York University application deadlines for Fall 2027
York confirms January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school applications. Most other applicants have March 24 for Fall 2027. Schulich BBA and Social Work close January 15. Schulich's regular extra form is due February 1. Concurrent Education and arts programs have their own steps. Put each task on your calendar.
Reviewed October 16, 2026 · Checked against the primary sources below · How we review guides
Key facts
- Most Ontario applications
- January 15, 2027. Choose the September start and check program exceptions.
- Most other applicants
- March 24, 2027 for other high school, international, transfer and mature groups. Earlier program tasks still apply.
- Schulich early review
- OUAC November 6, 2026; supplement November 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Optional; regular dates remain available.
- Dates to recheck
- Education March 19/20 and PISE January 26/27 conflict. Fall 2027 residence dates are pending. Recheck November 1, 2026.
York Fall 2027 calendar, checked October 16, 2026
Find your group, then add your program's separate tasks.
| Task and applicant group | Date | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| OUAC undergraduate application opens | September 17, 2026 | Confirmed scheduled 2027 startup, subject to change. Schulich says late September. Live form untested.OUAC startup PDFSchulich opening wording |
| Ontario high school: most programs | January 15, 2027 | Confirmed Fall 2027 guaranteed-consideration date; program exceptions below.York deadlinesOUAC Group A |
| Other Canadian high school / international / college or university transfer and mature: most programs | March 24, 2027 | Confirmed for each named group. Earlier supplement or program-specific dates still apply.York applicant-group table |
| Schulich BBA and Social Work: main applications | January 15, 2027 | Confirmed hard closing in York's Fall 2027 calendar. BBA doesn't admit external transfers or mature applicants; York delayed entry is separate.York exceptionsBBA entry groups |
| Direct Entry Nursing / Second Entry Nursing / Post-RN internationally educated nurses | February 1 / February 1 / June 1 (yearless) | Latest available exception sentences, without a 2027 year. Confirm your route; Ontario's January 15 Group A date remains a separate check.York Nursing exceptions |
| Schulich BBA optional Early Consideration | OUAC November 6; supplement November 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET | Confirmed Fall 2027 early-review pair. Missing it doesn't disadvantage regular applicants.Schulich early dates |
| Schulich BBA regular supplement | February 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET | Confirmed for all Fall 2027 BBA applicants; separate from January 15 main application.Schulich supplement |
| Schulich supplement opens | October 15, 2026 or November 2026 | Conflict: undergraduate FAQ says October 15; BBA program text says November. Follow your invitation.Schulich FAQBBA program wording |
| Schulich Masters Pathway supplement | Opens December 1, 2026; March 6 or March 29, 2027 | Conflict: central high school row March 6; pathway page March 29 at 11:59 p.m., zone unstated. Central transfer/mature N/A differs from pathway's transfer instructions. Ask Schulich.Central SMP rowPathway's March 29 |
| York delayed-entry BBA | March 3, 2027 | Confirmed distinct York-student route. Doesn't extend first-year BBA's January 15 or February 1 dates.Delayed-entry BBA date |
| Concurrent BEd application: current Ontario high school / current high school outside Ontario | January 15 / February 1, 2027 | Confirmed faculty-specific dates. Current Ontario high school applicants select their degree and Direct Entry BEd with one OUAC code.Education faculty instructions |
| Direct Entry Concurrent Form: current high school outside Ontario; high school graduates with no postsecondary study | February 1, 2027 | Confirmed for these groups after OUAC application and receipt of a York reference number.Education applicant-group instructions |
| Concurrent Education supplement, recommendations and fee | March 19 or March 20, 2027 | Conflict: central/faculty supplement and recommendations March 19; program requirements say March 20 for form/fee. Ask Education.Education facultyCentral March 19Program March 20 |
