Political Science at Waterloo
Not directly. At University of Waterloo you apply to Honours Arts, then choose political science 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 political science
At the end of first year.
What to watch for
"Apply to Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business and choose Political Science as your major at the end of first year." Honours Arts requires only six Grade 12 U/M courses including any 4U English at 70%, with an admission average in the high 70s — the low course-specific bar is real; the competition is on the overall average. Mathematics of Data Management is recommended.
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.
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
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Honours Bachelor of Arts (UZ)73–77%
- 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%
- 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. Waterloo’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.