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St. Jerome’s University opened its doors in 1865 and has been a founding federated partner with the University of Waterloo since 1960. Our Liberal Arts education is committed to academic excellence that is centred within the Catholic Intellectual Tradition that began with the founding of Europe’s first universities. St. Jerome’s offers courses and co-registers students in Honours Arts and Honours Arts and Business, and students graduate with a University of Waterloo degree.

Get the best of both worlds as a co-registered student at St. Jerome’s University:

  • As a Catholic institution, we welcome students of all faiths or no faith, all backgrounds and lived experiences.
  • Our faculty and staff are committed to Integral Human Formation—the education of the whole person—mind, body, spirit and to fostering outstanding student experiences inside and outside of the classroom.
  • You can take classes at St. Jerome’s or the University of Waterloo and over half of St. Jerome’s first- and second-year courses have fewer than 30 students per class
  • Our dedicated Student Advisors can assist you with goal setting, academic program requirements, course enrolment and connecting you to campus resources and supports.
  • Our dedicated Wellness Coordinator provides a stepped-care approach to wellness which involves both preventative and proactive support – including the individual's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects.
  • Exclusive entrance scholarships and bursaries
  • All Honours Arts and Honours Arts and Business (28 majors) are eligible for co-op - these are the specific majors and courses offered at St. Jerome’s, but we welcome co-registered students in other majors in Honours Arts and Honours Arts and Business looking to benefit from our academic community.
  • Our central residence location on the Waterloo Campus is steps away from Campus Wellness and the Student Life Centre. Students from all 6 faculties live in our residences. As a co-registered student in the Faculty of Arts, you will be given priority when applying to live at St. Jerome’s.