Ont ario College Applicat ion

2018 / 2019

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Im port ant Dat esFebruary 1, 2018: Equal Considerat ion Dat e • Applications received and paid for on or before t his date are considered equally by the colleges.

It is critical to apply to highly competitive programs by this date. Applications are still processed after this date, but are considered on a first-come, first-served basis by the colleges.

February 1, 2018: Earliest Of fer Dat e• February 1st is also the first day that colleges may begin sending offers of admission.

May 1, 2018: Conf irm at ion Deadline• Most offers of admission must be confirmed by this date. The colleges will determine the due date

to confirm offers made after May 1. Check your offer package to find out the expiry date of your offer of admission.

Mid- June 2018: Tuit ion Deposit Due• The colleges require payment of a tuition deposit in mid-June to secure your spot in your program.

Each college sets its own tuition deposit amount and payment deadline. This information will be communicated to you by the college.* Please note that the above dates apply to programs beginning in the fall of 2018. Contact the colleges for deadlines for otherstart dates.

Im port ant Info About t he Applicat ion• The application processing fee is $95 (non-refundable).

• An application allows you up to 5 program choices, with no more t han 3 at any one college.

• All program choices must start within the same academic year (August – July).

• Your username is permanent . It will not change if you update your contact email address.

• Your password must be between 8 and 14 characters in length.

• DO NOT create more than one account.

• You cannot change your first name, last name, date of birth, OEN number or academic data. To make changes to your demographic information, contact ontariocolleges.ca. If there are problems with your grades, talk to your guidance counsellor.

• Our app works best on Android and iOS smartphones.

Im port ant Info About t he Applicat ionEm ail AddressProvide a valid email address

• ontariocolleges.ca uses email to communicate important information about your application, account activation, and username / password recovery.

• The colleges use email to communicate with you about your application and offers of admission. • Update your email address if it changes.

Check your email regular ly

• Check your junk / spam folder. • Add noreply@ontar iocolleges.ca to your safe senders list.

Privacy St at em ent Review our complete Pr ivacy Statement

• It explains how we use the information provided as part of your college application.• A link to the Privacy Statement is located in the footer of the ontariocolleges.ca website and within the

college application.

Your ont ariocolleges.ca Account

Your ont ariocolleges.ca account allow s you t o:• Apply to any of Ontario’s 26 public colleges.

• Review and update your college application.

• View and accept offers of admission.

To com plet e your applicat ion, you’ll need:• Your complete home mail ing address

o Including your postal code

• Your Ontar io Educat ion Number (OEN) and Student Numbero Found on your report card or transcript

Apply Online

Creat e an Account

NEW USERSIf you’ve never app lied t hrough ont ariocolleges.ca before, click APPLY.

RETURNING USERS If you have an exist ing account , click LOG IN.

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Creat e an Account

Fill in t his inform at ion carefully.You can only m ake changes t o your f irst nam e, last nam e and dat e of b irt h by cont act ing ont ariocolleges.ca.

Please provide a valid em ail address.ont ariocolleges.ca and t he colleges w ill use it t o com m unicat e im port ant inform at ion about your app licat ion.

Creat e an Account - Passw ord

PASSWORD REQUIREMENTSIf your passw ord does not m eet t he m inim um requirem ent s, you w on’t be ab le t o creat e an account .

Creat e an Account – Passw ord Recovery Quest ions

Choose a quest ions f rom t he list or creat e your ow n. Make sure you choose quest ions and answ ers t hat you’ll rem em ber lat er.We use t his inform at ion t o verify your ident it y if you cont act us for help com plet ing your app licat ion.

Act ivat e Your Account

An account act ivat ion em ail w ill be sent t o t he em ail address you ent ered w hen you creat ed your account . Click t he link in t he em ail t o act ivat e your account .

Successful Account Act ivat ion

Once your account has been act ivat ed successfully, click t he but t on t o log in t o your account .

Log int o Your Account

Log in using t he usernam e (your em ail address) and passw ord you creat ed during account sign up .

Forgot your usernam e or passw ord? Click t he link t o recover t hem .

Privacy St at em ent

On f irst login only, you w ill be asked t o review and accept our Privacy St at em ent .If you do not accept t he Privacy St at em ent , you w ill not be ab le t o com plet e your college app licat ion.

