The answers nobody publishes
Whether a mark counts depends on rules each university states plainly to guidance counsellors and almost never to students. Every other page answering these questions ends with “policies vary, check with each university”. These are the checks, quoted from the OUAC counsellor guide.
Do night school, summer school and online courses count for university admission?
23 universities answered
Do Grade 11 marks matter for Ontario university admission?
23 universities answered
If you repeat a course, which mark do universities use?
23 universities answered
Does the order you rank programs on OUAC matter?
21 universities answered
What happens if you don't get into your first-choice program?
23 universities answered
Which Ontario universities require a supplementary application?
22 universities answered
Which Ontario universities give automatic entrance scholarships?
22 universities answered
What if something happened that affected your marks?
22 universities answered
Can you defer your university offer for a year?
23 universities answered
Which entrance scholarships do you have to apply for?
22 universities answered
How do university bursaries work in Ontario?
22 universities answered
Do you have to pay a tuition deposit to accept an offer?
22 universities answered
How do Ontario universities treat AP and IB?
23 universities answered
Can you change programs after you apply?
23 universities answered
How does transfer credit work at Ontario universities?
23 universities answered
Who has to prove English proficiency?
23 universities answered
Transcribed from the OUAC counsellor guide for September 2026 entry, the most recent edition we hold. These policies change rarely, which is why they are worth publishing — but we have deliberately left out the two questions whose answers were nothing but deadlines from that cycle, rather than show you dates that have passed. Sources and how this was built.