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Faculty of Arts

Arts Admission

Wilfrid Laurier University Cross-Registration

Once admitted to degree studies in the Faculty of Arts, students wishing to take a course at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) for credit toward a University of Waterloo degree must complete an Undergraduate Studies Cross-Registration form. An Undergraduate Studies Cross-Registration form must be approved by the student's advisor prior to enrolling at WLU and is subject to faculty and departmental regulations.

An Undergraduate Studies Cross-Registration form is granted only to degree students:

  • who have successfully completed a minimum of four University of Waterloo courses, and
  • whose standing is at least satisfactory; that is, they have satisfied the minimum cumulative average requirements for their current academic plan.

A maximum total of ten academic course units (for a four-year degree) or 7.5 academic course units (for a three-year degree) may be transferred towards an Arts degree. This maximum includes courses taken on a Letter of Permission, by cross-registration with WLU, or by enrolling in a WLU course which appears on the University of Waterloo Schedule of Classes (see Transfer Credit regulation for further details).

Upon completion of courses taken at WLU:

  • Grades of courses taken at WLU via cross-registration will appear on the University of Waterloo record but normally will not be included in the University of Waterloo average.  
    • There are four disciplines where the above policy does not apply. The WLU course grade is calculated in the student's average, and is not counted as a transfer credit:
      • Students completing a major or minor in Spanish may complete Spanish courses at WLU.
      • Students completing a major or minor in Classical Studies may complete Latin and Greek courses at WLU.
      • Students completing a major or minor in Anthropology may complete any Archaeology courses at WLU.
      • Students completing a major or minor in German have the option of taking GER 305W (see WLU calendar), GER 306W (see WLU calendar ), and up to three additional German courses at WLU.
  • Courses taken at WLU, regardless of the method of registration, require a minimum grade of 60% in order for credit to be given.

The Undergraduate Studies Cross-Registration form may be printed from the Registrar's Office website.


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