Does Waterloo care if you repeat a course?
We will consider each case individually. www.uwaterloo.ca/future/repeated-courses
University of Waterloo, quoted from the OUAC guide for guidance counsellors, September 2026 entry.
How that compares
Waterloo assesses repeats case by case. Only 1 of the 23 Ontario universities that answer this do, so it is worth knowing before you assume the common rule applies.
19 universities use your highest grade
Algoma, Brock, Carleton, Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, Nipissing, OCAD, Ontario Tech, RMC, Saint Paul, TMU, Trent, Guelph, Guelph-Humber, Ottawa, Windsor, Laurier (Waterloo), York
1 university uses your most recent attempt
Queen's
1 university may not consider repeats at all
U of T (St. George)
1 university averages your attempts past a threshold
Western
This is what Waterloo tells Ontario guidance counsellors; it is not published on their student pages. Rules like this change rarely, but confirm anything you are about to act on.