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  HOW TO APPLY
• Applications to all universities in Ontario are handled by the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), a centralized processing office. Once OUAC receives your application information, it will be forwarded from the OUAC to the admissions staff in the School of Architecture and the Registrar's Office.The application deadline is January 14th for Ontario Highschool students, February 11th for students not applying from an Ontario Highschool. Transcripts/grade reports from your high school (and colleges/universities if you have taken any post-secondary courses) must arrive in the University of Waterloo Registrar's Office by March 14th.
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  UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
• Welcome to the Admissions Process for the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. We are proud to offer a unique accredited professional degree program that allows students to experience all facets of architectural education from "day one" of first year. For this reason, our admissions process looks very carefully at your creative and linguistic skill set. Although academic performance is a good indicator of your preparedness for our School, we must look beyond academic grades, to be sure that you are ready to successfully partake in design, culture, technical and environmental courses.
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  GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
• Admissions Requirements: Honours undergraduate degree in pre-professional Architecture.
  Average Requirements: Overall average of 75 or above in all four years or in last two years of undergraduate study; this is a University of Waterloo requirement. For UWSA students who do not have an 75% over all four years, the two-year average calculation includes terms 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B. If you are submitting your application before you have completed 4B, the average will be over all terms completed or over the four most-recently completed terms. Find out more
  
  
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  INTERNATIONAL
• Applications from international students are being accepted. Students whose first language is not English, must follow specific proof of English language requirements to be considered. Please refer to the University of Waterloo main website for current requirements or go to the UW international student website.
  All applicants to Year One of the program will follow the same Rules of Admission as apply to Ontario Secondary School Students, including required prerequisite courses. Where distance may be an issue, students who qualify for the Interview stage of the admissions process may complete the mail in interview process (link for more information). Find out more
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  TUITION + FEES + EXPENSES
• For information regarding tuition levies at the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, please visit the University website. Tuition at Cambridge is levied on a "term" basis. A full load is deemed to be 1.5CR or higher. Students taking a load that might be slightly lighter than normal, as a result of transfer credits, will not have reduced tuition. A normal load at the School of Architecture ranges from 4.0CR to 3.0CR, as a function of the year of study. For an estimate of tuition and annual expenses please visit this link for more information
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  OPEN HOUSE
• We strongly encourage applicants to come and visit the school in order to better understand who we are and what we do. Our Fall Open House gives students this opportunity. Come and chat with students. See their work. Look at sample portfolios. Better prepare yourself for your interview.
  How to get to our school: link. Open House Schedule of Events (School of Architecture, Cambridge Campus):
  • 10 am – 11 am and 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Academic Session by Director Rick Haldenby...
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