Notes for Secondary Schools 2009

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A General Procedures

Communication/Distribution of Materials to Secondary Schools . . . .4

Creating the Application Data File . . . .5

Who May Use the OUAC 101 Application . . . .5

Completing the Application . . . .6

Recording Academic Data . . . .9

Reporting Additional Academic Data . . . .9

Recording Additional Comments . . . .10

Reporting Night School/Correspondence Courses . . . .10

New/Late Applicants . . . .10

Second Semester Only Applicants . . . .10

Applicants Wanting to Withdraw their Application . . . .11

Special Note Regarding OSSD Equivalence . . . .11

B Fee Schedule and Payment Options Payment Details . . . .12

Returning Application Forms and Application Fees . . . .13

Payment Options . . . .13

C Acknowledgement by the OUAC and Amendment Procedures Acknowledgement by the OUAC . . . .14

Amendment Procedures . . . .14

Amending University and Program Choices . . . .16

Amending Academic Data . . . .16

Applicant Status Report . . . .16

D Offers of Admission Communication from the Universities . . . .17

Applicant Responses to Offers of Admission . . . .17

Amending Responses to Offers of Admission . . . .17

Re-Accepting a Previously Cancelled or Expired Offer . . . .18

Amending Program Choices With an Accepted Offer . . . .18

Applicants Who Are Deferred at Early Admission . . . .18

Applicants Who Are Refused Admission . . . .18

Verifying Receipt of a Response to an Offer of Admission . . . .18

E Secondary School Grades Processing Overview . . . .19

Application Submission (First Data Transmission) February Grades Collection (Second Data Transmission) April Grades Collection (Third Data Transmission) July Final Grades Collection (Fourth Data Transmission) Summer Grades Collection (Fifth Data Transmission) OUAC Reference Number File . . . .19

Please note

Throughout this publication, mention of OUAC applications (101 and 105) refers to both the paper and the online (COMPASS) applications.

The online application system is referred to as both COMPASS.101 and SSOLA (Secondary School Online Application).

SSOLA schools are those registered with the OUAC to offer their students the online application and amendment systems.

Non-SSOLA schools are those whose students will use the paper application and manual amendment procedures.

Counsellors’ Online Services are web-based inquiry, academic update and reporting tools available to school officials at both SSOLA and non-SSOLA schools.

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Contents

Special Notes . . . .20

Electronic Procedure . . . .21

Process for Grades Collection Periods (Manual and Automated) . . . .21

Verification of Grades Received . . . .22

Corrections to Grades Reported for Manual and Automated Schools . . . .22

F Special Procedures and Other Entry Points International Baccalaureate Applicants . . . .24

IB Grades Collection Procedure (February) . . . .24

January Admission (Winter Entry) . . . .24

April/May Admission (Spring Entry) . . . .26

Discretionary Period for Fall Entry . . . .26

Applying to Universities Outside Ontario . . . .26

Contingency Plan in Case of Mail Disruption . . . .26

Registering for the Secondary School Online Application Process (SSOLA) When a School Is Not Automated . . . .26

G Other Services Admission Information Service . . . .28

Other Publications . . . .28

Online Tutorial . . . .28

Use of the Internet . . . .28

Counsellors’ Online Services . . . .29

Registration Procedure . . . .29

OUAC Website . . . .29

H Miscellaneous Notes Applying to the Royal Military College of Canada . . . .30

Reporting Extenuating Circumstances/Disabilities to the Universities . . . .30

OUAC Communication with Secondary Schools . . . .30

Courier Deliveries to the OUAC . . . .31

Faxing Information to the OUAC . . . .31

Appendix A:Valid Codes for Reporting Academic Data . . . .32

Appendix B:Rules for Automatic Dropping of Course Records . . . .36

Appendix C:Schedule of Dates . . . .37

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Notes for Secondary Schools 2009 4

Materials Sent to Non-SSOLA Schools

Late August

• eINFO newsletter (fall issue)

Mid-September

• Notes for Secondary Schools manual • OUAC Posters

• School Data Collection Sheet • Winter/Spring Entry information

• Registration forms for Counsellors’ Online Services • In the Loop newsletter (includes changes for current year) • Blank Application Forms (to schools)

• OUAC 101 Application packages

• Fee envelopes for submission of service fees • 101 brochures

• Final Applicant Status Report

• OUAC Form for Current Registered Courses

October

• PIN Access Letters for Winter Entry mailed.

• Counsellor User IDs and Passwords mailed to schools/boards.

November

• Acknowledgement/Amendment Forms mailed to schools and students as applications are processed at the OUAC (continues through January).

February

• Applicant Status Reports may be viewed/printed by authorized school officials at any time through Counsellors’ Online Services. • February Grades Collection Forms (manual schools only). • February Grades Report – only for schools with no access to

Counsellors’ Online Services.

• Checklist of students for whom no grades were received (manual submission of grades).

• Email message to school officials and students to request online verification of the processed grades, sent from the OUAC after processing the February Grades Collection submitted by the school/board (manual schools do not receive an email).

• Audit checklist to all schools with applicants who have less than six 4U/M courses.

April

• April Grades Collection Forms (manual schools).

• Email message to school officials and students to request online verification of the processed grades, sent from the OUAC after processing the April Grades Collection submitted by the school/board (manual schools do not receive an email).

Mid-May

• April Grades Report – only for schools with no access to Counsellors’ Online Services.

• Applicant Status Reports may be viewed/printed by authorized school officials at any time through Counsellors’ Online Services. • In the Loop newsletter: updates on current-year processing and

changes for upcoming cycle.

• Schedule of Dates for upcoming cycle. • Reminder of the Final Grades Collection.

• Announcement of the Admission Information Service.

June

• July Final Grades Collection Forms mailed (manual schools).

Communications and Materials Sent to SSOLA

Schools

Late August

• eINFO newsletter (fall issue)

Mid-September

• Notes for Secondary Schools manual • OUAC Posters

• School Data Collection Sheet • Winter/Spring Entry information

• Registration forms for Counsellors’ Online Services • In the Loop newsletter (includes changes for current year) • COMPASS.101 Companion Booklet

• 101 brochures

• Final Applicant Status Report

• OUAC Form for Current Registered Courses

October

• PIN Access Letters for Winter Entry mailed.

• Counsellor User IDs and Passwords mailed to schools/boards.

