Concordia University application deadlines for Fall 2027
Concordia's Film Production and Film Animation close March 1, 2027. That's also the date for new Studio Arts applications. For other fall programs, plan around March 1. US and international applicants should plan for February 1. Apply directly to Concordia. Keep extra work, housing and offer replies on separate reminders.
Reviewed October 16, 2026 · Checked against the primary sources below · How we review guides
Key facts
- Main fall plan
- March 1 general deadline; US and international applicants told no later than February 1. These central date lines are yearless.
- Confirmed 2027 portfolios
- Film Production/Animation and new Studio Arts: March 1. Studio Arts internal transfers/double majors: February 1.
- Accepting an offer
- Your letter gives your confirmation date. Fine Arts also requires course registration by that date.
- Residence for 2027-28
- Grey Nuns is unavailable. New guarantee, application and payment terms remain unconfirmed; don't reuse the 2026 housing calendar.
Concordia's calendar, checked October 16, 2026
Read the task, applicant group and source status together.
| Task and applicant group | Date | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Most fall undergraduate applications | March 1, yearless | Latest available central deadline. Not an explicitly dated Fall 2027 general calendar; late review requires space.Main application dates |
| US and international fall applicants | Apply no later than February 1, yearless | Earlier central instruction for processing time. Not a separate early-admission guarantee or confirmed 2027 date.Earlier applicant instruction |
| General application opening / fall availability | Exact common opening day pending | Conflict: September 2027 section retains Fall 2026 table captions. October 1, 2026 opening is for Indigenous Bridging only.Mixed-cycle availability |
| Film Production and Film Animation: application, portfolio and letter | March 1, 2027 | Confirmed Fall 2027. Apply first, then send separate SlideRoom materials for each program. October portal opening has no exact day or opening year.Cinema 2027 deadlines |
| Studio Arts: new applicants / degree transfers | March 1, 2027 | Confirmed program calendar. Portfolio and letter required through SlideRoom.Studio Arts new applicants |
| Studio Arts: internal transfers / double majors | February 1, 2027 | Confirmed earlier route-specific date. Do not substitute the general internal-transfer March rule.Studio Arts internal routesGeneral internal-transfer table |
| Acting for the Theatre: video and other materials | February 1 encouraged; accepted until March 1, yearless date lines | Priority versus final distinction under a Fall 2027 heading. Exact clock/zone unconfirmed. Cross-faculty main request explicitly March 1, 2027.Theatre materials |
| Theatre callbacks, interviews and portfolio reviews | March 20/21 program details; letter question says March 21/22 | Conflict in date scope. Day lines lack years under Fall 2027 heading. Confirm your program's invitation before booking travel.Theatre appointment details |
| Music, Electroacoustic Studies and Jazz admission package | Exact new-applicant Fall 2027 closing date pending here | Current literacy/portfolio/audition tasks vary. Yearless March 15 is a cross-faculty request date; March 1 Minor route is for current students.Music package routes |
| Journalism main form / dossier | March 1; February 1 international, yearless | Latest available. Main-form text uses inside/outside Canada; dossier uses international label. Required English letter, optional portfolio.Journalism two stages |
| Communication essays / Education extra forms and interviews | Exact Fall 2027 extra-material dates unconfirmed here | Central list names required tasks, without a dated common closing day. Ask the department for your program.Named extra requirements |
| Documents / requested English test scores | Your To Do list; normally three weeks from English request | Current relative rule, not a common dated 2027 upload cutoff. Official final records normally follow school completion and precede classes.Document requirementsFinal official records |
| Automatic entrance scholarship selection | Winter into spring, yearless | Current selection pattern, not a fixed 2027 award decision day. Admission doesn't guarantee an award.Entrance scholarships |
| Application-based Concordia awards open | August yearless versus October 2026 | Conflict between scholarships and funding pages. Exact opening day and Fall 2027 closing date pending.Scholarships openingOctober 2026 statement |
| Entrance bursary application | Fall 2027 pending; last window March 2 to April 17, 2026 | Latest available for Winter/Fall 2026 entrants and 2026-27 need. Its Aid Year 2027 menu instruction doesn't establish Fall 2027 dates.Bursary cycle |
