Psychology at Waterloo
Not directly. At University of Waterloo you apply to Honours Arts, then choose psychology 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 psychology
At the end of first year.
What to watch for
There is no Psychology admission code. Two different routes with very different prerequisites. The BA is Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business — six 4U/M courses including any 4U English at 70%, admission average high 70s, no math and no science required. The BSc is Life Sciences (wls), which requires Advanced Functions AND Calculus and Vectors plus two sciences, so a student without calculus has already closed that door. On the BSc side you must also hold 60% cumulative overall, 60% cumulative Science, and 75% cumulative Psychology to actually declare the major after first year.
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.
Psychology at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- AlgomaDirect entry70%
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Bachelor of Arts - Honours (CH)75%
- GuelphDirect entry80–86%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)Direct entry73–77%
- McMastervia Social Sciences I80–87%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Arts (PA)70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Arts (QA)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry75–80%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Psychological and Brain Sciences73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Psychology & Health Studies77–83%
- U of T (St. George)via Life Sciences (including Psychology)83–90%
- Westernvia Social Science (EO)80–87%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry73–80%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Waterloo’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.