November

• PIN Access Letters (online access codes for all students listed on the school’s electronic data file sent to the OUAC prior to the November deadline).

• Authorized school officials may access submitted application records for students at their school through Counsellors’ Online Services.

• Acknowledgement letters mailed to students as applications are processed.

February

• Applicant Status Reports may be viewed/printed by authorized school officials at any time through Counsellors’ Online Services. • Email message to school officials and students to request online verification of the processed grades, sent from the OUAC after processing the February Grades Collection submitted by the school/board.

• Checklist of students for whom no grades were received (manual submission of grades).

April

• Email message to school officials and students to request online verification of the processed grades, sent from the OUAC after processing April Grades Collection submitted by the school/board.

Mid-May

• In the Loop newsletter: updates on current-year processing and changes for upcoming cycle.

• Applicant Status Reports may be viewed/printed by authorized school officials at any time through Counsellors’ Online Services. • Schedule of Dates for upcoming cycle.

• Announcement of the Admission Information Service.

July

• Email message to school officials and students to request online verification of the processed grades, sent from the OUAC after processing the July Final Grades Collection submitted by the school/board.

General Procedures

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Section A: General Procedures

Creating the Application Data File

The majority of Ontario secondary schools provide initial demographic data and academic history to the OUAC in electronic format. Specifications for this electronic file are provided in the OCAS/OUAC Secondary School Data Transmission Specification located on the OUAC website at http://guidance.ouac.on.ca in the section “Important Documentation”. See also Appendix A: Valid Codes for Reporting Academic Data. The Schedule of Dates on page 37 notes the deadline in November for the submission of this file to the OUAC.

Submission of this data file by SSOLA schools:

• allows the OUAC to create and print access codes through which students may gain access to and complete the online application;

• allows the OUAC to pre-load the school’s demographic and academic data into the OUAC’s database; and

• should include electronic data files for all students who have two or more 4U/M courses in order to ensure that students who decide to apply later in the cycle will already have access codes. The OUAC will not access these records unless/until the student submits an application.

School officials for SSOLA and non-SSOLA schools who are unable to submit the required information electronically can use the “Create a PIN” option available through Counsellors’ Online Services. The student’s given name, last name, Secondary School Student Number (SSSN) and Ontario Education Number (OEN) are entered to create an account. The OUAC will generate PIN Access Letters that will be mailed to schools for distribution to the students. One business day after the student has applied, the school official will be able to log in to “Academic Updates” to enter the student’s academic history and current courses.

Who May Use the OUAC 101 Application

The OUAC 101 Application is to be used by Ontario secondary school students who meet all of the following requirements: • they are taking courses during the day in an Ontario secondary school and have not completed one year or more of

postsecondary education (this includes students returning for second semester and graduated students returning to upgrade one or more courses);

• they have received or expect to receive their OSSD with six 4U/M courses at the end of the current school year; and • they are applying to a preliminary year, a diploma program or a first-year degree program at an Ontario university. The following information should assist school officials in determining the type of application to be used:

• Applicants who are registered simultaneously in either day school/night school or day school/correspondence (or other distance education modes of study) who expect to meet the requirements noted above should use the OUAC 101 Application. The applicant’s day school will be responsible for the submission of information pertaining to all courses and grades for that applicant.

• Applicants who attend two day schools simultaneouslywho expect to meet the requirements noted above should use the OUAC 101 Application. One of the two day schools must become the “home” school and hold responsibility for submitting all academic data on behalf of the applicant.

• Applicants who will attend second semester onlyshould use the OUAC 101 Application. However, those students who intended to, but did not, register for second semester and who have already applied using the OUAC 101 Application must contact the OUAC to have their information switched over to the OUAC 105 Application.

• Applicants who have completed one year or more of postsecondary education or who have graduated from a postsecondary institution and are currently registered to study at a secondary school (for example, to upgrade language skills or other qualifications) must use the OUAC 105 Application.

• Applicants who have previously attended a secondary school in another province or countrywho will NOTsatisfy the requirements for the OUAC 101 Application noted above (regardless of secondary school completion in the other educational jurisdiction) must use the OUAC 105 Application.

• Adult applicants registered in day school or adult training schoolswho do not satisfy the requirements for the OUAC 101 Application noted above must use the OUAC 105 Application.

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• Applicants who are registered in night school courses or correspondence courses only (that is, they do not hold simultaneous registration in either day school/night school or day school/correspondence) must use the OUAC 105 Application, whether or not they expect to meet the requirements noted above. This also applies to students enrolled in any other form of distance education, such as internet courses. Those schools able to submit grades (Grade 11 and 12, plus OSSD status) electronically on the specified 101 deadlines (see Schedule of Dates, page 37) may wish to allow applicants to use the OUAC 101 Application. Contact the OUAC Secondary School Division for more information.

Notes:

(1) If an applicant has filled out an OUAC 105 Application and is now registered at your secondary school for second semester, you must contact the OUAC for specific instructions on how to proceed. The fees paid through the OUAC 105 Application process are non-refundable but may be used towards the applicant’s OUAC 101 Application, if applicable.The deadline for these requests is February 1.

(2) All other applicants must use the OUAC 105 Application, which is available online at www.ouac.on.ca/105/. School officials should note that transcripts requested by prior students (those no longer attending secondary school – 105 applicants) must be sent directly to the selected universities. These transcripts should not be forwarded to the OUAC. The OUAC cannot forward these documents to the universities and will not be able to return them to the applicant.

Completing the Application

Applicants should refer to either the COMPASS.101 Companion Booklet (guide for online applicants), available online at www.ouac.on.ca/101/, or the OUAC 101 Application package. Applicants should also visit the OUAC’s 101 website at www.ouac.on.ca/101/ on a regular basis to view the 101 addenda for the most up-to-date information regarding program changes, new programs and cancellations.

Applicants should complete or verify all requested personal information. In particular:

(1) The Ministry Identification Number (MIN), Secondary School Student Number (SSSN), and the mandatory Ontario Education Number (OEN). These numbers are used to match applications to application data provided by the school/board and for the collection of grades in February, April and July. Twins who are applying for university entrance must have a different MIN, SSSN and OEN.

(2) Because of the Ontario government’s policy on differential fees for non-Canadian citizens, all applicants must declare their Country of Citizenshipand Status in Canada.