| AMPD main application: Ontario / international and university-college transfer | January 15 / February 5, 2027 | Conflict: AMPD faculty gives February 5 for international/transfer, versus central most-program March 24. Other Canadian high school/mature groups lack a separate faculty row. Ask AMPD.AMPD faculty calendarCentral most-program dates |
| AMPD: Production, Screenwriting, Dance, Design, Music, Visual Arts Studio and Theatre Performance Creation; Creative Writing | February 5, 2027; AMPD prints 11:59 EST without a.m./p.m. | Confirmed central supplement day for all listed groups; AMPD guaranteed consideration, then space-based review. Full clock cutoff and exact audition/review appointments pending confirmation.Named York supplementsAMPD clock wording |
| Glendon International Studies and Business Administration dual degree supplement | March 31, 2027 | Confirmed central row for Ontario, out-of-province and international high school groups; transfer/mature marked N/A.Glendon supplement row |
| Social Work transfer/mature supplement | February 16, 2027 | Confirmed central row: no late documentation. High school columns marked N/A; Canadian high school applicants don't need this supplement.Social Work deadlineApplicant exception |
| Lassonde optional Boost | Individual email target; no common Fall 2027 day confirmed | Latest available yearless invitations late February to mid-March; wait-list invites late April to early May. Complete your own emailed steps.Lassonde Boost |
| All applicants: initial supporting documents | Within two weeks of applying, strongly encouraged (yearless) | Latest available recommendation, not a common fixed 2027 closing date. MyFile and program instructions control required items.York I've applied |
| Final grades: most Fall entrants / BBA and Direct Entry Nursing | August 15 / June 30 (yearless); BBA FAQ also says July 1 | Latest available; BBA June 30/July 1 source conflict. Second Entry Nursing requirements also June 30. Exact Fall 2027 schedule unconfirmed.York final-grade rulesBBA July 1 wording |
| Domestic entrance awards: applications and early awards | Open December 1; some due February 15; others April 1 (yearless) | Latest available, not confirmed Fall 2027 dates. Science Scholars and faculty/program award table separately prints February 20, 2027.York incoming awards |
| International awards: opening / recommended admission / nomination | November 1, 2026 / January 19, 2027 / February 4, 2027 | Confirmed dated timeline. January 19 is a recommendation to allow time for the York reference number.International award timeline |
| President's International Scholarship of Excellence student application | January 26 or January 27, 2027; guide says January 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST | Conflict: award card January 26; timeline and Fall 2027 student guide January 27. Guide's nomination/reference February 4 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Ask awards.PISE student guideConflicting card and timeline |
| Schulich Leader nomination / nominee application | January 27 / February 17, 2027 | Confirmed dated rows for eligible Canadian school nominees. This STEM award isn't Schulich BBA admission.York award listing |
| Residence: Ontario high school / outside-Ontario high school | Fall 2027 pending; last cycle June 1 / May 1, 2026 | Latest available explicit Fall 2026 guarantee dates, for Canadian and international groups. Admission must also be accepted by its deadline.Housing guarantee groups |
| Residence application opening, offer acceptance and deposit | Fall 2027 opening and common deposit day pending; follow residence offer | Use York's official housing application link. Housing says to accept by the offer-letter deadline; no new-cycle universal deposit date is confirmed.Housing applicationResidence offer rules |
| Ontario high school offers / Group A response and earliest required acceptance | December to end of June (yearless York window); May 28 / June 1, 2027 OUAC rules | Latest available York window; confirmed OUAC dates for on-time Group A applicants. May 28 response may be an offer, refusal or deferral.York decision windowGroup A response/reply |
| Other groups' offers and acceptance | Rolling review; reply by your offer-letter deadline | Latest available. No common Fall 2027 day confirmed. York's four-week complete-file estimate conflicts with FAQ's six weeks.York review timingSix-week estimatePersonal reply deadline |
Reviewed against each row's official source. Recheck the source before you act, because dates and fees change.
