Undergraduate admission requirements for students from Brazil

This page provides admission requirements for applicants educated in Brazil, including those who have received or are in the process of receiving a Certificado de Conclusao de Ensino Medio and those who have completed postsecondary studies.

Minimum admission requirements

Your eligibility for University of Ottawa programs depends on the level of education you have completed or are completing, as well as the program you are applying to.

Terms used at the University of Ottawa and in Canada

In Brazil, you say…	At the University of Ottawa and in Canada, it's…
Certificado de Conclusao de Ensino Medio	High school diploma
Diploma/Vestibular	High school diploma
Titulo de Bacharel	Bachelor's
Titulo de Mestre	Masters's
Doctorate or PhD	Doctorate or PhD

Your highest level of education: *

Your education system: *

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Required documents

You will need to submit your supporting documents through uoZone. Log in and check your Admission file for the list of required documents, and then upload them using uoDoc.

Language requirements

Courses at the University of Ottawa are given in English, French, or both languages. You must master one of the two languages to be admitted.

To show language proficiency, you must submit your official score after taking one of the language tests recognized by the University.

Language requirements

Eligibility

Determine whether you're eligible for admission to our undergraduate programs.

Programs you can be accepted into	Benefits and requirements
Bachelor's	3 years Direct entry after secondary school General education giving grounding in a field of study in arts or social sciences Does not allow access to co-operative education programs Can lead to admission into honours bachelor’s programs Can lead to admission into law or education programs
Honours bachelor’s Honours bachelor’s with major Joint honours bachelor’s Integrated honours bachelor’s	4 years Direct entry after secondary school Option to study more than one discipline in certain programs by adding a major or minor Access to co-operative education programs Can lead to admission into law or education programs Can lead to admission to graduate diploma or master’s programs

Programs you can be accepted into	Benefits and requirements
Civil Law Common Law	3 years Must have completed some university studies (Civil Law: 1 year \| Common Law: 3 years) Option to study civil law, common law (JD) or both Can lead to admission to graduate diploma or master’s programs
Bachelor of Education	1 year Can lead to teaching positions in Ontario primary or secondary schools or accreditation in other Canadian provinces Can lead to admission to graduate diploma or master’s programs