Undergraduate Admissions

All home school applications are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. For best consideration, applicants should complete six Grade 12 4U/M courses offered by an Ontario Ministry of Education approved school. They must meet the same admission average as other Grade 12 applicants from Ontario and the 4U/M courses must include prerequisites for the program to which they are applying.

Visit the Ontario Universities' Application Centre to apply.

The admission status of “mature students” recognizes those adults without the previous academic performance required for admission, that has interests and work experience that suggests anticipated success in university studies. A mature student is someone who:

• Is 19 years of age or older by the end of the academic year to which they have applied; AND
• Has not attended a secondary or post-secondary institution for at least one calendar year before the beginning of their university studies; AND
• Is not eligible for admission on any other basis.

Please note the completion of the minimum requirements above does not guarantee admission to any course, program or department at the university.

For full time studies, apply online to Laurentian University through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre at ouac.on.ca. Upload the following documents to Laurentian’s Office of Admissions on the Applicant Portal at my.laurentian.ca. 

• Letter outlining the reasons for pursuing university studies
• Resume or CV specifying current education, interests and work experience

For part-time studies, please submit a completed application to Laurentian’s Office of Admissions.

Please upload the following supporting documents on the Applicant Portal at my.laurentian.ca. 

• Letter outlining the reasons for pursuing university studies
• Resume or CV specifying current education, interests and work experience

Please note that if your application for admission and all supporting documents are not received 14 days before the start of classes for any given semester, your application for admission will be considered for the next semester.

A visiting Letter of Permission student is one who registers and takes courses for credit at Laurentian University for the purpose of transferring the credit to their home institution. For applications of this type, a Letter of Permission form from the home institution will be a required upload to the My.Laurentian portal. It is the applicant's responsibility to acquire this letter from their university and it is recommended to request it early for a timely submission.

Apply to Laurentian University on a Letter of Permission

Start by applying online through our Part-Time Application form through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre.

Apply Part-Time

Deadlines

• Spring term: April 15
• Fall term: August 15
• Winter term: December 15