Step 1: Applying on Navigator
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.
- Faculty of Arts
- Business and Economics
- Business Technology Management (Milton Campus)
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Double Degree (Laurier)
- Double Degree (UW)
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- Professional Experience Program
- Science (includes Psychology)
- User Experience Design Program (Liberal Arts, Brantford)
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.
Who May Apply
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.
- You must be enrolled full-time in second year as of September, for all co-op programs except UXD and PEP.
- If you are seeking admission to UXD Co-op or to PEP, you are eligible if you will be enrolled full-time in third year in September.
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.
Apply
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:
- Log in to Navigator and access your home screen.
- Choose "co-op" from the navigation box on the left side of the screen.
- Click "Apply to a Program" in the top right side of the screen.
- Select the co-op program to which you are applying. (Please note that all co-op programs begin in 2025-Fall.)
Check for email
- You will receive an email to your Laurier address, confirming that you applied.
- (If you wish to check on your application before you receive the confirmation email, simply log in to Navigator and see that your information was saved for the fall 2025 admission period.)
- In August, we will send you an email stating whether you are eligible for an admission interview.
If you change academic programs after applying, please send an email to coopadmissions@wlu.ca and let us know your new program.
Admission Interview
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.)
Direct and Automatic Enrolment Co-op 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:
- achieve a minimum of a 10.5 grade point standing in the first year of the undergraduate program, complete five credits (ten half-credit courses) and meet the requirements of progression to second year.
- satisfactorily complete the Career Development and Experiential Learning Certificate offered by the Career Centre in first year.
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.
Mandatory Enrolment Co-op
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.)