• Canadian citizens will record “Canada” as Country of Citizenship and will check “Canadian Citizen” in the Status in Canadafield.

• Applicants with the status “Permanent Resident”, “Study Permit” or “Other” must record a Country of Citizenship other than Canada.

• Applicants indicating “Other” as their Status in Canada must specify their status in the field provided (for example, “Convention Refugee”, “Diplomatic”).

(3) Aboriginal Applicant (voluntary declaration): Option for students to voluntarily declare themselves as a Canadian Aboriginal person (First Nation, Inuit or Métis).

(4) Correct entries for First Languageare “English”, “French” or “Other”. The universities wish to know the language the applicant first learned as a child.

(5) The name and MIDENTnumber of the secondary school that the applicant is currently attending. Selecting University Programs

(1) Program Selection: Applicants may select up to three initial combinations of university, affiliated college (if applicable) and program, which are covered by the base application fee of $105. Additional choices beyond the initial three may also be selected for the additional cost of $35 per choice.

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Note: Applicants may have a maximum of three program selections at any one university, including affiliated colleges. Certain universities may further limit the number of choices at their institution. Applicants must carefully note the instructions published in the individual university sections of the application booklet. Fees paid to the OUAC are non-refundable; therefore, if a university does not consider more than one program selection, applicants will not be able to obtain a refund of any portion of the fees paid.

(2) Program Codes: Applicants must locate the codes for the desired university/program choices. These codes are found in the individual universities’ information sections in the COMPASS.101 Companion Booklet, which can be found online at www.ouac.on.ca/101/, or in the OUAC 101 Application package. The most up-to-date program information is available online in an addenda format to accommodate changes that have occurred to the publication after printing.

(3) University/Program Choices: This section of the application allows applicants to indicate an order of preference for their selections of university and program. While order of choice is normally used for enrolment management purposes, the admissibility of an applicant is not affected by order of choice on the application. Where there are exceptions to this policy, the universities must state their policies clearly in their own literature. If in doubt, applicants should contact the admissions office at the universities to which they have applied.

• The only programs listed in the COMPASS.101 Companion Booklet or the OUAC 101 Application package are those in which an applicant registers in first year. Many programs have majors/options commencing after completion of first year and may therefore not be identified in the list. In addition, programs for which admission requires completion of one or more years of university (medicine, for example) will not appear in the list.

• The OUAC produces bilingual COMPASS.101 Companion Booklets and OUAC 101 Application packages. School copies of the COMPASS.101 Companion Booklet are sent to all secondary schools and can also be found online at www.ouac.on.ca/101/. Since the codes for French language programs differ from the English program codes, students who wish to apply to programs offered in French must use the specific university/program codes listed for these programs in the OUAC 101 Application information.

(4) Co-op: Check this field if co-op is desired and is available for the selected program.

(5) University Name/Program Title: Applicants using the paper form must ensure that the code entered matches the written description for the university and program. If the written entry does not match the program code indicated by the applicant, the written entry will take precedence over the program code.

(6) Subject of Major Interest: Not all programs list subjects of major interest. It is not always necessary to complete this section; however, the information may be of particular importance for those programs where a list of available majors is noted (for example, in Arts and Science programs). The universities have instructed the OUAC to process only valid subjects of major interest for any particular program. If the applicant indicates, on the paper application, a major not offered in that program by that university, the OUAC will pass along a code for “Invalid Major Selected” to the university. This message will also be printed on the applicant’s Acknowledgement/Amendment Form. The applicant should then consult the university for advice.

The online application will provide specific edits for subjects of major interest. Where a university requires subjects of major interest to be indicated by the applicant, the “details” screen of the program code will force the applicant to select a major. Where a university indicates that selection of a major is optional, the applicant may choose to indicate a major. Where a university provides no subjects of major interest for a program, the applicant will not be allowed to select any subject of major interest. (7) Expected Enrolment Date: Correct entries on the paper form are

“W” for January 2009 entry “S” for April/May 2009 entry “A” for July 2009 entry “F” for September 2009 entry

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(8) Full-timeor Part-timestudy: The OUAC 101 Application may be used to apply to part-time studies at Carleton University, the University of Guelph, the Ontario College of Art & Design and York University. Applicants should also use this form if they are applying to Ryerson University for Midwifery as well as a Ryerson part-time degree program, or if they are applying to a Ryerson University part-time degree program as well as a program at another university. Otherwise, applicants should contact Ryerson directly for the appropriate application form. To apply for part-time studies at any other institution, applicants must contact the university directly.

(9) If You Applied Before, Enter Year: If the applicant applied to a selected university in a previous year, they should enter the year of the previous application.

(10) Residence Information Requested: Indicate “Yes” or “No” depending on whether or not the applicant desires information about residence application procedures from the universities. Some universities use this information to determine whether the applicant is eligible for residence accommodation.

Complete All Remaining Fields

(1) Email Address: Applicants should provide their email address if they have one. They should copy their email exactly as it should appear, using uppercase and lowercase characters as appropriate.Email is the primary mode of communication between the universities and applicants. Applicants need to verify that the address given is correct and accurate. Applicants must keep this information up-to-date, and notify the OUAC of any change to their email address.Universities may use this method of communication to provide an offer of admission as well as to communicate other important university information. Email addresses may also be used to create accounts on university applicant status web systems. A unique email address is required by many university systems.

(2) Applicant Declaration – Postsecondary Institution: Applicants who have attended a university, college or educational institution beyond secondary school must answer “Yes” and indicate the name and location of the institution in the fields provided. Universities will consider postsecondary results in reaching decisions even if the applicant is enrolled as a secondary school student. It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange for official transcripts to be forwarded directly to the universities to which they have applied.If an applicant has one year or more of postsecondary education, the OUAC 105 Application should be completed.

(3) Applicant Declaration – Secondary School Outside the Province of Ontario: Applicants who have attended a secondary school outside of Ontario must indicate the name of the last school attended. It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange for official transcripts to be forwarded directly to the universities to which they have applied.

(4) Total Number of Years in All Ontario Secondary Schools: This number includes the current year. Select the applicable number.

(a) Total Number of Years in a Canadian School System: The number entered should be a total of all years spent in elementary and secondary school systems within Canada, where the language of instruction was English (or French, in the case of Francophone students). It is not necessary to include kindergarten or junior kindergarten years. Include the current year.

