Ontario Tech University
Programs
154
Range spans
70–83
With co-op
118
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, branded as Ontario Tech University or Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately 160 hectares (400 acres) of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary satellite campus is situated in downtown Oshawa. The university is a co-educational institution that operates seven academic faculties.
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How Ontario Tech actually handles things
From the OUAC’s Guidance Dialogues Resource Guide (Spring 2026), which OUAC publishes for guidance counsellors rather than students. Read the original. Policies change — confirm anything you’re about to act on.
- If you repeat a course
If an applicant repeats a course to improve a grade for submission, we will use the highest grade in the admission calculation.
Schools must submit grades according to the dates outlined at: www.ontariotechu.ca/admissions.
- Summer school, night school, e-learning and private school
We will accept credits from all accredited institutions. www.ontariotechu.ca/upgrading
We will use the highest 4U/M (or equivalent) grade(s) for admission.
Students accepted into one of our competitive programs, who do not meet the grade cut-off, will not be able to upgrade their grades in summer school.
Summer school courses taken immediately prior to the start of the September term to upgrade grades are not included in grade calculation for awards.
- Your Grade 11 marks
We will use Grade 11 grades in your average calculation early in the admission cycle so long as you are enrolled in the required number of Grade 12 prerequisites.
- Whether your OUAC ranking matters
We do not take ranking into consideration. We will consider students for all programs they have applied to at the University.
- If you don't get your first choice
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements, or whose applications we cannot accommodate due to space limitations, may receive an offer to a closely related program.
- Supplementary applications
All undergraduate programs at Ontario Tech do not require any sort of supplementary application.
- Automatic entrance scholarships
We give Automatic Awards of Recognition to Canadian high school students, and recent graduates who present an average of 85% or higher.
Awards are based on the student's top six 4U/M (or equivalent) final grades and range in value from $1,000 to $4,000.
- Scholarship deadlines
February 19, 2026 (past): Major Entrance Scholarships April 2026: Joyce Foundation Success
- Scholarships you have to apply for
Major Entrance Scholarships: 5 renewable awards, ranging from $24,000 to $36,000 each, are available to students who have a minimum 85% average, are exceptional leaders and are active participants in their community.
Joyce Foundation Success Award: 2 renewable awards of $4,000 each are available by application to students in Durham Region or Northumberland County high schools who have a minimum 75% average.
Women for STEM Scholarship Program: 2 ($5,000) scholarships automatically awarded to women with top grade point averages entering STEM programs. https://safa.ontariotechu.ca/ awards-bursaries-and-scholarships/scholarships/index.php
- Bursaries
A variety of bursaries are available based on financial need, including the Indigenous Student Bursary, Ontario First Generation Bursary, Bursaries for Students with Disabilities and more. https://safa.ontariotechu.ca/ awards-bursaries-and-scholarships/bursaries.php
- Special consideration
Students with an extenuating circumstance must fill out our extenuating circumstances form: www.ontariotechu.ca/admissions.
Indigenous Admissions Consideration: www.ontariotechu.ca/indigenousadmissions
- Deferring your offer
Students may defer their application by up to 1 calendar year. When a student defers their application, they will not have to
re-apply, but we will re-assess them for admissibility on a competitive basis in the relevant admission period.
- When offers go out
We will send the majority of offers by the end of April 2026. We make conditional offers on a rolling basis beginning in late fall of the previous year.
We will continually review applications as updated documents and/or transcripts are received.
We will evaluate late applications based on space availability. Applicants can submit their application after the deadline but will be subject to availability.
- Tuition deposit
This ranges from $500 to $2,000 and is non-refundable.
- AP and IB
Applicants who have taken part in an AP or IB program may be eligible for transfer credit.
We do not award transfer credit for Engineering programs. https://admissions.ontariotechu.ca/transfercredit/equivalency-
database/index.php
- Changing programs
Digital Media is now Interactive Computing Liberal Studies is now General Arts
- Transfer credit
https://admissions.ontariotechu.ca/transfercredit/equivalencydatabase/index.php
College-to-university transfer programs: www.ontariotechu.ca/pathways
- English proficiency
Minimum 3 years in a formal, full-time secondary or postsecondary institution where the language of instruction and examination was English. | www.ontariotechu.ca/englishproficiency
Which mark they use when you take a course twice.
Whether courses taken outside your regular day school are treated the same.
