Written by Arry Pandher and Lyza Tibunsay

The University of Windsor is a comprehensive, student-focused university with more than 16,000 students enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs. They have strong student-faculty relationships, exceptional award-winning faculty, and innovative staff. It creates a unifying atmosphere of excellence across all of their faculties to encourage lifelong learning, teaching, research, and discovery.

How to get into the University of Windsor – General Admission Requirements

For Ontario High School Students

The Ontario Ministry of Education has mobilized the Ontario school boards in cooperation with the Ontario University Applications Center (OUAC) to collect interim, midterm, and final marks as it aligns with the unique term layouts implemented across the school boards.  Where interim grades for final quad-mester and octo-mester terms are not available in May, the University of Windsor will use whatever grades are available to complete all application evaluations.

Midterm, interim, and final results issued by your school board under any adjusted measures to compensate for the COVID-19 disruption will be accepted and evaluated by the University of Windsor.

Here are the pre-requisite requirements:

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
• Completion of six Grade 12 U, M or D courses and ENG4U
• Appropriate minimum averages and pre-requisite requirements for your chosen program. You can check your program’s admission requirements here.

For High School Students From Outside of Ontario

Across Canada, high school has been disrupted periodically similar to Ontario, including in some cases the cancellation of grade 12 exams or allowing final exams to be optional in the assessment of final results. Due to this, final results issued by the respective provincial or territory ministry of education as adjusted to compensate for the continued COVID-19 disruptions will be accepted and evaluated by the University of Windsor.

Pass/fail grades will also be accepted for general admission and pre-requisite requirements if no other form of final grades is available from your school.

For specific admission requirements by province, please visit this website.

Here are the pre-requisite requirements:

• High School Diploma
• Appropriate minimum averages and pre-requisite requirements for your chosen program. You can check your program’s admission requirements here.

Note: For Quebec (CÉGEP) applicants, completion of the first year of a general program with a minimum of 12 semester subjects is required. English Language Proficiency

Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English to be considered for admission. This can be demonstrated in the following ways:

TOEFL iBT® Home Edition

ETS has made this online solution for students who have been impacted by the coronavirus a permanent option to take the TOEFL iBT® test. Testing is conducted through live remote proctoring serviced by ProctorU®.  This solution is available in all countries currently, excluding mainland China and Iran. Further information is available here.  English proficiency requirements for the TOEFL iBT® Home Edition are equal to the scores required of the standard TOEFL iBT®.  Undergraduate students require a minimum overall score of 83 a minimum writing score of 20.

Duolingo English Test (DET)

To meet the minimum English proficiency requirements for entry, undergraduate applicants must achieve a minimum score of 120 on the DET. Any older format Duolingo test, which is any Duolingo test that predates July 15, 2019 will not be considered. Students utilizing Duolingo must select the University of Windsor in their Duolingo account to allow our admissions team access to the score for verification; a student can log in into their Duolingo account to update this information at any time.  For more information, please click here.

Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment Online

CAEL Online can be safely taken from home and is overseen by a secure, online proctoring solution through Examity, anywhere in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. To meet the minimum English proficiency requirements for entry, undergraduate applicants require a minimum score of 60.  For more information, please visit this website.

University of Windsor English Language Improvement Program (ELIP)

The university encourages you to investigate all available language testing providers, including IELTS, TOEFL, Pearson, CAEL, Duolingo, etc., in determining an appropriate solution to achieve your English language proficiency requirement. Individuals who obtain a lower than acceptable score may be granted conditional admission, including options for completing the university’s ELIP pathway.  If you have specific questions, please contact [email protected].

Admissions Checklist:

• High school diploma
• Transcript/Grade Report
• Program-specific requirements
• English Language Proficiency (if applicable)

If you have any questions or specific inquiries regarding your application, the University of Windsor has a comprehensive resource to answer your concerns through ask.uwindsor.ca! They even have Live Chat support to answer your questions in real-time!

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