ApplicationProcedures
Applicants for full-time, undergraduatestudiesmust apply through
theOntarioUniversities’ ApplicationCentre (O.U.A.C.).Current
Ontariosecondaryschool studentsshouldcontact theirguidance
office forapplication instructions. All othersuse theO.U.A.C. 105
application form,which isavailableat allOntariouniversitiesoron
thewebat
Applicants forpart-timestudiesmust use theUniversityofWindsor
application form,which isavailableon thewebat
ApplicationDeadlines
Candidates fromoutsidecontinentalNorthAmericamust applyand
submit all supportingdocuments to theRegistrar’sOfficebefore
July1 for registration in theFall term.
All othercandidatesmust applyandsubmit all supporting
documentsas follows:August 1 for theFall term;December1 for
theWinter term; andApril 1 for theSummer term (Intersession
andSummerSession).
Year IIIHonoursBachelorofSocialWorkprograms—February1
Year III SocialWorkandDisabilityStudies—February1
Year III SocialWorkandWomen’sStudies—February1
EnglishLanguageProficiency
Applicantswhosenative language isnotEnglishmust demonstrate
proficiency inEnglish tobeconsidered foradmission.
Thiscanbedemonstrated inoneof the followingways:
1) Aminimumscoreof6.5on the InternationalEnglishLanguage
TestingSystem (IELTS);or
2) Aminimumscoreof60on theCarletonUniversityCanadian
AcademicEnglishLanguageAssessment (CAEL);or
3) Successfulcompletionof theUniversityofWindsor’sEnglish
Language ImprovementProgram (ELIP)* (level III)withaminimum
finalgradeof75%;or
4) Aminimumscoreof85on theEnglishProficiencyTest
administeredby theEnglishLanguage Instituteof theUniversityof
Michigan (MELAB);or
5) Aminimumscoreof220withaT.W.E.4.5on thecomputer-based
test,83withanessayscoreof20on the Internet-based testof
EnglishasaForeignLanguage (T.O.E.F.L.);or
6) Receiveaminimumof fivesemester transfercreditsbasedonwork
completed atarecognizedEnglish-speakinguniversity (normally,
studentsmusthaveat leastone termof full-timestudy);or
7) Receiveaminimumofoneyearof transfercreditbasedonwork
completedatanon-universitypost-secondary institutionwithabove
averagestanding;or
8) Havecompletedallsecondaryorpost-secondaryeducation in
Englishspeakingcountriessuchas theUK,West Indiesandother
countriesasspecifiedby theundergraduateadmissionsoffice;or
9) Candemonstrate that theyhavecompleted threeyearsof full-
timesecondaryorpost-secondarystudy inaschoolwhere the
languageof instruction isEnglish (e.g., inaBritish,Canadian,
AmericanorAustraliancurriculumoran internationaldiploma
like the InternationalBaccalaureate)andcandemonstrateEnglish
proficiency. InsomecasesanEnglishproficiency testmaystillbe
required;or
10) Aminimumscoreof60 forundergraduateadmissions.For
graduateadmissions:a)aminimumscoreof65 forgraduate
programsrequiringa6.5 IELTSorb)aminimumscoreof68 for
graduateprogramsrequiring7.0 IELTS-PearsonTestofEnglish
Academic (PTE);or
11) Applicantswhodonotsatisfy theaboverequirementsandwish
exemptionmustprovide theAdmissionsOfficewitha letterdetailing
thereasons for theirappealand includea letterofrecommendation
from theirsecondaryschoolprincipalordesignate.Themanagerof
UndergraduateAdmissionsordirectorof InternationalAdmissions
assesses therequest forexemptionof thisrequirement.
NOTE
: TheUniversity reserves the right to requireapplicants
withanEnglishLanguageProficiencyscoredisparate from their
academicEnglishprerequisiteachievement topresent further
evidenceof proficiency.
*Formore informationon theUniversityofWindsor’s12-week intensive
English language trainingprogram,visit
AdmissionRequirements
Theadmission requirementsdescribedonpages42-45define the
minimum requirements for specificprograms. Possessionof the
minimum requirementsguaranteesonly that theapplicationwill
beconsidered.
AdmissionRequirements forStudentsFrom
OtherCanadianProvinces
Applicantscompleting the following levelsof educationare
consideredequivalent toOSSDgraduates.
Alberta
Grade12
BritishColumbia
Grade12HighSchoolDiplomawith four
academiccoursesat theGrade12 level.
Provincial examsarenot required, except
forGrade12English
Manitoba
Grade12
NewBrunswick
Grade12
Newfoundland
Grade12
NorthwestTerritories Grade12
NovaScotia
Grade12or first yearataNovaScotia
universityafter juniormatriculation
Nunavut
Grade12
PrinceEdward Island Grade12
Quebec
Grade12orcompletionof the first yearof
ageneral programataCollège
d’enseignementgénéral etprofessionnel
(minimumof 12semestersubjects)
Saskatchewan
Grade12
Yukon
Grade12
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