Em ail Com m unicat ions

On f irst login only, you w ill be asked t o review and accept our Em ail Com m unicat ions.Check t he boxes t o receive em ails and click Subm it .

Applicant Dashboard

Applicant Dashboard

St art your college app licat ion f rom t his screen.

MESSAGE CENTREIm port ant inform at ion about your app licat ion is found here. Check regularly.

Applicant Dashboard - My Prof ile

MY PROFILEA checkm ark w ill appear once each sect ion is com plet ed . All sect ions m ust be com plet ed in order w hen you f ill out y(even if t hey don’t app ly t o you) our inform at ion for t he f irst t im e.Click Save and Cont inue t o m ove t o t he next st ep .

Applicant Dashboard - My Prof ile

MY PROFILEPersonal Inform at ion – basic dem ographic info, includ ing legal nam e, dat e of b irt h, et c.Cont act Inform at ion – st reet address, em ail address, t elephone num bersAut horized Users – aut horizat ion t o allow anot her ind ividual access t o your account / app licat ion (e.g. parent , guidance counsellor) (Not e: not shared w it h t he colleges)Cit izenship and Residency – Cit izenship , residency st at us in Canada, count ry of b irt hEducat ion – schools at t end ing / at t ended; grades w ill be post ed t o t his sect ionFinancial Support – agency sponsorship ; t his does not include OSAPExperience – add em ploym ent or volunt eer experience t hat relat es t o your area of st udy

Applicant Dashboard - My Applicat ions

MY APPLICATIONS Program Choices – select or updat e your p rogram choices in t his sect ionBasis of Adm ission – ident ify if you are / w ill be a high school graduat e or enrolled in a high school coursePaym ent Sum m ary – list ing of fees requiring paym ent

Personal Inform at ion

Com plet e all required f ields (m arked w it h *).Click Save and Cont inue t o Next St ep.

Cont act Inform at ion – Mailing Address

St art t yp ing your m ailing address and select it f rom t he list .If your address isn’t in t he list , you can ent er it m anually.

Cont act Inform at ion

Com plet e t he rem aining f ields.

Cont act Inform at ion – Address Conf irm at ion

Click t he checkbox t o conf irm t hat your m ailing address is correct .Click Save and Cont inue.

Aut horized Users

AUTHORIZED USERS • Aut horize anot her ind ividual access t o

your account / app licat ion• M axim um of 3 ind ividuals at one t im e• Aut horizat ion can be added, changed or

revoked at any t im e• All act ions m ade by aut horized ind ividuals

appear in Act ivit y Hist ory• Access does not ext end t o your f ile at t he

college(s)

If you do not w ish t o g ive anyone perm ission t o access t o your account , click No Aut horized Users t o Add.

Aut horized Users - Add an Aut horized User

PERMISSION ASSIGNED TO AUTHORIZED USERFull – Aut horized ind ividuals can m ake paym ent s and changes t o your app licat ion inform at ion only. They cannot access of fers of adm ission or reset your passw ord . Read Only / Pay – Aut horized ind ividuals can m ake paym ent s and ONLY VIEW your app licat ion inform at ion. Com plet e required f ields. Click Save.

Aut horized Users - Sum m ary

• Aut horized ind ividuals, once added, receive account act ivat ion em ails and are asked t o creat e t heir ow n unique usernam es and passw ords t o access your account .

• Aut horizat ion can be added, changed or revoked at any t im e using t he Edit and Deact ivat e links.

• Deact ivat ed ind ividuals receive em ail not if icat ion of t he change.

When you’re done add ing Aut horized Users, click Cont inue t o Next St ep.

Cit izenship and Residency

Com plet e t he f ields by select ing inform at ion f rom t he drop- dow n m enus.Click Save and Cont inue t o Next St ep.

Canadian Cit izens: Select Yes if you consider yourself t o be an Aborig inal person, t hat is, a person relat ed t o, or descended f rom , t he orig inal peop les of Canada. Ind icat e w hich def init ion you use t o describe your Aborig inal Ancest ry.

Educat ion

Com plet e only t he sect ions t hat app ly t o your educat ion experience.

Educat ion - Add High School Educat ion

All Applicant s: Ent er t he dat e you st art ed high school.

Graduat es / Form er St udent s: Ent er t he dat e you com plet ed / lef t high school.

