Political Science at Laurier (Waterloo)
Not directly. At Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo you apply to Honours Bachelor of Arts (UZ), then choose political science on the OUAC application, from a mandatory drop-down of 'Subjects of Major Interest' inside the Honours BA (UZ). If you are not sure, Laurier has a formal temporary designation that lets you take first-year courses in one or two areas and declare at the end of first year.
The program you actually apply to
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)
73–77%OUAC UZ
Prerequisites
- English at 60%
When you choose political science
On the OUAC application, from a mandatory drop-down of 'Subjects of Major Interest' inside the Honours BA (UZ). If you are not sure, Laurier has a formal temporary designation that lets you take first-year courses in one or two areas and declare at the end of first year.
What to watch for
Political Science is a BA Subject of Major Interest under UZ; Global Studies is a separate BA major. Laurier's Honours BA is one OUAC code, UZ, published at mid-70s. You pick the major from a drop-down on the application — Laurier's own description is a 'mandatory drop-down picklist' of Subjects of Major Interest. Unusually, it also offers a temporary undeclared designation, so you can enter the BA without committing and declare at the end of first year.
The same application also gets you to
Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) is the entry point for 6 other majors at Laurier (Waterloo). You are not choosing between these at application time.
Political Science at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- AlgomaDirect entry65%
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Bachelor of Arts - Honours (CH)75%
- Guelphvia Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (GK)75–80%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- Laurentiannot offered at Laurentian
- McMastervia Social Sciences I80–87%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Arts (PA)70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Arts (QA)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Social Sciences73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Social Sciences & Humanities (OUAC TUD)73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Social Sciences83–90%
- Waterloovia Honours Arts77–80%
- Westernvia Social Science (EO)80–87%
- WindsorDirect entry70–80%
- YorkDirect entry70–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Laurier (Waterloo)’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.