Conestoga does not accept courses obtained at private career colleges for the purposes of admission, transfer credit, or advanced standing, except where specific articulation agreements exist.
 

Overall Admissions Requirements

In accordance with Ministry policy, the basic system eligibility requirement is any one of the following:

• an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or its equivalent;
• the student has reached the age of 19 years on or before the commencement of the program in which the student intends to enrol; or
• does not meet the criteria set out above but is the holder of an admission requirement established by the College on a program specific basis.

Unless otherwise indicated, the standard academic admission requirement for post-secondary programs is an OSSD with courses at the General Level, College Stream, University/College Stream or a BTSD Level 4 Certificate/Academic Career Entrance (ACE), or an Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED), or the equivalent.

• Collaborative College-University programs governed by joint academic agreements are not subject to the restrictions on the use of secondary school university preparation or Ontario Academic courses (OAC), where those requirements are specially stated in the agreement. Non-integrated programs that provide a diploma exit must continue to be accessible to applicants without university preparation courses, Ontario Academic courses (OAC) or Grade 13 courses.
• College applied degree programs are not subject to the restrictions on the use of secondary school university preparation of Ontario Academic courses.

Program Admission Requirements

In accordance with Ministry policy, the admission requirements or eligibility criteria for each program is established by the academic areas in consultation with the Office of the Registrar, the Curriculum Office, and the Office of Academic Administration.

• Program eligibility criteria will be published in the Conestoga's central admissions publications.
• Program eligibility criteria may specify level of credential, admission subject requirements or area of study, and performance standards.
• Program eligibility criteria must be objective, measurable, and relevant to the program.
• Program eligibility criteria for certificates, diplomas, or advanced diplomas will not exclusively require U level courses.
• College degree program eligibility requirements are an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six U or M (U/C) courses at the Grade 12 level with a minimum cumulative average of 65%.
• College graduate certificate program eligibility requirements may include an Ontario College Diploma, an Ontario College Advanced Diploma, a degree, or equivalent.
• In cases where an applicant is being considered for admission based on equivalent admission criteria, a copy of the rubric used to evaluate the equivalent admission criteria will be on file in the Registrar's Office and made available to applicants on request.

 Supplementary Requirements:

• Some programs require supplementary admission processes such as mandatory information meetings, portfolios, interviews, resumes, and questionnaires, etc. as part of the selection process for admission.
• Where these processes require applicants to attend mandatory sessions at Conestoga, alternative arrangements will be provided for students who reside outside of normal commuting distance from Conestoga.
• Alternative arrangements will be provided for international applicants to meet this requirement and will be arranged through the International Education Office (i.e., a Zoom or Teams meeting).
• A copy of the grading rubric used for evaluating each supplementary process will be on file with the Admissions Office.