St. Elizabeth CHS
Guidance & Career Studies Dept.
COLLEGE APPLICATION
IN-SERVICE
APPLICATION DUE DATE:
FEBRUARY 1, 2016.
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
ENSURE THAT YOU WILL FULFILL
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
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Meet the prerequisites for your program choice
(i.e. ENG4C)

Be successful in the OSSLT or the OLC4O course

Complete at least 40 Hours of Volunteer
Community Service
Ontario College
Online Application
Your future starts here . . .
Find a Program
Search by
keyword
Search by
a college
Links to college
information
Important Dates
•Early October – Access the application at ontariocolleges.ca
•November 23, 2015 – First date that 2016/17 application data is
sent to colleges; earliest date that colleges may acknowledge
applications.
•February 1, 2016 – Equal Consideration Date
- Applications received and paid for by this date are considered
equally by the colleges.
- This is not a deadline for submitting applications. It is, however,
critical to apply to highly competitive programs by this date.
- Applications are still processed after this date, but are
considered on a first-come, first-served basis by the colleges.
Important Dates
•February 1, 2016 – Offer Date
- First day that colleges MAY release offers of admission.
- Not all offers are posted on this day. The colleges continually post
offers of admission until programs are filled.
•February 1, 2016 – Accept Offer Date
- Earliest date that applicants may confirm an offer of admission.
•May 1, 2016
- Applicants must confirm their acceptance of an offer of admission
by this date.
- Each college will determine the due date to confirm offers made
after May 1.
- Check your offer letter AND the expiry date of your offer of admission.
•June 15, 2016 – Tuition Fee Payment
- Earliest date that colleges may require payment of tuition fees.
Step 1 – Important Info Before You Apply
• The application processing fee is $95 (non-refundable).
• An application allows you up to 5 program choices, with
no more than 3 at any one college.
• All program choices must start within the same
academic year (August – July).
• Your username is permanent.
• Your password must be between 8 and 14 characters in length.
• DO NOT create more than one account.
• The application works best in the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 8+
Firefox 17+
Safari 5.1
Chrome 23+
Important Info Before You Apply
EMAIL ADDRESS
• Provide a valid email address.
- This allows ontariocolleges.ca to communicate with you for
important information about your application, account activation
and username / password recovery.
- The colleges you apply to use this email address to communicate
with you about your application and offers of admission.
• Check your email regularly.
- Update your email address if it changes.
• Check your junk / spam mailboxes if you do not receive emails
from ‘myaccount@ontariocolleges.ca’. Add address to your
safe senders list.
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
• OEN (Ontario Education Number) and Student Number
(found on your report card or high school transcript)
• Your complete home mailing address including postal code
• The city where your high school is located
Larger cities have this issue. Ex. is the school in ‘Toronto’ OR ‘Etobicoke’?)
• Your city is “Thornhill”
Step 2 – Create an Account
Go to ontariocolleges.ca
NEW USERS:
If you’ve never applied through
ontariocolleges.ca before, click
APPLY.
RETURNING USERS:
If you have an existing
account, click LOG IN.
Create an Account
Complete required fields
Fill in this
. information carefully.
You can only make changes to your
first name, last name and date of birth
by contacting ontariocolleges.ca.
Please provide a valid email address.
ontariocolleges.ca and the colleges will
use it to communicate important
information about your application
Create an Account Password
PASSWORD RULES
If your password does not meet the
minimum requirements, you won’t be
able to create an account.
Create an Account – Challenge Questions
Choose a question from the list or
create your own.
Make sure you choose questions and
answers that you’ll remember later.
You’ll need to know them if you forget
your username and/or password.
Activate Your Account
! You cannot log in to your account without first activating it
Once your account has been successfully
activated, click the button to log in to your
account.
Log into Your Account
Log in using the username (your email
address) and password you created
during account sign up.
Forgot your
username or
password? Click the
links to recover
them.
E-mail Communications
On first login only, you will be asked to review and accept our Email
Communications.
Check the boxes to receive
emails and click Submit.
Step 3 – Applicant Home Screen / Dashboard
Start your college application from this screen
Start your college application from
this screen.
MESSAGE CENTRE
Important information
about your application is
found here. Check
regularly.
Applicant Home Screen / Dashboard
MY PROFILE
• A checkmark will appear after each section is completed.
• All sections (even if they don’t apply to you) must be
completed, in order, when you fill out your information for
the first time.
• Click Save and Continue to continue to the next step.
Applicant Dashboard – My Profile
MY PROFILE
Personal Information – basic demographic info,
including legal name, date of birth, etc.
Contact Information – street address, email
address, telephone numbers.
