All Grebel students must be registered through the University of Waterloo.

The University of Waterloo offers more than 100 co-op programs, 6 faculties and over 50 Master-level programs, as well as 31 programs at the doctoral level.

You can also complete classes without ever setting foot on campus through UW's Distance Education program. There are more than 250 courses in 48 subject areas, several of which you can complete online.

Students at Waterloo have the option of studying year-round in 3 terms fall (September-December), winter (January-April) and spring (May-August).

The University of Waterloo offers two different systems of study:the regular system and the co-operative system. In the regular system, students follow the conventional eight-month academic year from September to April; in the co-operative system students alternate academic terms on campus with work terms off campus in business, industry and government.

Visit UW's admissions website to find out more.

University of Waterloo

Founded in 1957, the University of Waterloo is one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities, with strong teaching and research programs in Applied Health Sciences, Arts, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, and Science. UW is known for pioneering its innovative co-operative education programs.

The University of Waterloo is unique in that it also is home to four university colleges – Conrad Grebel University College, Renison College, St. Jerome's University, and St. Paul's College – increasing the range of academic and residential choices.

National Rankings

The University of Waterloo is regularly ranked as #1 in Maclean's magazine's national reputational survey. In 2007, UW was ranked first in Best Overall, Most Innovative, Leaders of Tomorrow, 'student awards', 'scholarships and bursaries.'