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This is the first step in a three-step application process. Please review the information in Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3 to prepare for a successful application.
Application Status
We are now accepting applications from undergraduates for fall 2025 admission to co-op. The application deadline is Friday, September 5, 2025. We will not accept applications after the deadline.
Enrolment in co-op is limited and there is a competitive admission process for co-op programs in Arts, Business, Business Technology Management (Milton Campus), Economics, Science, and User Experience Design.
Note for applicants to undergraduate co-op programs: You must be enrolled full-time in your first four-year degree program to apply. Co-op is not available to students pursuing a second undergraduate degree.
We are now accepting application for fall 2025 admission to co-op. The deadline for first-year students in Arts, Business, Economics, and Science to apply for admission to co-op is Friday, September 5, 2025. We do not accept any applications after the deadline.
To apply, follow these steps:
If you change academic programs after applying, please send an email to coopadmissions@wlu.ca and let us know your new program.
If you applied to a program with a competitive admission process, we will let you know in August whether you are eligible for an admission interview.
If you met the minimum GPA required to be eligible for an admission interview, we will ask you to book an interview, submit a resume, and complete an introductory statement. If you are in Business Administration, we will also ask provide information about your preference for Sequence One or Sequence Two.
Go to Step 2 for details about booking your interview, submitting a resume, and other requirements.
(If you are applying for co-op in Computer Science or Data Science, we will send you an email about your eligibilty in the fall, as we hold admission interviews later for those programs.)
If you are in BBA/Financial Math or BBA/Computer Science (WLU) you may learn about your program’s co-op program by watching this webinar.
If you accept admission to co-op you must agree to follow the admission conditions for your program.
Enrolment in co-op is optional for students in the Honours BBA and BSc in Computer Science or Honours BBA and BA in Financial Management double degree program at Laurier. If you will be registered in second year in a double degree program at Laurier as of September, and you indicate your intention to participate in co-op by enrolling online through Navigator by the application deadline, you will receive an offer of automatic entry into co-op.
Note: If you switch from double degree to a single degree, you must apply to co-op by the application deadline and participate in the competitive admission process. (In 2025, the deadline is September 5.)
The Faculty of Arts Co-op direct entry pathway is a competitive direct-entry program. Only students applying for a Faculty of Arts Honours BA program with co-op through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) will be considered for admission. The admissions cut-off for entry to the Faculty of Arts Co-op will be set by the Faculty of Arts and the Co-op Office will determine co-op admission status based on the assessment of the a supplemental application. To qualify for Faculty of Arts Direct Entry to Co-op, students in the pathway must:
Successful applicants to the program will be required to attend an orientation as part of their entry into the program. Details can be obtained from the Faculty of Arts.
Applicants who are not offered admission through the direct entry pathway may apply to Faculty of Arts co-op at the end of their first year.
If you are in the Honours BBA (Laurier) and Honours Mathematics (UW) or the Honours BBA (Laurier) and Honours Computer Science (UW), you are required to participate in co-op. If you progress to Year 2, you will be enrolled automatically in co-op as of early September. You will attend training modules beginning in March of your first year.
Note: If you switch from double degree to a single degree, you must apply to co-op by the application deadline and participate in the competitive admission process. (In 2025, the deadline was September 5.)
Contact Us:
Waterloo Campus
E:
coopadmissions@wlu.ca
T:
548.889.3259
F:
519.884.8829
Office Location: 192 King Street North
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Brantford Campus
E:
coopadmissions@wlu.ca
T:
548.889.3247
Office Location: One Market - OM206
Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Milton Campus