1. COLLEGE APPLICATION IN-SERVICE St. Elizabeth CHS Guidance & Career Studies Dept. APPLICATION DUE DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2016.

2. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED ENSURE THAT YOU WILL FULFILL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:  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

3. Ontario College Online Application Your future starts here...

4. Find a Program Search by keyword Search by a college Links to college information

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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+

8. 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.

9. 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” What You Need to Know Before You Apply

10. 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.

11. Create an Account Complete required fields. Please provide a valid email address. ontariocolleges.ca and the colleges will use it to communicate important information about your application Fill in this information carefully. You can only make changes to your first name, last name and date of birth by contacting ontariocolleges.ca.

12. Create an Account Password PASSWORD RULES If your password does not meet the minimum requirements, you won’t be able to create an account.

13. 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.

14. ! You cannot log in to your account without first activating it Activate Your Account Once your account has been successfully activated, click the button to log in to your account.

15. Log into Your Account Forgot your username or password? Click the links to recover them. Log in using the username (your email address) and password you created during account sign up.

16. On first login only, you will be asked to review and accept our Email Communications. Check the boxes to receive emails and click Submit. E-mail Communications

17. 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.

18. 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 Home Screen / Dashboard

19. 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. Applicant Dashboard – My Profile

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. Citizenship and Residency Complete the fields by selecting information from the drop-down menus. Click Save and Continue to Next Step. 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.

23. Education Complete only the sections that apply to your education experience.

24. High School Education Ontario high school students: Select your City, then use the Find School button to add your school.

25. 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. High School Education

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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

29. Click the Add button to add a program to your application. Make sure you select the correct Program Delivery, Start Date and Campus. Program Search Results

30. Edit Program Choices Review the program details carefully to ensure you’ve selected the right program.

31. Click the Add a Program button to add more program choices to your application. Manage Program Choices

32. Basis for Admission Current high school students: Make sure Yes is selected for Question 2. Review and answer both questions. Click Save when done.

33. 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).

34. Payment Summary Review your fees. Click Process Payment to pay your application processing fee online.

35. Secure Online Credit Card (including Visa Debit) or Interac Online Payment Enter your credit card details exactly as they appear on the card. Credit Card Number – Numbers only. No spaces or hyphens. Expiry Date – Enter the date using the format MM/YY. Choose a payment method: Credit Card (including Visa Debit) Interac Online Click Process Transaction or Proceed to Online Banking to complete your payment.

36. Successful Payment Verification Payment is verified on screen and you will be sent a confirmation email.

37. View and confirm offers 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 at a time. 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.

38. Application Activity History – General Read only

39. Need Help? 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 See your guidance counsellor. For Offer of Admission Information Contact the college(s) you have applied to. Connect With Us facebook.com/ontariocolleges.ca @ontariocolleges ontariocolleges.ca