| Guaranteed / other undergraduate / exchange housing applications | Fall 2027 pending; last openings March 1 / May 1 / June 30, 2026 | Prior-cycle calendar. Guarantee's March 1 admission and June 1 age rules are yearless. New eligibility and deadline need confirmation.Housing calendar |
| Housing application / room confirmation and lease | New-cycle dates pending; confirmation and lease follow your room offer | Latest available $100 application and $1,500 confirmation fees, not confirmed 2027-28 prices. Separate from accepting admission.Room-offer steps |
| Grey Nuns / other housing options | Grey Nuns unavailable for 2027-28 | Confirmed building closure for that year. Loyola residences and independent CAMPUS1 are listed alternatives, not a replacement guarantee.2027-28 building noticeIndependent lease |
| Academic offer reply and deposit | Personal confirmation date in your letter | Current rule. Yearless $100 tuition-credit deposit; no common Fall 2027 reply day confirmed.Offer confirmation dateDeposit instructions |
| Fine Arts: accept, pay and register | By the date in your admission offer | Current rule: missing course registration cancels the offer. Listed orientation dates remain Fall 2026, not new-cycle appointments.Fine Arts confirmation |
Reviewed against each row's official source. Recheck the source before you act, because dates and fees change.
Choose your background before you choose a date
This guide covers Concordia in Montreal. Start with your school history. You can enter from Quebec CEGEP or high school. Prior college or university study has its own route. The form also has routes for mature entry and current or former Concordia students. CEGEP is Quebec's college system. A current Concordia degree transfer isn't the same as a new application from another university. Studio Arts makes that difference matter. Its internal transfer date comes a month before its new-applicant date.
Apply directly to Concordia even if you're also using OUAC. That's the Ontario Universities' Application Centre. An OUAC number can help send your Ontario school records. It doesn't submit your Concordia choice. Put your preferred subject first on Concordia's form. The school allows up to three choices. It reviews them in order. Once it admits you to one, it cancels the remaining choices. Use the Concordia hub to compare the wider school options before you rank them.
Sources: Background and ranked choices · Ontario transcript route · Different transfer dates
Keep the year beside the March and February rules
The central fall deadline is March 1. It tells US and international applicants to apply no later than February 1. Those lines don't print a year. They're useful planning targets, but aren't a newly dated 2027 general calendar. Nor does the page give a common clock time or zone. The availability page has another issue. Its September 2027 section still captions the faculty tables Fall 2026. Check the term beside your actual choice before paying. The exact general opening day is still unconfirmed here. The October 1, 2026 opening on that page belongs to Indigenous Bridging. Our Canadian opening guide keeps the separate opening question together.
Sources: Yearless fall dates · Mixed-cycle headings
Get the right records into the right place
CEGEP applicants should include their permanent code so Concordia can obtain their records. Ontario fall applicants can include a valid current-year OUAC number. Without it, upload the requested school records. Other Canadian and US applicants upload past grades and current courses. International applicants also need records from previous schools. Transfer applicants must include post-secondary study as well as earlier records. Mature entry has extra tasks, including a resumé, proof of age and letter of intent. Your background changes the file, even when the central application date is the same.
Your Student Centre To Do list shows what Admissions still needs. It can take up to ten working days to update after review. Fine Arts portfolios don't appear in its received-document list. Check your department's system too. English scores have a relative deadline: normally three weeks after the request. If you're awaiting a test, upload the planned date and follow the school's timing rule. The exact general Fall 2027 document cutoff remains unconfirmed. Official final records usually come from the issuing school after you finish, before classes begin. Follow the conditions in your own offer.
Sources: Records and English requests · Official final documents · To Do and portfolio tracking
Film and Studio Arts have dated 2027 portfolio rules
Film Production and Film Animation both confirm March 1, 2027. You apply to Concordia first, then send your portfolio and letter through SlideRoom. Applying to both? Each needs its own portfolio and letter. Their Fall 2027 portals are due to open in October. The page gives no exact opening day or explicit opening year. Don't treat that month as a closing date. Neither program takes winter entrants. The Film Production requirements guide explains the degree. Keep this calendar beside its material checklist.
