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International admission requirements

Minimum admission requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent – see country/system requirements below.
  • Specific program requirements and recommendations.
    • You may be required to submit detailed course descriptions and reading lists from previous classes to ensure that you have met the program requirements.
  • You are advised to send predicted grades for all courses for which midterm marks are not available.
  • Repeated courses may be taken into consideration depending on the program.
  • An Admission Information Form must be filled out for most programs.
    • Instructions will be included with the acknowledgment of your application.
  • If your first language is not English, you must fulfill UW's English language requirements.
  • If your English Language test scores don't meet Waterloo's admission standards, you may still qualify for conditional acceptance. Read about our BASE program.
  • Minimum admission requirements do not apply to Optometry, Pharmacy, or Social Work.

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