Professional Experience Program Grade Requirements

We are now accepting applications for fall 2025 admission to the Professional Experience Program (PEP) in Computer Science. The deadline to apply is September 5, 2025, but we recommended that you apply earlier. 

The only entry point for PEP is the fall term at the beginning of your third year of your Honours Computer Science program at Laurier. Students who are currently or have previously been in another Laurier co-op program are not eligible for the PEP program.

You must be enrolled full-time (at least four courses) in third year as of September. You need an overall cumulative GPA of at least 7.0 by the end of your second year, or a GPA of at least 7.0 in your computer science courses and at least 6.5 overall. You must have completed at least 10 credits, and no more than 14 credits (including transfer credits), within two academic years, to be eligible to apply.

Meeting all eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission due to available space.  If there are more eligible applicants than spaces available, students with the highest overall GPA in their first 10 credits will be offered admission.

Note: You must complete at least one academic term in full-time studies directly after your PEP work term.

Taking Courses After the Winter Term of Second Year

In determining your GPA for admissions, we will consider your first ten full credits, including any failed courses that you did not repeat.

We will consider courses you took after the winter term of second year only if:

1. They are repeated courses which are included as part of your second year GPA in the marks we receive from the Registrar’s Office.
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2. They are courses you had to take because you had completed few than the equivalent of ten full credits by the end of the winter term of second year, and they are included as part of your second-year GPA in the marks we receive from the Registrar’s Office.

Didn't Meet the GPA Requirements?

If you fail to meet the minimum GPA but you petition your department to reconsider any of your grades, let us know your new grades as soon as possible. Please submit your petition by September 15, to ensure your department had time to make a decision by November 1. We will not consider requests we receive after November 1.

If after your petition, you meet the minimum GPA, we will update your application status, and let you know our decision shortly after. To be eligible, you must also have met the application deadline.