Start with your school group and your actual degree
York's March 24 date gives many applicants outside Ontario a later main deadline. It isn't a later date for every York choice. A student at an Ontario high school should start with January 15. A student at a high school in another province should start with March 24, then read the exceptions. International, transfer and mature groups also have March 24 for most programs. The class start matters too. November 18, 2026 is for Winter 2027, not the next September intake.
The application page treats Schulich BBA and Social Work differently. Both stop taking main applications after January 15. A note about review until programs fill doesn't overrule those limits. BBA doesn't admit external transfers or mature applicants. York delayed entry is a separate route. Use the York hub to check the degree you mean. York's BCom and Schulich's BBA are different choices. Our Ontario deadlines guide explains OUAC, the Ontario Universities' Application Centre. The Canada deadlines table helps when you also apply outside the province.
Sources: York dates and hard program limits · BBA versus BCom · BBA entry limits
Schulich has a separate early-review calendar
For optional Early Consideration, send your BBA choice through OUAC by November 6, 2026. Finish the supplement by November 23 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. You need both steps for that review group. Schulich says the early route changes when it may assess your file. It doesn't change how it judges you. It still needs enough Grade 12 marks to make a decision. Missing the early dates won't disadvantage you if you meet the regular dates.
The regular BBA form closes January 15, 2027. Its supplement closes February 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET for all Fall 2027 BBA applicants. The opening wording conflicts: the FAQ says October 15, while the BBA page says November. Use the emailed invitation to access your task. For applications after October 10, Schulich says to allow up to ten business days for that invitation. Check spam before contacting its admissions team. Our Schulich supplement guide covers the required parts.
The Schulich Masters Pathway, or SMP, is a separate choice alongside an eligible York degree. It offers conditional entry to later graduate study. Its page opens the form December 1, 2026 and closes it March 29, 2027 at 11:59 p.m., without a time zone. York's central table instead says March 6 for high school groups and marks transfer/mature as not applicable. The pathway page includes transfer instructions. Ask Schulich about the date and your group before relying on either row.
Sources: Early and regular submission steps · FAQ opening · Conflicting program opening · SMP closing and applicant instructions · Conflicting central SMP row
Education's form and references need an extra check
Concurrent Education uses January 15, 2027 for current Ontario high school applicants. They select their degree and Direct Entry BEd together with one OUAC code. Current high school applicants outside Ontario have February 1 for the application. They also send the Direct Entry Concurrent Form after they receive a York reference number. High school graduates who haven't attended any postsecondary school must send that form too. Its deadline is February 1, 2027. Don't use the general March 24 row for this pathway. The York concurrent Education guide explains how the teaching route connects to your first degree.
The next stage has a live date conflict. York's main table and faculty page say March 19, 2027 for the supplement. The faculty also names that day for online recommendations. The program's requirements say March 20 for the form and fee. Ask Education which date controls your file and references. You can set a personal target before March 19 without pretending that resolves the source conflict. Give your referees the official link and enough time to submit their own letters.
Sources: Faculty application and recommendation dates · Conflicting form and fee dates · Central March 19 row
Arts, writing and Social Work don't share one extra form
York confirms February 5, 2027 for the named arts supplements in the table. That list includes Production and Screenwriting, plus Dance, Design, Music, Visual Arts Studio and Theatre Performance Creation. Creative Writing also has February 5. For AMPD, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, this is the guaranteed-consideration deadline. Later review depends on space. Your audition or portfolio review may need its own booking. Don't assume submitting the main OUAC form books that appointment for you.
AMPD's own table also gives February 5 for the main application from international and college or university transfer applicants. That differs from the central March 24 most-program row. Its Ontario main date stays January 15. Ask the faculty which date applies to your arts choice. The faculty prints the supplement time as '11:59 EST' without saying a.m. or p.m. Don't fill in that missing part yourself. Other Canadian high school and mature applicants lack a separate row in that faculty table.
