Applying Online to Ontario’s Universities

OUAC 101 Online Application for

Ontario Secondary School Students

www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/

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Application Booklet

• Go To:

http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/101/b_101_b.pdf

Step 1: Your OUAC Access Codes

Your guidance counsellor will give you a

confidential letter containing your access

codes:

PIN (Personal ID#)

School Number

Student Number

These numbers will allow you to access your

OUAC 101 Online Application.

Your PIN is confidential!

Don’t share it with anyone else.

Step 2: Research Your University Options

Visit eINFO (www.electronicinfo.ca) to see what each

university has to offer. Read the eINFO bulletin.

Read the OUAC 101 Instruction Booklet as well as the

101 Addenda (both available at www.ouac.on.ca/

ouac-101/) to get the most up-to-date program

information.

Check out university publications, websites and tours.

Talk to counsellors, family, teachers and friends.

Write down your program choices and codes, and keep

them handy.You can use the FastTrack option to add

program choices to your application using the

OUAC program code.

Step 3: Mark Your Calendar

October/November 2016: Schools distribute Access Code Letters for the OUAC 101 Online Application.

January 11, 2017: Latest date to submit completed online applications to the OUAC.

February 1, 2017: Recommended last day to make changes to your application.

May 2017: Date by which the universities must respond to your application for admission.

June 1, 2017: Earliest date by which the universities may require a response to offers of admission and a financial commitment.

Paying for Your ApplicationNecessary to Complete Application

You have the following three options:

1. VISA/MasterCard/American Express:You will need the card number, expiry date and the cardholder’s name.

2. Online/Telephone Banking:You will receive a bill payment account number from the OUAC as soon as you submit your application.

3. Cheque/Money Order: You must send the cheque or money order by mail within two weeks of submitting your online application.

Let’s Get Started!

You will access the online application

at: www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/

Logging in to OUAC:Ontario Universities Application Centre

• Go To:

http://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/

• Information Links for Ontario Law Schools, Medical Schools and Faculties of Education also seen here.

• Current secondary school students use “OUAC 101 – Current Ontario Secondary School Students” link to apply. Click here for plethora of information including dates, fees, common questions, links to universities, the “101 Online Application”, instruction booklets and instruction video tutorials.

• PIN (Personal Identification Number) required to apply and is available in Guidance in mid-November.

Logging in to OUAC 101

To begin:

Log in to your online

application account using

the confidential access

codes provided by your

guidance counsellor.

Navigating OUAC 101

This navigation bar runs down the

left side of each screen.

Help links are located on most of

the application screens.

This navigation bar runs across the top of

each screen and guides you through the

application.

Selecting Your Program

Not sure where to apply?

Use the various “Search Options” provided.

These are the

search options!

The FastTrack Option

To use the FastTrack option, enter your OUAC

program codes: one per box.

Enter OUAC

program codes

here.

Once You’ve Selected a Program:

Complete the program details requested for each

program selected.

Select the Help link at

any time for more

information.

The Final Steps

Once you’ve selected your programs, you’re ready to prepare

and submit your application following these six steps below:

1. Review the programs

that you have selected.

3. & 4. Your school may have already

provided much of this data. Check it

for accuracy and make changes

where necessary.

5. The universities require you to

answer nine questions.

(Don’t worry – they’re easy!)

6. Review and report

errors to your

guidance office.

2. Number your choices in order of preference. This

doesn’t affect admission or scholarships unless

the university specifies this in their literature.

Academic InformationPlease report errors to your guidance counsellor.

This screen is

“read-only”.

Submitting Your Application

Select “I Verify and

Agree” to proceed to

the payment screen.

Once you click “Submit”, you will

verify all the information on your

application. Print it for your records. To

make changes, return to the specific

application steps.

Payment

The OUAC cannot

process your

application without

the application fee.

Once you have chosen your

method of payment and clicked

the “Finish ” button, you will

immediately receive an OUAC

Reference Number.

OSSD Community Service

Are your 40 Hours

done?

$$ FEES $$

• $150 Basic Fee Allows 3 university/program choices

• Check with individual universities if considering more than one choice at same university.

• $50 Each additional university/program choice

• Unlimited number of university/program selections allowed

Finishing Up

Print the screen displaying your OUAC Reference Number

(2013-XXXXXX) and further instructions; it’s the screen right

after the final “Submit” step.

