Admission Requirements
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.
Minimum Admission Averages and Secondary Averages
All programs require successful completion of the OSS Diploma and a minimum 70% average of six Grade 12 U or M courses, including ENG4U. Exceptions are listed below. This average may be higher, depending on the number of applicants.
For Business programs a minimum admission average of at least 73% is normally required. For Business Co-op programs a minimum admission average of at least 78% is normally required.
For the Combined Honours in Digital Journalism program a minimum admission average of at least 75% is normally required.
For the Concurrent Education Programs, a minimum average of 75% is required.
A second average is considered for students applying to Biology and Biochemistry (Health and Biomedical Science Page 2 of 18 stream), Business, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Kinesiology, Science and Nursing programs. The minimum second average is approximately 70%. Concurrent Education/French Studies program requires a second average of 75%. Co-op courses are excluded.
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.