(b) Total Number of Years in an English-Language School System Outside of Canada: The number entered should be a total of all years spent in elementary and secondary school systems outside of Canada, where the language of instruction was English. It is not necessary to include kindergarten or junior kindergarten years. Include the current year, if applicable.

If Outside Canada, Specify Where: Record the location (city and country) of the school attended outside of Canada. Note: The information provided here, along with an applicant’s indication of First Language, will be used by the universities to determine whether additional information on English proficiency will be required to further consider the application. (5) Authorized Contact: Applicants may wish to designate a person other than themselves to sign admissions documents on

their behalf. In such cases, the full name of the authorized contact and their relationship to the applicant are required.Please note that inquiries about applications may only be made by the applicant.

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(6) Intend to Apply for OSAP: This optional information is collected on behalf of the OSAP office and may allow for the sharing of information with individual university financial aid offices.

(7) Intend to Apply for “Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top” scholarship program: By selecting “Yes”, applicants authorize the OUAC to disclose application information, including academic grades on file at the OUAC, to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (OSAP branch) for the purpose of determining the eligibility of students applying for this scholarship. During completion of the OUAC application, applicants will inform the OUAC of their intent to apply for a “Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top” scholarship. In order to apply for this scholarship, an OSAP application must be completed.

(8) International Baccalaureate Program: Students who are taking or who have taken courses from the International Baccalaureate (IB) program must select either the “Diploma” or “Certificate” option.

(9) Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: AP exams are administered by the College Board in the United States. Students who have written, or intend to write, an AP exam by June of the current school year should answer “Yes” in the box provided. This will assist applicants who may be forwarding additional documents for evaluation directly to the universities.

(10) Personal Information and Applicant’s Declaration: Applicants must read the “Declaration and Notice of Collection, Use, Disclosure and Treatment of Personal Information provided as part of your application to Ontario University(ies) Undergraduate Program(s) (101)” and the “Collection and Use of Personal Information” before completing the application. Applicants completing the online application (COMPASS.101) must click the box labeled “I verify and agree” after they have read the declaration.The application process is not complete and the application is not received by the OUAC until the applicant selects this box. Note that completion of the application occurs after the payment of fees.

Applicants completing the paper application must sign and date the application form once they have read the declaration. Application forms without the applicant’s signature will be returned unprocessed.

(11) Payment: See Section B: Fee Schedule and Payment Options on page 12.

(12) OUAC Reference Number: Online applicants will be issued a Reference Number immediately after their application has been successfully submitted.

Recording Academic Data

Academic information must be provided by a school official. This information allows the universities to ascertain, at an early stage, whether or not applicants will hold the correct course requirements for admission. In addition, the universities may make early conditional offers of admission after receiving the academic information. The following academic information must be completed: • all current-year courses (excluding Grade 9 and Grade 10 courses);

• all previously completed Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses (OSS) (Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses include all subjects with a “3” or a “4” in the fourth position of the course code) and, where appropriate, “CO”, “CU” and “DO”, “DU” courses; and • indication of the applicant’s current OSSD status (including Community Involvement and Secondary School Literacy Test).

For more details, see Appendix A: Valid Codes for Reporting Academic Data.

Schools who complete the OUAC 101 Application Form manually may provide prior-year Grade 11 and 12 data by attaching an official transcript to the application form, but they must still record current-year data on the application form itself. Counsellors are advised not to send “counselling summaries” as these documents are more difficult for the OUAC staff to interpret than official transcripts. The following items are required for each course reported:Course Title, Course Code, Completion Date, Credit Value, Mark %, Grade Type, FR, Course Delivery, Course Type, Note, MIDENT(if course taken at a school other than the home school, if known). Note: Only Mident numbers for schools that exist on the OUAC secondary school file can be collected.

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Reporting Additional Academic Data

School officials who require additional space for reporting additional academic data may use a second or third application form. The school may use the blank space at the top centre of the second and subsequent application forms to print “Page 2”, “Page 3”, etc. In addition, the Reference Numbers printed at the top of any subsequent pages should be covered (typed over) with a series of “xxx” marks. This is extremely important in order that the applicant be assigned only one unique OUAC Reference Number. School officials should securely staple second and subsequent pages for any application to the first form.

Recording Additional Comments

School officials who wish to record additional information such as equivalent credits, should do so either online through Counsellors’ Online Services using the “Comments” section in the “Academic Updates” section or by indicating a “comment” in the academic area of the application form. Any documents should be sent directly to the universities of choice.

Reporting Night School/Correspondence Courses

Day school students who are studying at night school or through the Ministry’s Correspondence Branch must have official midterm/final grades for these courses submitted either by the home school or by the school where the student has taken the course(s). Please note that during the current school year, the OUAC will notaccept transcripts submitted by students. If a student is registered at a day school in semester one, completes those courses, then registers for night school only in semester two, the day school (semester one) will be responsible for sending that student’s night school course data to the OUAC.

New/Late Applicants

Students applying after the January deadline are strongly urged to investigate specific university deadlines prior to applying. All fees paid to the OUAC are non-refundable.

Students wishing to apply to university who are either new to a school or applying late can submit an online application in one of the following ways:

(1) The applicant has transferred from another SSOLA school; therefore, the OUAC has a data record for that student: • The applicant should request his or her access codes from the school that originally provided the data.

• The applicant should complete the online application.

• After the application has been submitted, the new school must contact the OUAC in writing to request the change of school information. The request must include the student’s name, OUAC Reference Number, old school MIDENT and name, new school MIDENT and name, the student’s new SSSN, if applicable, and their OEN. This will allow the new/current school to access the student’s file.

(2) The applicant was not included on your November file:

• Using Counsellors’ Online Services, select the “Create a PIN” option. • The applicant must complete all of the demographic information.

• Once the application has been submitted and processed by the OUAC (usually within one business day), academic information must be added to the application record in one of the following two methods:

(a) An authorized school official can input grades using the “Academic Updates” option of Counsellors’ Online Services. (b) A school official can send an official transcript with the student’s OUAC Reference Number along with a list of current

courses (using the OUAC Form for Current Registered Courses found at http://guidance.ouac.on.ca under “Important Documentation”) to the OUAC for input.

(3) The applicant was included on your November file:

• Provide the student with their PIN Access Letter previously sent to you by the OUAC. • After the student applies, ensure that all academic information is complete.

