About
Huron is the founding institution of Western University and one of Canada’s oldest postsecondary institutions.
Located in the heart of Western’s campus, Huron provides a world-class, highly sought after Liberal Arts education in a small community environment that is packaged as a Western degree.
With our strategically small enrollment, you are prepared for success academically and professionally.
Programs
Easily combine your programs at Huron with programs across the Western University facilities. You can take up to 40% of your courses across the 400 programs offered at Western University and King’s University College.
First-entry Programs
- Arts
- Management & Organizational Studies
- Accounting
- Business Intelligence
- Finance
- Management & Organizational Studies
- Marketing & Sustainability
- Organizational Studies, Policy & Ethics
- Social Sciences
Second-entry Programs with the Richard Ivey School of Business
Explore your academic interests in any of our programs before you begin your Honours Business Administration (HBA) program at Ivey.
Additionally, you can pursue Ivey’s combined degree option, where you complete an additional year of study to earn your HBA and your BA from any of Huron’s Arts and Social Science programs.
Key Dates
Application Deadlines
- Application deadline for domestic applicants: January 15, 2024
- Ivey AEO deadline: January 15, 2024
Scholarship Deadlines
- Hellmuth Scholarship: January 15, 2024
- International Presidential Scholarship: February 1, 2024
Admission Requirements
Current Ontario High School Applicants
If you are applying from an Ontario high school, you must successfully complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and maintain the final average and requirements stated in your admission letter.
Canadian High School Students From Outside of Ontario
If you are applying from a Canadian high school outside of Ontario, you must successfully complete your high school diploma and maintain the final average and requirements stated in your admission letter.
Home-schooled Applicants
We evaluate you for admission on an individual basis. To make an assessment, we require academic history and evaluation methods, such as course descriptions, copies of graded essays, etc.
International Applicants
If you are applying from outside of Canada, you must successfully complete your high school diploma and maintain the final average and requirements stated in your admission letter.
Transfer Students
If you are transferring from a postsecondary institution, you must provide postsecondary transcripts and may be required to provide high school transcripts.
Mature and Other Students
If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements for admission to Huron, you may be eligible for consideration as a mature student if you meet the mature applicant requirements.
When you apply, ensure that you include all previous education in your application.
Special Circumstances and Pathways
If you would like to provide information on extenuating circumstances to the admission office, you can complete the Special Consideration Profile to add to your application.
Additional Admission Information
The Huron admission team takes a holistic approach when reviewing applicants for admission.
Not only do we admit students who are top of their class academically, but students who take initiative to better their communities and demonstrate their commitment to being a Leader with Heart.
Once you submit your application, you will receive an email from us regarding next steps.
Supporting Documents
Transcripts
We will invite you to activate your Huron Connect Application portal once we receive your application. You can upload and submit transcripts and any other supporting documents through the portal. We accept unofficial transcripts for conditional admission. We require official transcripts to finalize admission.
Language Requirements
If you have not studied for a minimum of 4 years (including your final year) in an institution where the language of instruction was English, you must submit an English-language proficiency test score.
If you require additional language support, we will automatically assess you for conditional admission and acceptance to the appropriate program at Western’s English Language Centre.
Scholarships, Bursaries and Financial Aid
We reward academic excellence and provide several generous scholarships based on community involvement, leadership and academic merit. Each year, we provide $4.4 million to students in scholarships and financial aid.
First-year Scholarships
- Canadian Automatic Renewable Entrance Scholarships
- Creating Equal Opportunity Scholarship
- Frank Holmes Athletic Scholarship
- Gary Barnes Pre-Business Scholarship
- Hellmuth Scholarship
- International Automatic Entrance Scholarship
- International Certificate Program Scholarship
- International Presidential Scholarship
- KPMG Diversity & Inclusion Award
- Specialist High Skills Major Scholarships
All scholarships are “stackable” with our other entrance awards up to the annual cost of tuition and fees.
Offers of Admission
We will extend offers of admission starting in November to students who display strong academic results in Grade 11 and the first term of Grade 12. You must complete or be enrolled in prerequisite courses for the program you apply to. Offers will continue until programs are full and will be based only on 4U/M midterms and final grades.
All offers of admission are conditional upon successfully completing your curriculum requirements and maintaining a minimum final average on required courses, as outlined in your offer of admission. Admission averages are based on the best six 4U/M grades, including prerequisite courses.
If you are not eligible for the Management and Organizational Studies program, you will be considered for an alternative offer to Social Science.
Accessibility Services
If you have a disability or disabilities and require academic accommodation (e.g., special arrangements for exams), you should notify the Accessible Education Office of your needs so that we can effectively support you.
Email Services for Accessible Education or call them at 519-661-2147.
Procedures for requesting academic accommodation and information about related support are available on the Academic Support & Engagement website.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to the equity of our community, and we have solidified this commitment by joining the Dimensions program and charter founded by National Sciences Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Huron at Western is now among a list of Canadian postsecondary institutions working towards innovative and creative disciplines to further equity, diversity and inclusion.
Indigenous Services (IS)
IS helps with submitting an application, selecting programs and courses and accessing special admission under Western’s Aboriginal Access Admission Category.
IS also provides extended support to Indigenous students through its Academic Transition Opportunities program, which offers academic, personal and cultural services, including:
- orientation,
- tutors on a weekly basis,
- workshop series and
- regular meetings with an academic counsellor.
All Indigenous students from Canada and the US may contact Indigenous Services for information at 519-661-4095 or toll-free at 1-888-661-4095.
Residence
Living in residence gives you countless opportunities to develop lifelong friendships, explore your independence and immerse yourselves fully in the unique experiences offered within our close-knit community.
We are committed to fostering a fun, safe and inclusive environment for all our Leaders with Heart, and part of living that promise means ensuring you and your family know exactly what to expect when it comes to living on campus.
We offer a mix of single, single-pods, double and suite-style residence rooms.
Campus Tours and Events
Experience everything we have to offer in our Huron from Home Hub. This page lists upcoming events, ways to connect with staff and students, and all things Huron!
We also invite you to come visit campus for a tour.
Contact
Undergraduate Admissions
Huron University College at Western
1349 Western Road
London ON N6G 1H3
Telephone: 519-438-7225
Email: admissions@huron.uwo.ca