Social Work's February 16, 2027 supplement row is for transfer and mature applicants. Its high school columns say it doesn't apply. York also says Canadian high school applicants don't need that supplement. The central page won't accept late Social Work documents after the deadline. This is stricter than AMPD's space-based wording. If you're changing a York choice, check the new degree's tasks before you switch. The York Social Work guide keeps first-year and transfer entry separate.
Sources: Named supplement dates and late-file rules · Faculty application date and clock wording · Canadian high school Social Work exception
Lassonde Boost uses an emailed target
Lassonde calls Boost an optional co-application. Its current page says invitations arrive from late February to mid-March. Wait-listed Engineering applicants may get theirs from late April to early May. Those windows have no cycle year. No shared exact Fall 2027 closing day was confirmed here. The school says your deadline depends on when it receives your application. Save the invitation's target with your Engineering choice. Don't borrow the February 1 Schulich deadline just because both tasks add context beyond marks.
Boost can also connect to your Engineering Program Guarantee choices. Follow every step in the faculty email, even if you already have an Engineering offer. The invitation and the main degree application serve different purposes. Our Lassonde Engineering guide explains the program route. Keep the central York application date in your calendar while you wait for Boost instructions. An optional task with a later invitation doesn't make your original application optional or extend its closing date.
Sources: Optional Boost and individual timing · Main application calendar
Send useful documents soon after you apply
York strongly encourages you to send documents within two weeks of applying. That's a yearless recommendation on its applied page, not one fixed Fall 2027 document deadline for everyone. MyFile shows the items your file needs. If you're still in school, send the requested current transcript with course enrolment and marks to date. Don't add papers the school hasn't asked for. York warns that extra, unneeded files can slow review. Program supplements still go through their own faculty process.
Final grades have a different role. The admitted page gives August 15 for most Fall entrants, with June 30 for BBA and Direct Entry Nursing. It also gives June 30 for Second Entry Nursing requirements. Schulich's FAQ instead says July 1 for completed courses and final marks. These yearless rules conflict for BBA; none confirms Fall 2027 here. Ask about your offer's conditions. Ontario high school final grades normally come through your school. Other applicants follow York's rules for official documents from the issuing school.
Sources: Two-week target and personal checklist · Official-document rules · Yearless final-grade exceptions · BBA July 1 conflict
Awards can close before the general application date
York's international award timeline opens November 1, 2026. It recommends applying for admission by January 19, 2027 so your reference number can arrive in time. That recommendation can matter even if your degree's main date is March 24. The PISE student guide gives January 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST for the award form. It gives February 4 at the same time for the nomination and reference. The incoming-awards card instead says January 26. Ask the award office about that conflict.
Domestic award guidance is less settled for the new cycle. The December 1 opening, some February 15 deadlines and April 1 close have no year. Keep them as planning references until York confirms your competition. Its dated list gives January 27 and February 17, 2027 for Schulich Leader nomination and application. Science Scholars has February 20, 2027. Read the award name carefully: Schulich Leader is a STEM scholarship, not the BBA supplement. The York financial-aid guide explains the funding routes.
Sources: Award groups and mixed date wording · Fall 2027 PISE student guide
Residence dates still belong to Fall 2026
The checked housing guarantee page still names Fall 2026. It gives June 1, 2026 for Canadian and international students at Ontario high schools. It gives May 1, 2026 for both groups at high schools outside Ontario. Those dates aren't Fall 2027 deadlines. The school also ties eligibility to accepting admission by the required day. Don't assume citizenship alone picks your housing row. In the published rules, where you attended high school changes the date as well.
Open York Housing's Apply for Residence page for the current application link. No exact Fall 2027 opening day or shared residence deposit day was confirmed on the checked public pages. Accept a residence offer by the deadline in that letter. Keep the housing payment apart from a tuition or enrolment deposit in your notes. York's admitted page still has mixed 2025 and 2026 housing wording. Use the York residence guide for campus options and recheck the official guarantee before relying on it.
