The minimum requirement for admission to a post-secondary program is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD/OSSGD) and Grade 12 English or its equivalent. Applicants from other provinces or countries who possess recognized equivalents of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and/or academic or work experience might be considered for admission. Residents of the province of Ontario who are 19 years of age or older and who do not possess an Ontario Secondary School Diploma may be considered for admission as mature students.

Students should submit a completed application and transcript to Ontario College Application Services (OCAS) at www.ontariocolleges.ca. The application service will send your application to the colleges you have chosen. You may be asked to complete questionnaires, provide portfolios, attend interviews, and/or take part in testing or information sessions. The application processing fee is $95.00. The application fee is payable to OCAS. The preferential deadline for full-time diploma programs beginning in September is February 1.

Some programs offered at Northern College have specific admission requirements and/or forms that have to be completed before the start of the semester or the date specified. These include health care record, immunization forms, CPR/First Aid Forms, criminal record check and vulnerable record check forms, rabies vaccine information, equipment/tool kit list, audiology evaluation/vision report forms and any other program specific requirement.

For further information see: www.ontariocolleges.ca