Whether they look at Grade 11, and when.
Does the order you list programs in change anything?
Whether they'll offer you a related program instead.
Whether this university wants more than marks.
Money you get for your average without applying for it.
Awards beyond the automatic ones.
If something happened that affected your marks.
Taking a year before you start.
Ontario Tech's GPA scale — the 4.3 scale you are graded on once you arrive, from the registrar
Ontario Tech acceptance rate — why there isn’t one, and the published bars that decide instead
Ontario Tech entrance scholarships — all 8, and what your average is worth
What you apply to, by subject
Ontario Tech admits into 24 entry points across these 35 subjects. Some are direct entry; for the rest you apply to something broader and choose later.
- accounting
- architecture
- biochemistry
- biology
- chemistry
- commerce/business
- communications
- computer science
- criminology
- earth science
- economics
- education
- engineering
- english
- environmental science
- finance
- geography
- health sciences
- history
- kinesiology
- languages
- life sciences
- marketing
- mathematics
- medical sciences
- microbiology
- neuroscience
- nursing
- philosophy
- physics
- political science
- psychology
- sociology
- software engineering
- statistics
How Ontario Tech is set up
Not a ranking — the structural facts that shape what a year here feels like, computed from Ontario Tech’s own listings. Universities list at different grain (Ontario Tech lists 154), so read the counts rather than comparing percentages between campuses.
77%
of programs offer co-op
118 of 154 listings. At that share, alternating work terms are the norm — expect your year group to rotate in and out of the city.
20/26
subjects you apply straight into
You mostly apply directly to the subject: 20 of 26 common majors are direct entry, so first year is already your program.
Living there
Guaranteed
first-year residence
For first-year students who meet the residence deadlines.
Simcoe Village and South Village house over 1,300 students.
Source: ontariotechu.ca · checked September 11, 2026
11,655
full-time undergraduates
Fall 2025 count.
Source: Council of Ontario Universities (Ministry data, which counts diploma and certificate students too) · checked September 11, 2026
Compare first-year residence at every Ontario campus
Ontario Tech open house 2026
Every Ontario university open house this fall
Ontario Universities’ Fair, September 26–27. The Ontario Tech University talk is in room 713B, Saturday hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Plan your day
Where it is
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- 83–87%Data Science (Co-op)OUAC DMO· co-op
- 83–90%Nursing - CollaborativeOUAC DHN
- 80%Legal Studies (BA) and Law (UK LLB) - Accelerated PathwayOUAC DLA
- 80–83%Mathematics for Science & Industry (Co-op)OUAC DCI· co-op
- 80–83%Medical Laboratory ScienceOUAC DHL
- 77–80%Medical Laboratory Science - Northern Access InitiativeOUAC DMN
- 75%Energy Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCX· co-op
- 73–77%Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science)OUAC DIC· co-op
- 73–77%Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science) (Co-op)OUAC DJC· co-op
- 73–77%Artificial Intelligence EngineeringOUAC DIA· co-op
- 73–77%Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DJA· co-op
- 73–77%Automotive EngineeringOUAC DEA· co-op
- 73–77%Automotive Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCA· co-op
- 73–77%Comprehensive EngineeringOUAC DEU
- 73–77%Computer ScienceOUAC DSD· co-op
- 73–77%Computer Science (Co-op)OUAC DCD· co-op
- 73–77%Data ScienceOUAC DSM· co-op
- 73–77%Electrical EngineeringOUAC DEE· co-op
- 73–77%Electrical Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCE· co-op