Note:In items (1) and (2) above, the applicant’s record will contain the academic information provided in the November submission. Any further updates or additions to the applicant’s academic data will need to be done using the Counsellors’ Online Services “Academic Updates” option.

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Second Semester Only Applicants

Students starting school in the second semester should use the OUAC 101 Application. However, those students who intended to, but did not, register for second semester and who have already applied using the OUAC 101 Application, should contact the OUAC no later than February 1 to have their information switched over to the OUAC 105 Application.

Applicants Wanting to Withdraw their Application

If an applicant has withdrawn/retired from school or no longer wishes to attend university (that is, wishes to withdraw the application), the applicant should cancel all of their choices either online or by using the PDF document “University or Program Choice Amendment Form – Payment by Cheque or Money Order”. Applicants who have applied using the paper application can cancel their choices on the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form.

Either form must be signed by the applicant and forwarded to the OUAC, which will remove the application from the database and notify the universities. This information should not be forwarded to the OUAC on the February/April Grades Collection Forms.

Special Note Regarding OSSD Equivalence

In past years, there was some uncertainty as to the admission eligibility of applicants from Ontario secondary schools who did not possess the OSSD. In early 1994, the Ontario Universities’ Council on Admissions (OUCA) received confirmation from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities that applicants without the OSSD were eligible for university admission consideration if they possessed the “equivalent of the OSSD from other educational jurisdictions”. While it is desirable for all secondary school applicants to possess the OSSD credential, this “equivalency” policy could benefit new Canadians, for example, whose previous credentials are unavailable or vague. This equivalency can be determined for the universities’ consideration by Ontario secondary school principals or by the universities themselves.

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Payment Details

All fees submitted to the OUAC are non-refundable. Applicants must carefully check their university/program choices and read the instructions published on the individual university information sections of the application booklets before submitting their application. When an applicant using the paper form requests more choices at a particular institution than permitted by that institution, the OUAC will not process the choices beyond the institutional limit and will not refund the excess payment.

If the applicable fees are not submitted to the OUAC along with the application (online or paper), the application information will not be sent to the selected universities. A reminder (email or letter) is sent to such applicants to request that the payment be submitted as soon as possible.

Specific instructions for paying application fees are published in the COMPASS.101 Companion Booklet online at www.ouac.on.ca/101/, and in the OUAC 101 Application Package. Note that the instructions will be slightly different depending on which application the applicant uses (paper or online).

Online Applications

Applicants using the online application have four payment options: credit card; cheque/money order; internet banking; and telephone banking. Applicants must indicate their method of payment online.

• Credit card (VISA or MasterCard): Applicants must provide complete and accurate credit card information. Credit card payment will be verified immediately online. The application will be processed upon successful payment.

• Internet or telephone bill payment services: A bill payment account number is provided to the applicant upon submission of the completed online application.

• Cheque/money order: Applicants should print the Application Remittance Payment Form from the link, complete the form, attach the cheque/money order and mail the package to the OUAC.

Applicants Using Paper Applications

Applicants using the paper form have two options for payment of application fees: credit card or cheque/money order. Applicants should:

(1) Complete the Application Remittance Payment Form, indicating the method of payment. (2) Insert the completed Application Remittance Payment Form into the fee envelope provided.

• If paying by credit card (VISA or MasterCard), print the credit card information completely and accurately. • If paying by cheque/money order, attach it securely to the Application Remittance Payment Form.

(3) Submit completed application form and fee envelope (contents as in subsection 2 above) to the guidance office.

Fee Schedule and Payment Options

Base application fee $105

For the initial three university/program choices.

Surcharge $10

If the mailing address is outside of Canada.

Additional choice fee $35

For each university/program choice beyond the initial three.

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Section B: Fee Schedule and Payment Options

Returning Application Forms and Application Fees

Following the completion of each paper application form, the name of the school official should be recorded and the form should be dated. School officials who wish to retain copies for their school records should photocopy both sides of the application. School officials should forward the originals, along with the fee envelopes, to the OUAC.

Processing at the OUAC is expedited when each fee envelope is attached to the corresponding application form and the forms are sorted in alphabetical order.

• Applicants who wish to submit online additional university/program choices beyond the initial three, may pay the additional choice fee of $35 per choice by either:

• credit card, or

• cheque/money order *

* Applicants who wish to pay by cheque or money order will be required to download and print the “University or Program Choice Amendment Form – Pay by Cheque/Money Order”, which is available in PDF format on the COMPASS.101 website through the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system. The form must be completed, dated, signed and then forwarded with the payment (cheque or money order) to the OUAC in order for the changes to be processed.

Payment Options

Cheques

• The OUAC strongly discourages the practice of sending one cheque for all applications from your school. A problem with one application will delay the processing of all applications.

• Cheques are valid only when issued by a Canadian bank and must be in Canadian funds. The full address of the bank must appear on the face of the cheque.

• Online applicants who select payment by cheque/money order and who remit payment to the OUAC within two weeks of submitting their application will have the application electronically “date-stamped” with the date on which the application was actually submitted. When payment is received after this two-week period, the application will be electronically “date-stamped” with the date on which payment was received at the OUAC.

• Applicants, whether using online or paper applications, must complete and attach the Application Remittance Payment Form with the cheque/money order.

Credit Cards

• MasterCard and VISA are the only credit cards accepted.

• Online applicants must ensure that they have clicked the applicable credit card option. • Credit card payments are processed and verified immediately online.

• Internet/telephone bill payment is not the same as payment by credit card.

Note:Online applicants who submit their application without remitting the application fees will be able to pay by credit card using the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system.

Internet/Telephone Bill Payment Services

• This payment option is available only to online applicants. A bill payment account number is provided to the applicant upon submission of the completed online application.

• Applicants (or the person paying fees on behalf of the applicant) must be registered to pay bills through selected Canadian banks and credit unions only.

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Notes ffor SSecondary SSchools 22007 Notes for Secondary Schools 2009 14

Acknowledgement by the OUAC

Online Applications

As soon as the applicant’s online application and fees have been processed, the OUAC will produce and send an Acknowledgement Letter directly to the applicant. The letter will provide information about the applicant’s university and program choices and instructions concerning the online “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system. Applicants will be informed that they are responsible for the accuracy of the application data and that the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system should be used to monitor their application data, amend the application information and respond to offers of admission from Ontario universities. Within one business day after the application is submitted to the OUAC, the authorized school official will be able to access the student’s application file through Counsellors’ Online Services at http://guidance.ouac.on.ca.