* Current St udent s: Click t he rad io but t on.

Ont ario High School St udent s: Begin t yp ing your school nam e and select it f rom t he list .

Educat ion - Add High School Educat ion

To allow us t o m at ch your grades t o your app licat ion, your OEN num ber and St udent Num ber m ust be accurat e. Graduat es / Form er High Ont ario School St udent s Only:Your First / Last Nam e on School Record m ust also be accurat e.Click Save w hen done.

Current Ont ario High School St udent s Only:M ost high schools aut om at ically forw ard your grades t o ont ariocolleges.ca. You w ill need t o let your guidance counsellor know t hat you’re app lying t o an Ont ario college.

Educat ion - Sum m ary

You cannot delet e an educat ion record once it has been added. How ever, you can m ake changes (e.g. dat es at t ended), if needed.

ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL GRADES• Grades w ill be list ed in t he Academ ic Dat a on File

sect ion.• It ’s recom m ended t hat current st udent s check

t heir grades several t im es during t he school year. (e.g. Af t er m id- t erm and f inal m arks for sem est er 1 and 2.)

• Any errors should be report ed t o your guidance counsellor.

You can view your t ranscrip t s, report cards, or any ot her docum ent s in t he Support ing Docum ent s sect ion once t hey’ve been processed.

Financial Support

Sponsor Agency - The agency t hat w ill be paying all or som e of your expenses w hile you at t end college. If you’re app lying for f inancial aid (e.g. OSAP, a bursary or scholarship ), you are not considered sponsored and should select No Sponsorship .Click Save and Cont inue t o Next St ep.

Experience

Only add inform at ion t o t hese sect ions if it relat es t o your area of st udy. Check t he No Experience t o add box if none of t hem app ly t o you. When you’re f inished, click Cont inue t o Next St ep.

Job Experience – Previous or current paid em ploym ent – RELATED TO YOUR PROGRAM

Test Inform at ion – St andard ized t est scores t hat can be subm it t ed t o support your app licat ion (e.g. GED, TOEFL, IELTS, HOAE). Your t est result s w ill be post ed here once w e receive t hem .

Ot her Act ivit ies – Past or current volunt eer experience, associat ions, m em berships, et c.

My Applicat ions

Program s st art ing in:• Sept em ber 2018• January 2019• M ay 2019

Click t he but t on w it h t he st art dat e you w ish t o apply t o.Select ing program s f rom BOTH app licat ion cycles w ill result in t w o app licat ions and an add it ional app licat ion processing fee.Not e: Fees paid on dup licat e app licat ions are non- refundab le.

My Applicat ions –Program Choices

Click t he Add a Program but t on t o get st art ed . You m ay app ly t o a m axim um of FIVE program choices w it h no m ore t han THREE at any one college.You cannot creat e add it ional account s t o app ly t o m ore program s.

Record your Applicat ion Num ber Received Dat e – t he dat e your

app licat ion fee paym ent is received and processed

Record your Account Num ber

Program Choices – Program Search

Ent er t he code or t it le of t he program you w ish t o search for. If you don’t know t he exact p rogram t it le, ent er a w ord t hat you believe is part of t he t it le.Select t he college you w ish t o app ly t o or search all colleges. Click t he Search but t on.

Program Choices – Program Search Result s

Click t he Addbut t on t o add a program t o your app licat ion.

M ake sure you select t he correct Program Delivery, St art Dat e and Cam pus.

Program Choices – Edit Program Choice

Review t he program det ails carefully t o ensure you’ve select ed t he right p rogram .

Program Choices – Edit Program Choice

Previous Year AppliedIf you’ve app lied t o t his college before, select t he year.

Ent ry Level 1 The f irst sem est er of t he program ’s f irst year. Not e: Program ’s w it h January st art dat es are st ill Ent ry Level 1.

Previous Year At t endedIf you’ve at t ended t o t his college before, select t he year.

Click Save t o ret urn t o t he Program Choices screen.

Program Choices – Manage Program Choices

Click t he Add a Program but t on t o add m ore program choices t o your app licat ion.

Program Choices – Rank Your Program s

Click Edit t o change program inform at ion.Click Delet e t o rem ove t he program f rom your app licat ion.

Use t he Move Up and Move Dow n arrow s t o change t he order of your p rogram s.

Click Save and Cont inue.

