Post-Secondary Planning

Transitioning from high school to post-secondary pathways

Post-secondary Destinations: Apprenticeship workplace

Post-Secondary Destinations : University or College

University?

College?

Program?

Major? Minor?

Undergraduate degree?

Honours?

BBA? BSc? BA? Bcomm?

Admission average?

Prerequisites?

Supplementary applications?

Grades plus ?

Direct entry?

Faculty ?

Special programs application?

Scholarships?

DEADLINES???

Residence application?

OntarioOntario University Application Centre OUAC January 15,

2014Responsibilities: marks

download; program applications;

Ontario College Application ServiceOCAS February 1,

2014

Other provincesindividually

Internationalindividually

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• Apply individually to each university or college directly; create an account with the online application

• Different deadline dates to Ontario

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• Application to Ontario university processed through OUAC .All Ontario College application processed through OCAS

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• USA application notify Guidance ASAP

• Overseas applications apply directly to the university or college unless UK through UCAS

University

Undergraduate program

Bachelor degreeMajor/minor/ specialization

Theoretical/ abstract thinking/ critical

thinking

College

Degree ( 4 years )Diploma ( 2 years )Certificate ( 1 year )

Practical/ occupation training

Ontario University and College Application process

School initiates application by

student verification

OUACOCAS

SchoolPIN or create

account

Student submits

application choices

OUAC OCAS processes to

post-secondary choices

School downloads

marks Feb and April

University College

conditional admission

offers

Students accept or decline offers

Conditional offers

confirmed by final June grades

Important Dates and deadlines

Post-secondary

• University and college do not care if you drop a course before or after the marks maintain date unless it is a prerequisite course

• It will show course was dropped on OUAC or OCAS

High school

Diploma

• Before Marks maintain date: does not show on the transcript

• After Marks maintain date shows course dropped and the last report card mark prior to the drop

Full DisclosureDropping courses

University and Program resources University Liaison

Representative School Visits Check for the University and

College Representative Visit schedule available on Academic Workspace or the richviewguidance.weebly.com site

University Campus Visits Each campus has its own

unique style and a visit to the site is important to know whether you will like to be there for the next 4 years

www.electronicinfo.ca

www.studentawards.com

Timelines, Deadlines and Responsibilities

Record and check all important University and College dates in your agenda or electronic device

Record and check all scholarship deadline dates; research and prepare applications pre-September

Check that you have the course prerequisites to the university or college program

Check that you will complete the OSSD requirements for graduation by June 2014

If applying to out-of-country post-secondary institutions, see your guidance counsellor ASAP to check if there are additional requirements such as reference letters and Scholastic Aptitude Tests that need to be completed as well as when is the application deadline

ResourcesWebsite

www.electronicinfo.ca

www.ouac.on.cawww.ontariocolleges.cawww.careercruising.com

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www.myblueprint.ca activation key: richviewci

www.scholarshipscanada.comwww.studentawards.com

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