Paper Applications

As soon as the student’s application has been processed, the OUAC will print two Acknowledgement/Amendment Forms (one for the student and one for the school). In all cases, a copy will be sent to the school. The Acknowledgement/Amendment Form reflects all data on the applicant’s record and is identical to the data sent by the OUAC to the applicant’s selected universities.The form also provides students with a PIN/password to access the online “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system. Access information should be kept in a safe place and will be needed to respond online to Ontario university offers of admission.

Depending on the instructions received by the OUAC from the secondary school, the second copy of the form will be sent either directly to the applicant’s mailing address or to the school where it should be distributed to the student by the guidance official. Schools can change the method of distribution for the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form by calling the OUAC.

• School officials should ensure that each applicant receives a copy of their Acknowledgement/Amendment Form and that they verify the information on the form.

Because problems may occur with certain applications (with fee payments, for example), it is possible that all applications from a particular school may not be processed at the same time. Therefore, not all Acknowledgement/Amendment Forms will reach the school at the same time.

Note: If a student changes schools for the second semester, the OUAC must be notified in writing of the change by the new school well in advance of the April Grades Collection Period. If the OUAC does not receive this notification, correspondence will continue to be forwarded to the original school. Please ensure that the OUAC is notified of the old and the new school MIDENT and name as well as the new SSSN (where applicable) and OEN. Ensure to include the student’s name and OUAC Reference Number.

Amendment Procedures

Requests for amendments to data will not be accepted by telephone or email.

The OUAC is responsible for processing all amendments made to applicants’ data, and will transmit these changes to the universities selected by the applicant.

• Email/address changes: It is critical that applicants advise the OUAC of these changes since email is the primary mode of communication between many of the universities and applicants, as well as between the OUAC and applicants. Universities may use this method of communication to provide an offer of admission, as well as to communicate other important university information.

• Applicants who are submitting amendments should allow sufficient time for the OUAC to process and transmit the amendments to the selected universities so that they can contact the applicant about additional requirements, if needed. Some university programs require interviews and assignments as part of the admissions consideration process.

Acknowledgement by the OUAC

and Amendment Procedures

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Section C: Acknowledgement by the OUAC and Amendent Procedures

Notes ffor SSecondary SSchools 22007

• February 6, 2009, is the recommended last date to submit all information to the OUAC, including university and program changes, as well as additional university/program choices, in order to be eligible for consideration for early admission. • In mid-February, the universities begin the early adjudication process and discourage amendments to choices. • Some universities may not be able to react to late amendments until much later in the admission cycle. • Changes will be accepted and processed at the OUAC at any time.

Online Applicants

Using their OUAC Reference Number and personal password/PIN, applicants may use the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system to make changes to their demographic/biographical data and university/program choice data. No fees are required for changes to demographic or biographical data. Students will also respond to Ontario university offers of admission through this site. A confirmation number will immediately be given online after all successfully submitted changes/responses. One business day after making changes, applicants should log in to the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system to ensure that their application information is accurate and complete.

Students who have lost or forgotten their PIN should contact their guidance office. Counsellors have access to PIN information through either the “Inquiry” or “Reports” option of Counsellor’s Online Services.Please note: the OUAC is unable to provide access information to the applicant via telephone or email.

For information regarding amendments to choice of university and program, including fee information, please see the “Amending University and Program Choices” section on page 16 of this publication.

Applicants Using the Paper Application

Applicants who submit a paper application will be given the option of accessing the online amendment system. The OUAC will provide applicants with their OUAC Reference Number and a unique password/PIN on their Acknowledgement/Amendment Form that will be needed to access the online “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system (www.ouac.on.ca/101/). See the “Online Applicants” section directly above for more information.

Beginning in early October, as applications and fees are processed, the OUAC will print and forward the Acknowledgement/ Amendment Form to the secondary school. If information is incorrect or missing, the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form can be used to provide corrections/additions to the OUAC. The school should retain a copy of the form in case it is necessary to make corrections to the academic data.

Amendments to demographic/biographical or university/program choice data on an applicant’s file must be either recorded on the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form or detailed in a letter. In either case, the form or letter must be signed and dated by the applicant. Please ensure that an applicant does not submit a second application.

Procedures to Follow for Amendments to the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form Applicants should:

• record the desired change(s) on the applicant’s copy of the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form; • sign and date the form;

• retain a copy (remember that the PIN/password information provided on the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form will be required for online responses to Ontario university offers of admission); and

• return the form (and any applicable additional choice fees) to the OUAC.

If the school official uses the school’s copy of the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form to make changes to an applicant’s demographic/biographical data or university/program choice data, the applicant’s signature must appear on the form.

After the requested amendments have been processed by the OUAC, an updated Acknowledgement/Amendment Form will be printed and sent to the secondary school/applicant. This updated form will include all university program choices and only the data that has been changed.

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Section C: Acknowledgement by the OUAC and Amendent Procedures

Notes ffor SSecondary SSchools 22007 Notes for Secondary Schools 2009 16

Authorized school officials may access Counsellors’ Online Services to verify that requested amendments have been made and to view the complete and current application information. Alternatively, counsellors can collect all Acknowledgement/Amendment Forms issued to an applicant in order to review their current status.

Amending University and Program Choices

Applicants may amend university and program choices in one of three ways:

(1) Add additional university/program selections beyond those active choices noted on the submitted application (paper or online). The fee for selecting additional choices beyond the initial three is $35 per choice.

A maximum of three program choices is allowed at any one university (including affiliated colleges). Certain universities may further limit the number of programs to which applicants may apply at their institution. Applicants must consult the university information sections available online or with the OUAC 101 Application Package. For details, see Section B: Fee Schedule and Payment Options.

(2) Deletean active university/program choice and, if required, adda different choice in its place. No additional fee is required. (3) Changethe program attributes within an existing program choice (e.g., spring to fall entry). No additional fee is required. Applicants using the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form to add new additional choices must:

• clearly indicate the pertinent choice information such as: program code, co-op (if applicable), university name, subject of major interest (if applicable), full-time/part-time, residence information required; and

• sign and date the form and return it to the OUAC with all applicable fees.

