Languages at Waterloo
Not directly. At University of Waterloo you apply to Honours Arts, then choose languages at the end of first year.
The program you actually apply to
Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op)
77–80%OUAC WACo-op available
Prerequisites
- Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
When you choose languages
At the end of first year.
What to watch for
French is the only modern language among Waterloo's 28 Arts majors. German and Spanish exist as minors, and Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish are offered as language diplomas alongside your major rather than as majors. Classical Studies and Medieval Studies cover the classical-language side. If you want to major in a language other than French, check this list before you apply.
The same application also gets you to
Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op) is the entry point for 9 other majors at Waterloo. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Languages 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%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Honours Bachelor of Arts (UZ)73–77%
- McMastervia Humanities I80–83%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Arts (PA)70%
- Ontario Technot offered at Ontario Tech
- Queen'svia Arts (QA)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Humanities73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Social Sciences & Humanities (OUAC TUD)73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Humanities80–87%
- Westernvia Arts & Humanities (EA)80–83%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- Yorkvia Linguistics (BA) (YFN)73–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Waterloo’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.