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Renison University College - University of Waterloo

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Waterloo, Ontario, CA

240 Westmount Road North, Waterloo

1 (519) 884-4404

Last updated: 14/03/2025
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About Renison University College - University of Waterloo

Renison University College - University of Waterloo is an affiliated university college of the University of Waterloo and located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Renison's campus is situated on the western border of Waterloo's main campus. The university college offers academic programs that count as credit toward a University of Waterloo degree. Most academic courses are offered within Waterloo's Faculty of Arts, focusing on social sciences, language and culture. Renison focuses its academic work in three primary areas: Social Engagement and Innovation; Global Engagement through Languages and Cultures; and Community Engagement through the offering of non-degree program and praxis-based learning related to various degrees. Renison’s social engagement and Innovation focus is developed in the work of the department of Social Development Studies and Renison’s School of Social Work. The focus on global engagements finds expression in a variety of forms, most notably through the work of the department of Culture and Language Studies and the Studies in Islam program unit. Its focus on Community Engagement is gathered in the Centre for Community and Professional Education. Renison University College maintains a residence that houses up to 220 University of Waterloo students. Residents may be in any field of undergraduate study at the University of Waterloo and are not mandated to take courses at Renison. The university college residence maintains one of the lowest don to student ratios of all the on-campus residences.


Why Renison University College - University of Waterloo

  • Community: Renison University College makes a valuable contribution to the greater University of Waterloo community by providing the setting that makes excellent undergraduate learning possible. Committed faculty, small classes, and a strong sense of community are among the elements that have made Renison a success.
  • Academic Programing: Renison strives to assist students to develop programs within the traditions of a strong liberal arts education. In conjunction with courses available from the University at large, Renison assists students to develop a sound programme in the arts thereby increasing their awareness and appreciation of themselves and their potential both as individuals and as citizens of the world. It endeavours to ensure they have encountered the best of literature and philosophy, some of the great findings of the sciences, and some of the great creations of arts and culture. It seeks to familiarize students with the methodologies of the academic disciplines within which they work and the assumptions upon which these disciplines rest. Renison also helps students develop the skills to express their own ideas with precision and eloquence.
  • Accommodation: Through its residence, Renison offers accommodation for students following its programmes and for those studying elsewhere in the University. It provides an intimate setting where students of all religious persuasions or spiritual outlooks may live and learn while enjoying all the resources of a major university.
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Institution Details


Founded
1959
School ID
519
DLI number
O19395281561
Institution Type
Public

Cost and Duration


Average application fee
No data available - $200.00 CAD
Average graduate program
2 Months
Average undergraduate program
Less than a month
Cost of living
$20,635.00 CAD / Year
Average gross tuition
$3,949.00 CAD / First Year

Average Time to Receive Letter of Acceptance


January - April
N/A
May - August
under 15 days
September - December
under 15 days

Top Disciplines


English for Academic Studies
100%

Program LevelsProgram levels for Renison University College - University of Waterloo include: 2 Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degrees, 4 Others


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