Basis for Adm ission

Review and answ er bot h quest ions. Click Save and Cont inue t o Next St ep w hen done.Current high school st udent s: M ake sure Yes is select ed for Quest ion 2.

Applicant Dashboard – Applicat ion St at us

Once program choices are added, t he app licat ion st at us w ill be Unpaid .Af t er t he app licat ion processing fee is received, t he st at us is updat ed t o Paid and your app licat ion inform at ion is forw arded t o your college choice(s).

Paym ent Sum m ary

Review your fees. Click Com plet e Order t o pay your app licat ion processing fee online.

Secure Online Paym ent – Credit Card (incl. Visa Debit ) or Int erac Online

Ent er your cred it card det ails exact ly as t hey appear on t he card .Card Num ber Num bers only, no spaces or hyphensExpiry Dat e Ent er t he dat e using t he form at M M / YYCard Securit y Code Visa / M ast ercard – 3- d ig it code on t he back of t he card Am erican Express – 4- d ig it code on t he f ront of t he card , above t he card num ber

Choose a paym ent m et hod:• Cred it card (includ ing Visa Deb it )• Int erac Online

Click Process Transact ion or Proceed t o Online Banking t o com plet e your paym ent .

Paym ent Sum m ary - Paym ent Det ails

Paym ent is verif ied on screen and you w ill be sent a conf irm at ion em ail.

Apply For OSAP

Click t he OSAP banner t o app ly t o receive f inancial aid f rom OSAP.Your dem ographic inform at ion w ill already be f illed out on t he OSAP form based on w hat you ent ered on your college app licat ion.

Apply From Your Phone

ont ariocolleges.ca App

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Find it in the App Store and on Google Play

Creat e an app licat ion

Exp lore college program s

Add program s t o a Favourit es list

Log in t o your app licat ion

Add program s t o your app licat ion

Request your t ranscrip t s

Pay for your app licat ion

View and conf irm of fers

Af t er You Apply – Next St eps

Af t er You ApplyI’ve subm it t ed m y applicat ion. What ’s next ?• Ver ify your grades. If you’re a current Ontario high school student, you’ll need to log in to your

account to verify your grades. We recommend checking the Education section after your mid-term and final marks for semesters 1 and 2 have been submitted. If you notice an error, report it your guidance counsellor.

• Update your applicat ion. If you need to make changes to your application, such as adding or removing a program, or update your account information, such as your address or phone number, log back in to your ontariocolleges.ca account.

• Conf irm your of fer . Colleges begin sending out offers on February 1. The following slides explain how to view and confirm offers of admission.

• Apply for f inancial aid. Once you’ve confirmed an offer, it’s time to start thinking about paying for college. There are many financial aid options available to you, including OSAP, scholarships, bursaries and grants. To learn more, check out our Paying for College page: ontariocolleges.ca/colleges/paying-for-college

Updat e Your Applicat ion

Rem em ber t o log out w hen you f inish each session and clear your b row ser cache af t er you log out .

At any t im e you m ay resum e your app licat ion f rom w here you lef t of f .Once ALL sect ions are com plet ed (as ind icat ed by t he checkm arks), you m ay ret urn t o each sect ion t o view or m ake ed it s.M ake sure you save any changes before m oving t o t he next screen or logging out .

View and Conf irm Of fers

Click View Of fers t o see your of fers of adm ission.Not e: Of fers can only be view ed af t er t hey are post ed by t he colleges.

Click Conf irm Of fer t o accept an of fer of adm ission. A conf irm at ion em ail w ill be sent t o your em ail address. You m ay accept only ONE of fer at a t im e and you m ay accept only ONE of fer in a 24- hour period.CHANGING AN ACCEPTED OFFERIf , af t er accept ing an of fer, you change your m ind or receive anot her t hat you prefer, you m ay accept t he new of fer (before t he exp iry dat e). The new accept ance w ill cancel your p revious one.

Need Help?

Need Help?For Applicat ion Help: • Click FAQ to find answers to common questions

• Chat with us in real-time by clicking the Live Chat button on the ontariocolleges.ca website

• Email us at ask-us@ontar iocolleges.ca

• Call us at 1-888-892-2228

To Correct High School Grades:• See your guidance counsellor

For Of fer of Adm ission Inform at ion:• Contact the college(s) you’ve applied to

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