uOttawa International Development and Globalization admission requirements: ENG4U or FRA4U, 75% in English (OXI) or 73% in French (OFJ)

The Honours BSocSc in International Development and Globalization is a four year, 120 unit degree in uOttawa's Faculty of Social Sciences. It is taught by the School of International Development and Global Studies, which calls itself Canada's largest academic unit specializing in international development.

The catalogue says the program combines theory and practice and gives you field experience through work and study terms in Canada and abroad. Topics include poverty reduction, human rights, climate change and humanitarian crises. You can take the whole degree in English or in French.

You need an Ontario diploma with at least six 4U, 4M or DU courses. The only named prerequisite is a Grade 12 English or French course at the 4U level. uOttawa accepts ENG4U, EAE4U, EAL4U, ETS4U, EAC4U, EWC4U, FRA4U and FLO4U for this.

There is no math prerequisite. Grade 12 co-op, career and work experience courses do not count toward admission. If you are picking courses now, our course planner can help you lay out Grade 11 and 12.

The published minimum is 75% for the English program (OUAC code OXI) and 73% for the French program (OUAC code OFJ). uOttawa says meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission.

uOttawa does not publish a past admitted range or an acceptance rate for this program. Your admission average uses your top six 4U, 4M or DU grades, including the prerequisite. Use our Top 6 average calculator to see where you stand, and aim above the minimum if you can.

Ontario high school students are reviewed in three rounds. The first runs mid November to end of January and uses your best five final grades from Grade 11 and 12. The second runs mid February to mid April and uses six final grades, with at least two from Grade 12.

The third round runs mid May to August. It uses six Grade 12 grades, including the prerequisite. uOttawa does not deny admission in the first two rounds. Denials and alternative offers go out in the third round.

The calendar lists two basic skills courses, ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing and ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition. Early compulsory courses include DVM 1100, Canada and the Challenges of International Development and Globalization, plus ECO 1102 and ECO 1104 in macro and micro economics.

In second year you take DVM 2105 and DVM 2106, two introductions to development history and practice. Later you take research methods, project management and quantitative reasoning. The program has 78 units of program courses and 36 elective units, or 6 elective units plus a minor.

Co-op is available. Study terms alternate with paid work terms. You can ask for a reserved co-op spot when you apply from high school. uOttawa says you need 80% or higher for direct admission into co-op in first year, and a CGPA of at least 8.0 to keep that spot.

If you apply from inside uOttawa, the program asks for a CGPA of 6 and your first year courses done. Spots are limited and go to the highest CGPA first. The default sequence puts your first work term in the summer after second year and finishes with a study term in the fall of a fifth year. Employers listed include Global Affairs Canada and the Privy Council Office.

From third year, the program page says you can take international internships, field research courses and a Model United Nations course. The School's internship program places students with a Canadian NGO in a developing country, and recent field courses ran in Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda.

There is also an In-Depth Experiential Learning Stream (IELS). The requirements tool says you complete ten courses in a professional setting during your four year degree. The English program also lists a French immersion stream, where you take one third of your courses in French.

The requirements tool lists a Fall 2027 application deadline of June 1, 2027 for Canadian applicants, with documents due by June 15, 2027. International applicants have May 1 and May 15, 2027. Winter entry for Canadian applicants closes October 17, 2026.

A June deadline is late in the cycle. Offers start in mid November, so applying early gives you more rounds of review. For the OUAC equal consideration date and other schools, see our Ontario deadlines page.

uOttawa's tuition tool shows CA$3,104.96 per term for full time International Development and Globalization in 2026-2027. That is the flat rate for Canadian students who pay Ontario resident fees. The tool shows the same figure for every full time course load.

Our estimate: two terms come to about CA$6,209.92 in tuition for a fall and winter year. That leaves out incidental fees, books, housing and co-op fees, which are charged for the term before your first work term and each work term.

For 2027-2028, the University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship is automatic. A 95% to 100% average earns $3,000, 90% to 94.9% earns $2,000, and 85% to 89.9% earns $1,000.

The Faculty of Social Sciences Dean's Excellence Award gives $4,000 to top full time students with an admission average of at least 92%, with no application. A French Studies Bursary of $1,000 a year is also automatic if you take enough courses in French.

The same School runs International Economics and Development. That program also asks for a 75% minimum in English (OXJ), but it adds Advanced Functions (MHF4U) as a prerequisite and strongly recommends Calculus and Vectors.

Choose International Development and Globalization if you want a broad social science degree with politics, anthropology and economics. Choose the economics program if you enjoy math and want more economic tools. uOttawa also offers a French only joint law and development degree, which the program page lists as a related program.

This is a direct entry program with a clear minimum and no supplementary application. The main choices are the language of study and whether to aim for co-op. The 80% reserved co-op threshold is higher than the 75% program minimum, so your child's final grades matter.

Careers the program page lists include international development officer, humanitarian aid worker, foreign service officer and international policy analyst. Read our uOttawa admissions overview for the wider picture.