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Application Process

How To Apply:
All applicants applying to full-time studies at Conestoga College (except International Visa students) must submit a completed application to ontariocolleges.ca.  There is an application fee of $95 (subject to change).  Applications may be submitted online at www.ontariocolleges.ca

NOTE:  International Visa applicants please refer to the International Students information on the website.

High school students:
If you are currently enrolled in an Ontario high school, advise your guidance office that you are applying to college and they will transmit your grades directly to ontariocolleges.ca.
Check your online application after final first-semester marks, second-semester mid-terms, and final marks are issued to ensure that the grades have been sent and that they are accurate.

Applicants not currently in high school:
If you are not currently attending an Ontario high school (this includes students who are currently at night school or summer school or taking correspondence courses), you also apply online. When applying, you may be able to order your Ontario high school transcript online.  All Ontario college and university transcripts can be ordered online.
If your high school is not listed among those providing online transcripts, or for out-of-province transcripts (high school, college and/or university), you will need to obtain an official transcript from the educational institution and mail it to ontariocolleges.ca as soon as possible. Please include your ontariocolleges.ca application number on your documents.

Applicants with International Transcripts

* Important information for applicants who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, landed immigrants, or international students and have documents from an educational institution from a country other than Canada

If you are planning to use your international transcripts to meet subject admission requirements for a program at Conestoga College, you will need to have your documents evaluated for equivalency at an approved provider of credential evaluation services.

International Credentials Evaluation services are provided by:

These organizations provide various services related to translating and/or determining Canadian equivalents to academic credentials received internationally.

Before applying:
Before sending your transcripts for evaluation, we encourage you to check the admission requirements for the program to which you are applying to determine that you have a reasonable expectation that your international documents will reflect these.  In many cases, subject or course admission requirements for diploma programs can be met by admissions testing and/or academic upgrading.

If you are applying to:

  1. a Conestoga College Diploma or Advanced Diploma program you will need an assessment that includes the specific courses, credit value and final grades. This type of assessment is also referred to as a Comprehensive or Course-by-Course Report.
  2. a Conestoga College Post-Graduate/Graduate Certificate program you will need an assessment that describes the education completed and the Ontario equivalency for each credential.
  3. a Conestoga College Applied Degree program you will need an assessment that includes the specific courses, credit value and final grades. This type of assessment is also referred to as a Comprehensive or Course-by-Course Report.
  4. the Nursing – BScN (McMaster) Collaborative program you will need an assessment that includes the specific courses, credit value and final grades. This type of assessment is also referred to as a Comprehensive or Course-by-Course Report.   

Note to ALL applicants:
Applicants who have previously applied for the fall semester and now wish to be considered for programs starting in January or May of the same school year should not submit a new application.  Your application fee covers all program choice changes made to the original application for programs beginning August 1 through to July 31.  Applicants should return to their online application to make changes or contact ontariocolleges.ca.