Important Dates 2011-2012
The following dates are important milestones relating to the application process. Please check them carefully and keep them in mind during your application process.
2011
Late August 2011
The OUAC circulates eINFO bulletins and launches the eINFO site: www.electronicinfo.ca.
August 29, 2011
The OUAC commences distribution of OUAC 101 application materials to secondary schools and school boards.
November 11, 2011
Target date for the OUAC to receive all electronic student data files from Ontario secondary schools for both hardcopy and online applications.
2012
January 11, 2012
Deadline for Ontario secondary school students to submit completed hardcopy and online applications to the OUAC.
Note: Applications received after this date will still be processed by the OUAC and distributed to the universities. However, specific university deadlines will apply.
The original application procedure will include the collection of all final grades from previously completed Grade 11 and 12 courses and a list of all current-year courses in progress.
January 26, 2012
Target date for Ontario universities to receive (from the OUAC) all application data and grades from all applications submitted by January 11, 2012.
February 7, 2012
Recommended last date for students to submit all information to the OUAC, including university and program changes, as well as additional active choices, to be eligible for consideration for early admission. Please note: This is not a deadline date. Changes will be accepted and processed by the OUAC at any time.
February 15, 2012
Deadline for the OUAC to receive, from Ontario secondary schools, all final first-semester grades and current full-year midterm grades for 4U/M courses.
March 8, 2012
Target date for Ontario universities to receive (from the OUAC) all final first-semester grades and current full-year midterm grades for 4U/M courses.
April 26, 2012
Deadline date for Ontario secondary schools to report, to the OUAC, midterm grades for second-semester courses and interim grades for full-year courses. Grades that the OUAC receives earlier will be transmitted to Ontario universities when received.
May 8, 2012
Target date for Ontario universities to receive, from the OUAC, second-semester midterm grades and interim grades for full-year courses. Grades that the OUAC receives earlier will be transmitted to Ontario universities when received.
May 29, 2012
The latest date by which all secondary school applicants shall expect a response from an Ontario university. Such a response will be one of:
- an offer of admission;
- a refusal; or
- a deferral pending the receipt of specific additional information.
June 1, 2012
The earliest date by which Ontario universities may require a response to an offer of admission and a financial commitment of any kind (e.g., registration
deposit, residence deposit, etc.) from an Ontario secondary school student. All other admissions-related elements including scholarships, other forms of student assistance or financial incentives, and offers of residence are considered part of the offer of admission. Therefore, a student may accept these other offers prior to June 1, 2012, but Ontario universities shall not compel a student in any way to make an earlier decision.
July 10, 2012
Deadline for the OUAC to receive final grades for current semester/year courses from Ontario secondary schools.
July 19, 2012
Target date for the OUAC to transmit all remaining final grades to the universities. By this date, the OUAC will have attempted to contact all schools that have not provided their grades.
August 1–24, 2012
The OUAC collects summer school grades from Ontario secondary schools and boards.
August 2012
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their summer school marks are sent to the OUAC upon completion of the course(s) they are taking. Only an original, official, final document will be accepted by the OUAC. Applicants should also contact the universities to which they have applied informing them that an official final document has been submitted to the OUAC for input. Universities may also request that photocopies be sent to them directly.
When the universities receive these final grades, they will determine whether the applicant’s final standing meets their conditions of the offer of admission given earlier.