Western admission requirements
100% of Western's 18 programs require ENG4U, 50% require MCV4U. Published ranges run from 80% to 87%. 8 programs want more than marks.
Counted across every Western program listed on OUInfo for September 2027 entry. Each program’s own page has its exact wording; this page is the shape of the whole university.
The courses Western asks for
How many of Western’s 18 programs name each course as required. A required course is forced into your admission average — it counts even if it is not one of your best six.
What you need, by set of courses
Western’s programs grouped by the exact courses they require, most common set first, with the span of their published ranges. If your timetable matches a set, every program in it is open to you on courses.
- ENG4U6 programs · 80%
Arts and Humanities 80–83%, Family Studies & Human Development 80–83%, Fine Arts – Studio 80–83%, Media & Communications Studies 80–87%, Music (BA) 80–83%, Music (BMus) 80–83%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U3 programs · 80–83%
Management and Organizational Studies (Commercial Aviation Management) – Flight and Non-flight (Main Campus Only) 80–83%, Management and Organizational Studies 83–87%, Music Administrative Studies 83–87%
- ENG4U + SBI4U + SCH4U2 programs · 80–87%
Foods and Nutrition 80–87%, Nursing 87–93%
- ENG4U + ICS4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U + SBI4U + SCH4U + SES4U + SPH4U2 programs · 80%
Computer Science 80–87%, Science 80–87%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MHF4U + SCH4U + SPH4U1 program · 87%
Engineering 87–93%
- ENG4U + PSK4U + SBI4U + SCH4U + SPH4U1 program · 87%
Kinesiology 87–90%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + SBI4U + SCH4U + SPH4U1 program · 83%
Medical Sciences 83–90%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U + SBI4U + SCH4U1 program · 87%
Health Sciences 87–93%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MFH4U + SBI4U + SCH4U + SPH4U1 program · 80%
Social Science 80–87%
Where the published ranges sit
Every Western program with a published range, by the bottom of that range. A range is what the university says it will consider, not what it admits at — read the guide to what a range means.
- under 700
- 70–740
- 75–790
- 80–8414Management and Organizational Studies, Medical Sciences, Music Administrative Studies and 11 more
- 85–894Engineering, Health Sciences, Kinesiology and 1 more
- 90 and up0
Beyond marks
- 8 programs need a supplementary application
- A portfolio, audition, questionnaire, video or form, due on Western’s own date, usually before OUAC closes. Which ones, and what each asks for.
How Western reads your transcript
In Western’s own words to guidance counsellors, from the OUAC resource guide (September 2026 entry). Each links to the page comparing every university’s answer. A line carrying a specific 2025 or 2026 date is from last cycle’s edition and marked.
- If you repeat a course
If a student has 3 or more repeats, we will take the average of their attempts. If a student has 2 or fewer repeats, we will take the highest attempt.
- Summer school, night school, e-learning and private school
We will accept online, summer, night and private school courses as long as the school is accredited through the Ontario Ministry of Education and offers the same rigorous curriculum and level of instruction that they would receive from their day school.
When students take courses outside of a regular day school, it is their responsibility to ensure that all in-progress and final grades are uploaded to their OUAC Undergraduate application by the appropriate deadlines.
- Your Grade 11 marks
We will consider students' overall Grade 11 performance.
- AP and IB
AP: If a student achieves at least 4 out of 5 on their final AP exams, we will consider them for transfer credit to a maximum of 2.0 full credits, as approved by the appropriate faculty.
IB: If an IB applicant has successfully completed the full IB diploma and meets our admission criteria, they may be eligible for transfer credit. Higher Level subjects with a score of 5 or higher will be reviewed by the Admissions Office.
- English proficiency
If the applicant's first language is not English, we may require proof of English-language proficiency. Typically, this is done through an official language test or through an English-as-a-secondlanguage program.
Tests must be written by March 2026. We will not accept scores from before January 1, 2024.last cycle
More information (including English proficiency waiver requests): https://welcome.uwo.ca/english .
- Transfer credit
Canadian college students: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/requirements/ transfer-student/canadian-college.html
Canadian university transfers: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/requirements/ transfer-student/canadian-university.html