How to Apply to an Undergraduate Program for International Students [1]
Online Application for Undergraduate International Students.
- If you reside outside Canada or the USA, and
► You are not a Canadian citizen, and
► You are not currently attending an Ontario secondary school (in Ontario or abroad),
please use the OUAC online application [2]. - If you live in Canada or the USA, please apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) [3].
The Application Process:
Following the receipt of your application, you will
- Receive a confirmation email message of your application.
- As we review your application, you may be asked for additional documentation:
- All marksheets/transcripts from your last 4 years of high school and any university or college study that you have completed.
If you are in your last year of high school, try to obtain your official mid-term results or "predicted grades" from your school If you are in university, provide your latest final grades, and a list of all courses in which you are presently registered. Any syllabus/course description available will assist the University in assessing your transcript for potential transfer credit/advanced standing. The syllabus should be the official English translations.
- Proof of English language proficiency.
Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English to be considered for admission. This can be demonstrated in the following ways:
1) A minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
2) A minimum score of 60 on the Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL); or
3) Successful completion of the University of Windsor's English Language Improvement Program (ELIP) (level III) with a minimum final grade of 75%; or
4) A minimum score of 85 on the English Proficiency Test administered by the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan (MELAB); or
5) A minimum score of 220 with a T.W.E. 4.5 on the Computer-based Test, 83 with an essay score of 20 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (T.O.E.F.L.); or
6) Receive a minimum of five-semester transfer credits based on work completed at a recognized English-speaking University. (Normally, students must have at least one term of full-time study.); or
7) Receive a minimum of one year of transfer credit based on work completed at a non-university post-secondary institution with above average standing; or
8) Have completed all secondary or post-secondary education in English speaking countries such as the UK, West Indies and other countries as specified by the undergraduate admissions office; or
9) Can demonstrate that they have completed three years of full-time secondary or post-secondary study in a school where the language of instruction is English (e.g. in a British, Canadian, American or Australian Curriculum or an international diploma like the International Baccalaureate) and can demonstrate English proficiency. In some cases an English proficiency test may still be required; or
10) Applicants who do not satisfy the above requirements and wish exemption must provide the Admissions Office with a letter detailing the reasons for their appeal and include a letter of recommendation from their Secondary School principal or designate. The Manager of Undergraduate Admissions or Director of International Admissions assesses the request for exemption of this requirement.
- All marksheets/transcripts from your last 4 years of high school and any university or college study that you have completed.
- You will be instructed where to submit the requested documents.