Windsor admission requirements
97% of Windsor's 66 programs require ENG4U, 38% require MCV4U. Published ranges run from 70% to 80%. 4 programs want more than marks.
Counted across every Windsor 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 Windsor asks for
How many of Windsor’s 66 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
Windsor’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.
- ENG4U39 programs · 70–80%
Communication, Media and Film 70%, Criminology 70%, Disability Studies 70%, Dramatic Art 70%, English 70%, Film Production 70% and 33 more
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MHF4U + SBI4U + SCH4U + SPH4U8 programs · 70–80%
Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience 70%, Biochemistry 70–75%, Biomedical Sciences 70%, Chemistry 70–75%, Environmental Science/Environmental Studies 70%, Forensic Science/Forensics 70% and 2 more
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MHF4U + SCH4U + SPH4U7 programs · 70–74%
Physics 70%, Civil Engineering 74%, Electrical Engineering 74%, Environmental Engineering 74%, General Engineering 74%, Mechanical Engineering 74% and 1 more
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MHF4U2 programs · 70–80%
Actuarial Science 70%, Concurrent General Bachelor of Mathematics/Bachelor of Education 80%
- ENG4U + ICS4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U2 programs · 70–73%
Computer Science 70–75%, Business Administration 73–78%
- SBI4U1 program
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MHF4U + SPH4U1 program · 75%
- MCV4U + MHF4U + SCH4U + SPH4U1 program · 74%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U1 program · 70%
Economics 70%
- ENG4U + PSK4U + SBI4U + SCH4U1 program · 70%
Nursing 70%
- ENG4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U + SHP4U1 program · 70%
- ENG4U + ICS4U + MCV4U + MDM4U + MHF4U + SPH4U1 program · 70%
1 rarer sets are on the individual program pages.
Where the published ranges sit
Every Windsor 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
- 70–7444Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and 41 more
- 75–7910Concurrent General Bachelor of Arts (Communication, Media and Film)/Bachelor of Education, Concurrent General Bachelor of Arts (Drama)/Bachelor of Education, Concurrent General Bachelor of Arts (English)/Bachelor of Education and 7 more
- 80–8411Communication, Media and Film (with Co-op), Concurrent General Bachelor of Mathematics/Bachelor of Education, Concurrent General Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education and 8 more
- 85–890
- 90 and up0
1 program publishes no range at all.
Beyond marks
- 4 programs need a supplementary application
- A portfolio, audition, questionnaire, video or form, due on Windsor’s own date, usually before OUAC closes. Which ones, and what each asks for.
How Windsor reads your transcript
In Windsor’s own words to guidance counsellors, from the OUAC resource guide (September 2026 entry). Each links to the page comparing every university’s answer.
- If you repeat a course
We will use the highest grade achieved for a repeated course.
- Summer school, night school, e-learning and private school
We accept all Ministry-inspected and approved courses.
- Your Grade 11 marks
Depending on the program, we may provide early offers based on a minimum of 80% in final Grade 11 U/M grades and registration in 6 Grade 12 U/M courses, including prerequisites.
We do not make offers based on Grade 11 grades for limited enrollment programs, such as Nursing, VABE and Concurrent Education.
- AP and IB
AP: Applicants who present AP credentials may receive transfer credit for approved courses with a grade of 4 or 5, to a maximum of 10 transfer courses (30.00 credit hours).
IB: Applicants who present IB credentials may receive transfer credit for approved courses with a grade of 5 or higher, to a maximum of 10 transfer courses (30.00 credit hours). Completion of the IB diploma is not a prerequisite for receiving transfer credit.
- English proficiency
https://future.uwindsor.ca/international
- Transfer credit
https://future.uwindsor.ca/transfer