Studio Arts confirms March 1, 2027 for new applicants and degree transfers. Internal transfers and double majors have February 1, 2027 instead. You need the portfolio and letter for that route. Fine Arts doesn't share portfolios between program choices. A Studio Art submission won't automatically reach Photography. Use each department's correct link and keep its receipt. The wider Fine Arts instructions require a Concordia ID before these submissions. Starting the main application in good time leaves room to finish that second step.
Sources: Dated Cinema tasks · Studio Arts route split · Separate departmental submissions
An encouraged audition date isn't the final deadline
Acting for the Theatre strongly encourages February 1 materials, then says it accepts them until March 1. Those date lines omit a year beneath a Fall 2027 heading. Its cross-faculty request date does explicitly say March 1, 2027. Keep these scopes separate. The page lists March 20 or 21 callbacks and other program sessions. Yet its letter question asks about March 21 or 22 interviews. Confirm your own invitation before arranging travel. A date in a letter question doesn't settle every program's appointment.
Music also needs its own package. Music majors can submit a video audition or creative portfolio. They can also send both, based on their practice. Jazz requires a video audition and placement tests. Electroacoustic Studies needs a portfolio and its named tests. This is more detailed than the central list's broad audition summary. We haven't confirmed a dated Fall 2027 package cutoff. The yearless March 15 cross-faculty request isn't a universal deadline. Use the Concordia Music guide to identify your route. Then ask the department about its current date.
Sources: Priority, final and appointment dates · Music routes and missing cycle date · Central summary
Journalism and other extra forms need a second check
Journalism has two stages. Its main-form instructions say March 1 inside Canada and February 1 outside Canada. The dossier uses March 1 with February 1 for international applicants. These dates are yearless. Ask the department which group applies if your citizenship and school location differ. The English letter is required. A portfolio is optional, so lacking published clips doesn't remove your chance to apply. Confirm the new dossier cycle with Journalism before relying on a date.
Communication Studies and Communication and Cultural Studies require an application essay. Early Childhood and Elementary Education needs extra forms, references and an interview. Teaching English as a Second Language also lists forms, references and an interview. The central list doesn't give these tasks a dated Fall 2027 calendar. Ask the named department for the current submission route and deadline. Your admission form doesn't complete an essay or arrange an interview for you. Keep each extra task beside its program name.
Sources: Journalism group labels · Other named department tasks
Separate automatic awards from forms you must send
Most entrance scholarship choices are automatic during admission review. They serve eligible first-time bachelor's entrants; an offer alone doesn't guarantee an award. Selection runs through winter and spring without a fixed new-cycle decision day here. Fine Arts awards can depend on the portfolio where one is required. Gina Cody lists automatic entrance consideration too. But its Miriam Sobel Award asks for a statement about hardship and may require supporting records. No dated Fall 2027 statement deadline is confirmed here. Read the named award rather than assuming every task is automatic.
Application-based Concordia awards have a source conflict. The scholarships page says forms open in August without a year. The funding overview says they'll reopen in October 2026. We can't turn either line into a confirmed Fall 2027 closing date. Recheck November 1 and ask Financial Aid which competition the form covers. The Concordia financial-aid section explains the types of support. For need-based entrance bursaries, the last dated window is March 2 to April 17, 2026. It serves Winter or Fall 2026 entrants. The instruction to select Aid Year 2027 still sits in that older cycle. It doesn't confirm next fall's window.
Sources: Scholarship selection and August wording · October 2026 wording · Miriam Sobel statement · Dated bursary cycle
Grey Nuns closure changes the housing question
Grey Nuns won't be available for 2027-28. That's a confirmed building notice. Concordia also lists Hingston Hall and Jesuit Residence at Loyola. CAMPUS1 MTL is an approved alternative, but runs independently. Concordia Residence Life doesn't manage it, and your lease is with CAMPUS1. None of this proves a replacement room guarantee for next fall. Use the Concordia residence comparison to understand the options, then ask Housing which buildings and rules apply to the new cycle.
