How to apply to Georgian College

Advanced standing uses a number of relevant postsecondary credits from recognized and accredited institutions and/or relevant life/learning experience toward course exemptions in a student’s Georgian College program that places the student in a semester beyond their first.

If you’re applying to Georgian from another institution to a level greater than Level 1, you must complete your ontariocolleges.ca application, then contact ontariocolleges.ca at 1.888.892.2228 and indicate the requested level.

What is Level 1?

Starting levels indicate the year and semester in which you want to start a program. For example, Level 1 is the first semester of the first year, Level 2 is the second semester of the first year, Level 3 is the first semester of the second year, and so on.

Learn more about applying to Georgian College as an international student as well as academic and language proficiency requirements on the international admissions webpage.

Unlike international students, internationally trained students are Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have studied abroad.

If you’re an internationally trained student, you may need to have your official documents evaluated by World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Services of Canada (ICAS). For WES evaluations, we recommend a course-by-course analysis report.

You may also need to meet Georgian English language proficiency requirements.

Mature applications to postsecondary certificate and diploma programs

Applicants who are age 19 or older by the program start date and do not possess a high school diploma (OSSD) or the equivalent, you may be considered for admission to Georgian College as a mature student to most programs. Mature applicants must meet all program-specific prerequisites including all courses listed for each program, and all selection criteria.

Applicants must possess one of the following requirements to be eligible for admission to most certificate and diploma programs:

• Credit courses taken at Georgian
• Equivalent courses taken through high school or Independent Learning Centres (at the general, advanced, college or university level)
• Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE program)
• Mature student testing that meets the minimum standards for admission (available through Testing Services)
  • Available for applicants lacking Grade 12 English and/or math requirements
• Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED)
• Credit courses taken through accredited colleges or universities

Mature applicants to degree programs

Mature applicants must meet all of the following all of the following criteria:

• Must be 19 years of age by the program start date
• Must have not attended an accredited postsecondary institution within the last two years
• Must meet all course-specific admission requirements or equivalents for the degree
• Must have demonstrated potential for success in degree studies through academic accomplishments
• Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing (HBSN) applicants must have:
  • met the four course requirements listed on the program outline and have earned a minimum grade of 70% in each of the four courses. An overall minimum GPA of 75% is recommended for all applicants.
  • met the science and math requirements within the last five years.
  • no unfavourable academic performance (achievements less than 60%) in the last two years.
• The following documents are required from mature applicants applying to degree programs:
  • Official secondary school transcript(s)
  • Supplemental Education Form or the HBSN Admissions Form (Note: Withholding information can result in offers being rescinded or students withdrawn from their programs).

Mature applicants must possess the published subject requirements or equivalents, and submit official copies of transcripts from high school and any postsecondary institutions attended. Applicants must also provide a resume outlining work and volunteer experience since full-time attendance at school.

Applicants educated in a home school system at the Grade 12 level are welcome to apply to Georgian College for postsecondary programs. All specific course requirements for the desired program must be met.

When official transcripts from college-approved institutions are not available to meet admission requirements, course specific equivalency testing for certificate or diploma programs may be an option. Testing may include:

• Communications Placement Assessment (CPA) tests for both mathematics and English,
• Challenge exams for some science subjects (check with your admissions officer or admissions@georgiancollege.ca for more information)

Applicants to degree-level programs are required to provide official transcripts from accredited institutions to support their application. Note that there are Georgian pathway programs available for some degree-level programs as an alternative. Please contact your admissions officer or email admissions@georgiancollege.ca to discuss further.