University
Ontario
Universities Application Centre:
The OUAC is the central organization administrating applications
to all Ontario universities. You will apply on-line
to universities through this site.
Association
of Universities and Colleges Of Canada:
This site provides a direct link to the programs available
at all Canadian universities. Students can highlight the appropriate
fields to determine the location(s) of their specific programs
(i.e. which universities offer their specific program) and
then link to that school’s website.
CanLearn:
This website is multi-purpose as it allows you to search by
program or school, and also includes information about financing,
including scholarships. Students can access a cost calculator
and other useful budgeting tools that allow for the preparation
and maintenance of a budget. Other useful features are creating
a plan, and also tips on living while in school.
Career
Matters:
The strength of this site is its ability to search by career
and then see a brief description of it with suggested high
school courses and other useful information. Note that
all information like this needs to be checked against each
school’s course calendar.
OSCA:
The homepage of the Ontario School Counsellors Association
(OSCA) provides numerous links to information regarding education
and careers in Canada.
Schoolfinder.com:
An excellent resource for students applying to university, this
site provides students with profiles of Canadian universities and
scholarships.
Schools
In Canada:
This site allows students to search for universities and colleges
in each province by discipline. Brief descriptions of each
institution are provided including web links to each school
Ontario
Ministry of Education:
This government site incorporates many useful aspects of preparing
to go to university. It also includes an overview of
the process, and maps of university locations, for example.
UC411:
You can use this site for functions mentioned above in the
other sites, but this address allows a search by program through
distance education.
Ontario
College-University Transfer Guide:
This site can help you find out how to transfer credits between
colleges and universities, and discover some of the collaborative
programs between colleges and universities.