- 73–77%Energy EngineeringOUAC DER· co-op
- 73–77%Health AdministrationOUAC DHD
- 73–77%Health SciencesOUAC DHS
- 73–77%Human Health ScienceOUAC DHH
- 73–77%Industrial EngineeringOUAC DEI· co-op
- 73–77%Industrial Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCR· co-op
- 73–77%Information Technology - Game Development and Interactive MediaOUAC DGD
- 73–77%Integrated Mathematics and Computer Science (Co-op)OUAC DIM· co-op
- 73–77%Interactive ComputingOUAC DSO· co-op
- 73–77%Interactive Computing (Co-op)OUAC DOC· co-op
- 73–77%Internet of ThingsOUAC DEW· co-op
- 73–77%Internet of Things (Co-op)OUAC DCW· co-op
- 73–77%KinesiologyOUAC DKN
- 73–77%Manufacturing EngineeringOUAC DEM· co-op
- 73–77%Manufacturing Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCU· co-op
- 73–77%Mechanical EngineeringOUAC DEC· co-op
- 73–77%Mechanical Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCN· co-op
- 73–77%Mechatronics EngineeringOUAC DEH· co-op
- 73–77%Mechatronics Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DCO· co-op
- 73–77%Mental Health and Special EducationOUAC DPZ
- 73–77%Networking and Information Technology SecurityOUAC DIT
- 73–77%Public HealthOUAC DHU
- 73–77%Public Policy - Undergraduate DiplomaOUAC DPP
- 73–77%SustainabilityOUAC DTB
- 73–77%Technology Management – Bachelor of Information TechnologyOUAC DTM· co-op
- 70–73%AccountingOUAC DBG· co-op
- 70–73%Accounting (Co-op)OUAC DCG· co-op
- 70–73%Applied BiotechnologyOUAC DSF· co-op
- 70–73%Applied Biotechnology (Co-op)OUAC DBN· co-op
- 70–73%Applied SociologyOUAC DDF
- 70%Arts - GeneralOUAC DLS· co-op
- 70%Arts - General (Co-op)OUAC DLH· co-op
- 70–73%AstrophysicsOUAC DTA· co-op
- 70–73%Astrophysics (Co-op)OUAC DTC· co-op
- 70–73%Biological ScienceOUAC DSB· co-op
- 70–73%Biological Science (Co-op)OUAC DCB· co-op
- 70–73%Biomedical ScienceOUAC DSU· co-op
- 70–73%Biomedical Science (Co-op)OUAC DUC· co-op
- 70–73%Business Analytics and Artificial IntelligenceOUAC DBI· co-op
- 70–73%Business and SocietyOUAC DAF· co-op
- 70–73%Business and Society (Co-op)OUAC DLB· co-op
- 70–73%Chemical BiologyOUAC DSH· co-op
- 70–73%Chemical Biology (Co-op)OUAC DHC· co-op
- 70–73%ChemistryOUAC DSY· co-op
- 70–73%Chemistry (Co-op)OUAC DCY· co-op
- 70–73%CommerceOUAC DBC· co-op
- 70–73%Commerce (Co-op)OUAC DCC· co-op
- 70–73%Communication and Digital Media StudiesOUAC DDC· co-op
- 70–73%Communication and Digital Media Studies (Co-op)OUAC DDE· co-op
- 70–73%Communications and Digital Media Studies - Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Professional CommunicatorsOUAC DDI· co-op
- 70–73%Communications and Digital Media Studies - Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Professional Communicators (Co-op)OUAC DDJ· co-op
- 70–73%Creativity, Digital Arts and Entertainment IndustriesOUAC DAH· co-op
- 70–73%Creativity, Digital Arts and Entertainment Industries (Co-op)OUAC DLD· co-op
- 70–73%Criminal JusticeOUAC DAU· co-op
- 70–73%Criminal Justice (Co-op)OUAC DLU· co-op
- 70–73%Criminology and JusticeOUAC DAJ· co-op
- 70–73%Criminology and Justice (Co-op)OUAC DLE· co-op
- 70–73%Educational PsychologyOUAC DPU
- 70–73%Educational Psychology - Aging and Learning in an Era of TechnologyOUAC DPV
- 70–73%Educational Psychology - Developmental Science and LearningOUAC DPW
- 70–73%Educational StudiesOUAC DST· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Adult Learning with TechnologyOUAC DEP· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Adult Learning with Technology (Co-op)OUAC DFA· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Digital TechnologiesOUAC DEK
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Digital Technologies (Co-op)OUAC DFD· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Early Childhood StudiesOUAC DEO
