Preparing to Apply

Gather the Required Information

Before creating an account and an application, take some time to gather the required information.

Here’s a checklist of the information that you’ll need to include:

• Username – The email address you’ll use to log into your account

• Valid contact email address – This email address is used by ontariocolleges.ca and the colleges to communicate important information with you.

While it’s ideal that the username and contact email addresses are the same, they can be different.

• Home mailing address, including the postal code

• Valid contact phone number

• Ontario Education Number (OEN) and student number – These numbers should be on your high school report card or transcript.

• Post-secondary student numbers – These numbers are required if you previously attended Ontario colleges or universities and you are requesting transcripts.

Important Information About the Application

Here are a few things that you must keep in mind as you work through the application process:

• The application processing fee is non-refundable. Fees are subject to change.

For information about fees, go to the Application Fees page on ontariocolleges.ca.

• There might be additional fees to request transcripts.

• You can choose a maximum of five programs, with no more than three at any one college.

• All program choices must start within the same academic year (August - July).

• DO NOT create more than one account.

Within one account, you can create more than one application – each one for a different application cycle.

• You cannot change your first name, last name, date of birth, OEN, or academic data.

To make changes to your personal information, contact ontariocolleges.ca.

If there are problems with your high school grades, contact your guidance counsellor or the school.

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