Sources: Explicit 2026 guarantee groups · Housing application route · Older admitted-page housing wording
Your decision window and reply deadline are different
York says Ontario high school decisions run from December to the end of June. That window has no year. Its applied page estimates four weeks after required documents arrive, while its FAQ says six. Neither estimate promises you an offer in that time. For on-time OUAC Group A applicants, the confirmed 2027 response date is May 28. A response may be an offer, a refusal or a deferral for more information. June 1 is the earliest required reply or financial commitment date for this group.
Other applicant groups should read the reply date in their York offer. Don't assume the Ontario Group A rule extends your own letter. Schulich's dated schedule puts early offers in December 2026 to January 2027 and regular offers from March to the end of May 2027. No early offer doesn't mean an early rejection. Our Ontario offer-timing guide compares school windows. When you accept through OUAC, keep the confirmation number. York says MyFile and OUAC can take one or two business days to line up.
Sources: York window and four-week estimate · Six-week estimate · Confirmed Group A response rules · Schulich offer cycle · Acceptance and confirmation
What to do this week
Choose your York degree and September 2027 entry first. Then make a line for each step you need. For Schulich early review, put both November dates on that list. For Education, note the earlier outside-Ontario application rule and ask about March 19 versus March 20. If you need a nomination, contact your school before working on the award form. Keep a copy of each submission receipt beside its task. A saved draft isn't the same as a completed submission.
Recheck unresolved dates on November 1, 2026, then when York sends new instructions. Keep old housing and yearless award dates labelled so you don't mistake them for confirmed cutoffs. If you miss a main deadline, ask admissions whether your specific program still accepts files. Schulich and Social Work have hard limits; other programs can fill. Our application-opening guide separates startup from closing dates. OUAC's scheduled opening was September 17. Its direct page blocked our fetch, but a separate official web read succeeded; no live application was tested.
- For Schulich early review, record OUAC November 6 and supplement November 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- Ask Education to resolve March 19 versus March 20, 2027 before sending referees their instructions.
- Ask York awards about PISE's January 26/27 conflict; keep nomination and reference tasks separate.
- Label the May 1/June 1, 2026 housing dates as old-cycle references and recheck November 1, 2026.
Sources: Late application limits · Early-review pair · Education steps · Conflicting Education day · Nomination requirements · Prior-cycle housing dates · OUAC scheduled opening · OUAC source read
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
- York undergraduate deadlinesConfirmed Fall 2027: Ontario high school January 15; other high school, international, transfer and mature March 24 for most programs. Schulich BBA and Social Work close January 15. Dated supplement rows name February 1 BBA, March 6 SMP, February 5 AMPD/Creative Writing, March 19 Education and February 16 transfer Social Work. Nursing exception dates lack a year. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York required documentsCurrent document rules, official-original requirement and school-specific supplements. Social Work supplement isn't required for Canadian high school applicants. No common Fall 2027 document closing date is published here. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York I've appliedLatest available yearless guidance: send documents within two weeks; Ontario offers December to end of June; generally four weeks for assessment after documents. Four weeks conflicts with FAQ's six. Acknowledgement opening sentence still names Fall 2026. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York admissions FAQLatest available six-week complete-file assessment conflicts with four weeks on I've applied. FAQ's January 15/February 2 application dates explicitly belong to Fall 2026, not Fall 2027. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Schulich BBA supplementConfirmed Fall 2027: optional Early Consideration OUAC November 6, 2026 / supplement November 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET; regular January 15 / February 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Invitation schedule and holiday delay are printed. Early review doesn't change assessment or guarantee an offer. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Schulich BBA programConfirmed 2027 early/regular deadlines and March 3, 2027 York delayed-entry deadline. Opening conflict: this page says November 2026 for the supplement and late September for OUAC; FAQ says October 15 and OUAC startup PDF schedules September 17. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Schulich undergraduate FAQConfirmed Fall 2027 supplement opening October 15, 2026 and early offers December 2026 to January 2027; regular March to end of May 2027. Opening conflicts with BBA program's November wording. Yearless July 1 completed-course/final-grade rule conflicts with admitted-page June 30. External transfer and mature applicants aren't eligible; York delayed entry is separate. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Schulich Masters PathwayConfirmed 2027 pathway opening December 1, 2026; supplement March 29, 2027 at 11:59 p.m., with no zone stated. Conflict: central table says March 6 for high school groups and N/A for transfer/mature, while the pathway page gives a transfer application link and eligibility. This is conditional future Masters entry alongside an eligible York undergraduate degree, not BBA admission. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York Concurrent BEd faculty instructionsConfirmed 2027: current Ontario high school application January 15, using one combined degree/BEd OUAC code; current outside-Ontario high school application February 1. The February 1 Direct Entry Concurrent Form applies to current high school applicants outside Ontario and high school graduates with no postsecondary attendance. Supplement and online recommendations March 19. Program page's March 20 form/fee conflicts. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York Education programConflict: Supplementary Information Form and fee March 20, 2027 in requirements, but March 19 in deadline listing and faculty instructions. Don't silently choose a date. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- AMPD applicant calendarConfirmed 2027 faculty table: Ontario main application January 15; international and university/college transfer main application February 5, conflicting with central most-program March 24. Supplement February 5, 2027 for these groups, printed as '11:59 EST' without a.m./p.m. No separate faculty row for other Canadian high school or mature applicants; confirm your group's rule. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- Lassonde Boost co-applicationLatest available yearless optional Boost instructions. Invitations late February to mid-March; wait-list invitations late April to early May; individual completion target arrives by email. No common exact Fall 2027 closing day is confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York incoming scholarshipsConfirmed international timeline November 1, 2026 opening, January 19, 2027 recommended admission, January 27 award closing and February 4 nomination. PISE card says January 26, 2027, a conflict; also retains January 26, 2026 and a mixed 2026-27 heading. Domestic December 1/February 15/April 1 dates are yearless. Schulich Leader January 27 nomination/February 17, 2027 application and Science Scholars February 20, 2027 are dated. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- President's International Scholarship application guideConfirmed Fall 2027 student and educator guide: November 1, 2026 opening; January 27, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. EST application; February 4 at 11:59 p.m. EST nomination/reference. Contradicts incoming-awards card's January 26. Live form availability wasn't tested. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York residence selection and guaranteeLatest available explicit Fall 2026: May 1, 2026 housing for Canadian/international high school applicants outside Ontario; June 1, 2026 for those at Ontario high schools; admission also accepted by its deadline. Residence offer acceptance follows offer letter. Fall 2027 applications, guarantee terms and deposit calendar remain pending. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York residence application routesCurrent official Apply for Residence page links York's housing portal and campus housing sections. No newly dated Fall 2027 application opening or universal deposit day is confirmed. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- York admitted next stepsLatest available yearless acceptance-by-offer-letter rule. Final grades generally August 15; BBA and direct-entry Nursing June 30, with Second Entry Nursing admission requirements also June 30. BBA conflicts with FAQ's yearless July 1. These aren't confirmed Fall 2027 dates. Housing block still mixes Fall 2025/2026 with 2026 deadlines. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- OUAC undergraduate key datesConfirmed 2027 Group A: January 15 application, May 28 response, June 1 earliest required reply or financial commitment. Group B has no common deadline. Curl blocked; separate successful web source read saved October 16. No live form tested. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
- OUAC scheduled startupConfirmed scheduled undergraduate opening September 17, 2026 for the 2027 cycle, subject to change. This isn't a live application-form test; Schulich's broad late-September wording differs. Checked October 16, 2026. Recheck November 1, 2026.
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