Sociology at Waterloo
Not directly. At University of Waterloo you apply to Honours Arts, then choose sociology 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 sociology
At the end of first year.
What to watch for
One of the 28 Honours Arts majors. Nothing on your application says "Sociology" — you pick courses in first year and commit to the major at the end of it, and Waterloo explicitly encourages exploring a second major in first year before deciding.
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.
Sociology 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 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%
- 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.