Co-op Admission

Admission to the University of Guelph’s Co-operative Education program from high school is primarily processed through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) for degree co-op programs or Ontario Colleges (OCAS) for associate diploma co-op programs. When applying through high school, admission to co-op occurs at the same time you’re accepted into your program. 

If you have already began your studies, it may not be too late for you to apply through our in-course admission process for degree co-op programs. 

In-course admission is available to students in their first year of studies for undergraduate degree co-op programs. For degree programs with a Fall in-course application deadline, students that will have more than 3.0 credits at the time of admission cannot pursue co-op as they are unable to follow the prescribed schedule listed in the Undergraduate Calendar for their program. For degree programs with a Winter in-course application deadline, students that will have more than 6.0 credits at the time of admission cannot pursue co-op as they are unable to follow the prescribed schedule listed in the Undergraduate Calendar for their program. 

Click on the appropriate tabs below to see learn more about admission to the University of Guelph’s co-op program.