Waterloo is home to the world's first Department of Kinesiology and is Canada’s first non-medical school to house a School of Anatomy - giving students the chance to study anatomy using human cadavers. The hands-on experience doesn’t stop there; majority of required Kinesiology courses include a lab component. Students will gain the skills necessary to understand movement problems that occur in sports, industry, rehabilitation, and fitness. Students can also include courses to prepare them for professional health programs such as medicine and physiotherapy. At the end of first year, students can choose to add specializations such as:

• Pre-Health Professions (a great choice if a student is thinking of medical school!)
• Ergonomics (available only to students in co-op)
• Human Nutrition

Admission Requirements

• Minimum Level of Education Required: Grade 12 / High School
• Min GPA: 85.0% Convert grades
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:

  • Min TOEFL iBT: 90 (Min Speaking: 25.0, Min Writing: 25.0)

  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Listening: 6.0, Min Reading: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.5, Min Writing: 6.5)

  • Min Duolingo English Test Score: 120

  • Min PTE overall: 63 (Min Speaking: 65, Min Writing: 65)

  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:

  • Min TOEFL iBT: 64

  • Min IELTS overall: 5.5 (Min Writing: 5)

  • Min PTE overall: 46

Other fees:

• Books and Supplies Fees: $2,100 per year
• UHIP Fees: $504 per year
• Health and Dental Fees: $388 per year
• WUSA Incidental Fees: $350 per year
• Orientation Fees: $117 (one time)