University of Ottawa Admission Requirements & Dates 2027

2027 applicant update

University of Ottawa admission requirements for 2027

Ontario high school applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and at least six Grade 12 4U, 4M, or DU courses. The top six interim or final grades—including every prerequisite for the chosen program—form the admission average. Grade 12 co-op, career, and work experience courses do not count. Published minimums are eligibility thresholds, not guaranteed admission cut-offs.

uOttawa prerequisites and current minimum admission averages

These values come from uOttawa's live Ontario high school prerequisite tool as reviewed on July 29, 2026. The tool still references the Fall 2026 application cycle, so use the figures below for planning and recheck every program when uOttawa publishes its Fall 2027 requirements.

How much is the University of Ottawa application fee?

Most direct-entry undergraduate applicants pay through OUAC. The current OUAC base fee is C$156 for the first three program choices, plus C$50 for each additional choice. Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents also pay a C$10 international service fee. These fees are non-refundable.

uOttawa's fee schedule effective September 1, 2026 lists a C$93 document-evaluation fee for applicants to whom that assessment applies. OUAC's older fee page still displays C$92, so applicants should budget C$93 and use the amount shown at checkout. The limited applicant categories that apply directly to uOttawa pay C$104 unless their route is specifically fee-exempt. Music auditions, portfolio evaluations, transcripts, and professional applications can add separate charges.

When does the University of Ottawa send admission offers?

uOttawa says it uses three admission rounds. Its counsellor guidance describes conditional offers beginning in December for highly qualified applicants and continued offers through the end of May. That pattern is context, not a guarantee for a particular program or applicant. OUAC's 2027 schedule says Ontario high school applicants who met the January deadline can expect an admission response by May 28, 2027. The admission file in uoZone is the authoritative place to track the decision and missing documents.

University of Ottawa important dates for 2026–2027

uOttawa's Registrar publishes a separate academic calendar of term, enrolment, exam, and tuition dates in addition to the admission deadlines above. These are the confirmed Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 dates as of the live August 25, 2026 review.

Undergraduate enrolment for Fall 2026 opened by year level starting May 19, 2026, with a last day to enrol or change course selection of September 22, 2026. For students graduating in Fall 2026, the last day to register for the Spring 2027 Convocation ceremony (June 9 to 13, 2027) is September 15, 2026. Program, faculty, and co-op work-term dates can differ from these general dates, so confirm the exact term in uOttawa's live calendar below.

See the full uOttawa important academic dates and deadlines calendar for enrolment-by-year-level times, withdrawal and financial-credit deadlines, deferred-exam periods, and graduate/thesis dates.

uOttawa co-op admission requirements

Direct-from-high-school applicants normally need at least an 80% admission average for co-op consideration. Applicants can select co-op with many programs when applying; Biomedical Science, Health Sciences, Human Kinetics, and Translation use a later-entry process. Software Engineering is different because co-op is mandatory. Selecting an optional co-op stream does not change the academic admission decision, and a reserved co-op place still depends on meeting the program's ongoing requirements.

The canonical University of Ottawa co-op guide below explains reserved places, later entry, current deadlines, work terms, fees, hiring, and international-student rules. Compare the structure with other institutions in the Ontario university co-op guide.