Amending Academic Data

Authorized school officials may make online changes to their students’ academic data.

Alternatively, corrections to the Academic Datasection of the applicant’s file can be made by the secondary school official on the school’s copy of the Acknowledgement/Amendment Form. If the school official must use the applicant’s copy of the form to amend academic data, that school official’s signature and the school seal are required. A copy of the form should be given to the student for their records.

The Acknowledgement/Amendment Form must notbe used to submit first semester final grades, midterm full-year course grades or second semester midterm grades. These grades will be either collected manually on the February/April Grades Collection Forms or submitted electronically by the school in February and April. For further details, please refer to Section E: Secondary School Grades Processing.

Applicant Status Report

The Applicant Status Report is available online through the “Reports” option in Counsellors’ Online Services. This report provides information allowing guidance counsellors to verify the status of each student’s application. For details, please refer to Section H: Miscellaneous Notes.

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Communication from the Universities

Upon receipt of the application data from the OUAC, the universities are free to contact applicants with information regarding their admission to the university, scholarships, residences, interviews, etc. Universities may commence making conditional offers of admission as soon as they determine that they have received sufficient academic and application data; offer dates will vary by university and program.

The “confirmed” or final basis of admission will continue to be six 4U/M courses and the OSSD. Evaluation of application files and admission decisions are performed by each university. The universities will communicate offers of admission (including terms of any conditional offer) directly to applicants.

The OUAC does not make any admission decisions, evaluate applicant qualifications or receive detailed information from the universities with regard to offers made to applicants.

Applicant Responses to Offers of Admission

Applicants can accept (or for some universities decline) offers of admission from the Ontario universities using the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system on the COMPASS.101 website. The majority of the universities will expect applicants to respond online using the “Review and Change Your Completed Application” system; therefore it is very important that applicants become familiar with this site and, more importantly, store their access information in a safe place.

When the universities have evaluated the applicant’s file, an admission decision will be mailed (or emailed) directly to them. If the applicant has been offered admission, they will be provided with the appropriate instructions for responding. Applicants who respond to their offer of admission online should notmail an additional paper response to the OUAC.

Accepting an offer of admission from one university will not cancel applications to other universities and/or programs (including out-of-province applications). However, applicants may have only one acceptance of an offer from an Ontario university on file at a time. If applicants are worried about accepting or declining an offer of admission, guidance counsellors may contact the university’s admissions office in order to discuss their needs. The university will try to accommodate applicants as much as possible. Applicants who choose to mail their response to an offer of admission to the OUAC must ensure that they have signed and dated the response form before sending it. The OUAC will date-stamp responses on the day of arrival at the OUAC. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all responses to offers of admission are received at the OUAC by the specified deadline. When two paper responses for an applicant are received at the same time, the OUAC will process the response with the most recent date. It is therefore important that both the applicant’s signature and the date signed appear on the response document. Responses sent to the OUAC by fax are not normally accepted.

After receiving the response, the OUAC will forward this information to the appropriate university.

Note: Application for residence or any deposit cheques must not be sent to the OUAC. These should be sent directly to the university in which the applicant intends to enrol. Residence deposits/responses are not a substitute for offer of admission responses. Applicants must accept the offer of admission through the OUAC by the deadline stipulated in order to retain their offer.

Amending Responses to Offers of Admission

After applicants have accepted a university’s offer of admission, they may amend their decision in order to accept another university’s offer. Applicants accepting online must first cancel the previously accepted offer. The OUAC advises applicants submitting the paper response form to indicate on the second response that the first response (indicating university and program) should be cancelled. Subsequent paper acceptances will automatically cancel previously accepted offers. The OUAC will then alter the applicant’s original decision and inform the appropriate universities of the change.

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Section D: Offers of Admission

Re-Accepting a Previously Cancelled or Expired Offer

Applicants who: (a) wish to attend a university that has offered them admission but whose response deadline has expired, or (b) wish to re-accept a previously cancelled offer, must contact that university’s admissions office to see whether they will still be considered and, if yes, whether a new offer will be issued by the university. The OUAC will not reverse a declined response without a new response being forwarded. Remember, many university programs become full. The later an applicant wishes to change universities, the more difficult it will be.

Amending Program Choices With an Accepted Offer

Applicants cannot make changes to a program choice if there is an active offer of admission for that program. The only changes allowed are changes to the ranking of university selections/programs. Because policies vary from institution to institution, applicants should contact the admissions office of the university before requesting amendments to a program with an accepted offer of admission. Offers (or alternate offers) of admission where the applicant has either not indicated a response or has accepted will automatically become invalid if the applicant chooses to delete the associated program choice. If a student later decides to re-add this program choice there is no guarantee that the university will re-issue the offer. Applicants who delete a choice with an accepted offer may be risking the loss of a secure place at that university.

Applicants Who Are Deferred at Early Admission

Some applicants will not receive an offer of admission based on the grades collected in February or April. These students may have the admission decision deferred pending the results of their final examinations. The OUAC will receive the finalgrades directly from the secondary schools/boards in July and will forward these grades immediately to the universities. However, the universities may also request that the applicant have final grades sent directly to their admissions offices.

Applicants Who Are Refused Admission

Applicants who are refused admission to a particular university may decide to request admission consideration at other universities or in other programs. This may be done in one of two ways:

(1) Addadditional university/program selections beyond the current active university/program choices on the application (paper or online). For more information, see Section B: Fee Schedule and Payment Options.

(2) Deletean active university/program choice and adda different choice in its place. No additional fee is required.

To make these changes, applicants using the online or paper application must follow the instructions in Section C: Acknowledgement by the OUAC and Amendment Procedures.

Once the universities have sent the offers of admission, applicants must be cautioned not to add program choices that are filled (that is, where no space remains available in the programs). Information on available places can be obtained by logging in to the OUAC website for the “Admission Information Service” which is normally activated at the beginning of June. For details, see Section G: Other Services.

Verifying Receipt of a Response to an Offer of Admission

Applicants can log in to “Review and Change Your Completed Application” in order to verify that their response to an offer of admission has been received and processed at the OUAC. The response noted under the “Response” column on the “Choices/Offers” screen should display “Accepted”.

