Mature Student Applications
Applicants who do not meet the minimum academic requirements for admission to an undergraduate program at the University of Windsor may be eligible for consideration as mature students if they:
- Possess an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSS Diploma) or equivalent and do not meet current minimum academic admission requirements. (Applicants who have not completed an OSS Diploma or equivalent must submit a profile.); and
- Are Canadian citizens or permanent residents at the time of application; and
- Will be at least 20 years of age prior to proposed date of enrolment; and
- Have not been in full-time attendance at a secondary school within the previous two years.
- May have attended an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) for one or more semesters with a cumulative average between a C- (60%) and a C+ (69%). Applicants to the Odette School of Business require a minimum cumulative average of 67%.
- Submit a letter of application outlining their career ambitions, potential for success, work experience since high school and how these contributed to their potential for success, personal and professional development and training, and any other pertinent information, along with supporting documentation (where possible).
Mature student applicants must satisfy all program specific admission requirements. Program specific admission requirements are listed in the Policy on Admission Requirements (Undergraduate).
Mature student applications are accepted throughout the year with admission to the nearest appropriate term based on program.