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Admission process and deadlines

Admission is only available for the Fall term. The faculty reserves the right to close admissions at any time if the quota is reached. It is therefore important to submit your application and supporting documents as soon as possible.

Admission deadlines

ProgramsFall (September 2024 & 2025)Deadline for requesting admission in OUACDeadline for receiving all documents
Diploma - Health Professions EducationOpen 2024
Open 2025
March 15, 2024
TBC 2025
April 15, 2024
TBC 2025

Master of Education (MEd) - Course options and Online Option * Dates differ from Counselling Psychology

Program closed in 2024 as of Feb. 8, 2024 in English only concentrations: Societies, Cultures and Languages and Studies in Teaching and Learning

Open 2024
Open 2025
March 15, 2024
TBC 2025
April 15, 2024
TBC 2025

Master of Education (M.Ed.) – Major Research option (MRP)
 
Closed 2024
Open 2025

November 1, 2023
TBC 2024
 
December 1, 2023
TBC 2024

Master of Arts (MA)
 
Closed 2024
Open 2025

November 1, 2023
TBC 2024
 
December 1, 2023
TBC 2024
Doctorate (PhD)Closed 2024
Open 2025
November 1, 2023 
TBC 2024
December 1, 2023
TBC 2024 
Counselling PsychologyClosed EN 2024
Closed FR 2024
Open 2025
September 25, 2023
October 01, 2023
TBC 2024
November 1, 2023 
TBC 2024
International Candidate 
(Deadline to request admission for all programs, except if the program closes before this date)
Closed 2024
Open 2025
November 1, 2023
TBC 2024
December 1, 2023
TBC 2024
ProgramFall (September 2023, 2024, 2025) Deadline for requesting admission [email protected]Deadline for receiving all documents
Microprogram Evaluation in Professional ContextOpen 2024
Open 2025
August 15, 2024
June 2, 2025
August 15, 2024
June 2, 2025

The application for admission must be submitted to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) before the admission deadline indicated in the above table, except the microprogram application (uOttawa form) for admission must be submitted by email. The process of transferring applications from OUAC to the University of Ottawa's servers can take up to 10 business days before being able to access the uoZone student portal and upload the documents required to complete your file. An email will be sent to the applicant with more information.

No pre-evaluation service is available, you must submit an application for admission with the necessary documents in order to process the evaluation. The admission decision may vary depending on the strength of your file and the program you are applying to.

Warning: Information contained below has been obtained from internal practices and other university guidelines. Every care has been taken by the staff to verify its accuracy when published, however the content is subject to change without notice.

It is the student’s responsibility to provide all necessary documents to analyze his/her admission file. Your admission application will be closed without further notification if the required documents to complete your admission application are not submitted

A student who already holds a Master of Education degree from the University of Ottawa cannot receive a second master’s degree in the same discipline from the University of Ottawa.

Admission appeals

Each application for admission is evaluated very carefully and several times. For this reason, admission decisions are rarely overturned. According to the regulation II-1, a denial of admission by the faculty is final. Admission appeals are only considered on procedural grounds. Your appeal will be refused if you fail to clearly outline your rationale and provide supporting documents.

The following reasons are not acceptable for an appeal:

  • You think that the Faculty should review your application one more time.
  • A colleague or a friend of yours, with similar grades, was given an offer of admission.
  • Other universities have offered you admission, so you feel that the Faculty should also offer you admission.

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