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Overview

Ontario secondary schools may send academic information (courses and grades) to the OUAC electronically or manually (see page 21). The method of sending grades data does not need to correspond to the method chosen by the school to send application data; that is, a school that sends application data electronically may send grades data manually, and vice versa. The specifications for the electronic transmission of data are standardized between the Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) and the OUAC. There are some differences between the OUAC and OCAS in the areas of processing and in data usage, based on the different needs of clients (colleges and universities). Information on procedures and protocols can be found in the OCAS/OUAC Secondary School Data Transmission Specification, available in PDF at http://guidance.ouac.on.ca.

School officials should inform the OUAC if their school has not, in the past, submitted electronic data to the OUAC and that they now wish to do so. School officials should contact the Secondary School Division at 519-823-1940, extension 552, for details. For applicants who are enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at an Ontario secondary school, school officials should refer to Section F: Special Procedures and Other Entry Points for additional details and procedures.

For both automated (electronic) and manual grades collection, secondary schools will be asked to provide academic data to the OUAC on the following occasions:

(1) Application Submission (First Data Transmission): In October/November for the OUAC 101 Application (prior-year finals, current first semester or full-year course registrations, projected second semester course registrations); described in Section A: General Procedures.First semester midterms are not collected by the OUAC.

(2) February Grades Collection (Second Data Transmission): In mid-February (midterm full-year grades, final first semester grades, second semester course registrations and prior-year finals not already submitted in the first data transmission); described further in this section. Night school and correspondence course registrations/grades (if available) and OSSD updates for January graduates should be reported to the secondary school official at this time.

(3) April Grades Collection (Third Data Transmission): In April (midterm semester two grades, interim full-year grades and prior-year finals not already submitted in the first data transmission); described further in this section. Night school and correspondence course registrations and grades (if available) should be reported to the secondary school official at this time. (4) July Final Grades Collection (Fourth Data Transmission): In July (final grades and final OSSD indicator, including Community Involvement, Secondary School Literacy Test and prior-year finals not already submitted in the first data transmission). Failure to provide this information may cause the universities to rescind offers of admission made earlier in the cycle.

(5) Summer Grades Collection (Fifth Data Transmission): In July and August schools or boards may submit summer school results to the OUAC in a fifth data transmission. This collection will be treated the same as the July Grades Collection. For more information please read the OCAS/OUAC Data Transmission Specifications.Note:This submission is not mandatory.

If a student has completed their secondary school program in first semester, please ensure that the OSSD standing has also been updated.

School officials who are sending transcripts to the OUAC for updating should send them after the student has applied and should indicate the student’s OUAC Reference Number on the transcript.

OUAC Reference Number File

The OUAC Reference Number File is available on the web at http://guidance.ouac.on.ca: click on the “Counsellors’ Online Services” link, and then use the “Data Upload/Download” function. This electronic file contains the OUAC Reference Numbers for the schools’ university applicants and is used to update the school or board’s grades data file. The university applicants on file at the OUAC can be isolated and only grades data for students with active applications on the OUAC file can be transmitted.This file is not intended for manual updating. Counsellors who have questions about importing this file into their system should contact their software supporter.

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Section E: Secondary School Grades Processing

Special Notes

(1) Night School/Correspondence/Summer School Grades

Marks for night school or correspondence may not be available at the time the school grades data is submitted. Authorized school officials with access to the “Academic Updates” option of the Counsellors’ Online Services may enter the marks online when they become available. Alternatively, schools submitting electronically can prepare a hardcopy list of applicants and their night school/correspondence marks. This list should include the students’ names, OUAC Reference Numbers, course codes, completion date, marks and all other grades-related fields from Appendix A: Valid Codes for Reporting Academic Data. This list should be sent in advance of the data transfer to the OUAC. This will allow the OUAC to update the applicants’ records with both sets of grades (from the electronic file and the hardcopy list). For manual schools, the school should report such courses on the Grades Collection Form and provide data in all the applicable fields.

(2) Updates to OSSD status

One of the most common issues mentioned by the universities when considering early offers of admission for secondary school students is whether or not the applicant is or will be eligible for the OSSD (including completion of the Community Involvement requirement and the Provincial Secondary School English Literacy Test for OSS curriculum students). It is therefore in the applicants’ best interests that secondary school officials provide the most current and accurate information possible.

(3) Students applying after the February Grades Collection Period (Second Data Transmission) Some students may apply for admission after their school has already submitted the February grades.

For applicants using the paper application, the OUAC will mail a personalized Grades Collection Form to the school once the application has been processed. The school official should complete the form and return it to the OUAC for processing, or update online through the “Academic Updates” option of the Counsellors’ Online Services. For those schools who do not have access to Counsellors’ Online Services, a February Grades Report will then be printed for students who have applied using the paper application.

For applicants using the online application, school officials will need to update the student’s academic information through the “Academic Updates” option. However, if the school/board has included academic data in their electronic file for this applicant, the OUAC will populate the grades received in the November transmission once the applicant has applied. Any further updates or additions to the applicant’s academic data will need to be done using the “Academic Updates” option in Counsellor’s Online Services.

(4) Courses dropped by the OUAC

For guidelines, see Appendix B: Rules for Automatic Dropping of Course Records. (5) Course Completion Date

In order to facilitate the processing of grades data and to avoid errors in students’ academic records, it is important that schools report course completion dates that are consistent between the application data and the grades collection data. Please ensure, for example, that a course reported on the application form with the completion date “200902” (February 2009) is reported with exactly the same completion date (that is, 200902 and not 200901) on the Second (and subsequent) Grades Collection. Exception is made for withdrawn courses, where the completion date must be changed to reflect the actual date of withdrawal.

(6) Sixth Character of the Common Course Code

As above, it is critical that courses reported during the February, April and July Grades Collection periods are reported with exactly the same sixth character as was reported on the application data in November. For example, a course reported as ENG4U1 on the application should be reported in all transmissions as ENG4U1 and not as ENG4U.

(7) Reporting Repeated, Withdrawn and Failed Courses under Full Disclosure

When a student has repeated a course, the code “R” is to be assigned only when final grades are available for both (all) successful attempts at a particular course. This code should not be used where a student has failed a course. The “R” designation should be assigned to the lowerpassing grade.

When a student has withdrawn from a course, but the course is to remain on the student’s record, the school official must change the completion date to that on which the withdrawal was processed.

When a student receives a failing final grade in a course, the school official should provide that failing grade in the “Mark %” field. For more detailed information, see Appendix A: Valid Codes for Reporting Academic Data.