The application page still gives March 1, May 1 and June 30, 2026 openings for different groups. Its guarantee uses a yearless March 1 admission application and June 1 age test. That test is 18 or younger outside Quebec, or 19 or younger in Quebec. Those aren't confirmed 2027-28 terms. The latest listed application fee is $100 and room confirmation fee $1,500. New-cycle amounts remain unconfirmed too. Confirmation and lease deadlines come with the room offer. Ask about both before paying. Don't assume that accepting admission completes housing, or that an old guarantee lets you choose any room.
Sources: Confirmed Grey Nuns notice · Independent CAMPUS1 lease · Prior-cycle housing process
Your offer has the reply date you need
Concordia puts a confirmation date in your admission letter. You must accept and pay the deposit by that date. The current admitted-student guide lists a $100 deposit, credited towards tuition. That amount has no new-cycle date here. Fine Arts adds a crucial step: register for courses by your offer's deadline. Missing registration cancels the offer even if you meant to attend. We haven't confirmed one shared Fall 2027 reply day or offer-release day. File completeness affects decision timing, and extra-material committees review after the official deadline. Check your email and Student Centre while you wait.
Sources: Personal confirmation deadline · Current deposit · Registration condition · Decision timing factors
Late review depends on a place being open
Concordia considers late applications when places remain. It also warns that programs can close without notice after the official deadline. An open program list isn't a promise of late admission. Ask about your exact program before sending a late form or portfolio. Internal degree transfers have their own fall-only late rule. We don't treat it as an extension for every department. Compare the Canadian university deadlines if you're weighing other choices. A later date elsewhere won't reopen a Concordia program that has closed.
Sources: Late applications · Closure without warning · Internal-transfer scope
What to do this week
Write down your entry route and exact program name. Check the dated portfolio rules before setting your main reminder. For Engineering or Computer Science, read the Engineering guide or Computer Science guide for course requirements. Ask the department about any missing extra-material date. Keep November 1, 2026 for the source recheck, especially housing and award forms.
- Select the correct Fall 2027 term and rank your choices.
- Save separate receipts for the main form and each departmental submission.
- Read your offer's confirmation and registration instructions when it arrives.
- Ask Housing about the new cycle before relying on a guarantee or paying.
Sources: Term and choices · Departmental receipts · Issued offer · Housing terms to recheck
Official sources
Confirm current dates, rules, fees, and program details in these primary sources.
Written by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed by Official-source review desk · Last reviewed October 16, 2026
- Concordia undergraduate applicationsLatest available, yearless March 1 fall deadline and February 1 no-later-than instruction for U.S./international applicants. Late review depends on places. English proof normally due three weeks after a request. No common Fall 2027 opening day or clock time confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Program availabilityConflict: September 2027 section with October 1, 2026 update retains Fall 2026 faculty-table captions. Programs can close without warning after the official deadline. October 1, 2026 opening is expressly for Indigenous Bridging, not all undergraduate applications. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Application instructionsCurrent educational-background categories, direct application, three ranked choices and program-specific upload process. Confirmation email within 24 hours; To Do updates may take ten working days. Fine Arts portfolios aren't on the central received-document list. No live form tested. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Required application recordsCurrent CEGEP permanent-code, Ontario current-year OUAC-number, other-school and transfer records. Mature entry needs a CV, age proof, school records and letter. Normally three weeks from English request; planned test should be within three more weeks of the original deadline. No common new-cycle upload cutoff confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Final official documentsCurrent final-transcript instructions: official records normally follow completion of schooling and precede classes. Issuing-body delivery differs from applicant uploads. CEGEP and Ontario fall transcript routes are distinct; offer conditions control. No common fixed Fall 2027 date. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Transfer applicant and internal degree routesExternal transfers use the same admission application with prior records. Yearless internal degree-transfer table gives March 1 fall and November 1 winter where available, with Fine Arts exceptions and fall-only late consideration if places remain. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Programs with additional requirementsCurrent named essay, dossier, interview, portfolio and audition requirements. Central list is not a dated Fall 2027 extra-material calendar. Music's central video-audition summary is broader than the detailed department page's performer/creator options. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Cinema admission calendarConfirmed March 1, 2027 for Fall 2027 Film Production and Film Animation. Main application precedes SlideRoom portfolio and separate letter per program. Fall 2027 SlideRoom opens in October, without an exact day or explicit opening year. No winter entry for those two programs. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Studio Arts admission calendarConfirmed February 1, 2027 for internal transfers/double majors; March 1, 2027 for new applicants/degree transfers. Portfolio and letter go through SlideRoom; each program choice needs a separate submission. Do not apply the February date to every new applicant. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Theatre Fall 2027 instructionsConfirmed Fall 2027 heading and March 1, 2027 cross-faculty request date. Acting materials encouraged February 1 and accepted until March 1, but these date lines omit a year. Acting callbacks March 20/21; Performance Creation March 20 workshop/March 21 remote interviews; Scenography March 20/21 reviews, all yearless date lines. Letter separately asks about March 21/22 interviews, an unresolved difference. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Music admission packagesCurrent SlideRoom literacy, portfolio and video-audition rules differ by program and performer/creator choice. Cross-faculty request March 15 and current-student Minor request March 1 are yearless. No dated Fall 2027 new-applicant package cutoff confirmed. August 21, 2026 microprogram deadline is not a degree deadline. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Journalism dossierYearless March 1 inside-Canada and February 1 outside-Canada main applications. Dossier date uses March 1/February 1 international wording. Required English letter; portfolio optional. Do not infer an explicit 2027 date or replace location labels with citizenship. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Fine Arts submission routesCurrent main-application-first and valid-ID rules. Portfolios are separate for each choice and aren't shared between departments. Dance/Theatre appointment systems differ from many SlideRoom programs. No common new-cycle extra-material cutoff. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- After applyingCurrent decision factors include timeliness and completeness. Extra-material committees review after the official application deadline. To Do list can take ten working days; Fine Arts portfolios won't appear in central document list. No common Fall 2027 offer day confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Understanding your offerCurrent personal confirmation-date rule: acceptance and deposit by the date in the letter. Conditions must be met before studies start. No university-wide Fall 2027 reply date is supplied. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Newly admitted stepsCurrent Student Centre acceptance and $100 non-refundable tuition-credit confirmation deposit; amount is yearless, not a newly dated Fall 2027 fee. Conditions, final documents and course registration are separate tasks. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Fine Arts offer and registrationCurrent accept/pay/register-by-offer-date rule; missing registration cancels the offer. Page retains Fall 2026 orientation dates, which are not Fall 2027 appointments. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Entrance scholarship selectionCurrent mostly automatic first-entry bachelor scholarship selection through winter/spring; Fine Arts portfolio-based selection where required. Application-based Concordia awards say August opening without a year, versus October 2026 on funding overview. No common 2027 award closing date confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Funding overviewApplication-based awards say applications will reopen October 2026, conflicting with the scholarships page's yearless August wording. Exact day and Fall 2027 competition close remain unconfirmed. Automatic entrance awards and application-based bursaries are distinct. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Entrance bursary calendarLatest available: March 2 to April 17, 2026 for Winter/Fall 2026 entrants and 2026-27 need. Aid Year 2027 is an instruction in that older cycle, not a confirmed Fall 2027 window. Aid declaration, applicable needs analysis and application required; supporting records at application or within ten days. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Gina Cody entrance awardsCurrent automatic consideration statement has a named extra task: Miriam Sobel Award requires a hardship statement and may need supporting documents. No dated Fall 2027 statement deadline confirmed here. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Residence application and offersLatest available March 1/May 1/June 30, 2026 openings by guaranteed/other undergraduate/exchange groups. Guarantee uses yearless March 1 admission application and June 1 age test. Current $100 application/$1,500 confirmation fees and personal lease/payment deadlines are not confirmed 2027-28 terms. Immigration and cancellation dates remain yearless; no new schedule inferred. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Concordia residence buildingsConfirmed Grey Nuns unavailable for academic year 2027-28. Hingston Hall and Jesuit Residence at Loyola, plus approved alternative CAMPUS1 MTL, are listed; no new-cycle place or replacement guarantee follows from that list. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- CAMPUS1 MTL relationshipCurrent approved alternative operated independently of Concordia Residence Life; lease is with CAMPUS1 MTL. No Fall 2027 place, university guarantee or shared deposit deadline confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
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