Authorized Users– authorization to allow another
individual access to your account / application (e.g.
parent, guidance counsellor).
(Note: not shared with the colleges.)
Citizenship & Residency – Citizenship, residency
status in Canada, country of birth.
Education – schools attending / attended; marks
will be posted to this section.
Financial Support – agency sponsorship; this
does not include OSAP.
Experience – add employment or volunteer
experience that relates to your area of study.
Authorized Users
AUTHORIZED USERS
• Authorize another individual access to your account /
application.
• Maximum of 3 individuals at one time.
• Authorization can be added, changed or revoked at any
time.
• All actions made by authorized individuals appear in activity
history.
If you do not wish to give anyone permission to
access to your account, click No Authorized
Users to Add.
Authorized Users Summary
• Authorized individuals, once added,
receive account activation emails and
are asked to create their own unique
usernames and passwords to access
your account.
• Authorization can be added, changed or
revoked at any time by using the Edit
and Deactivate links.
• Deactivated individuals receive email
notification of the change.
When you’re done adding
Authorized users, click
Continue to Next Step.
Citizenship and Residency
Canadian Citizens: Select Yes if you consider
yourself to be an Aboriginal person, that is, a
person related to, or descended from, the
original peoples of Canada.
Indicate which definition you use to describe your
Aboriginal Ancestry.
Complete the fields by selecting
information from the drop-down menus.
Click Save and Continue to Next Step.
Education
Complete only the
sections that apply to
your education
experience.
High School Education
Ontario high school
students:
Select your City, then use
the Find School button
to add your school.
High School Education
All Applicants: Enter the date you started
high school.
Graduates / Former Students: Enter
the date you completed / left high
school.
Important Current Students: Click the
radio button.
Education Summary
You cannot delete an education
record once you’ve added it.
However, you can make changes
(ex. dates attended) if needed.
Click Save and Continue to Next
Step once you’ve added all of
your education.
ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL GRADES
• Grades will be listed in the Academic Data on File
section.
• It’s recommended that current students check
their grades several times during the school year.
(ex. After mid-term and final marks for semester 1
and 2.)
• Any errors should be reported to your guidance
counsellor.
Select Programs
Enter the code or title of the program you wish to
search for.
If you don’t know the exact program title, enter a
word that you believe is part of the title.
Select the college you wish to apply to or search
all colleges.
Click the Search button.
Program Search
Enter the code or title of the program you wish to search for.
If you don’t know the exact program title, enter a word that
you believe is part of the title.
Select the college you wish to apply to or search all colleges.
Click the Search button.
Program Search Results
Make sure you select the correct Program
Delivery, Start Date and Campus.
Click the Add button to add a
program to your application.
Edit Program Choices
Review the program details carefully to
ensure you’ve selected the right program.
Manage Program Choices
Click the Add a Program button
to add more program choices to
your application.
Basis for Admission
Current high school
students: Make sure Yes
is selected for Question 2.
Review and answer both
questions.
Click Save when done.
Applicant Dashboard
Once program choices are added, the
application status will be Unpaid.
After the application processing fee is
received the status is updated to Paid
and the application information is
forwarded to your college choice(s).
Payment Summary
Review your fees.
Click Process Payment to pay your
application processing fee online.
Secure Online Credit Card (including Visa Debit)
or Interac Online Payment
Choose a payment method:
• Credit Card
(including Visa Debit)
• Interac Online
Enter your credit card details exactly as
they appear on the card.
Credit Card Number – Numbers only.
No spaces or hyphens.
Click Process Transaction or
Proceed to Online Banking
to complete your payment.
Expiry Date – Enter the date using the
format MM/YY.
Successful Payment Verification
Payment is verified on screen and you
will be sent a confirmation email.
View and confirm offers
You may accept only ONE offer at a time.
Click View Offers
to see your offers
of admission.
Note: Offers can
only be viewed
after they are
posted by the
colleges.
You may accept only ONE offer in a 24
hour period.
A confirmation email will be sent to your
email address.
CHANGING AN ACCEPTED OFFER
If, after accepting an offer, you change
your mind or receive another that you
prefer, you may accept the new offer
(before the expiry date). The new
acceptance will cancel your previous one.
Application Activity History – General Read only
Need Help?
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Click FAQ to see answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
Use Live Chat to chat in real-time with a Customer Contact Centre agent. To get started, click
the Live Chat button at the bottom of the ontariocolleges.ca website.
• Email our Customer Contact Centre at ask-us@ontariocolleges.ca.
• Call our Customer Contact Centre at 1-888-892-2228.
To Correct High School Grades
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See your guidance counsellor.
For Offer of Admission Information
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Contact the college(s) you have applied to.
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