Store your OUAC Reference Number and PIN in a safe place.

You will need them to log back in to your application to review

your information, make changes to it, and respond to offers of

admission.

Need Assistance?

Read the "Common Questions" and other helpful

information on our website at: www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/.

Contact us:

OUAC

170 Research Lane

Guelph ON N1G 5E2

Telephone: 519-823-1063

Fax: 519-823-5232

Website: www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/

• If you have an IPRC, this may apply to you.

• Please see your counselor or SERT if you are applying to college/university and you have an IPRC.

• Updated formal testing such as a “psycho-educational” assessment may be required. An IEP alone may not be enough.

• Contact the college’s/university’s Disability Services office for detailed information about assistance if considering that college/university

Disability and Special Needs

• Collaborative programs allow students to obtain both a degree at a university and a diploma at a community college.

• Depending on Program, use OUAC and/or OCAS

• Each institution defines its own procedures for applying to these programs.

• Go To Page 31 at:

http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/101/b_101_b.pdf

Collaborative AND JOINTUniversity and College Programs

Refused Admission to all Choices?

• For availability of programs, in June you can access the Ontario Universities’ Admission Information Service at www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/ or call 519-823-1063.

• You are also encouraged to contact universities directly for related information.

• You may delete a university selection if they declined you admission and replace that choice with another selection at no extra charge.

• Did you also consider OCAS – an Ontario College ?.

• Go to:

• http://www.ocutg.on.ca/www/index_en.php

• Your guide to credit transfer in colleges and universities in Ontario.

• Graduating from high school? Changing college or university programs or institutions? Graduating from college or university and looking for another credential?

Transferring

PINS – OUAC Applicants Only

• Required for log-in at OUAC website

• Available in Guidance during mid-November –t.b.a.

• Pick up at Guidance on lunch or spare

• DO NOT lose or share your PIN !!!

Grades Collection Dates by OUAC

•October/November Initial Collection: October 2016

•Final Semester 1 Grades Grades

Collection Period: February 2017

•Semester 2 Mid-Term Grades *

Collection Period: April 2017

•Year End Grades Collection Period: June 2017

•August Grades Collection Period: July 2017

* Only OCAS will receive Semester 1 Mid-Term Grades

Marks and Transcripts

• Secondary school will forward all recorded marks, registered courses at OLMC and transcripts to OUAC.

• OUAC forwards program selections and marks to individual universities.

• Dropping courses mid-semester? MUST be completed by 5th School Day After Report Cards for Current Semester.

Night School and Private School• Private school

May and Should Send Course Info. and Marks to OUAC

Student MUST ENSURE OLMC Receives Official Report Card.

• Night School

– Dufferin Peel will automatically send to OLMC.

– For Peel and other, Student Must Ensure OLMC Receives Official Report Card

It is STUDENT’S Responsibility to Ensure All Academic Data is correct at OUAC; ReportConcerns to Guidance.

Students MAY NOT send academic data or transcripts to OUAC during academic year – only OLMC may.

Due Diligence

• Tutorials at: www.ouac.on.ca/ugrad-tutorials/

• Research your programs – students are responsible for obtaining correct admission information. Also go to:

http://www.electronicinfo.ca/

• Contact Colleges/Universities directly with questions.

• Regularly visit OCAS/OUAC site(s) to monitor academic information is correct.

• Report concerns to your guidance counselor.

• Be aware of your OSSD and admission requirements for college and university.

January Offer of Admission

• Should Apply Before December 30.

• Mainly based on Grade 11 Final Marks and Completed Grade 12 Marks

• Marks are typically “exceptional”

Course Drops and Full Disclosure• Semester 1 Courses MUST be Dropped by 5th

School Day after Report Card Distribution. See your counsellor.

• Semester 2 Course MUST be Dropped by 5th School Day after Report Card Distribution. Se your counsellor.

• Dropping a Current Night Course? See Night School Principal for timelines.

Private School Credits

• Private School Should SEND your final mark DIRECTLY to OUAC/OCAS.

• YOU MUST arrange to have final report card/transcript sent to OLMC Guidance for entry to OLMC transcript ASAP course is complete.

Deadlines and Dates

http://www.ouac.on.ca/deadlines/

http://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101/101-dates/