Once admitted to degree studies in the Faculty of Arts, students wishing to take a course at another university for credit toward a University of Waterloo degree must obtain a Letter of Permission Form (see Forms - Enrolment). Students wishing to take a course at Wilfrid Laurier University for credit must complete an Undergraduate Studies Cross-Registration Form (see Wilfrid Laurier University Cross-Registration in the Arts section of this calendar). A Letter of Permission must be approved by the student's advisor prior to enrolling at the host university and is subject to faculty and departmental regulations.
A Letter of Permission is granted to degree students:
- who have successfully completed a minimum of four University of Waterloo courses, and
- who have satisfied the minimum cumulative average requirements for their current academic plan.
A Letter of Permission is granted to post-degree diploma students who have successfully completed one University of Waterloo course.
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 (see Transfer Credit regulation for further details).
Upon completion of courses taken on a Letter of Permission, the student must arrange to have an official transcript from the host university sent to the University of Waterloo. Courses taken on a Letter of Permission at other universities will appear on University of Waterloo records as transfer credits (credit granted, i.e., grade of CR) if a minimum grade equivalent to University of Waterloo's 60% (see Grading System) is attained.
The Letter of Permission Form may be printed from the Registrar's Office website (see Forms - Enrolment). More information about policies and procedures is given on page two of the form.
Note
University of Waterloo students may not take courses at other universities on a Challenge for Credit basis.