Waterloo supplementary applications
23 of the 47 programs at University of Waterloo ask for more than your marks, most often an admission information form. These carry their own deadlines, separate from the OUAC one, and missing them ends the application no matter what your average is.
Dates we checked ourselves
- Applying to BOTH an Engineering program and a Faculty of Mathematics program
- The earlier Engineering deadline governs everything — the AIF, the online interview and all supplementary forms. This is the most avoidable way a strong applicant loses Engineering: they read February 15 on the Math page and miss the Engineering cutoff by two weeks.
- All Engineering programs
- Admission Information Form (AIF), plus an online video interview for Engineering applicants.
- All other AIF programs, including the Faculty of Mathematics
- Admission Information Form (AIF).
- Pharmacy (including Conditional Admission to Pharmacy)
- Admission Information Form, on the earliest Waterloo deadline of all.
What Waterloo tells counsellors
From the OUAC guide written for guidance counsellors, September 2026 entry.
We require an Admission Information Form (AIF) for certain programs. | https://uwaterloo.ca/future-students/ admissions/admission-information-form#programs
For Software Engineering, an online video interview is required and is strongly recommended for all other engineering programs.
Some programs require additional supplemental applications. www.uwaterloo.ca/future/admissions/admission-requirements
All 23 that need one
- Business Administration (Laurier) and Computer Science (Waterloo) Double Degree (Co-op Only)90–97%
OUAC WBC · admission information form
- Computer Science (Regular/Co-op)90–97%
OUAC WCS · admission information form
- Computing and Financial Management (Co-op Only)90–97%
OUAC WCF · admission information form
- Software Engineering (Co-op Only)90–97%
OUAC WSO · interview · admission information form · video
- Biomedical Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%
OUAC WBM · interview · admission information form · video
- Computer Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%
OUAC WWJ · interview · admission information form · video
- Electrical Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%
OUAC WWF · interview · admission information form · video
- Mechanical Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%
OUAC WWH · interview · admission information form · video
- Mechatronics Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%
OUAC WMT · interview · admission information form · video
- Systems Design Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%
OUAC WD · interview · admission information form · video
- Architectural Engineering (Co-op only)83–90%
OUAC WEA · interview · admission information form · video
- Architecture (Co-op Only)83–87%
OUAC WR · portfolio
- Business Administration (Laurier) and Mathematics (Waterloo) Double Degree (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WBA · admission information form
- Chemical Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WC · interview · admission information form · video
- Civil Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WE · interview · admission information form · video
- Environmental Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WEE · interview · admission information form · video
- Geological Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WWG · interview · admission information form · video
- Management Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WEM · interview · admission information form · video
- Mathematics (Regular/Co-op)83–87%
OUAC WM · admission information form
- Mathematics/Business Administration (Regular/Co-op)83–87%
OUAC WMB · admission information form
- Mathematics/CPA (Co-op Only)83–87%
OUAC WN · admission information form
- Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management (Regular/Co-op)83–87%
OUAC WMF · admission information form
- Nanotechnology Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%
OUAC WNT · interview · admission information form · video
A supplementary application is the part your average can’t save you from. Work out where your marks land first, then budget time for these.
Requirements come from each program’s OUInfo listing. Deadlines change between cycles — confirm every one with the university before you rely on it.