Ottawa supplementary applications
22 of the 248 programs at University of Ottawa ask for more than your marks, most often an audition. These carry their own deadlines, separate from the OUAC one, and missing them ends the application no matter what your average is.
What Ottawa tells counsellors
From the OUAC guide written for guidance counsellors, September 2026 entry.
Acting: Audition and letter of motivation
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design
Experiential Learning: Portfolio and Interview
Bachelor of Music and Music and Science Dual Fast Track Degree: Audition
Dietetics option: Language proficiency test
Visual Arts: Portfolio
All 22 that need one
- Music and Biochemistry (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUC · audition
- Music and Biology (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUD · audition
- Music and Chemistry (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUE · audition
- Music and Computer Science (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUF · audition
- Music and Geology (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUG · audition
- Music and Mathematics (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUH · audition
- Music and Physics (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUI · audition
- Music and Statistics (5-year double degree)75%
OUAC OUJ · audition
- Musique et biochimie (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZH · audition
- Musique et biologie (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZI · audition
- Musique et chimie (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZJ · audition
- Musique et géologie (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZK · audition
- Musique et informatique (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZL · audition
- Musique et mathématiques (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZM · audition
- Musique et physique (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZN · audition
- Musique et statistique (Double grade – 5 ans)75%
OUAC OZO · audition
- Acting (3 years)70%
OUAC OCB · audition
- Arts visuels (B.A.V.) (4 ans)70%
OUAC OZ · portfolio
- Music (BMus) (4 years)70%
OUAC OME · audition
- Musique (BMus) (4 ans)70%
OUAC OMF · audition
- Pratique théâtrale en jeu (3 ans)70%
OUAC OCC · audition
- Visual Arts (BFA) (4 years)70%
OUAC OVE · portfolio
A supplementary application is the part your average can’t save you from. Work out where your marks land first, then budget time for these.
Requirements come from each program’s OUInfo listing. Deadlines change between cycles — confirm every one with the university before you rely on it.