Admission Information for Canadian High School Students

The minimum admission average required to be considered for co-operative education programs is normally 80%. Exact cut-offs are determined by the quantity and quality of the applicant pool as well as space available in each program. Cut-offs normally exceed the estimated ranges. If you are not admitted to co-op, you will be automatically considered for the regular program (non-co-op).

Check all the latest information on the Co-operative Education and Career Services website.

You will be required to present evidence of English language proficiency if:

• Your primary or first language is not English, and
• You have completed less than four years of full-time secondary or post-secondary school study demonstrating satisfactory academic progress in an English language school system.

The University reserves the right to deny admission to you if you do not demonstrate satisfactory facility in English, regardless of academic qualifications.

Review acceptable English Proficiency tests and required results.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum

If you are applying with an IB Diploma, you should:

• Present a minimum academic score of 28 (many programs may require a higher score);
• Complete the diploma with six subjects; 3 higher level and 3 standard level;
• Include specific subject requirements among your higher and standard levels for the program to which you’re applying;
• Ensure your predicted scores are submitted using the 7-point scale.

Ontario high school students registered in an IB program will typically have their IB courses converted into Ontario U- and M-level courses. IB scores will be converted into grades on a percentage scale out of 100 by the applicant's high school. Admission and scholarships will be determined using the conversions as submitted.

IB Math curriculum will fulfill prerequisite requirements for Ontario 3U and 4U courses as follows:

IB and AP Transfer Credit

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Transfer credit is awarded for Higher Level (HL) courses completed with a final grade of 5 or higher, to a maximum of 2.0 credits. Transfer credit will be assigned upon receipt of an official transcript from the IBO.

View IB courses and U of G equivalencies

Advanced Placement (AP)

Transfer credit is awarded for Advanced Placement Exams completed with a final grade of 4 or higher, to a maximum of 2.0 credits. Transfer credit will be assigned upon receipt of an official College Board AP exam score report.

View AP courses and U of G equivalencies

*MATH 1080 is assigned to students entering degrees that require it for graduation. Otherwise, students are assigned a generic MATH 9110 credit.

Note: If you receive specified transfer credit, you may request to change to unspecified credit on an individual basis within the first 30 days of your first semester.

Required documents will be listed in the 'My Documents' section of your WebAdvisor account. Your application will be reviewed once all required documents have been received.

Mandatory Supplementary Forms

Applicants must submit high school transcripts form their respective province to complete their application:

Applicants applying to the following programs must submit additional information to complete their application:

Optional Supplementary Forms

Other Supplementary Forms

We use the highest grade reported for all courses completed at Ministry-inspected schools.

If you’re not admitted to Co-op and you accept your offer to the regular program, you can apply for Co-op when you’re in your first year of studies at Guelph. In-course admission is available to undergraduate students enrolled in programs that offer co-op. Admission is competitive and based on your cumulative average and space availability within the program.

More information about in-course admission to co-op.

Whether a scholarship is awarded with an offer of admission or not, all eligible students will be reconsidered in May and August and have the opportunity to qualify or better their award. You will be notified of any changes to scholarship eligibility by Student Financial Services.

Enrolment Services will send your central login credentials as well as the Registration Guide for New Students via e-mail. The Registration Guide for New Students is your first stop for information about course registration, academic advising and finances for your first semester as a U of G student.

If you are applying directly from high school, any offer of admission that you receive from the University of Guelph is conditional upon the following:

• Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent; and
• Completion of six Grade 12 and/or 4U/M courses, including required subjects, or equivalent; and
• A minimum final average as outlined in your offer.
• Proof of English Proficiency (if requested).

All offer conditions will be clearly outlined in your offer.

Beginning June 3rd, Ontario high school students can use the Ontario Universities' Application Centre's Admission Information Service (AIS) to find possible openings at Ontario Universities. If you find an open program of interest and meet the published admission requirements, you can add it to your OUAC application.

If you complete at least one semester of a degree program or one year of a college diploma program, you may be eligible to apply to the University of Guelph as a transfer applicant. Review ourTransfer Students page for more information about admission requirements and application procedures.

If you’re worried you won’t fulfill conditions of your offer by the deadline (August 14^th), you should register in summer school as soon as possible. Please notify us of your plan to take summer school at admission@uoguelph.ca. It is your responsibility to ensure your final grades are updated in your OUAC account or received in Admission Services by August 14, 2026.

The "estimated range" is based on the admission averages from previous years and is provided as a point of reference. Throughout the admission cycle, cut-offs are determined by the quantity and quality of applicants, as well as space availability within each program. Having an admission average that falls within the estimated range doesn’t guarantee you’ll receive an offer of admission.