OUAC 101 Important Dates 2012-2013
The following dates are important milestones relating to the application process. Please check them carefully and keep them in mind during your application process.
2012
Late August 2012
The OUAC circulates eINFO bulletins and launches the eINFO site: www.electronicinfo.ca.
August 27, 2012
The OUAC commences distribution of OUAC 101 application materials to secondary schools and school boards.
November 16, 2012
Target date for the OUAC to receive all electronic student data files from Ontario secondary schools.
2013
January 16, 2013
Deadline for you to submit completed 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 24, 2013
Target date for Ontario universities to receive (from the OUAC) all application data and grades from all applications submitted by January 16, 2013.
February 5, 2013
Recommended last date for you to submit all information to the OUAC to be eligible for consideration for early admission. This includes university and program changes, as well asa additional active choices. Please note: This is not a deadline date. Changes will be accepted and processed by the OUAC at any time.
February 14, 2013
Deadline for the OUAC to receive, from Ontario secondary schools, all final first-semester grades and current full-year November grades for 4U/M courses.
March 1, 2013
Target date for Ontario universities to receive (from the OUAC) all final first-semester grades and current full-year November grades for 4U/M courses.
April 25, 2013
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 7, 2013
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, 2013
The latest date by which you can 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 3, 2013
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 3, 2013, but Ontario universities shall not compel a student in any way to make an earlier decision.
July 9, 2013
Deadline for the OUAC to receive final grades for current semester/year courses from Ontario secondary schools.
July 18, 2013
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 1–23, 2013
The OUAC collects summer school grades from Ontario secondary schools and boards.
August 2013
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.