Non-degree track applicants

Description
- Non-degree track applicant: You are a non-degree track student wanting to take one or two courses.
- Visiting student: You are currently attending another post-secondary institution and received permission from your home institution to take a course at the university.
Admission requirements
Please note: The university gives preference to applicants applying for full-time admission. Non-degree track applications will be considered on an individual basis. The university accommodates non-degree track applications with flexible schedules; however, it is not guaranteed that all classes will be offered on evenings and weekends.
An application for non-degree track students is subject to space availability and is separate and distinct from course enrolment. Although we make every effort to release admissions decisions as soon as we can, non-degree track applicants may not be informed of a decision until the first week of classes.
- Non-degree track applicant:
- You are required to provide proof that you have the necessary prerequisite courses for the course(s) you are applying for.
- Visiting student:
- You are required to submit a letter of permission from your home institution.
- You may be required to provide proof that you have the necessary prerequisite courses for the course(s) you are applying for.
- You are required to fill out a Non-degree track application and submit it to the Office of the Registrar by the application deadline for the term to which you want to be admitted.
- Visiting students are required to submit a letter of permission along with their non-degree track application.
- Non-degree track applicants may be required to submit their post-secondary school transcript directly to the university by the issuing educational institution. The university will accept a secondary school transcript in a signed, sealed envelope hand-delivered or mailed to us if the issuing institution can’t submit it directly.
Please note: Non-degree track applicants are limited to two courses per semester as per our Academic Calendar.
The university is unable to accommodate non-degree track applications to the following programs and courses:
- Accounting professional designations courses
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honours), Kinesiology
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honours), Medical Laboratory Science
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honours) - RPN Bridge
Please note: If you're a student with a disability and want to be considered for admission on the basis of disability, please visit our special considerations page.
Applicants submitting international academic documents
Post-secondary credentials gained outside Canada may be subject to a request to be authenticated by World Education Services (WES).
Friday, July 21, 2023
- Deadline to submit a non-degree track application for the fall semester (September 2023).
Friday, December 1, 2023
- Deadline to submit a non-degree track application for the winter semester (January 2024).
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Deadline to submit a non-degree track application for the spring/summer session (May 2024).
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Deadline to submit a non-degree track application for the fall semester (September 2024).
All applicants must provide proof of English language proficiency. This requirement can be satisfied with one of the following criteria:
- Your first language is English.
- You have completed at least three years of formal, full-time study (no less than three courses per semester) at a secondary or post-secondary institution where the language of instruction and examination is English.
- You have achieved the required proficiency
on one of the English language tests acceptable to the university.