language requirements.

Admissions requirements and recommendations

Note: Admission requirements updated effective September 1, 2011.

Program and OUAC Code

Required Courses

Courses for Academic Success*

Admission Average**

Geography and Aviation

WEV

English (a final grade of at least 70% is normally required)
One Grade 12 U-level Mathematics

One or more Grade 12 U or M Geography courses strongly recommended
A second Grade 12 U Mathematics
Earth and Space Science
A second Grade 12 U-level mathematics

high 70s to low 80s

Science and Aviation

WSV

English (a final grade of at least 70% is normally required)
Advanced Functions (a final grade of at least 70% is normally required)
Calculus and Vectors (a final grade of at least 70% is normally required)
Any two grade 12 U-level courses from: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Mathematics of Data Management, or Physics.

Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Physics and one additional mathematics

low 80s

* These courses will help you succeed in your academic studies at Waterloo but do not affect admissions.

** Admission averages are based on previous years' entering classes. Your admission average is calculated using your top 6 Grade 12 U or M courses, or equivalent, including all required courses.

How to Apply

Students interested in applying to one of our Aviation programs will need to apply on-line at the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre website.