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Early Childhood Studies (Co-op)OUAC DFE· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Equity, Diversity and InclusionOUAC DEJ· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (Co-op)OUAC DFI· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Special EducationOUAC DES· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies - Special Education (Co-op)OUAC DFS· co-op
- 70–73%Educational Studies (Co-op)OUAC DFT· co-op
- 70–73%EntrepreneurshipOUAC DBE· co-op
- 70–73%Entrepreneurship (Co-op)OUAC DCZ· co-op
- 70–73%Environmental BiologyOUAC DSL· co-op
- 70–73%Environmental Biology (Co-op)OUAC DLC· co-op
- 70–73%FinanceOUAC DBF· co-op
- 70–73%Finance (Co-op)OUAC DCF· co-op
- 70–73%Forensic PsychologyOUAC DPS
- 70–73%Forensic ScienceOUAC DSN
- 70–73%Global StudiesOUAC DAK· co-op
- 70–73%Global Studies (Co-op)OUAC DLG· co-op
- 70–73%Human Rights and AdvocacyOUAC DAR· co-op
- 70–73%Human Rights and Advocacy (Co-op)OUAC DLR· co-op
- 70–73%Inclusive Educational StudiesOUAC DPX
- 70–73%Integrated Mathematics and Computer ScienceOUAC DMC· co-op
- 70–73%Law, Technology and SocietyOUAC DAX· co-op
- 70–73%Law, Technology and Society (Co-op)OUAC DLX· co-op
- 70–73%Learning Sciences and TechnologyOUAC DPY
- 70–73%Legal StudiesOUAC DAL· co-op
- 70–73%Legal Studies - Alternative Dispute ResolutionOUAC DAQ· co-op
- 70–73%Legal Studies - Alternative Dispute Resolution (Co-op)OUAC DLQ· co-op
- 70–73%Legal Studies (Co-op)OUAC DLF· co-op
- 70–73%Marine BiologyOUAC DMB· co-op
- 70–73%Marine Biology (Co-op)OUAC DBL· co-op
- 70–73%MarketingOUAC DBM· co-op
- 70–73%Marketing (Co-op)OUAC DCM· co-op
- 70–73%Mathematics for Science & IndustryOUAC DSI· co-op
- 70–73%NanophysicsOUAC DSG· co-op
- 70–73%Nanophysics (Co-op)OUAC DGC· co-op
- 70–73%NeuroscienceOUAC DSZ· co-op
- 70–73%Neuroscience (Co-op)OUAC DZC· co-op
- 70–73%Nuclear EngineeringOUAC DEN· co-op
- 70–73%Nuclear Engineering (Co-op)OUAC DNC· co-op
- 70–73%Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources ManagementOUAC DBH· co-op
- 70–73%Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management (Co-op)OUAC DCH· co-op
- 70–73%Pharmaceutical ChemistryOUAC DSW· co-op
- 70–73%Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Co-op)OUAC DWC· co-op
- 70–73%PhysicsOUAC DSK· co-op
- 70–73%Physics (Co-op)OUAC DPC· co-op
- 70–73%Policing in SocietyOUAC DAM· co-op
- 70–73%Policing in Society (Co-op)OUAC DLM· co-op
- 70–73%Political ScienceOUAC DAO· co-op
- 70–73%Political Science (Co-op)OUAC DLI· co-op
- 70–73%Psychology – Bachelor of ArtsOUAC DAA
- 70–73%Psychology – Bachelor of ScienceOUAC DAI
- 70–73%Psychology (BA) - Affective Science and Mental HealthOUAC DPE
- 70–73%Psychology (BA) - Cognitive and Brain SciencesOUAC DPF
- 70–73%Psychology (BA) - Developmental and Psychological ScienceOUAC DPG
- 70–73%Psychology (BSc) - Affective Science and Mental HealthOUAC DPH
- 70–73%Psychology (BSc) - Cognitive and Brain SciencesOUAC DPI
- 70–73%Psychology (BSc) - Developmental and Psychological ScienceOUAC DPJ
- 70–73%Science, Technology and SocietyOUAC DAT· co-op
- 70–73%Science, Technology and Society (Co-op)OUAC DLT· co-op
- 70–73%Society, Technology and Human ValuesOUAC DDG
- 70–73%Sociology, Technology and InnovationOUAC DAZ
- 70–73%Strategic Communications, Social Media & SocietyOUAC DAN· co-op
- 70–73%Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society (Co-op)OUAC DLJ· co-op
- 70–73%Technology Management - Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op)OUAC DCT· co-op
- 70–73%Technology Management – Bachelor of CommerceOUAC DBT· co-op
- 70–73%Victimology and Victim StudiesOUAC DAV· co-op
- 70–73%Victimology and Victim Studies (Co-op)OUAC DLV· co-op
- 70–73%Youth, Crime and JusticeOUAC DAW· co-op
- 70–73%Youth, Crime and Justice (Co-op)OUAC DLW· co-op
- —Pre-EngineeringOUAC DEZ