Non-degree and Visiting Student applicants
Description
This application is for students who do not plan to pursue a degree at Ontario Tech. There are two types of applications available:
- Non-degree: You plan to take up to two courses to explore a personal interest or you want to upgrade your university record to qualify for graduate or professional programs.
- 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
Non-degree and visiting student applications are subject to space availability and are separate and distinct from course enrolment. Although we make every effort to release admissions decisions as soon as we can, applicants may not be informed of a decision until the first week of classes for the term applied to.
Please note: The university gives preference to degree-seeking applicants applying for full-time studies. Non-degree track and visiting student applications will be considered on an individual basis. Courses are offered at varying times throughout the day; we cannot guarantee classes will be offered on evenings and weekends.
Important considerations
Non-degree and visiting students are restricted to a maximum enrolment of two courses per semester.
The university is unable to accommodate applications to courses from the following programs:
- 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
Document requirements
Non-degree students must submit transcripts showing proof of any necessary prerequisites for the course(s) applied to.
Visiting students must submit a valid Letter of Permission and a copy of their current university transcript.
NOTE: post-secondary credentials gained outside Canada may be subject to a request to be authenticated by World Education Services (WES).
Submit your application
Please review the Important Dates tab for application opening and closing dates. The link below will not be available during the time period the application is closed.
To submit an application during an open period, please proceed to the Non-degree & Visiting Student application form.
Please note that late applications will not be accepted!
Winter intake (January)
- Applications open early October.
- Applications close at 4 pm on the third Friday of November.
Spring/Summer intake (May)
- Applications open early February.
- Applications close at 4 pm on the third Friday of March.
Fall intake (September)
- Applications open early June.
- Applications close at 4 pm on the third Friday of July.
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.